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.
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 👍
@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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
What a fantastic guy Nick Swift is. I've been addicted to his manhandling of Minis since catching the St Mary's Trophy many years ago. I've been following motorsport for over 40 years, and he is the best Mini pilot i have ever seen. Not only is he insanely fast, it looks like he is having the time of his life as hes doing it. Brilliant 👏
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.
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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! 😀😀😀😀😀
The greatness of the mighty MORRIS / Austin Cooper S's was never better evidenced than in the results of the 1966 Bathurst race where they filled the first nine placings OUTRIGHT. They also won the Monte Carlo Rally around that time.
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!! 🚙😀
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!
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
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......❤
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!
I don't have a mini currently. I learned to drive in one. But...my idea of how a car should be has always been based on these Minis - small, light, go-cart handling, not fast but will carry speed to and through a corner when other cars are still on the brakes. Love it!
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!
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 🙏🤓
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.
Yup, nothing better than wringing the neck of an underpowered but excellently handling car. Really teaches you a thing or two. I had a 998 Mini City (in Clove Brown, Nice) with twin 1 1/4" SU's, an LCB manifold and straight through, centre exit, 2 1/2" exhaust. My mate had a stock 1275 and I used to piss all over him.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
That was awesome I have never been around Goodwood in a Mini, and certainly never attained 125 mph in one! More Minis please can you ask Nick to take you around in 1275 Cooper S
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!
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!
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.
I’ve been driven around Castle Combe by a couple of Mighty Mini drivers at Action Days over the years and the perma-grin that provided me was similar to the look on your face the whole way through that video !!! And there’s nothing quite like the sound of a well sorted A series at full chat ❤
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.
Local chap in the same town as me had a tuned mini in the seventies, and he took me for a blast in it, and the speedo was indicating half full on the petrol gauge. He said when it's really on song, it indicates empty! 😂
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.
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
@@rogbrown1965 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
@@rogbrown1965 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. 👍👍
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.
What a special video 👍 The entry speed into the chicane was amazing! Let the faster cars pass on the straights and hunt them down in the corners... Epic! 😂
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 😂
Nick Swift Grahame Russel and David Vizard together would be interesting
Swifty is a very clever guy, good engineer and more than a bit handy behind the wheel.
He sure is 👍
Nick Swift - absolute legend. One of my favorite drivers to watch.
Yep 👍
So great to see and hear Nick... Zowie, what a bad Mamma Jamma is he.
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.
Loved that road❤❤❤❤
Never judge a car by its wheel base. what a rocket.
Indeed 👍
Or wheel diameter !
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
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!
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.
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!
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.
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 👍
What a fantastic guy Nick Swift is.
I've been addicted to his manhandling of Minis since catching the St Mary's Trophy many years ago.
I've been following motorsport for over 40 years, and he is the best Mini pilot i have ever seen.
Not only is he insanely fast, it looks like he is having the time of his life as hes doing it. Brilliant 👏
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.
Ole swifty is a-legend always thrills the crowd at the goodwood revival
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.
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.
True legend of a driver and engine builder! That car is something else!
It sure was 👌
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!
Nick could have his own show, he is so engaged and entertaining! Great video, I felt the joy!
He sure is 👍
She sounds so good. Power to weight is what makes her so good. Lucky devil enjoying such a fantastic ride.
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
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!
That PMG mini is my favourite car in the world 🌍
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Wow a Goodwood hero, only Swiftly can drive a mini like that, LEGEND!
Absolutely 👍
Don't you just hate your job lol absolute pleasure to watch the master at work made my day ❤
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.
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 👍
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!
The greatness of the mighty MORRIS / Austin Cooper S's was never better evidenced than in the results of the 1966 Bathurst race where they filled the first nine placings OUTRIGHT. They also won the Monte Carlo Rally around that time.
Enjoyed that!
Can you send Jo out with Nick next time😉😉
Proper tin top legend, Nick Swift and seems like a nice guy
OMG. Can you imagine 😂
It would take weeks to wipe the smile off my face after the experience you just had with Nick.
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!! 🚙😀
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 🤞
Sitting on my computer, with a smile the whole time on that ride.
Awesome 👍
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!
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
I was smiling as much as you watching this 😎
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To say I’m slightly green eyed would be an understatement Pedro 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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 😂
The noise that makes is equal to anything else you’ve been in. What a hoot!!
Just mega and what a red line 😮
Brilliant bloke Nick and if I had the honour of going round the track with him I'd be grinning like a Cheshire cat as well, lol.
He sure is 👍
Swifty is may favorite Mini driver. There are many more top Mini racers but Nick is the best for me.
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This popped up in my feed, missed it last year! Just immense.
Mega experience 👍
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!
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.
Absolute respect for Nick, and his company, glad I have many of their products in the engine of my A40.
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We had some very good racing together in the 90s !
Amazing 👍
Always upvote Mini content!
Yay 😀
I don't have a mini currently. I learned to drive in one. But...my idea of how a car should be has always been based on these Minis - small, light, go-cart handling, not fast but will carry speed to and through a corner when other cars are still on the brakes. Love it!
Absolutely fantastic 😂😂😂😂
Indeed 👍
If I had a "bucket list", a ride around Goodwood with Nick Swift would be at the top
Totally!
What a great engineer Richard Longman was, his workshop was in Christchurch near to where i live.
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 🙏🏻
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 👍
Ooh Swifty , what a great three lap shot of you and the Mini !!!
Theres nothing like a Mini through the Alex's at Goodwood, LOL.
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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 😎
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 ;-)
Yes mate! That was awesome! Was great chatting with him, next time I'm bringing my cameras and jumping in! 👊🤓
For sure!!
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 👍👍
That’s the best Petrol Ped episode I’ve seen.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Just been arguing the case of the Mini/A-Series with a guy showing off a Honda powered mini to me it's the engine that's the soul of a Mini
Your not a real Petrolhead until you've owned one of these and driven it "enthusiastically". They are epic.
Love that 👍
Yup, nothing better than wringing the neck of an underpowered but excellently handling car. Really teaches you a thing or two.
I had a 998 Mini City (in Clove Brown, Nice) with twin 1 1/4" SU's, an LCB manifold and straight through, centre exit, 2 1/2" exhaust. My mate had a stock 1275 and I used to piss all over him.
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.
Morning pal, love the original Mini, so much character. Having a track close by is an awesome situation to be in. 👍🇬🇧
Very awesome 😎
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.
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 👍
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!
Astonishing, the man's talent brought a tear to me eye.
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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.
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 🙏🏻
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
See the master at work bloody marvelous
Indeed 👍
That was awesome I have never been around Goodwood in a Mini, and certainly never attained 125 mph in one! More Minis please can you ask Nick to take you around in 1275 Cooper S
Nick Swift is the man!
What an incredible insight to Nicks talent hustling a mini on track. Another great video Pete, all smiles per miles.👍
Thanks 👍
That video was sick, I've had many before living in Jamaica but nothing like that. One of the kind.
Thanks 👍
He put a big smile on your face mate...
"Through the chicane"...... "yeah, it's close". haha, what a legend! Awesome. Thanks Pete.
😂😂😂
You are a lucky, lucky chap. Must be on everyone's bucket list.
I am indeed 👍
"You drive it like you stole it." That about sums up that ride. Wonderful!
Indeed!
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 👌
Absolutely right: Mini content does not get better than that!
Yep 👍
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
Just one word (fantastic)👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿❤️❤️
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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
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!
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 👍
I’ve been driven around Castle Combe by a couple of Mighty Mini drivers at Action Days over the years and the perma-grin that provided me was similar to the look on your face the whole way through that video !!!
And there’s nothing quite like the sound of a well sorted A series at full chat ❤
Very cool!
Must be totally awesome 👌 😮
Mate, that was awesome. You are one lucky boy.
Very 🙏🏻
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 👍
Local chap in the same town as me had a tuned mini in the seventies, and he took me for a blast in it, and the speedo was indicating half full on the petrol gauge. He said when it's really on song, it indicates empty! 😂
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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
@@rogbrown1965 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
@@rogbrown1965 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. 👍👍
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 👍
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 👍
I just bought a 2019 2D jcw - and I cannot wait to get out on the track - swift is a legend - what a drive!
lol 🚙 WOW ! that was so NEAT! Loved it !
Thank you 🤗
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 👍
Fantastic!!!
Glad you liked it 👍
What a special video 👍 The entry speed into the chicane was amazing! Let the faster cars pass on the straights and hunt them down in the corners... Epic! 😂
Thanks 👍