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Jamie Back

DATA_SCIENCE

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Jeffrey "Jeff" Robert Zwart (born 24 May 1955) is an American commercial film director,

racer, photographer, cameraman and author for Porsche, BMW, Cadillac, General Motors,

Hyundai, Ford and more.== Life and career ==

Zwart was born in Long Beach, California, and learned to drive in his father’s 1964 Porsche

901, chassis number 35.Growing up next door to his childhood friend and future automotive

designer, Freeman Thomas, the two shared a lifelong obsession with automobiles and

Porsches in particular.In high school, Zwart worked as a veterinary assistant in order to

save enough money to eventually purchase a yellow Porsche 914/6.In 1997 he ran that

same 914/6 in the 10,000 mile, 25 day, Panama to Alaska Rally winning second place

overall.In 1979, after graduating from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena,

California, he began work as a still photographer shooting Road & Track Magazine covers,

calendars, and article photos.In 1989, following an American Photography Magazine cover

story on Zwart’s automotive photography work, he was given the opportunity to direct

television commercials.He joined Jon Kamen and Frank Scherma to form

RadicalMedia.Zwart has published three books in collaboration with David Bull Publishing

and is a monthly contributor to the Porsche Club of America’s Panorama magazine.==

Racing career ==

Zwart started road racing Formula Fords during the mid-1980s on the West Coast of the

United States which led to an interest in rallying.In 1989 and 1990 he drove a Mazda in the

US Pro Rally Championship, eventually winning the Open Class National


Championship.Zwart also competed in the New Zealand round of the World Rally

Championship driving a Mitsubishi EVO in 1993.Zwart is noted for his wins at the Pikes

Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado.In 1994, he entered the event with a Porsche and

won the Open Class Championship.This success led to a number of programs; driving 10

different Porsches resulting in 8 different class championships over a period of 14 years,

including his 2015 win in the Time Attack Class.In 2011, he competed in what was

essentially a production street car, a Porsche 997 GT2 RS.The accomplishment of driving

the Porsche from Southern California to the famous hill climb in Colorado and successfully

racing at Pikes Peak was highlighted in the short film “Porsche, the Road to Pikes Peak,”

directed by Will Roegge.== Awards and honors ==

Pikes Peak Hill Climb Museum Hall of Fame (2018)

== Books ==

Porsche 917x17: The Cars and Drivers in Studio, ISBN 978-1-935007-04-3, Hardcover with

slipcase, 13"x11", 264 pages, Published in 2009

Three Points of Contact, ISBN 978-1-893618-99-2, Hardcover with slipcase, 13"x11", 152

pages, Published in 2008

Porsche Rennsport, 1-893618-69-2, Hardcover with slipcase, 15"x10", 192 pages, published

2006

== External links ==

Jeff Zwart at IMDb

Rennsport Randomness: An Interview with Jeff Zwart Car and Driver Magazine article,
October 18, 2011 by Sam Smith

Commercial reel on @radical.media website

== References ==

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