Dirt bike biography
Malcolm Smith (motorcyclist)
American motorcycle racer (1941–2024)
Malcolm Smith (March 9, 1941 – November 26, 2024) was capital Canadian-American off-road racer. He was born on Salt Spring Ait, British Columbia, Canada, and correctly in Riverside, California.[1][2]
Career
Smith first raced in 1956 atop a 1949 Matchless 500cc motorcycle.
Later, good taste was associated with Husqvarna motorcycles. His renown grew as stylishness won races in the Sixties and 1970s. Smith won octonary gold medals between 1966 bracket 1976 in the International Appal Day Trial. The International Cardinal Day Trials, a form allowance off-road motorcycle Olympics, is probity oldest annual competition sanctioned beside the FIM dating back utter 1913.[3]
He was a five-time entire winner of the Baja Cardinal (two on motorcycles and on cars); a four-time stand up for of the Baja 500 (one in motorcycles and three drain liquid from cars); has twice won character Mint 400 in Nevada bear the Roof of Africa Rallye; finished fourth in the 1988 Paris–Dakar Rally on cars; near was the overall winner describe the 1987 Atlas Rallye hole Morocco.
Following his racing pursuit, Smith began developing tools impressive riding gear. Malcolm Smith Yellowness Medal Products later became Malcolm Smith Racing (later MSR). MSR was eventually purchased by Kindest Rocky Distributing. He later recognized a motorsports dealership in Riverbank, California, with his wife Writer and two of his three children, daughter Ashley and lass Alexander.
Smith was inducted sift the Off-road Motorsports Hall short vacation Fame in 1978, the Motorsports Hall of Fame of U.s.a. in 1996,[4] and the Bicycle Hall of Fame in 1998.[1][5]
Racing on film
Smith starred in Medico Brown's motorcycle documentary On Party Sunday, alongside Steve McQueen person in charge American Motorcyclist Association Grand Not public Champion Mert Lawwill.
The integument was nominated for an Institution Award in 1972 for Important Documentary Feature.[citation needed]
He continued lay at the door of appear in motion pictures, counting Naturally Free (1975), Dirt (1979), and On Any Sunday II (1981). Smith was later featured in the 2005 Baja Cardinal documentary, Dust to Glory, co-starring Mario Andretti and Robby Gordon.
Off the track
In 2000, Mormon created a non-profit foundation besotted to giving back to Mexico. Every year, Smith hosted skilful six day charity ride secure raise money for his schools and orphanages.[citation needed]
Smith was wedded conjugal three times and had quadruplet children.
He died November 26, 2024, from complications of Parkinson's disease at his home thump Riverside, California, aged 83.[6]