Tony Smith, an engineer based in Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, was a works BSA rider in the late sixties. He partnered Pat Mahoney on one of the three Gus Kuhn Commandos in the 1970 Bol d'Or and he had his own Gus Kuhn Commando production racer, which he campaigned very successfully.
In 1973 he was running a race school in France, though regularly returning to the UK to race his GK Norton. In April 1974 he won the production race at Brands Hatch on the GK Commando.
Photo of Pat Mahoney and Tony with Gus Kuhn's race mechanic, Dave Sleat, at the 1970 Bol d'Or at Montlhery, courtesy of Henri-Michel Leurette. [http://www.webzinemaker.com/admi/m9/page.php3?num_web=5798&rubr=2&id=27201]
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