Race 10 & 11: Donington Park

Jaguar Classic Parts Saloon & GT Championship

In a rather compressed season, 29 drivers assembled for the final 2 races of the 2013 championship. With potentially 4 drivers in the running for overall honours & only 9 of the 11 rounds counting towards the Championship, there was much to be gained (or lost!). A welcome return by Steve Askham after a long break.

Sturgess Motor Group of Leicester provided a delectable F Type Course Car in addition to a display of some current models.

The XJ40 Forum brought a display of beautifully prepared cars & , in addition to tour of Race Control, met many of the drivers and inspected race cars. Jaguar Heritage brought the V12 XJ40 Coupe.

Rob Jenner said "A group dedicated to the XJ40 and its preservation meet up once a year, 2013 saw them at Donnington Park race circuit as guests of the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club racing section, 20 plus cars attended of all years and variants, including a Majestic, two XJR's and a V12 6.0, they had a guided tour of race control and a brief insight into the racing section of the JEC, members were allowed to get up close and personal with the race cars, even being allowed to try them for size, some fitted better than others, and some not at all!! Terry Dye was the perfect host for the weekend and spent a huge amount of time with the XJ40 owners The XJ40 enthusiasts were greeted by two of Jaguars Heritage cars, the V12Coupé M 690 CRW and the very last 40 built M94 FVC, ably looked after by David Baldwin, who happily chatted away to our members all day

Heavy Rain Icon

Qualifying

A damp & miserable start to the weekend provided a greasy, challenging surface, catching out Simon Blunt (amongst others) at Redgate Corner. Despite the conditions, modified cars posted good times. Tom Barclay (XJ Coupe) led Lawrence Coppock (XJS), with the Davis Howard XJ12 3rd. Chris Palmer completed the 2nd row and led Class C. After missing most of the the season Alasdair McGregor was fastest in (standard) Class A.Colin Philpott & Dean Sewell (running in engine) were unusually at the rear of the grid. Philip Comer (XJS) blew his clutch. Kutuka Motorsport descended on the car to replace it before the race, only for him to stop with a broken rotor arm.

Light Rain Icon

Race 1

Barclay took the lead from Coppock, Howard & the fast-improving Tom Butterfield but dropped to 4th on lap 2, before finally recovering to finish 2nd. Entertaining battles between Gail Hill (XJ40) & Dave Bye (XJ Coupe); McGregor (X300) & Chris Pizzala (XJS) entertained a JEC XJ40 Forum group of spectators. Amongst other spinners, Pizzala’ s car took to the grass at Redgate on a number of occasions. McGregor expired when a piston escaped through the side of the block. Fine drives by Philpott (24th -10th) & Sewell (29th-14th) as they cut through the field. In probably his finest race, Sewell earned Drive of the Day by a small margin over Philpott. Tim Morrant suffered a clutch failure &, with no replacement, his weekend was over. Other non-finishers included: Walker (brakes), Scoins & Crook (gravel trap).

Sunny Icon

Race 2

The rolling start was a little untidy but Howard led from Barclay & a hard-charging Palmer whilst the unfortunate Sewell stopped on lap 14, after a titanic battle with Askham. Simon Lewis, who qualified out session, started from the back & stormed though to 7th, earning the much prized Drive of the Day. A fine 3-way battle between Coppock senior, Bye & Hill was curtailed when Bye stopped on lap 9. Another entertaining fight was between Pearce (MKII), Webster (XJS) & Philpott. A strong race by Walker earned class 3rd in his first season’s racing.

Race Results

Fastest Laps

Fastest LapDriverClassRace Time
Class Chris PizzalaA
Class Jay OlsenC
Class Dave ByeB

Results for Class Alasdair McGregor

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stA

Results for Class Alistair Dyson

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stD

Results for Class Ben Walker

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stA

Results for Class Bob Beecham

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stA

Results for Class Bruce Cologne-Brookes

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stA

Results for Class Chris Boon

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stC

Results for Class Chris Palmer

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stC

Results for Class Chris Pizzala

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stA

Results for Class Cliff Ryan

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stD

Results for Class Colin Philpott

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stC

Results for Class Dave Bye

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stB

Results for Class David Howard

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stD

Results for Class Dean Sewell

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stB

Results for Class Derek Pearce

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stB

Results for Class Gail Hill

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stB

Results for Class Guy Connew

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stB

Results for Class Howard Kirkham

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stB

Results for Class James Crook

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stA

Results for Class James Ramm

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stC

Results for Class Jay Olsen

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stC

Results for Class Laurence Squires

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stA

Results for Class Lawrence Coppock

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stD

Results for Class Matt Jeffery

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stB

Results for Class Mike Scoins

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stB

Results for Class Nick Dyson

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stA

Results for Class Nick Wade

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stA

Results for Class Paul Merrett

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stD

Results for Class Peter Dorlin

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stB

Results for Class Philip Comer

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stA

Results for Class Phillip Woods

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stB

Results for Class Richard Coppock

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stC

Results for Class Richard Dorlin

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stD

Results for Class Rodney Frost

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stC

Results for Class Roger Webster

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stC

Results for Class Simon Blunt

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stA

Results for Class Simon Lewis

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stB

Results for Class Simon Seath

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stA

Results for Class Steve Askham

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stA

Results for Class Terry Nicholls

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stC

Results for Class Tim Morrant

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stB

Results for Class Tom Barclay

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stB

Results for Class Tom Butterfield

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stB

Results for Class Tom Lenthall

PositionDriverTotal TimeFastest Lap
1stC