Following on from a successful year in 2011, Darlington rally driver Paul Swift aims to round off the season in style as plans for next year are coming to fruition also.
After winning the Fuchs-Titan ANCC Stage Rally Championship tarmac driver’s title this year and finishing second overall in the AS Performance North of England Tarmac Championship, Swift also finished in an impressive top ten placing in the REIS MSA Asphalt Rally Championship in his 2.0 litre Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800.
Paul Swift in his Mk2 Escort
Swift, who is famed for his stunt and precision driving at shows around the world as well as starring in television commercials, will tackle all three championships again in 2012 and having gained valuable experience this year, he is hoping to add to the seven British titles and multiple Guinness World Records which he also holds.
But before the preparations can begin for the 2012 season, the 31-year-old and his Darlington co-driver and part-time racing driver, David Cox, have two local events at Croft Circuit which they are hoping to impress at when they tackle both the Specsavers Christmas Stages Rally on New Year bank holiday Monday (January 2nd) and three weeks later, the Autogas 2000 Jack Frost Stages Rally on Sunday January 22nd.
“We learned an awful lot about the car on the events in 2011 and thanks to the support of all our local sponsors we are pleased to confirm our rallying campaign in the Ford Escort Mk2 will continue in 2012. We have ironed out a lot of teething problems with the car which saw us retire from a few rallies early on in the year. We are also revisiting many rallies again this year with experience of the stages which is invaluable so we are hoping for some good results. But for now the emphasis is on both the Christmas Stages and Jack Frost rallies whereby I’d like to get inside the top ten on them both if possible,” said Paul.
Paul would like to thank his sponsors and partners for their help during 2011 and looks forward to another successful season in 2012.
Main Sponsors
Smith and Allan Classic Oils www.smithandallan.com
Smart Independent Financial Advisors www.smartifa.co.uk
Evalu8d learning and development www.evalu8d.com
Carpet Time www.carpet-time.co.uk
Rockliffe Hall www.rockliffehall.com
Other Rally Partners
James Bean Motorsport
Motoscope www.motoscope.co.uk
Sign Design
Pirelli Tyres www.pirelli.com
Cleveland Motorhomes www.clevelandmotorhomes.co.uk
Welund Training Solutions www.welundtraining.com
Avo Suspension www.avouk.com
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For further information, please visit www.paulswift.com or via Paul Swift Precision Driving, PO Box 116, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 9BT.
Picture attached (courtesy of Ian Hardy) Paul Swift will be hoping for more success at Croft in January.
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