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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

Other Swift entries

Results

DateMeetingRacePosDriverTimeSource
27 Jan 1980Wigram 1980Formula Ford4Jeff Pascoe (Picton)28 Jan 1980
25 Jan 1981Wigram 1981National Formula Ford championship (race 2)1Jeff Pascoe (Picton)26 Jan 1981
22 Jan 1984Wigram 1984Motorcraft Formula Ford, Heat one (6 laps)3Richard Lester (Palmerston North)23 Jan 1984
24 Jan 1988Wigram 1988Formula Ford (Race 1)2Grant Campbell25 Jan 1988
24 Jan 1988Wigram 1988Formula Pacific preliminary (20 laps)2Dean Hall (USA)25 Jan 1988
24 Jan 1988Wigram 1988Lady Wigram Trophy (30 laps)1Dean Hall (USA)25 Jan 1988, 24 Jan 1990
29 Jan 1989Wigram 1989Motocraft Formula Ford championship, Heat 1 (8 laps)1Mark Pedersen10:50.8930 Jan 1989, 30 Jan 1989
29 Jan 1989Wigram 1989Peter Jackson Formula Pacific, preliminary race (15 laps)2Hiro Matsushita (Japan)30 Jan 1989, 30 Jan 1989
29 Jan 1989Wigram 1989Lady Wigram Trophy (30 laps)6Scott Gibson30 Jan 1989, 30 Jan 1989
29 Jan 1989Wigram 1989Motocraft Formula Ford championship, Heat 1 (8 laps)4Grant Campbell30 Jan 1989
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Lady Wigram Trophy Race (50 laps)1Craig Baird (Hamilton)16:36.22 won by under one second29 Jan 1990, 29 Jan 1990 +2
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Lady Wigram Trophy Race (50 laps)2Ken Smith (Auckland)16:36.8629 Jan 1990, 29 Jan 1990 +2
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Lady Wigram Trophy Race (50 laps)3Robbie Groff (USA)12.52 sec behind29 Jan 1990, 29 Jan 1990 +2
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Formula Ford, Race 1 (20 laps)1Paul Larsen15:08.05 won both heats29 Jan 1990, 31 Jan 1990
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 1)1Paul Larsen15:08.0529 Jan 1990, Feb 1990
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 1)3Martin Carpenter (Australia)29 Jan 1990, Feb 1990
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 2, 20 laps)3Grant Campbell29 Jan 1990, Feb 1990
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Formula Ford, Race 1 (20 laps)3Martin Carpenter (Australia)31 Jan 1990
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Formula Ford, Race 1 (20 laps)3Grant Campbell31 Jan 1990
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Lady Wigram Trophy Race (50 laps)DNFJovy MarceloFeb 1990
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 1)4Grant CampbellFeb 1990
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 1)5Andrew NealeFeb 1990
28 Jan 1990Ruapuna 1990Motorcraft Formula Ford championship (Heat 1)DNFHellebrekersFeb 1990
13 Jan 1991Ruapuna 1991Formula Pacific (Race 1)1Craig BairdFeb 1991
13 Jan 1991Ruapuna 1991Formula Pacific (Race 1)2Ken SmithFeb 1991
13 Jan 1991Ruapuna 1991Formula Pacific (Race 1)4Mike BergFeb 1991
13 Jan 1991Ruapuna 1991Formula Pacific (Race 1)5Sandy DellsFeb 1991
13 Jan 1991Ruapuna 1991Lady Wigram Trophy (Formula Pacific Race 2)1Ken SmithFeb 1991
13 Jan 1991Ruapuna 1991Lady Wigram Trophy (Formula Pacific Race 2)2Craig BairdFeb 1991
13 Jan 1991Ruapuna 1991Lady Wigram Trophy (Formula Pacific Race 2)4Mark SmithFeb 1991
13 Jan 1991Ruapuna 1991Lady Wigram Trophy (Formula Pacific Race 2)5Mike BergFeb 1991
19 Jan 1992Wigram 1992Formula Atlantic (Race 1)2Ken Smith20 Jan 1992
19 Jan 1992Wigram 1992Formula Atlantic (Race 1)3Julian Westwood (UK)20 Jan 1992
19 Jan 1992Wigram 1992Formula Atlantic (Race 1)5Paul Radisich20 Jan 1992
19 Jan 1992Wigram 1992Lady Wigram Trophy5Harry Nuttall (UK)20 Jan 1992
19 Jan 1992Wigram 1992Formula Ford (Heat 1)1G. Croft20 Jan 1992
17 Jan 1993Wigram 1993Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic (Race 1)3Paul Radisich18 Jan 1993
17 Jan 1993Wigram 1993Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic (Race 1)6Gene Pope (USA)18 Jan 1993
23 Jan 1994Wigram 1994Lady Wigram Trophy4Ken Smith1 lap behind first New Zealander24 Jan 1994

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueDriverTimeSpeedWhatSource
22 Jan 1984WigramRichard Lester1:24.34fastest race lap · Motorcraft Formula Ford, heat twoclipping
29 Jan 1989WigramPaul Radisich1:10.09fastest race lap · Peter Jackson Formula Pacific, Lady Wigram Trophy race (as printed in this clipping)clipping
29 Jan 1989WigramHiro Matsushita190.265 km/hfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy 1989 · article prints the lap time as 79.34s, which does not match the speedclipping
29 Jan 1989WigramDean Hall190.238 km/hfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy 1989clipping
29 Jan 1989WigramHiro Matsushita175.439 km/hother · Lady Wigram Trophy 1989 · race average speed over 111.5 kmclipping
17 Jan 1993WigramJos Verstappen1:08.77qualifying · Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic · grid 4clipping
17 Jan 1993WigramPaul Radisich1:09.03qualifying · Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic · grid 5clipping
17 Jan 1993WigramGene Pope1:09.09qualifying · Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic · grid 6clipping
17 Jan 1993WigramGreg Murphy1:09.74qualifying · Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic · grid 7clipping

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…

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