Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Carroll kwagara Europe ebe ọ ghọrọ enyi John Cooper. Mgbe ọ na-anya ụgbọ ịnyịnya Formula Junior Cooper, o meriri n'ọsọ nke mbụ ya. Mgbe ọ nwetasịrị ihe ịga nke ọma na ụgbọ ala Cooper, na-esote nyocha onwe onye doro anya na ọ nweghị ikike ịnya ụgbọ ala na ọkwa kachasị elu, ọ laghachiri na United States wee malite ịrụ ọrụ na Carroll Shelby na Ford Motor Company na GT40 Le Mans mmemme. Smith lekọtara nkwadebe nke ụgbọala ndị meriri na 1966
na 1967 Oge Awa 24 nke Le Mans.