Mark Smith (born c. 1965) is a British

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Career

Early career

Before entering the BTCC, Smith primarily raced in VW cars, first in the Tomcat Vento Challenge (which he won in 2000), and later the VW Racing Cup, in which he was runner-up in 2005.

British Touring Car Championship

In 2006 he competed in the

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for the family-run In-Front team in an

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156. Their preparations were hampered pre-season, when a gearbox which was supposed to come ready-to-run was supplied in kit form and not until after the first race weekend. As a result, the team did the first race with an old-fashioned H-pattern box, and skipped round 2 completely. They never scored a top-ten points finish, and did not return in 2007, despite acquiring sponsorship from Jessops and appearing at the Autosport International Show.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap - 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap - 1 point awarded all races)

References

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* British Touring Car Championship drivers English racing drivers Living people People from Hednesford 1965 births {{England-autoracing-bio-stub British GT Championship drivers