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BTCC race winner Mike Smith obituary: 1955-2014

By Gary Watkins

Monday, August 4th 2014, 13:33 GMT

Mike Smith, who has died from complications following heart surgery at the age of 59, was a driver whose talents were always overlooked as a result of his TV fame

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