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BTCC Driver Profiles - Gavin Smith
Born:
15 September 1978
Lives: Rathfarnham, Dublin
Website: http://www.gavinsmithracing.com
Career highlights:
2006 BTCC with VX Racing for a second season. Got off to an impressive start at Brands Hatch with three clean races, finishing in the points every time including 4th place in the second round. Scored points in all of the first nine races.
2005 BTCC with VX Racing, Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch. Showed good pace and racecraft in the opening few races but seemed to attract all manner of unwanted attention resulting in frequent DNFs. After Brands Hatch he was labled as "the world's unluckiest Irishman" by Triple Eight boss Ian Harrison. At Oulton he was involved in two collisions with his team mate Colin Turkington, but put in some more credible performances at Croft. His season seemed to really get underway in the final two meetings: he took a well-earned second place at Silverstone, and at Brands he qualified and raced out of his skin to take a total of 23 points, bringing his total to 86, good enough for 10th in the championship.
2004 SEAT Cupra Championship. Strong start in the one-make series, took advantage of a break in the calendar to contest the Mondello round of the BTCC with Team Sureterm Direct, driving an Astra Coupe.
2003 SEAT Cupra Championship. Won in front of 40,000 people at Rockingham but 3 DNF's scuppered his championship attack. Finished a creditable 4th.
2002 British F3 Scholarsip championship. Recorded six podiums and 2 fastest laps.
2001 Took a sabbatical due to family committments.
2000 British Formula Renault, finished 9th.
1999 Irish Formula Open, 3rd in championship with 2 wins and 2 poles.
1998 Irish Fiat Uno championship, 12 race wins, 7 poles and 2 lap records in his first season of racing.
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