Jaguar World – July 2019

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memorieswithJaguarfanstodaywas
somethingspecial.”
AlongwithTWRengineersand
mechanics,racingdriversanddesigners,
visitorstotheTWRdisplaycouldalsomeet
thelegendaryXJR-9thatwonLeMansin
19 88,plusTomWalkinshaw’sownGroupA
XJ-SV12,stillresplendentinitswhite-on-
greenlivery.ATWRXJ220thatracedatLe
Mansin 1993 wasalsopresent,displayedat
theshowbyownerDonLaw.
AswellaswithAndyWallace,therewere
interviewswithTWRengineerAllanScott,
racestrategistAlastairMacQueenand
reveredracingcardesignerTonySouthgate,
whowasresponsibleforpenningtheearly
TWRGroupCJaguars.
JaguarfanstravelledfromallovertheUK,
aswellastheUSAandmainlandEurope.One
owner,TorBottolfsen,drovehisTWRJaguar
XJ12allthewayfromNorwaytoattend.In
recognitionofthis,hewasawardedthefirst
TrustTrophyfromtheJaguarHeritageTrust
forhisrarecar,oneofjustsix.
Speakingaftertheevent,theJECgeneral
manager,JamesBlackwell,said,“Wehad

highhopesfortheeventatBlenheimPalace

that,onthedayofthefestival,exceeded

allourexpectations.Itwasareallyspecial

day,madeperfectbytheglorioussunshine

andtheelegantlygrandsurroundingsthat

perfectlycomplementedthevastarrayof

classicJaguarsondisplay.Itwasgreatto

seesomanyhappyfacesenjoyingourfilm

andTVcardisplays.”

AndyWebber,whomanagedtheevent,

added,“Reunitingallthoseincredibleteam

membersfromtheTomWalkinshawRacing

teamwasaverymemorablemoment

andweareproud,throughtheJaguar

Enthusiasts’Club,tohavebeentheconduit

tothathistoricoccasion.”

GarethJonesjoinstheparadeinhis 2007 S-TYPER

ABOVE:TheAustinPowers’XK8andtheXKR

thatappearedinDieAnotherDay,bothfrom

JaguarHeritage

ArthurDaley’sDaimlerSovereignfromMinder

TheD-typereplicaofNeilsenMcConnell

GrahamWood’soutrageousXKRBadcat,whichgracedthe

frontcoverofourJuly 2018 issue

F-TYPEGT4driverMattGeorgeisinterviewedfor

thebigscreen

RIGHT:MichaelJewell’sstunningSS1receives

plentyofattention

TorBottolfsendrovefromNorwayinhisTWRXJ12,winninga
JaguarHeritageTrustTrophy