Jim Swintal Motorsports Fine Art

Welcome!!

ve been part of the LBGP for 19

years, but for the first time I was

asked to do the event art. So in a

way, I was given an opportunity to

chronicle the last moment of the

Champ Car era, and the first

moment of the IndyCar era

Long Beach.

Times are

still

tough right now, but

it feels like some of the shock is

wearing off, and all we need is

confidence to get things going again.

The 2009 racing season is here...

Thanks for stopping by!

JHS

About Jim Swint

Jim Swintal has been creating

motor

sports

art since 199

Previously

, he

had

been a Chicago Architect

for a dozen

years after graduating from

the University

of Notre Dame.

After working ten years as a volunteer

corner marshal at a variety of motor

racing

events, Jim became the Starter

for the

American Racing Series, which

was then

the premier support series for

the Champ

Car World Series. In 1993,

Jim succeeded

the late

Nick Fornoro as

the

Starter for the Champ

Car World

Series

and started 177 events

for Champ

Car.

In 2003, he moved up to

Race

Control,

serve

as the series'

Clerk

of the Course,

supervising the

activities

of the corps of

volunteer

Marshals that

man the signaling

posts

around the

circuit

Jim's

art has been commis

sioned

by a

variety of

motor

sports

vents, racing

teams

and

ndividual enthusiasts.

His

work

has been used in

Lithographs,

Team

Press Kits,

Event Programs

and

Posters,

Season-

nding

Awards

and

Holiday Cards.

UPDATED 04.07.09

"That was pretty cool. It was a very nice tribute to
the way things used to be in racing. A real
throwback… and Swintal did a good job too. Not only
did it look really good, but he avoided getting killed."
- Paul Tracy, after winning the 2003 Tecate/Telmex GP
in Mexico City

"POWER ON"

2OO9 LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX
JIM SELECTED AS POSTER ARTIST FOR THIS YEAR'S EVENT
Available on our Poster & Litho page

"CORNER OFFICE"

"THE FINAL FLAG"