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Born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, Smith's father raced in Motocross, and the family owned an open practice track. Smith got his first motocross bike aged six.
Smith applied for selection to the Auto-Cycle Union (ACU) academy for young racers, but was never chosen. He spent a year in 2004 aged 13 competing in Aprilia Superteens competition, finishing fourth behind three ACU Academy riders. In January 2005 he was asked to compete for the year in the Spanish 125cc championship as part of the MOTO GP Academy, winning the last three races ending the year 2nd just one point behind the champion.
In 2006 he joined the Repsol Honda 125cc Grand Prix World Championship team/
In 2007, he finished third at Le Mans
Nine more top-10 finishes left him in 10th place overall.
Smith signed a contract with the Polaris World Aprilia team for the 2008 season.
