Swift Cooper

Swift Cooper is a British race car constructor and race team In 1985 the team also produced their first Cooper Formula Ford.

Alan and his Brother, Martin setup Cooper Racing in Calne in 1984 after running their own cars in Cornwall. The team won their first championship at Castle Combe that year, and their first national championship with Antonio Armelin in 1985. The team built on their success over the following years, and moved to their current address at Castle Combe in the early 90's. Cooper stopped manufacturing ca

rs in 1992 to concentrate on running customer cars and Alan setup Castle Combe Racing School. Swift (Europe) was formed in 1986, when Frank Bradley bought the rights to the Swift name from Swift Engineering, and set up the company at Snetterton in Norfolk. The company changed hands to Brian Holmes in Chesterfield, to Gavin Wills/James Linton in Plymouth 1995 and to current owner Alan Cooper in Castle Combe 1998, combining Swift and Cooper Racing the company was renamed Swift Cooper. Cars were designed and built from 1986 to 2000. Since 2000 only a handful of cars have been made, most recently 2010, the car used by Rob Hall to win the 2011 Castle Combe FF1600 championship and 4th in the 2011 Walter Hayes trophy. Swift has built cars for Formula Ford Kent 1600, Formula Ford Zetec 1800, Formula Ford Duratec 1600, Formula Ford 2000 and Formula Renault.

01/06/2026

A Fantastic Day at Mr Karting!

Last Thursday, some of our drivers headed to Mr Karting, taking part in a coaching session before a number of them competed in the Mr Karting Junior Championship.

The coaching was outstanding, providing valuable guidance and helping our drivers continue to develop their skills ahead of the SRK event later this year. A huge thank you to the Mr Karting team for their expert tuition and for running such a well-organised championship event.

The championship format saw every driver compete in three heats, with the combined results determining the final standings. Racing against the talented Mr Karting regulars was a fantastic challenge, with their track knowledge and pace pushing our drivers all the way.

Our drivers all performed incredibly well with 3 of them standing on the podium!

Kieran Haines – 2nd Overall
Rubin Bamrah – 3rd Overall
Logan Trotman – 3rd in the Rookie Class

Every one of our drivers represented the team brilliantly, showing great speed and racecraft and we’re looking forward to returning for SRK and building on what was a very successful outing for the team.

Thank you to everyone at Mr Karting for making it such an enjoyable and worthwhile experience.

08/05/2026

A Great lap in very difficult conditions to secure Pole Position

04/05/2026

A perfect day for the team!

Luke delivered 2 poles, 2 wins and 2 fastest laps.

Sam took 2 superb P2 finishes, giving us a 1–2 in both races!

14/04/2026

We were at Brands Hatch for the Super Classic Formula Ford Championship with a brilliant entry of over 30 cars.

It was a fantastic weekend for the Swift Cooper team both on and off the track this weekend.

Luke Cooper delivered an outstanding drive to take the Race 2 win, after an electronics failure in qualifying forced the team to miss Race 1. A huge team effort went into getting the car running again, and Luke rewarded it in style with a brilliant victory.

Paul Mason was very consistent and put in two strong performances with a pair of 6th‑place finishes.

Alan Slater, in the oldest car on the grid, fought hard all weekend and came home with P11 and P9.

We were also joined by our Junior Drivers, Kieran, Ollie and Mason who were invited along to watch the racing and for the VRRC sim Racing Championship presentations.

Kieran picked up 3rd place and a Driver of the Round award and Ollie also picked up a Driver of the Round award.

Thank you to Kieran Haines for the brilliant photos.

It was a great showing of teamwork and effort from everyone involved.

07/04/2026

An incredible way to start the year!

Luke had two brilliant races, with epic battles in both and came away with 2 wins and 2 fastest laps for a maximum points haul.

Sam Skellett was racing in the Class A car for the first time and he had 2 fantastic races. He had a monumental race in the first race, changing places many times and came away with a 2nd place to make it a 1-2 for the team. He added to this with another brilliant battle in the second race and put in another stunning drive to take another podium with a 3rd place.

What a way to start the year!

21/03/2026

🏁 Castle Combe Media Day 🏁

Brilliant day shaking things down at Castle Combe Circuit. Sam was back out in the Class A Swift after a successful first test at Silverstone. He continued to grow in confidence, clocking his personal best lap around Combe with a lot more still to come.

Meanwhile, Luke took the 92 Swift out for a bit of fun and some seat time before jumping back into his Class A car to defend his Castle Combe Championship.

The first formula ford race of the year takes place on the 6th April at Castle Combe.

13/03/2026

Swift Cooper Junior Team – Round 2 SRK Championship Report

Sunday marked the second round of the SRK Championship at South Coast, and the Swift Cooper Junior Team delivered yet another fantastic performance across the board.

Mason Turner was unstoppable.
Starting from pole in the A Final, he nailed the launch and never looked back, pulling away to secure his second win from two rounds. A flawless drive and perfect start to the season.

Kieran Haines lined up alongside him in P2, and despite battling a clear lack of pace with his kart in the final, he showed real grit. Kieran defended brilliantly for half the race before eventually bringing it home in 5th place. A tough fight, but scoring valuable points.

Vasco continued his strong start to the year, once again making it into the A Final and securing a solid top‑10 finish.

Harrison, Josh and JJ were all battling it out at the front in the B Final. Harrison took 2nd place, while Josh and JJ were both unfortunate and got caught up in incidents that lost them a few positions. While Jacob led the C Final for most of the race but just lost out at the end finishing in 2nd place.

With two rounds complete, Mason leads the Championship, holding a 33‑point advantage over Kieran in 2nd, with Vasco sitting in 4th place.

Even better, six Swift Cooper drivers currently sit inside the top 10 of the overall standings.

And in the Teams Championship, the Swift Cooper International team holds a remarkable 128‑point lead – a huge early advantage.

An incredible start to 2026 for the Swift Cooper Juniors.

Let’s keep this momentum into the next round and continue pushing at the front!

12/03/2026

South Coast Race Weekend Round‑Up!

A great weekend for our Swift Cooper Cadet Team, with all four drivers delivering strong performances and keeping themselves firmly in the championship fight.

Lucio put in a standout performance all day. A small mistake in his final heat cost him pole for the A Final, but he still launched from P3 and delivered a brilliant drive to bring home 2nd place, pushing the leader all the way.

Rubin started P4 for the A Final, but an unlucky kart draw took away the result he deserved. Despite that, his strong heat results earned him valuable Championship points and kept him right in the mix.

Logan had a solid, consistent day — a dominant heat win and good points in his final heat secured a place in the A Final. A solid run saw a P8 finish to keep his momentum rolling.

Finlay opened the day with an impressive 2nd place in his first Heat. As the track dried, his height made things tricky in the cadet karts, but he still scored the 14th highest points of the event.

With all four drivers sitting inside the top 6 in the Championship, and just 15 points covering 1st to 6th, the title fight is wide open.

While In the Teams Championship, Swift Cooper Cadet now holds a 58‑point lead, building on a fantastic start to the season. Hopefully we can keep that going for the rest of the year!

11/03/2026

Sunday saw our first car test day of the year at Silverstone.

Sam Skellett was out for his first run in the Class A car, getting plenty of laps under his belt and putting in some very respectable lap times.

Alan Slater was also back on track in his trusty Nike, shaking off the winter rust and getting ready for the season to kick off in April.

A great start to the year, roll on race season!

20/02/2026

A brilliant day at South Coast Karting with coaching from the fantastic South Coast team.

It was also great to have Ollie there helping with the coaching and supporting the Swift Cooper team!

We'll be racing at South Coast for Round 2 of the SRK Championship on Sunday 8th March and can't wait to see how the team get on!

Address

Kents Bottom Farm
Castle Combe
SN147BW

Telephone

+441249783000

Website

http://www.swiftcooper.com/

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