Jaguar XJR-15(s): Pic of the Week
One XJR-15 is sensational enough; what must a grid of them been like?
It was nice to focus on Jaguar's forgotten supercar too, the XJR-15 living in the shadow of the already overlooked XJ220. It's hard to picture a race car derived, V12, manual Jaguar track car - the road car modifications made the handling notoriously tricky - falling on tough times today, but the XJR-15 has never been as revered as some of its contemporaries.
It deserves further celebration too because Jaguar raced the XJR-15, a photo from which features as this Friday's Pic of the Week. 'The International Challenge by Jaguar Sport' may sound like something from Gran Turismo, but by pitching 16 identical XJR-15s against each other on three GP tracks - Monaco, Spa and Silverstone - in 1991, it created perhaps the coolest F1 support car series since M1 Procar.
This image comes from the first round at Monaco, 10 (!) XJR-15s in view as Bob Wollek leads into the first corner. So that's nearly 20 per cent of all the XJR-15s ever made, racing at one of the most iconic race tracks in the world. On a desktop wallpaper. Right now. For you. Don't say PH never does anything for its readers...
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The Jaguar Sport INTERCONTINENTAL Challenge (NOT International, as the narrative states) supported the 1991 Grands Prix and attracted many wealthy owners, privateers and paid drivers, including F1, Sportscar and Touring Car Drivers of the day.
In view here:
4 - Bob Wollek, finished 6th
13 - John Nielsen, DNF
5 - Tiff Needell, finished 7th
There were 2 further rounds:
Silverstone, which turned into a panel beater's delight (won by Juan Manuel Fangio II, 45 years after his uncle won at Silverstone), and
Spa, run over an undisclosed - at the start - number of laps to avoid race-fixing in light of the $1m prize fund. This was won by Armin Hahne.
TWR later developed the tub section into the Nissan R390 Group C racer which achieved 3rd at Le Mans in 1998.
On values, yes, Wikipedia shows their decline (to c£95,000!!) and subsequent rise. Caveat is that some examples didn't sell at the Auctions in which they were entered, and of course exchange rates won't be 100% accurate.
On values, yes, Wikipedia shows their decline (to c£95,000!!) and subsequent rise. Caveat is that some exampled didn't sell at the Auctions in which they were entered, and of course exchange rates won't be 100% accurate.
I think they're beautiful and would love to experience one to see how it compares to an F1 and F1 GTR I've had the good fortune to passenger in.
The aura around the 3 pre-F1 races in that 1 season, the fact they are so rare and hardly seen until recently, and the fact that apparently 1 guy from Hong Kong, a nightclub owner, bought 10 (!?!!) when they were new all add to my love for the car.
http://www.racingsportscars.com/championship/Jagua...
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