“I always like to be one step ahead of everybody else when we create a new show. Everyone can do handbrake turns and donuts, but we choreograph and tie it all together.”

Russ has revolutionized International Auto Shows. As a result of Russ’s displays at various auto shows, many have adopted the “live” theme for the whole show. Recent TV appearances include teaching grannies to do do-nuts on Top Gear, and the donut world record.

Russ won four British Autotest Championships and an International Rally in Sweden in his Cooper S in the early eighties. He has recently spent some time promoting The Italian Job film with displays at premieres in New York and London. Although his stunts seem wild and outlandish, Russ places control and professionalism at the center of what he does. That approach has left him with at least one unlikely boast for someone who has “professional stunt driver” on his CV: “I’ve never written a car off.”

Russ performed a stunt for the latest Jeremy Clarkson DVD, where “we had to destroy a Mini by tearing the doors off against walls and tearing the bumpers away – all while driving the car. “We only had one chance to get it right or the car would be ruined. I get a lot of satisfaction out of doing something like that; knowing it’s got to be perfect first time and that other people would struggle to do it!”

Russ used cars to stage a game of football in a TV advertisement, and later adapted this later for Top Gear’s famous football matches with the participants driving cars.

Russ Swift performed in a series of exhibitions at the Manila International Auto Show. The World Trade Center’s backstage driveway bore circular tire marks and smells of burnt rubber as he displayed his spectacular precision driving. He wowed the audience with his signature 2-wheel stunt, donut maneuver and J-turn parking maneuvers and displayed his antics while driving in several stock high-performance Subaru units renowned for its spirited performance and precise handling.

The Russ Swift Stunt Driving Performance at the Manila International Auto Show 2007 was supported by Motorimage (Subaru), Bridgestone, Concept One, ROTA Wheels, MOTUL and motioncars.com.  Organized by Worldbex Services International, the proceeds of the show were dominated to the charitable foundations of GMA-7.

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