16-419: Paul Smart may refer to: Paul Smart (motorcyclist) (1943–2021), English former motorcycle Grand Prix road racer Ducati PaulSmart 1000 LE , a motorcycle named after the racer Paul Smart (sailor) (1892–1979), American sailor and Olympic champion [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
32-564: A 125 cc Honda with John Button whilst saving money to buy a 250 cc Cotton which he rode successfully at club level, eventually winning the MCN 250 cc Championship. After the Cotton engine failed, he was provided with a Greeves by Chas Mortimer . He won the 250 cc class at the Stars of Tomorrow meeting at Mallory Park , England on 3 July 1966 riding a Greeves . He first entered
48-638: A Seeley, a 250 cc Yamaha, and winning the Hutchinson 100 Production machine event on a Triumph 750 cc. For 1970 there was a works Triumph Trident 750 cc and his own 350 cc Yamaha. In the Transatlantic Trophy Anglo-American Match Races in 1971 Smart rode a Triumph triple and was joint top scorer with Ray Pickrell in the winning UK team. In 1973 and 1974 he captained the UK winning team riding
64-685: A works Suzuki 750 two-stroke triple. Smart also raced in Grands Prix in the early 1970s, with second-place results in 1971 in both the 350cc and 250cc categories, riding Yamaha machinery. The most prominent victory of Smart's career came on 23 April 1972 when he won the Imola 200 at age 29, riding Ducati 's new 750 racer , based on the GT750 roadster. Ducati paid his airfare and £500 wages. His winnings were an additional £6,000. A 750SS road bike and production race version followed, turning into
80-617: Is a former Grand Prix racer who won races in the British Superbike Championship then turned to Superstock, and is technical director of World Superbike Championship for the FIM . Smart died in a road traffic collision in the afternoon of 27 October 2021, aged 78, while riding his motorcycle in East Sussex and Kent. 1971 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1971 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
96-641: The Isle of Man Manx Grand Prix in September 1966 riding a Greeves Silverstone as used by the race school. During 1967, Smart was sponsored by Charles Mortimer Senior, proprietor of the Charles Mortimer Race School based at Brands Hatch race circuit, Kent, riding from a stable consisting of RDS Greeves 250s, a Bultaco 125 and an Aermacchi 350 together with Chas Mortimer , Charles' son. Both were also employed as road race instructors at
112-820: The Ontario Motor Speedway on a Seeley -framed Kawasaki H2R. Smart joined the Suzuki factory racing team in 1973 and won the British round of the 1973 Formula 750 season at the Silverstone Circuit riding a Suzuki TR750 . He repeated his Silverstone victory the following year in the 1974 Formula 750 season . After making history for Ducati and winning further races, in 1978 Smart finally hung up his leathers and retired from competition to concentrate on his motorcycle business, which he expanded into three separate shops at one stage. He sold
128-592: The 1975 900SS which continued until the early 1980s. In 1972, Smart began competing for the Hansen Kawasaki team in the AMA road racing events in the United States riding the newly introduced Kawasaki H2R wearing the team's trademark neon lime green racing livery . He won what was stated to be the richest prize in motorcycling history – over £12,000 – in the 1972 Champion Spark Plug Classic held at
144-527: The 350 title for the fourth year in a row but a newcomer served notice when young Finn, Jarno Saarinen , won his first Grand Prix at the Czechoslovakian round then won again in Italy. Agostini had things his way in the 500cc class, winning the first eight rounds of the eleven race series against minimal factory-sponsored opposition. For the second consecutive year a New Zealand rider finished second in
160-453: The all time championship leader. Angel Nieto challenged for the 50cc and 125cc titles. A crash in the final 50cc race handed the title to Dutchman Jan de Vries but, Nieto was able to claim the 125 crown over a young Barry Sheene . Phil Read captured the 250 championship on a private Yamaha -powered Eric Cheney -designed chassis, after falling out with the Yamaha factory. Agostini won
176-440: The premier class – Ginger Molloy in 1970 and Keith Turner in 1971. Jack Findlay 's victory at the 1971 Ulster Grand Prix not only marked the first victory for a Suzuki motorcycle in the premier 500cc class, but also the first-ever 500cc class victory for a motorcycle powered by a two stroke engine. Kawasaki won their first 500cc class victory at the season ending Spanish Grand Prix at Jarama when Dave Simmonds won
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#1732801152689192-468: The race school. At the Isle of Man TT Races on a 745 cc Dunstall Dominator for Paul Dunstall , Smart scored second place in 1967, and again second on a Norton Commando in 1969, both in the Production 750 cc class. Smart moved on to regular successes during 1969 when he was sponsored by Joe Francis Motors, a London motorcycle dealer selling AMC , which provided a 750 cc Norton,
208-514: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_Smart&oldid=1052282069 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Paul Smart (motorcyclist) Paul Smart (23 April 1943 – 27 October 2021)
224-482: The shops and the family caravan park business in Kent, later qualifying as an offshore sailing skipper, formalising his long-time hobby. In 2006, Ducati produced a 1000cc limited-edition PaulSmart 1000 LE , in recognition of the 1972 Imola win, designating it Paul Smart 1000LE. It had the advanced-technology of the time, but resembled the 1972 race bike. Smart married Barry Sheene ’s sister Maggie in 1971. Son Scott
240-416: Was an English short circuit motorcycle road racer who later entered Grands Prix . Smart started racing in the latter half of the 1960s after attending the Charles Mortimer Race School at Brands Hatch race circuit, Kent in 1965, initially buying a Bultaco which proved expensive and unreliable, and later riding a variety of machinery in different classes on UK short-circuits. For 1966 Smart shared
256-407: Was the 23rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of twelve Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 9 May, with Austrian Grand Prix and ended with Spanish Grand Prix on 26 September. Giacomo Agostini would claim his tenth world championship in 1971, passing Carlo Ubbiali and Mike Hailwood as
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