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Category CART

Constructor Swift Engineering

Designer(s) David Bruns

Predecessor none

Successor Swift 009.c

Chassis carbon fiber monocoque

Engine Ford-XD 2,650 cc (161.7 cu in) V8 Turbo

Weight 1,500 lb (680.4 kg)

Fuel Methanol

Tyres Goodyear

Notable entrants Newman-Haas Racing

Notable drivers Michael Andretti
Christian Fittipaldi
Roberto Moreno

Debut 1997 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami

First win 1997 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami

Last win 1997 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami

Last event 1997 Marlboro 500

Constructors' Championships 3rd

Drivers' Championships 8th

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Swift 007.i

The Swift 007.i was the first CART chassis designed and built by Swift Engineering. Newman-Haas Racing entered two cars during the 1997 CART season.

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History

Swift Engineering co-founder David Bruns designed the 007.i (i indicating IndyCar, the rival series to CART). The first foundations of designing a Champ Car were laid in 1993 when Swift Engineering built a $5 million windtunnel. Designing the car started in 1994 and the first car was completed in early 1997. The car was advertised as costing $450.000.¹

Newman-Haas Racing driver Michael Andretti conducted the first tests at Phoenix International Raceway. After the PIR test testing continued at Firebird International Raceway with Andretti and Christian Fittipaldi.² In 1997 the Swift 007.i was the only CART chassis constructed in the United States. The Reynard, Lola and Penske chassis were all constructed in England. Newman-Haas Racing fitted the chassis with Ford-Cosworth engines.³

Michael Andretti had a spectacular debut during the 1997 Grand Prix of Miami. Andretti won the race and set the fastest lap. It turned out to be the only win for the Swift chassis. Another four podium finishes were scored by Andretti. However, a number of retirements prevented him to be a championship contender. Andretti finished eighth in the championship standings. Teammate Christian Fittipaldi missed six races, his best finish were two fourth places. Roberto Moreno replaced Fittipaldi during six events score a best result of fifth.

BOSS SuperCup Series

One of the Swift 007.i chassis later appeared in historic racing events. Mike Biangardi drove the car at Road Atlanta in the 2004 season.⁴

Complete CART results

(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Engine	Tyres	Driver	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Points	D.C.
1997	Newman/Haas Racing	Ford XD V8 t	G			MIA	SRF	LBH	NAZ	RIO	GAT	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MIC	MDO	ROA	VAN	LAG	CAL
				Michael Andretti	6	1*	3	22	2	21	11*	2	2	8	23	4	21	8	26	16	27	19	108	8th
				Christian Fittipaldi	11	26	28							4	6	11	16	21	4	9	21	9	42	15th
				Roberto Moreno	11			24	14	18	25	10	5										16	19th

References

"The low-altitude flight test". Orange Coast Magazine. April 1997: 86–89. April 1997. https://books.google.com/books?id=F_4DAAAAMBAJ&q=Swift+007.i&pg=PA86 ↩
"CHAMPCAR/CART: Fittipaldi tests new Swift-Ford". Motorsport.com. Retrieved April 3, 2016. http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-fittipaldi-tests-new-swift-ford/ ↩
"Swift Success". Popular Science. July 1997: 81–82. July 1997. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZXx0OlBtGEEC&q=Swift+007.i&pg=PA82 ↩
"2004 BOSS SuperCup Series" (PDF). Historic Sportscar Racing. Archived from the original on September 27, 2005. Retrieved April 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20050927151120/http://www.hsrrace.com/HSR/HSRHome.nsf/attachmentweb/EJEN-62LSRN/$file/04_points_boss.pdf?OpenElement ↩