Month: April 2022

A packed-out sunny Brands Hatch on Easter weekend saw the Swallows Racing team again out in force with the BARC run CTCRC Berkshire Jags Challenge. Tom & Jack were driving their Class D XJR6 and Class A XJ40 and we were again running another XJ40 for Damian Gray a XJS for Tom Butterfield as well as supporting the XKR of Steve Dowell from PVE. Arriving early in the morning on Good Friday it gave us an opportunity to set up camp around the race truck and do some car preparation. With…

March 5th saw a ‘Cars & Coffee’ event with a unique twist with racing and track focused cars only on display and all Jaguars. The occasion, ‘The Launch’ of the collaboration and partnership between the newly formed initiative by the Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club and Swallows Racing was attended by over one hundred guests and enthusiasts. Held at Swallows Racing HQ at Rooksbridge in Somerset the event also showcased the fabulous Jaguar X-Type SCV8 now owned by Swallows and the last touring car to be built by Rouse-Hall Motorsport. The vision of…

Long cold winter days and late nights are the glamorous reality of motorsport at club level. This season we have gone from running two cars last year to having an involvement in seven or eight cars on this year’s grid. Hopefully this reflects our hard work and success in recent seasons, but it also brings with it extended work and commitment. Last season Tom in the XJR6 achieved the perfect result in the opening rounds at Silverstone with pole position, two outright and class wins along with the Jaguar Saloon &…