How can a Mini be THAT FAST ?! - Mini Legend Nick Swift shows me how ! | 4K
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2024
- I have seen Nick Swift and his race prepared Minis wow the crowds at Goodwood Revival and Members Meeting. He even overtook me on a test day once...on three wheels ! I had the opportunity to meet Nick, have him talk about one of his most iconic race cars and then experience the most incredible laps I have ever experienced around the Goodwood Motor Circuit. If you love your Minis then this one is for you !
If you are interested in Classic Mini racing then contact Nick. He's the best in the business...
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Video Contents
00:00 - Making me scream !
00:24 - Nick Swift and his Mini
05:03 - Hot Laps !
09:56 - What just happend ?!
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It would take weeks to wipe the smile off my face after the experience you just had with Nick.
Even in Australia we know of Nick Swift. What an absolutely fantastic bloke. Would love to have a beer with him sometime!
That’s would be a good night 😂
Reminds me (as a 14yr old) with my dad in the late 60's he had a powerful 1275S ,driving on the A470 through mid Wales when we cought up to a newish E-type Jag and dad passed him and then the Jag put his foot down, last we saw of the jag he was through a hedge in a field, good times (for us not him) Dad died of covid in 2020.
Similar memories of my Dad in the seventies, me in the back in a child seat whilst he hooned a Mini round Puddletown Forest handbrake turning like a madman. Remember he stuffed one up into a wall when his brakes failed, fast forward in to the late eighties and I had Minis too (obviously) and I suffered brake failure in one too and ended up in a wall (when the choice left was a river and right was a petrol pump)! We lost my Dad in 2016, still miss him every day.
of, or with, get it right.
1967. I was stationed in Topeka Kansas. There was an auto parts shop that had two " MINIs " used to deliver parts. You could hear them running around the city. Painted dark green with a shop logo. The tops were painted the black and white checkered flag. Fun to watch them run.
Swifty is a very clever guy, good engineer and more than a bit handy behind the wheel.
He sure is 👍
Just proves what a brilliant car the original Mini is, they drive like a go kart and when you have a seriously set up and powered one like that it is just a fantastic driving experience 👍
Couldn't agree more!
Even the stock as a rock '66 850 I drove was so much fun to drive forwards, into what normal cars needed to reverse parallel park in !!
@reinmansmith Best fun I ever had was with an old Mk1 Mini which I bought for £50, did nothing to the 1000cc engine (had no money!) apart from running a straight through exhaust, stuck a bucket seat in and lowered the suspension. Great fun every day.......and all on a tiny budget!
Nick Swift - absolute legend. One of my favorite drivers to watch.
Yep 👍
Love seeing Nick Swift racing at Goodwood at the member's meetings! He knows how to rocket a Mini around that track, and I'm sure any track. Also, it looks like you had the time of your life out there. Thanks for sharing this vid.
Ah memories. I had a Longman Mini back in the 70's as a club rally driver. I absolutely loved driving that fire breathing little monster!
It's always great to watch Nick pedalling that car round Goodwood!
At that time I had an ex Downton mini which I used in hillclimbs and sprints.It was faster than me. To turn right you would twitch left and then go sideways to the right. The end of the Webers was in the Bulkhead and if the engine backfired on starting, flames would shoot out of the dash!
Nick Swift never disappoints, absolutely excellent video, thanks Pete!!!
Glad you enjoyed it
Epic Driver
@@PetrolPed Hell yeah, lets have some more!
@@PetrolPed pain gone from your cheeks yet with that grin you had😂
125 in a mini an he says its not fast
Always admired Nick Swifts driving. One mate said to me he is the best - i never doubted that for a second.
Totally agree 👍
Brilliant stuff 😀
My first cars (40 years ago) were minis, everything from standard 850's to self built fast road 1300's. Every one of them had that giant killer attitude, it seems to be something that was just built into them from day one.
as an apprentice motor mechanic in the early 70s, my boss and I built an A40 Farina ( BMC ), we threw every goody you could throw at it, when it was finished we were both astounded at how quick it was, we were a Jaguar specialist workshop, but, the A40 was more fun than any Jag i'd driven, including the E Types ( E Types are very special cars though, very close to my heart ) the BMC motors, 850, 1000, and 1300 motors were brilliant to modify, and much more fun / simple than today's cars, you need to be an electronic genius to work on cars today.
Oh man I so miss racing my 67 1275 Morris Cooper S.
Nick's comment about the 65 period cars "you can drive it like you stole it" , or as we like to say in the US, the early Cooper S is a total Hooligan Machine.
I had the pleasure of meeting Nick when he came to the US and drove a customer's car in the 2014 Mini Can-Am at Mid Ohio race track in the US. Needless to say he drove like a champ and won on a track he had never been on before !
My son raced my Cooper S and didn't disgrace himself.
I spectated at the set of corners with a downhill S bend called "Madness" and watching the Coopers dive through it was both thrilling and terrifying .......
Great driving Nick, wish I was still out there with you.
What a great video, thanks for posting!! I'm sure that Nick's father Glyn would be looking down and smiling to see his son, keeping up the Swiftune tradition and showing you what his beloved Mini could do!
Back in the sixties and early seventies, I worked for a small family motor engineering company across the river in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, and Glyn was a regular customer, bringing in his mini blocks, cranks, and heads for me to work on to his detailed instructions, always in a hurry, but we had a good friendly relationship, a great guy! Happy days, and keep up the good work Nick, and the Swift family!! 🚙😀
Now THAT'S how you drive a Mini! As Nick said you drive it like you stole it! Loved the look on your face especially when you went past that other car. Also loved the way the wiper blade kept lifting into view as he ragged it through the really fast sections. Nick looked like he was out for a Sunday drive so I doubt he was really pushing it to the max and the tone in his voice as he commented on dealing with a Camaro is a definite sign of a man with a wicked sense of humour! I think the only thing that can beat that is to ride in the Paddy Hopkirk Mini.
Thanks Simon. Quite an experience 👌👍
@@PetrolPed Would love to do that. I'm so jealous.
Loved watching this, have my dad's 1981 little rally prepared 1380 racing mini stored carefully in my garage. He passed away last year and my husband bought it off my mum to keep it as a cherished memory. We start it up now and again and the sound is awesome, it takes me back 25 years to memories of him building it in the garage and then off to race days with him. Would love to see it on the track again but not sure we're brave enough in case something happens to it.
Get it out to a track!!! You'll have a blast ;-)
Nick could have his own show, he is so engaged and entertaining! Great video, I felt the joy!
He sure is 👍
This takes me back. I have never, and I mean never had so much fun than I did with my classic Cooper's and minis, and I have had a few fast cars in my time. But the minis; they're quick and they are practical, but above all, they are fun. And the quicker they are the more fun they are. The best time in my life was when I could get everything I owned into a classic mini. Just the best
Never judge a car by its wheel base. what a rocket.
Indeed 👍
Or wheel diameter !
Morning pal, love the original Mini, so much character. Having a track close by is an awesome situation to be in. 👍🇬🇧
Very awesome 😎
This man has the right surname. An absolute master of his craft. I owned a silver 1275E. Wish I still had it. Greetings and the best to you in your racing sir from Africa.
Got a funny feeling this could make it into the top 3 videos of the year and its only March! Loved this old school 👍🍺🇬🇧
Let’s hope so 🤞
Watched this guy for years reacing at Goodwood. Fabulous to see these little cars take on cars far bigger snd quicker in a straight line ... The Mini was always good in the corners.
I remember well the Richard Longman/Patrick Motorsport Mini Clubman in the late 70's, the Clubman of course was aerodynamic as a brick, but boy it was quick. However Richard was a great driver who had his own Motorsport business down at Chrischurch in Dorset. What a lot of people probably don't realise is that he had a guy working for him called George Toth, probably the finest head man in his day. Both Richard and George used to work at Downton Engineering! Nick's Mini does a great service to the racing Mini's of the '70s, it's beautifully prepared, it's always great fun to see it at Goodwood.
Thanks for that 👍
First car was a 1973 Mini. Snuck onto a motorcycle track in Nova Scotia to "push it". Had the wheels off the ground a few times. Good memories. Thank you.
Thanks for the info
Nick Swift, a hero of mine, I grew up way back, with Minis, and Mini racing always puts a smile on my face. I remember well, the all Mini 60th anniversary race at the 77th MM, like a pack of wasps! Minis never used to go like that back in the 60's and 70's!
My favourite driver in a classic mini and what a car. Never fails to amaze and delight at Goodwood. Top bloke, top car.
Well said 👍
True legend of a driver and engine builder! That car is something else!
It sure was 👌
Ole swifty is a-legend always thrills the crowd at the goodwood revival
I had a mini van in the early 80s putting out 96 @the wheels. Tweaked by Peter Baldwin on his rolling road
Best fun I’ve ever had
Keep minis alive 👍👍
Your face said it all, what a great car, you can't beat a sorted mini for fun, handling and smilage and what a driver to show you how it's done ❤
Absolutely
That’s the best Petrol Ped episode I’ve seen.
Thanks 🙏🏻
The noise that makes is equal to anything else you’ve been in. What a hoot!!
Just mega and what a red line 😮
I had a little business in the 90's restoring and tuning classic Minis I just LOVE them Im also the same age AS the Mini. So on my 40th birthday I got a rousing reception at Gaydon! Those days now long gone and I drive a boring car now. Great seeing Nick 'in his office' again!
I remember,donkey’s years ago,watching a couple of Frank Broad’s “Broadspeed” minis,at Chateau Impny circuit.They took on a works Jaguar,and it was a riot! On the straight,the Jag came into it’s own,and started pulling away,but then,a corner arrived,and the Jag driver had to hit the brakes well early,but the minis just kept the hammer down,and went through the corners on full throttle,and full opposite lock,in a cloud of tyre smoke. The Jaguar didn’t stand a chance,try as it might. Those mighty minis wiped the floor with it! As Nick said,the old minis,with the ten inch wheels just corner flat and stick to the track like glue!
Don't you just hate your job lol absolute pleasure to watch the master at work made my day ❤
Peter…there are drivers and then there are special drivers…how to drive a Mini!! Wonderful to watch…I just wish I was 21 again and still had my old Mini…nothing on the same level of course but I used to enjoy three wheel cornering…on the tyres we had, easily possible back then! An epic film again!! Well done! 😀😀😀😀😀
Glad you enjoyed it. It was a very special few laps 👍
Yeah, got a photo of me on three wheels at the old Woodcote at Silverstone. I know exactly what you mean. I used it on the road too!
What an incredible insight to Nicks talent hustling a mini on track. Another great video Pete, all smiles per miles.👍
Thanks 👍
An absolute master class in mini race driving, just shows what you can do when the car is setup properly, it’s not what you’ve got, it’s what you do with it!
Indeed 👍
Cracking video swifty is at the top of his game an absolute genius 125mph 8.500rpm in a mini awesome 👌
Thanks 🙏🏻
What a fantastic video. The shear enthusiasm and love of cars warms my heart . Thanks for that 👍
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Immense pure driving pleasure Ped... Drive it like you stole it! I wish my Mini was as fast as that... Saying that, all minis are road legal go-karts. Absolutely a bucket list moment 🙏🤓
Thanks Rod 👍
Swift keeps me slack jawed with his audacity. He races in an exciting and dynamic way. So cool to sit in while he gave a masterclass in Mini racing. Superb!
Couldn't agree more!
I’ve seen many, many Goodwood races featuring Nick - including that epic battle with the GTV - but never seen his face. What a great video and what a top bloke. Well done!
Thanks 🙏🏻
In car cam watching Nick work at the wheel into the corners is awesome 👍🔥
Yep 👍
@@PetrolPed Would love to see a pedal cam!
Doesn't blink.
Yet clearly more relaxed on the straights when he can be - those parts looked like a Sunday drive!
Both Car and Driver are legends. Great video- made me smile.... bucket list moment for sure. 😊
What an experience. Very special
Very 👌
I’m still smiling….took me way back when I had the 998 and 1071 in a cold and drafty garage stripping them down with the Clive Trickey books and works manual for everything!… still got them today and I’m now in my 70´s. Thanks guys!
That’s cool 👌
I've often wondered if nick ever even knew where the brake pedal was situated...... but seeing as he actually mentioned braking.... I guess he must....
What a treat you had Pete......❤
He doesn’t use it that much 😂
I had a mild / fast road swiftune (road spec)mini over 2 decades ago and it completely transformed what I thought a mini was capable of and that was with barely 110bhp !
I'm feeling tempted to get another one built by Swiftune. They know their onions when it comes to minis
You are a lucky, lucky chap. Must be on everyone's bucket list.
I am indeed 👍
What a drive, what a driver!! Your reaction and the camera angles made me feel like i was riding along. Pete, I always love your automotive content and your early mini work was my entry point to your channel, so I do have a soft spot for the mini videos. Bt, honestly, your approach and appreciation for all things makes me a fan of all of your work. Keep it up, And I hope you continue to enjoy the ride.
So kind of you to say so Jack. Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Mate, that was awesome. You are one lucky boy.
Very 🙏🏻
I used too work at swiftune racing many years ago nick is a legend his dad god rest his soul was a legend too they are number one in their field
Cool 😎
I've been waiting to see an in car with Nick ever since I saw his cars or his Swiftuned cars at Goodwood. I had goosebumps, EPIC!
I just bought a 2019 2D jcw - and I cannot wait to get out on the track - swift is a legend - what a drive!
If I ever win the lottery I want a Nick Swift Mini. Really exciting video.I was on the edge of my seat all the way round. It's fantastic to see a master at work. My only wish would have been when you switched to the full screen view of you and Nick it would have been nice to have had the track view as an inset. You always did it on the most interesting corners.
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
He put a big smile on your face mate...
Wow a Goodwood hero, only Swiftly can drive a mini like that, LEGEND!
Absolutely 👍
Just a dream for long years to meet Nick Swift, what saying about to be in his mini with him... Amazing 👍👍👍
Me too 👍
Was fortunate enough to have watched Nick's effort at the Velocity International Mini vs Mustang race in 2021. The sight of minis leading a bunch of big V8 powered Fords down the hill never got old! It was a fun weekend.
That looked so much fun
It was 👍
Brilliant, got Swiftune engine internals in my 65 Cooper. Good kit.
Nice 👌
I was a bloody menace in my Mk1, back in the 70s.
My son struggles to believe that cars back then, at least the cheap ones, came with literally zero accessories, not even a radio or windscreen washers in many cases. First job for young Mini owners back then was to fit the regulation tiny steering wheel, after which parking the little things required bodybuilder arm strength.
Owning a Mini was like a love affair, albeit one that was sorely tested if you had to replace the bypass hose, a job that would make the Pope swear.
Nike swift is amazing driver with his minis and i love the mini clubman and i think Nike dose not retire from racing ,he is a legend
He sure is 👍
lol 🚙 WOW ! that was so NEAT! Loved it !
Thank you 🤗
Evening Pete, that was mega. 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
If I had a "bucket list", a ride around Goodwood with Nick Swift would be at the top
Totally!
Thank you for posting this vid Pete. Nick's skills along with the enthusiasm, passion and pure joy of racing came across from you both. Neither I, nor tens of thousands of others will ever be able to experience lapping Goodwood with Nick, but this video made it pretty close and that will do for now.
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Absolute respect for Nick, and his company, glad I have many of their products in the engine of my A40.
👍
That got the laughs up ! Now I've got to go have a drive in my minis.hahaha Cheers Pete that was freakin awesome
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Swifty is may favorite Mini driver. There are many more top Mini racers but Nick is the best for me.
👍
That was brilliant
Thank you 🙏🏻
Astonishing, the man's talent brought a tear to me eye.
👍
Just one word (fantastic)👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿❤️❤️
🙏🏻🙏🏻😮
Master behind the steering wheel 👍
Oh yeah!
That was just poetry in motion first to last corner nothing else to be said. What a watch.
A master at work 👌
It looked like Goodwood sent up a Plane to shoot down the incoming Rocket!!!!! ...... Freakin Awesome driving.... And your biggest smile in a long time PP.... Great vid.... :-))
Mate I’m still smiling now 😂
Always upvote Mini content!
Yay 😀
"Through the chicane"...... "yeah, it's close". haha, what a legend! Awesome. Thanks Pete.
😂😂😂
My first car in 1970 was a 1960 Austin 850 Mini. It absolutely LOVED that car! The fun part of driving (or riding in) a Mini is that, because you're so close to the road, you seem to go twice as fast as what the speedo shows!
Fantastic! I once sat in with another Swift, Russ about 30 odd years ago, don't think they are related but OMG. I'll never recover
Great vid. That brought back memories from almost 50 years ago. Many races and class wins with a 1293 min back then. Many thanks. Geoff Byman.🙂🙃🙂
Oh wow 😮 👍
Bloody Marvellous. Mr Swift is a Dude.
He sure is 👍
I raced against Nick when he was a sixteen year old prodigy in 850 Minicross. His father Glyn prepared him a beautiful car and he did a fair bit of winning. My team graduated to Rallycross with a Mini of various engine sizes until we settled on 1430, straight cut gearbox, limited slip diff, dry sump lubrication, cross flow head all built by Glyn of course. Ours was the last competitive Mini in Rallycross and on a tight circuit could beat Porsches and Cosworths, I remember an event in Belgium where we won the A Final, they hated us for that and we didn't return. We used to travel to Europe to do the occasional International Rallycross at circuits where we thought we could do well.
A great decade the 80's, remembered fondly.
PS Nick looks a lot like Glynn as I remember him, same mannerisms and outgoings personality. We can do anything attitude.
Thanks for this 🙏🏻
She sounds so good. Power to weight is what makes her so good. Lucky devil enjoying such a fantastic ride.
Saw the original driven by Richard Longman many times at Mallory, Donington and Silverstone. I just adored him and the Longman Minis. My favourite was the Paperchase two tone green MKII Cooper S. I had a 1969 Cooper S and later a 1974 1275GT too.. Thanks to both of you for a great ride.
Cool 👌
Hi. The original mk 1 mini cooper S driven by Mr Mini John Rhodes was a joy to behold back in the 60s. Had a 1963 997 cooper back in 65 and a cooperS later.Richard Longman and Nick Swift keep the legend alive. Good motoring. Rog
@@rogbrown1458 Ha ha I had a MK1 997 Cooper too GRY983D before I graduated to the Cooper S. It had a Gold Seal replacement engine in it. Drove it on a camping holiday to Italy and back, back in the day. Must have been about 1968/69..My S is still alive somewhere MCT530G.
@@TheLRider hi there. Wish I still had my mini cooper but as I was a Jim Clark fan I now have an original MKI Lotus Cortina (1965) in the garage.Mini Cooper's and the swinging 60s go hand in hand though! Cheers and good motoring. Rog
@@rogbrown1458 Well done you I'd be quite partial to a Lotus Cortina too. I sold my last toy, a Cooper S, to a man from Hong Kong in 20016, sadly no toys any more. Enjoy the Tina. 👍👍
Absolutely awesome.
Thank you kindly!
"You drive it like you stole it." That about sums up that ride. Wonderful!
Indeed!
Thanks for an absolute priviledged ride alongside a Legend, the end conversation segment is precious, great to see nick really enjoys himself as much as we think he does each year we watch his physics defying antics at Goodwood. Kudos to you for making this video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely loved that!! What a legend
It's the sound. So visceral, and proper fast, love it...
Oh yes 👍
Yes mate! That was awesome! Was great chatting with him, next time I'm bringing my cameras and jumping in! 👊🤓
For sure!!
No talking necessary, your huge smile speaks volumes.
Nick Swift. That name brought back some memories 😂🙈. There was a time I could build a mini from a box of bits. ( probably still could ). Happy days.
Excellent video thanks. Nick drives like a demon and he is such a gentleman when you have fortune to meet him. I love Goodwood MM.
Couldn't agree more!
What a brilliant little motor, and a very lucky Boy, great vid 😂
Thanks 👍
Missed this on Friday, been busy. One word. EPIC!
👍
That was an amazing video! Nick Swift would be on top of my list of drivers to get me round any racetrack - but especially Goodwood.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sensational video. I felt like I was in the boot while going down the track. Thank you so much my brother.
Glad you enjoyed it 👍