Race Calendar & Results

The last race day of the year and in a way the most exciting as the Broadspeed Jaguar was getting its first outing.

A few nervous folk were hovering around the car as soon as it emerged from its trailer. 

Qualifying was early on and went reasonably well with 4th on the grid. 

At the start of race 1, Shaun Lyn from pole led away strongly with the 2 hairy Escorts behind him and then me in the Broadspeed.  On lap 4, feeling more comfortable, I moved up to 3rd and on lap 8 into 2nd.  But as I began to concentrate on closing the gap to Shaun Lyn's big Capri it expired and suddenly I found myself in the lead!  But not for long as on the next lap Mark Wright forced his way past in his Escort and for the next 5 laps I reduced the gap from 0.7 seconds to 0.1 and on lap 16 regained the lead to eventually take the chequered flag after 28 laps some 23 seconds clear. 

What an amazing feeling, the first race the car had done since 1976 and a win, also the first win ever for a Broadspeed Jaguar! 

Race 2 was a bit of an anticlimax, a damp track and then a little gremlin meant caution early on and then unfortunately retirement when running a comfortable third. 

Qualifying: 4th in 51.585 (94.21mph)

Race 1 Result: 1st in 25.08.807 (90.18mph)

Best Lap: 51.248

Race 2: DNF