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Malcolm Smith (motorcyclist)
American motorcycle racer (1941–2024)
Malcolm Smith (March 9, 1941 – November 26, 2024) was a Canadian-American off-road racer.
He was born on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada, and died in Riverside, California.[1][2]
Career
Smith first raced in 1956 atop a 1949 Matchless 500cc motorcycle.
Later, he was associated with Husqvarna motorcycles.
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His renown grew as he won races in the 1960s and 1970s. Smith won eight gold medals between 1966 and 1976 in the International Six Day Trial. The International Six Day Trials, a form of off-road motorcycle Olympics, is the oldest annual competition sanctioned by the FIM dating back to 1913.[3]
He was a five-time overall winner of the Baja 1000 (two on motorcycles and three on cars); a four-time winner of the Baja 500 (one in motorcycles and three in cars); has twice won the Mint 400 in Nevada and the Roof of Africa Rallye; finished fourth in the 1988 Paris–Dakar