22 AUGUST 2019 AUTOSPORT.COM 69NATIONAL NEWS CLUB AUTOSPORTGOODWOOD MOTOR CIRCUIT
Just 53 examples of the Jaguar XJR-15 ‘road
car’ were produced during its three-year
build run from 1990-92, and 11 of those
came out of hiding to line up at the
Goodwood Motor Circuit on Monday.
Its chassis, housing a six-litre V12,
was developed from the Tony Southgate-
designed XJR-9 – the Group C sportscar
that won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1988.
Manufactured in conjunction with Tom
Walkinshaw Racing, the XJR-15 enjoyed a
brief three-race spell on the 1991 Formula 1
support package in the form of the Jaguar
Intercontinental Challenge.
It raced at Monaco, Silverstone and
Spa, with Armin Hahne bagging the
$1million prize fund.
Among those at the Goodwood meet-up
were Jeff Allam, John Watson, Ian Flux and
Tiff Needell, who recalled “opposite lock at
130mph” through the Monaco tunnel.
MATT KEWJag ‘Group C’ road cars assemble
HEROES OF IMSA The Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca, which takes place during the famed annual Monterey Car Week in California, celebrated
50 years of IMSA last weekend. A greatest hits ensemble included the Toyota-powered Eagle Mk3 (#99), a flurry of Porsche 935s and the John
Greenwood-designed Corvette C3 from the mid-1970s, as well as DPi and GT machines from the current 2019 field. Photograph by Eric Sawyer
BRANDS HATCHTop quality club racing was on
view last Saturday for the second
2019 visit by the 750 M0tor Club
to Brands Hatch.
A trio of hectic Locost outings
provided the highlights. Louis Wall,
Murray Shepherd and Ben Powney
won, Wall outscoring the three
drivers ahead of him in the
standings. Cars often attempted
to take Paddock Hill Bend three
abreast, and Druids four at a time.
Sunday brought the fourth
running of the Festival Italia, with
a strong emphasis on off-track
displays and demonstrations.
Tristan Simpson and Tim
Mogridge were victorious in the
headlining Ferrari Formula Classic
for pre-1997 cars. James Little twice
trounced a small field in the Ferrari
Club Racing series for later models.
BRIAN PHILLIPSWALL OUTSCORES
LOCOST RIVALS
Road and race XJR-15s
plus former drivers
gathered at GoodwoodPETER^ SUMMERS