passed today. those white with two tone green stripes Le mans Jags gave the Porsches and Toyota TOMs a run for their lunch
passed today. those white with two tone green stripes Le mans Jags gave the Porsches and Toyota TOMs a run for their lunch
Help ma they're gunna wash my car
http://www.girlracer.co.uk/motorspor...alkinshaw.html
Martin Brundle abour the XJR9 that finally displaced Porsche from winning le mans since 1980, from Jag's own website:
“The Mulsanne Straight … is a public road, a Route Nationale, complete with trees, cafes, houses, telegraph poles and everything else. Trucks run down it, and produce tramlines in the road. And this is where we’re flat-out for over a minute at 200mph. It scared the hell out of me. Then there’s the Mulsanne Kink. It’s not a kink, it’s a bloody corner. But somehow the Jaguar Le Mans cars felt totally at home there. It was like riding a bike. When you’ve done it once, it seems easy thereafter.”
http://www.jaguar.com/gl/en/about_ja...rs_lemans_wins
Last edited by Reza; 12-13-2010 at 05:33 AM.
Help ma they're gunna wash my car
When 'The Boss' took on 'the Mountain' down-under .......... RIP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9I7G...layer_embedded
Wonder how his time would compare with today's Super V8's.........
Last edited by Chuck Miller; 12-20-2010 at 05:32 AM.
Chuck Miller
Creative Advisor/Message Board Moderator - Early 911S Registry #109
R Gruppe #88
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'73S cpe #1099 - Matched # 2.7/9.5 RS spec rebuild
'67 Malibu 327 spt cpe - Period 350 Rebuild
’98 Chevy S-10 – Utility
’15 GTI – Commuter
Another great car guy gone....
he could peddle a car round a track pretty well - thats for sure and he was darn good at getting the most from his sponsors - if I recall correctly my old company's sponsorship of the F1 Arrows doubled when Mr TW took over , okay it did include Damon the then new F1 World Champion but double was a wee bit stiff - and our logo which consisted of 2 separate and different coloured triangles was not correctly orientated unless the car flipped over - which it did once .....
Nick D - Run Flat
1973 RHD 911 Carrera RS #0358 - Fun Car
2016 Cayenne Diesel - Tow Car
2017 Macan S - Better Half's Car
1955 356 Speedster SOLD
1976 911 2.7 SOLD
2006 Cayman S SOLD
2006 Cayenne S SOLD
2008 Carrera S F77 SOLD
2011 Cayenne S TOTALLED (T-Boned but kept us safe)
2015 Macan S SOLD
2015 GT3 - Track Car
2016 Cayenne SOLD
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Still looking for 1st Edition Carrera RS book #358.
Life is way too short to drive boring cars.
During the days of GTP, I had the good fortune to be at one of the races at Laguna Seca where the Jaguar ran. Although each car (Porsche 962, Nissan GTP-ZX Turbo) had its own distinct sound (who can forget the turbo pop-off valves?), the best sound by far was that of the Jag V-12. I sure miss those days. Mr. Walkinshaw will certainly be missed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft6mmtgPXM4
Peter Kane
'72 911S Targa
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