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Ken Smith - 60 Years at the Wheel
Film (Trailer) – 2020
Generally what happens is guys start racing and then get to an age where they pack that in and become a team owner or manager. Ken just loves racing, so he won’t stop.
– Director Adam Jones on Ken Smith's racing career, Stuff website, 28 July 2020
I don't know how he's done it to be honest. One, he's survived it. The sixties, seventies, eighties — you wouldn't say racing was exactly safe.
– US IndyCar champion Scott Dixon, on Ken Smith's longevity in motorsport
People ask me what I get out of racing against these kids? But why wouldn’t you keep on doing what you enjoy, just because you’re 65? Of course I’ll keep racing: it’s a disease isn’t it?
– Ken Smith on his continued love of racing, in an interview with AutoTrader, 25 September 2006
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