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Our first track day of the year at Brands Hatch and spring arrived early … On 22nd February we had a rude awaking with a 4.00am alarm call to get us to a misty Brands Hatch in Kent for the first Jaguar Enthusiast Club track day of the year. With the 8.30am drivers briefing completed and the mist cleared the glorious undulating curves of this famous circuit were revealed in fabulous February sunshine. This is where Nigel Mansell battled teammate and arch rival Nelson Piquet to win the 1986 British F1 grand…
Swallows Racing performance high flow stainless cats open up the most restrictive part of the exhaust system meaning that you get a significant boost in performance and a more raw engine note. When coupled with a remap will see a 25bhp increase in performance.
Our customer Steve brought in his stunning XFR this week for one of our lightweight carbon rear diffusers and I think you will agree this absolutely sets off the vehicle giving a more aggressive look to your XF. These diffusers fit the 08-15 generations of all XF’s and are £399.95.. We think they are worth every penny!
As the sun rose over the quiet and crisp aired circuit of Castle Combe on Monday the 22nd the JEC descended for its annual track day of automotive frolics and adrenaline fuelled passenger rides with a host of JEC Saloon and GT championship cars and the SR trio. With more and more Jaguar owners soaking up the track day culture in their high performance vehicles the day was a huge success, with a great array of completely different races cars each with there own characteristics/ drivers and engines it was a…
The UK’s largest annual motor race will return on October 27th 2018. Offering six hours of unbeatable racing on the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit in a relay format, last year’s Birkett saw a capacity grids of 70 teams with reserves, so don’t miss out this year – submit your team entry early and be part of one of motorsport’s longest-running traditions. This year we will be entering the Birkett with our fellow JEC drivers – Gail Hill – Micheal Holt – Simon Dunford – Chris Boon – Tom Robinson – Rick…
With a few days left until our JEC trackday at Castle Combe there are a few spots left to join us here for more charity passenger rides, so if you would like to come on down and check out our fleet to see how they perform on track then come on down on Monday the 22nd and say hello. Please follow this link for more information on this day.
When you arrive at the beautifully scenic Mallory Park and drive through the grand wrought iron gates you are greeted by a giant Jaguar Leaper, underneath are listed the dates of the seven Le Mans triumphs and three World Championships and you are left in no doubt of Jaguar’s supreme racing heritage. Fitting then that this should be the venue for the last rounds of this season’s championship. Qualifying The forecast of rain for Saturday proved to be one hundred percent accurate and in very tricky conditions, qualifying got underway. It’s…
Last weekend we had the absolute pleasure of being able to join the Invictus Games team at Donington park for the final round of the British GT championship. With the F-Type being the first GT car in recent history from Jaguar to enter the leagues of competitive racing we were excited to see the cars in action and take a closer look at the team from the comfort of the pits. One of the first things to strike you is the unmissable Invictus livery which grabs you attention and showing off…
We often get asked the same questions by 4.0 V8 owners.. “Why do I need to change my chains?” or “But my car has not done that much mileage yet so why should I get it done?” There are many articles pertaining to the recommended change of the chains, guides and water pump on these engines and the results when not attended to can be fatal. This week we have had a few timing chain jobs that really do show why these are a high priority for owners with no history…
