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European Motorsport
2006 season news

Racing XJ6 Jaguars in the JEC series

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This Season:
2006 Season dates
Silverstone Report (April)
Snetterton Report
Silverstone Report (June)
Previous Seasons:
2005:
Snetterton Mar '05 Report
Snetterton Apr '05 Preview
Snetterton Apr '05 Report
Oulton Park May '05 Preview
Oulton Park race Photographs
Oulton Park Report
Donington June '05 Preview
Donington race Photographs
Donington race Report
Class championship win at Croft

2004:
2004 Season Photos
European Motorsport has been competing since 1999. In 2004, they competed in the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club series with a pair of highly modified Series 2 XJ saloons, and a Series 1 XJ. For 2005, one Series 2 was replaced by a later XJ40, and it is this line-up of cars that will be used throughout the 2006 championship.

The cars have all received a substantial amount of preparation prior to this seasons events. Each car puts out over 300bhp, and are stripped out to enable them to run at the minimum weight allowance.

To comply with the regs, each Jaguar has to be kitted out with full roll cages, racing seats and full harnesses, fire extinguisher systems and plenty more.

Races take place not only in the UK but also across Europe (France, Belgium, Holland) and are organised by the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club. UK venues visited in a typical season include Silverstone, Snetterton, Brands Hatch, Donington Park, Lydden Hill, Oulton Park, Rockingham and Thruxton.

European Motorsport's XJ saloons compete against a variety of older and newer Jaguars. Grids usually comprise a mixture of 6 cylinder models, including the 1950s/1960s MK1 & Mk2 saloons, S Types and 420s, with the 1970s models being represented by Series 1 and 2 XJs and XJC Coupes. The 1980s are usually represented by Series 3 XJ saloons, with more recent X300 and X-Type Jaguars bringing things up to date.

XJ40 Jaguar
New to the team for 2005 was a race prepared XJ40 Saloon, and it is this car that Howard Kirkham will be running for a second year..
If you wish to find out more about the JEC racing series, click here to visit the JEC website.

More Jaguar information on oldclassiccar.co.uk:

XJ40 Buying Guide, free parts adverts for both classic Jaguars, and newer models. A range of regalia, including T-Shirts, mouse mats, stickers, mugs and more, featuring several classic Jaguars, is available in the Jaguar regalia section.

If this has wetted your appetite to buy a classic XJ, have a look at this XJ6 & XJ12 feature on oldclassiccar.




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