Jaguar XJR-15 anyone?

Brian Hamilton · 03-18-08, 05:27 PM

Just surfing through Ebay and came upon this...

eBay Motors: Jaguar XJR 15-#011 (item 330220264213 end time Mar-23-08 09:13:08 PDT)

Amazing what you can find on there!!!

Also found this...

eBay Motors: ASTUR GROUP 7 SPORTS RACER 1965 / CAN-AM / 289 FORD (item 350038065910 end time Mar-28-08 06:33:51 PDT)

WOW!!!

Chris Ardern · 03-18-08, 08:39 PM

What was the deal with that crazy race series they had for these cars. All I remember is seeing them crashing around some obscure oval track looking ridiculious. All the big drivers were there. It was wierd.
Chris
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Ian Anderson · 03-19-08, 05:00 AM

I was at Silverstone on that race day - immediately after a F1 race.

It was billed as a "Gentlemans Race"

Didn't look too gentle to me - they were swapping paint down the straights and I think 3 cars went off together into the sand at Club - all sustaining damage.

I note on the E bay listing this one was not damaged in the racing!

Ian

Simon · 03-19-08, 06:07 AM

Ian,

Just out of interest, I know of a person with a roadgoing XJR15 in Devon!

Simon

Eric Johnson · 03-19-08, 07:02 AM

I think they began calling it the "Crash Masters " series after a couple of races.Lol...

Fran Hall RCR · 03-19-08, 07:43 AM

I recall seeing a test on the TV with Tiff or Clarkson and their comments were less than complimentary about the handling of the XJR-15.

In fact I think the comment was worst handling sports car ever....ouch

Mesa · 03-19-08, 12:01 PM

They raced in the US at Indianapolis raceway park, of all places. It was such a joke, I was really embarrassed for our sport while watching that fiasco. Track was way too small (smaller oval with a mini road course section) the cars barely fit. They had no hope but to make contact. A Chinese firedrill it was, what a disaster.

Somebody HAD to have been fired after that one.

J. Salmon · 03-19-08, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gt40fran

I recall seeing a test on the TV with Tiff or Clarkson and their comments were less than complimentary about the handling of the XJR-15.

In fact I think the comment was worst handling sports car ever....ouch

Good memory!

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scott · 03-19-08, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mesa

They raced in the US at Indianapolis raceway park, of all places. It was such a joke, I was really embarrassed for our sport while watching that fiasco. Track was way too small (smaller oval with a mini road course section) the cars barely fit. They had no hope but to make contact. A Chinese firedrill it was, what a disaster.

Somebody HAD to have been fired after that one.

That was the Fast Masters series and the cars were XJ220's not XJ15's.

I liked Clarkson's comment while driving the XJ15 about how dissapointing it was "like being offered a date with Darryl Hannah, and finding out shes a vegetarian"

Mesa · 03-19-08, 09:00 PM

Thanks Scott,
I was close anyway....they sort of look the same :-). Either way it was a total sham.
Suppose I need to spend more attention on Jag products? I still have the image of Benny Parsons wedging himself in one of them. Not the best fit for good 'ol Benny.

Manny · 03-19-08, 10:25 PM

I happened to be at the "Crash Masters" race at IRP, and it was just as much as a joke in real life as it was on TV...

I was given free tickets, one of my buddies at work had a son who was racing in an electric car race for college teams so we went out there to give moral support for that... Thank goodness I didn't pay anything for the tickets, I would have really felt "ripped off"....