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Its that time of year again where Swallows Racing hosts its cars and coffee event, opening the doors to 3 regions of the JEC as well as friends and customers to enjoy artisan coffee, good food and great conversion. Sunday the 1st of June at 09.00am until 01.00pm we will host roughly 150 people, giving you the opportunity to see all of our race cars and builds. This insight will also include how we create our cars through design and fabrication to geometry set up and driver coaching. We will have…
Our annual track day at Castle Combe with our partners the Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club is always a highlight of our calendar. With persistent rain leading up to 15th October we anxiously checked the BBC weather site and pleasingly Tuesday looked fair, however for Gary and the team setting up the evening before it was pretty wet. The paddock quickly filled with a range of Jaguars, F-Types, XK8’s, XKR’s, E-Types, S-Types, XJ’s and a selection of race cars from the JEC Racing Saloon & GT Championships. The day was supported by a number…
A combination of a heavy workload and Friday traffic chaos meant a late evening arrival at Thruxton in Hampshire for the most ‘local’ round of the JEC Racing Saloon & GT Championship. With the gearbox finally sorted on Tom’s XJR after syncro issues at Anglesey, the mood in the Swallows camp was quietly optimistic. After all, Thruxton is the UK’s fastest circuit which suits the car, and this was where Tom had the best result of the season last year. QUALIFYING Glorious early Autumn sunshine greeted us for qualifying. Getting out…
Six long weeks after the disappointment of Oulton Park we were back on track this weekend at Anglesey, a new circuit for us, and a 260-mile trek north on Thursday afternoon ready for a full day testing on Friday. With a rebuilt gearbox and differential plus a new clutch we were optimistic that Tom’s XJR was in good health and ready for the challenge of the undulating clifftop circuit, probably one of the most scenic tracks in the world. ANGLESEY Friday morning turned out much as forecast and to be pretty…
Silverstone, the home of British motorsport, going to race there always brings added excitement and anticipation, after all this where our heroes have raced and fought to become champions, it is steeped in history. The International circuit was the venue for rounds 3 & 4 of the Jaguar Enthusiasts club GT and saloon car championship. After a strong showing in the first two rounds at Snetterton four weeks ago Tom Robinson in our number four car was in positive mood going to a circuit which he knew would suit the car.…
With no time to draw breath after our highly successful Open Day on Saturday 30th March, we set the Sat Nav’s for Snetterton in Norfolk and the JEC Saloon & GT Championship season curtain raiser. After a long drive from Somerset and arriving at gone midnight we grabbed some much-needed shut eye. The break of dawn revealed a bright crisp sunny day and near perfect conditions for testing. Tom Robinson continues this season to pilot the number four XJR and we are delighted to announce that he has been joined on the…
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…
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…
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…
