Scott Smart

Scott Smart
Nationality English
Born (1975-05-29) 29 May 1975
Maidstone, Kent

Scott Paul Smart (born 29 May 1975) is a British motorcycle racer and an occasional TV commentator for Channel 4. He is the son of Paul Smart, and the nephew of Barry Sheene.

Racing career

Scott won the Superteen series in 1994, and he was 1997 250cc British Champion, having previously finished as series runner-up, before making a move up to the 500cc World Championship the next year. He was not successful here, and after some 250cc races a year later he spent several years in British Supersport, finishing as runner-up in 2002.

British Superbikes

He did his first full season in British Superbike in 2003 for Hawk Kawasaki, finishing 9th overall, with a string of top 10 finishes as well as twice qualifying on the front row.[1] He then took 3 wins to finish 4th in 2004.[2] This earned him a prestigious ride with Rizla Suzuki alongside reigning champion John Reynolds for 2005, but he struggled on the bike and left the team mid-season, joining the small Vivaldi racing team, but missing some races with a broken collarbone. He started 2006 with a bang, winning a chaotic wet round 3 at Donington Park, but has not been among the front-runners in the dry on his semi-works Suzuki. Late in the season he sustained a broken wrist, and did a technical piece about engine specifications whilst still in plaster. Confusingly, this was broadcast hours after he had raced in the BSB season finale, finishing 6th in race one. For 2007 he returned to Hawk Kawasaki,[3] but had an uncompetitive start to the season.

British Superstock 1000

Scott moved down to the stock class in 2009 with the Moto Rapido Ducati team, he was pencilled in to move back to the British Superbike Championship class in 2010 under the Evo regulations, however after one of their sponsors dropped out Smart stayed in the stock class for 2010.

Radio Control

Scott is also very active in Radio Controlled models, mainly touring cars and 1/12 Pan/Le Mans. He has raced at British National level, and has even represented the BRCA at the 1/12 European Championships.

During his spare time, Scott is a contributor to the UK RC Car magazine Radio Controlled Car Racer

Career statistics

Stats correct as of 9 July 2012

By championship

British Superbike Championship

Year Class Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts Ref
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
2011 BSB Ducati BHI
24		 BHI
20		 OUL
17		 OUL
17		 CRO
22		 CRO
Ret		 THR
Ret		 THR
DNS		 KNO
16		 KNO
14		 SNE
Ret		 SNE
DNS		 OUL
10		 OUL
C		 BHGP
26		 BHGP
18		 BHGP
20		 CAD
14		 CAD
12		 CAD
13		 DON
Ret		 DON
DNS		 SIL
16		 SIL
Ret		 BHGP
Ret		 BHGP
13		 BHGP
15		 23rd 21 [4]
E1 BHI
24		 BHI
20		 OUL
17		 OUL
17		 CRO
22		 KNO
16		 KNO
14		 OUL
10		 BHGP
26		 BHGP
18		 BHGP
20		 CAD
14		 CAD
12		 CAD
13		 SIL
16		 BHGP
13		 BHGP
15		 5th 257
2012 BSB Ducati BHI
14		 BHI
C		 THR
18		 THR
22		 OUL
19		 OUL
Ret		 OUL
DNS		 SNE
Ret		 SNE
15		 KNO
Ret		 KNO
16		 OUL
13		 OUL
15		 OUL
15		 BHGP BHGP CAD CAD DON DON ASS ASS SIL SIL BHGP BHGP BHGP 24th* 8* [5]
Notes
1.^ – E Denotes riders participating in the Evo class within the British Superbike Championship.

See also

References

  1. ↑ The ZX7R Wiki - Scott Smart
  2. ↑ http://www.scott-smart.co.uk/2004/index.html
  3. ↑ Motorcycle Racing Online - Hawk get Smart: Scott Smart for Hawk Kawasaki BSB
  4. ↑ http://www.britishsuperbike.com/media/407432/standings.pdf
  5. ↑ "Round 7 - Standings" (PDF). MotorSportVision Racing. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

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