| Malcolm Smith grew up with a fascination for mechanical things, and from the first time he rode his Labretta motor scooter in 1954 he was hooked! By 1956 he entered his first race on a 1949 Matchless. Since then he has tried just about every kind of racing.
Malcolm is a six-time winner - three times on a motorcycle and three times in a car - of the Baja 1000, off-road racing's version of the Indy 500; a four-time winner of the Baja 500; a two-time winner of the Mint 400; and a two-time winner of the Roof of Africa Rallye. As a tune-up for the Paris-Dakar Rally in 1987 he won the 1987 Rallye D'Atlas in Morocco in an off-road buggy.
One of the world's premier off-road motorcycle racers, Malcolm won eight gold medals (see below) between 1966 and 1976 in the International Six Day Trials, the European cross-country event considered the Olympics of motorcycling.
1966 Sweden Silver•1967 Poland Gold•1969 Germany Gold
1970 Spain Gold•1971 Isle of Mann Gold•1973 USA Gold
1974 Italy Gold•1975 Isle of Mann Gold•1976 Austria Gold
Malcolm's talent on two-wheels earned him a co-starring role in Bruce Brown's 1971 classic motorcycle epic, On Any Sunday, with Steve McQueen.
A serious motorcycle accident laid Malcolm up long enough for him to take a serious look at racing four-wheeled vehicles. Once he began racing them, he immediately rose to the top of that field too.
Twice Malcolm participated in the Paris-Dakar Rally, a 22-day event in Northern Africa - "the most miserable piece of work an off-road racer will ever see". Only 151 of the 603 cars, trucks and motorcycles starting the race made it to the finish in 1988. Entering in 1986 as Press Corp, and then in 1988 as a driver for the Camel Racing Service/Range Rover/Elf Racing Team. Malcolm and his navigator, Alain Fieuw, piloted their specially prepared Range Rover to a forth-place finish - the highest ever for an American at that time.
Malcolm served as a consultant for Range Rover of North America's Great Divide Expedition, the first-ever continuous journey by motor vehicle along the Continental Divide in the rugged Colorado Rockies. A spectacular 14-day 1,000 mile trek through some of North America's most vigorous terrain.
Touring Colorado's Rockies is second nature for Smith, who has been a trail leader in the famous Colorado 500 motorcycle ride for more than a decade. When he is not racing, he splits his time between Malcolm Smith Motorsports, a large motorcycle dealership and off-road accessory store in his hometown of Riverside, California, and his Sunshine Ranch high in the mountains of Colorado near St. Elmo.
Malcolm Smith Adventures, Inc. grew out of the numerous requests Malcolm had to lead motorcyclists down the Baja peninsula, traversing the legendary Baja 1000 trails. This annual charity event has grown to include 80 riders and support crew and has spawned smaller rides in North and South America, as well as New Zealand and South Africa. To date the annual Six Days of Baja Charity Ride has contributed over $550,000 to orphanages in Mexico.
Malcolm is a devoted family-man. He is married and has 4 children - two sons and two daughters, all of whom enjoy riding motorcycles in their family time.
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