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This weeks spotlight focuses on the black art of vehicle alignment and hopefully will put a few myths to bed about its need and effects. In the UK we have grown far to used to pot holes and kerbs becoming a daily occurrence and while over the years cars have gotten stronger the wheels and suspension are still susceptible to knocks and bumps along the way, if you have hit a bump and have noticed the car then pulls slightly in one direction your wheels may not be aligned correctly this…
Powered by Balti As we head towards the end of the season, Donington is one the most popular circuits on the calendar and played host to a JEC racing triple header. Donington for the JEC racers has also become about ‘Cars & Curry’ and the annual Saturday night pilgrimage to the Gandhi in downtown Donni, after all the money we have spent there perhaps they would like to sponsor us, ‘Powered by Balti’! Adam elected to retire his car for the remainder of the season after the difficulties encountered at Thruxton…
Mods & Rockers Back in the day you either rode a scooter or motorbike, you liked Ska, Two-tone or Rock and Roll, contrasting ends of the same spectrum. Reflecting on the fortunes of our two teammates and their cars it’s been a bit like that this weekend, a bit of a contrast! Photos and race report by Colin porter Friday Practice With two practice sessions booked for each car on Friday we anticipated plenty of track time at Thruxton the UK’s fastest circuit and a good track for our XJR’s. Jaguar…
Swallows racing has been working closely with one of the leading brake manufactures Wortec to design an exclusive range of Jaguar performance Brake packages. The first product to launch is the F-type 5.0 front and rear Sun cut rotor upgrade. From the first look at a wortec “Sun Cut” rotor you will see that it differs from other manufactures in many significant ways Starting with the “Sun Cut” edge. This inovative and performance enhancing feature adds superior cooling and weight reduction added to the friction surface, which is narrow and at…
Jump in the drivers seat as Rob bool screams through the gears in his Swallows racing powered 4.2 supercharged V8 A/T Challenger at the worlds most historic and prestigious motorsport event ‘Goodwood Festival of Speed’
Last weekend’s Silverstone Classic has been universally hailed as another massive success by the 100,000 visitors, competitors, performers, grid organisers, exhibitors, car clubs, and media, who savoured three extraordinary days of epic entertainment at the home of British motor sport. For the fourth year in succession the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival attracted a six figure attendance drawn by a magical mix of unrivaled retro racing grids, glittering automotive anniversaries plus a feast of fun-fueled attractions for all the family. With the world famous Northamptonshire circuit celebrating the 70th anniversary…
The Brands Hatch Indy circuit is very technical & demanding, requiring maximum concentration to produce best times.With temperatures in the low-mid 30s forecast, the weekend was going to be a challenge to both drivers & cars as track temperatures soared. The Jaguars turned out in force, with 25 cars entered, consisting of 13 XJSs, 2 XK8 & 10 saloons. Photos and report Colin Porter Roger Gage RACING WEEKENDS ARE OFTEN MEMORABLE! Sometimes for the right reasons and the wrong reasons. Contrast then the last round of the 2017 season at Brands…
The sun shone brightly for the JEC Jaguar Summer Festival at Wroxall Abbey. Over 850 Jaguars of all types gathered around the rolling green lawns, enjoying arguably the best possible weather that the Warwickshire countryside has seen in years. We took a pair of our Jagaur XKR palmer sports to show alongside the JEC race series.
We are very proud of our Jaguar Summer Festival 2018 at Wroxall Abbey. What better way to enjoy the event with a video recap. OVERSTEER PHOTOGRAPHY With so much going on, we were bound to miss something so we asked Oversteer Photography to come and take some video of the day for us. That way we could enjoy parts of the show we never got to see ourselves. We enjoyed the results so much that here it is for you to enjoy.
