| Paul Smith | |
|---|---|
 Paul Smith (foreground) at a practice day at the Adrian Flux Arena. | |
| Nationality |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 23 January 1980 |
| British Drift Championship career | |
| Current team | Japspeed |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 | British Drift Championship |
Paul "Smokey" Smith (born 23 January 1980) is a British professional drift driver from Spalding, Lincolnshire. He drives a 1JZ powered Nissan Silvia S15 for Team Japspeed. He won the British Drift Championship in 2012 after several years of competition. [1]
Smith began drifting in 2004 in a Nissan 200SX at a Silverstone Circuit practice day. During the following year, he began competing in the UKD1 Autoglym Clubman Championship in a newly built Nissan Skyline R32, finishing the season in second place, missing out on the title by a single point. [2]
He continued competing in the Pro-Am Eurodrift Championship until he obtained a European Drift Championship license at the final round of the 2007 season, qualifying 5th overall. He competed in EDC in 2008, achieving Top 8 finishes.
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