Suzuki Swift Sport Cup
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The Suzuki Swift Sport Cup is a one-make racing series in New Zealand. The series is made up of Suzuki Swift's sourced through Winger Motor Group in Hamilton, New Zealand. The series is designed to be an inexpensive way for young drivers to get into tin-top racing. Built on the standard production Suzuki Swift Super 1600 with class rules set by MotorSport New Zealand, the cars are race-modified to set specifications to ensure even competition.
The championship first started in 2007/08, when the championship ran alongside the New Zealand Production Championship. In 2009/10, the series became its on championship running separate races from the Production Championship.
In the series' short history, there has only ever been one two-time winner; Cody McMaster in 2007/08 and 2008/09.[1][2]
| Year | Champion | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/08 | Cody McMaster | Brock Barrie | Mark Whyte |
| 2008/09 | Cody McMaster | William Bamber | Ben Dallas |
| 2009/10 | William Bamber | Ben Dallas | Scott Harrison |
| 2010/11 | Dane Fisher | AJ Lauder | Mike Turley |
| 2011/12 | AJ Lauder | Chris Cox | Mark Gibson |