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Swift
Car · Swift · 1980–1994
Printed as: Swift, Swift Ford, Swift Ford DB4, Swift Toyota, Swift-Toyota, Swift Toyota DB4, Swift-Ford
39results
9wins
24podiums
25drivers
1:08.77best Wigram lap (1993)
Drivers
Grant Campbell 5Ken Smith 5Paul Radisich 4Dean Hall 3Hiro Matsushita 3Craig Baird 3Jeff Pascoe 2Richard Lester 2Paul Larsen 2Martin Carpenter 2Mike Berg 2Gene Pope 2Mark Pedersen 1Scott Gibson 1Robbie Groff 1Jovy Marcelo 1Andrew Neale 1Hellebrekers 1Sandy Dells 1Mark Smith 1Julian Westwood 1Harry Nuttall 1G. Croft 1Jos Verstappen 1Greg Murphy 1
Other Swift entries
Results
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Driver | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1980 | Wigram 1980 | Formula Ford | 4 | Jeff Pascoe (Picton) | 28 Jan 1980 | |
| 25 Jan 1981 | Wigram 1981 | National Formula Ford championship (race 2) | 1 | Jeff Pascoe (Picton) | 26 Jan 1981 | |
| 22 Jan 1984 | Wigram 1984 | Motorcraft Formula Ford, Heat one (6 laps) | 3 | Richard Lester (Palmerston North) | 23 Jan 1984 | |
| 24 Jan 1988 | Wigram 1988 | Formula Ford (Race 1) | 2 | Grant Campbell | 25 Jan 1988 | |
| 24 Jan 1988 | Wigram 1988 | Formula Pacific preliminary (20 laps) | 2 | Dean Hall (USA) | 25 Jan 1988 | |
| 24 Jan 1988 | Wigram 1988 | Lady Wigram Trophy (30 laps) | 1 | Dean Hall (USA) | 25 Jan 1988, 24 Jan 1990 | |
| 29 Jan 1989 | Wigram 1989 | Motocraft Formula Ford championship, Heat 1 (8 laps) | 1 | Mark Pedersen | 10:50.89 | 30 Jan 1989, 30 Jan 1989 |
| 29 Jan 1989 | Wigram 1989 | Peter Jackson Formula Pacific, preliminary race (15 laps) | 2 | Hiro Matsushita (Japan) | 30 Jan 1989, 30 Jan 1989 | |
| 29 Jan 1989 | Wigram 1989 | Lady Wigram Trophy (30 laps) | 6 | Scott Gibson | 30 Jan 1989, 30 Jan 1989 | |
| 29 Jan 1989 | Wigram 1989 | Motocraft Formula Ford championship, Heat 1 (8 laps) | 4 | Grant Campbell | 30 Jan 1989 | |
| 28 Jan 1990 | Ruapuna 1990 | Lady Wigram Trophy Race (50 laps) | 1 | Craig Baird (Hamilton) | 16:36.22 won by under one second | 29 Jan 1990, 29 Jan 1990 +2 |
| 28 Jan 1990 | Ruapuna 1990 | Lady Wigram Trophy Race (50 laps) | 2 | Ken Smith (Auckland) | 16:36.86 | 29 Jan 1990, 29 Jan 1990 +2 |
| 28 Jan 1990 | Ruapuna 1990 | Lady Wigram Trophy Race (50 laps) | 3 | Robbie Groff (USA) | 12.52 sec behind | 29 Jan 1990, 29 Jan 1990 +2 |
| 28 Jan 1990 | Ruapuna 1990 | Formula Ford, Race 1 (20 laps) | 1 | Paul Larsen | 15:08.05 won both heats | 29 Jan 1990, 31 Jan 1990 |
| 28 Jan 1990 | Ruapuna 1990 | Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 1) | 1 | Paul Larsen | 15:08.05 | 29 Jan 1990, Feb 1990 |
| 28 Jan 1990 | Ruapuna 1990 | Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 1) | 3 | Martin Carpenter (Australia) | 29 Jan 1990, Feb 1990 | |
| 28 Jan 1990 | Ruapuna 1990 | Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 2, 20 laps) | 3 | Grant Campbell | 29 Jan 1990, Feb 1990 | |
| 28 Jan 1990 | Ruapuna 1990 | Formula Ford, Race 1 (20 laps) | 3 | Martin Carpenter (Australia) | 31 Jan 1990 | |
| 28 Jan 1990 | Ruapuna 1990 | Formula Ford, Race 1 (20 laps) | 3 | Grant Campbell | 31 Jan 1990 | |
| 28 Jan 1990 | Ruapuna 1990 | Lady Wigram Trophy Race (50 laps) | DNF | Jovy Marcelo | Feb 1990 | |
| 28 Jan 1990 | Ruapuna 1990 | Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 1) | 4 | Grant Campbell | Feb 1990 | |
| 28 Jan 1990 | Ruapuna 1990 | Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 1) | 5 | Andrew Neale | Feb 1990 | |
| 28 Jan 1990 | Ruapuna 1990 | Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 1) | DNF | Hellebrekers | Feb 1990 | |
| 13 Jan 1991 | Ruapuna 1991 | Formula Pacific (Race 1) | 1 | Craig Baird | Feb 1991 | |
| 13 Jan 1991 | Ruapuna 1991 | Formula Pacific (Race 1) | 2 | Ken Smith | Feb 1991 | |
| 13 Jan 1991 | Ruapuna 1991 | Formula Pacific (Race 1) | 4 | Mike Berg | Feb 1991 | |
| 13 Jan 1991 | Ruapuna 1991 | Formula Pacific (Race 1) | 5 | Sandy Dells | Feb 1991 | |
| 13 Jan 1991 | Ruapuna 1991 | Lady Wigram Trophy (Formula Pacific Race 2) | 1 | Ken Smith | Feb 1991 | |
| 13 Jan 1991 | Ruapuna 1991 | Lady Wigram Trophy (Formula Pacific Race 2) | 2 | Craig Baird | Feb 1991 | |
| 13 Jan 1991 | Ruapuna 1991 | Lady Wigram Trophy (Formula Pacific Race 2) | 4 | Mark Smith | Feb 1991 | |
| 13 Jan 1991 | Ruapuna 1991 | Lady Wigram Trophy (Formula Pacific Race 2) | 5 | Mike Berg | Feb 1991 | |
| 19 Jan 1992 | Wigram 1992 | Formula Atlantic (Race 1) | 2 | Ken Smith | 20 Jan 1992 | |
| 19 Jan 1992 | Wigram 1992 | Formula Atlantic (Race 1) | 3 | Julian Westwood (UK) | 20 Jan 1992 | |
| 19 Jan 1992 | Wigram 1992 | Formula Atlantic (Race 1) | 5 | Paul Radisich | 20 Jan 1992 | |
| 19 Jan 1992 | Wigram 1992 | Lady Wigram Trophy | 5 | Harry Nuttall (UK) | 20 Jan 1992 | |
| 19 Jan 1992 | Wigram 1992 | Formula Ford (Heat 1) | 1 | G. Croft | 20 Jan 1992 | |
| 17 Jan 1993 | Wigram 1993 | Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic (Race 1) | 3 | Paul Radisich | 18 Jan 1993 | |
| 17 Jan 1993 | Wigram 1993 | Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic (Race 1) | 6 | Gene Pope (USA) | 18 Jan 1993 | |
| 23 Jan 1994 | Wigram 1994 | Lady Wigram Trophy | 4 | Ken Smith | 1 lap behind first New Zealander | 24 Jan 1994 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Driver | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 1984 | Wigram | Richard Lester | 1:24.34 | fastest race lap · Motorcraft Formula Ford, heat two | clipping | |
| 29 Jan 1989 | Wigram | Paul Radisich | 1:10.09 | fastest race lap · Peter Jackson Formula Pacific, Lady Wigram Trophy race (as printed in this clipping) | clipping | |
| 29 Jan 1989 | Wigram | Hiro Matsushita | 190.265 km/h | fastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy 1989 · article prints the lap time as 79.34s, which does not match the speed | clipping | |
| 29 Jan 1989 | Wigram | Dean Hall | 190.238 km/h | fastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy 1989 | clipping | |
| 29 Jan 1989 | Wigram | Hiro Matsushita | 175.439 km/h | other · Lady Wigram Trophy 1989 · race average speed over 111.5 km | clipping | |
| 17 Jan 1993 | Wigram | Jos Verstappen | 1:08.77 | qualifying · Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic · grid 4 | clipping | |
| 17 Jan 1993 | Wigram | Paul Radisich | 1:09.03 | qualifying · Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic · grid 5 | clipping | |
| 17 Jan 1993 | Wigram | Gene Pope | 1:09.09 | qualifying · Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic · grid 6 | clipping | |
| 17 Jan 1993 | Wigram | Greg Murphy | 1:09.74 | qualifying · Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic · grid 7 | clipping |
In the clippings (20)
Huxford's Capri wins Open Saloon championshipReports of the support races at the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.
Tulloch too quickInky Tulloch (Mataura) and Graham Baker (Christchurch) fought out the Radio Avon saloons Flying Farewell, with Tulloch…
Sprague extends lead in touring car championshipGary Sprague (Tauranga, Ford Falcon) won the 50 km ANZ Bank national touring car championship race at Wigram,…
Thrill (Sun Valley sports sedans and Group A at Wigram)Two thrilling Sun Valley Sports Sedan heats highlighted the supports at Wigram in January 1988: Rob Kennard won the…
American driver sweeps past ailing RadisichAmerican Dean Hall (Swift) passed the ailing Ralt of Paul Radisich on lap 24 to win the 1988 Lady Wigram Trophy for…
Look to the past for speed guidanceGreenslade's Behind the Wheel column criticises the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy programme for omitting the circuit length,…
Motor racing results: Wigram, Benson and Hedges International meetingPartial results from the 29 January 1989 Wigram meeting: Peter Jackson Formula Pacific heat and Lady Wigram Trophy…
Japanese driver wins Wigram trophyHiro Matsushita became the first Japanese winner of the Lady Wigram Trophy after 30 incident-packed laps.
The trophy winnersTable of Lady Wigram Trophy race winners and their cars from 1949 to 1989; there was no race in 1955.
Formula Pacific Series results: top 6 after Round 4 at RuapunaPeter Jackson International Series results box for the Ruapuna round: Craig Baird won both races from Ken Smith and…
Ruapuna results from SundayResults of the 28 January 1990 Ruapuna meeting: Craig Baird won the 25-lap Formula Pacific race and the 50-lap Lady…
Results - RuapunaFull results with fastest laps from the Ruapuna Peter Jackson meeting of 27-28 January 1990: Formula Pacific heat and…
Historic win for teen racerTeenage Hamiltonian Craig Baird (Swift DB4) won the Lady Wigram Trophy at Ruapuna in extreme heat, holding off Ken…
Youngest driver wins Lady Wigram TrophyCraig Baird, 19, of Hamilton won both Formula Pacific races at Ruapuna, including the 50-lap Lady Wigram Trophy, each…
Round Three, Ruapuna: The Lady Wigram Trophy Race Meeting - a mere shadow of former glories, but Ken Smith is brilliantCritical report on the 1991 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Ruapuna, round three of the Peter Jackson series: the…
Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic Series, round 3 - WigramOfficial results of the two Formula Atlantic races at Wigram in round 3 of the 1992 Peter Jackson series, with Craig…
Provisional results from the Lady Wigram Trophy raceProvisional results of the supporting classes and heats at the 1992 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, including Group N,…
Baird puts himself on the line to gain pole positionCraig Baird won pole position for the 1993 Lady Wigram Trophy, 8/10ths of a second faster than Stuart Crow and Steve…
Baird puts Verstappen behind him at WigramCraig Baird won the Lady Wigram Trophy and the preliminary heat at Wigram, his third Trophy win, moving to the head of…
Stokell wins wet Lady Wigram raceAustralian Paul Stokell overcame treacherous wet conditions to win the shortened 89km, 23-lap 1994 Lady Wigram Trophy…Cars are grouped by make and model as the papers printed them; individual chassis aren’t identified. Know more about this car?