March 2012 JagMag

Volume 53
Issue 3
March 2012
Jaguar Drivers and Restorers Club of NorthWest America
Affiliate of Jaguar Clubs of America
Contents
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President – Jamil Haque
206-226-8443
[email protected]
VP Activities – Steve Christiansen
206-782-2819
VP Technical – Chris Johnston
206-527-5648
[email protected]
Treasurer – John Holmes
206-386-5905
[email protected]
Secretary – Joan Forsberg
206-527-5648
[email protected]
President’s Message
Forthcoming Events
Executive Board Report
Spring Thing Rally/Powellswood
Tech Session
Remembering Linda Papineau
Jaguars on the Green @ LeMay
Editor’s Bits & Pieces
Classified Ads
Fastest Jaguar
Trustees
Committees
Bill Young – 425-641-7529
[email protected]
Jim Lunz – 206-323-5879
Bob Alness – 253-565-7559
[email protected]
Ray Papineau – 425-483-9641
[email protected]
Membership – Vickie Kollmar
206-850-5996
[email protected]
Sunshine – Karolyn Walden
253-852-4004
[email protected]
Concours Chair – Ray Papineau
425-483-9641
[email protected]
Chief Judge – Zane Ware
206-650-3190
[email protected]
Webmaster – David Massy
425-836-0648
[email protected]
JagMag Staff
Senior Editor – Fred Lund
Junior Editor – Guy Bradick
206-225 8191
jdrc.nwa.jagmag@gmail.
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Message From the President
Jamil Haque
The goundhog seems spot-on this year with his forecast. Our February general meeting was met with high winds and rain. It was great to meet some of
our newer members, however, who braved the weather to come out and say
hello. We were also treated to a look at a member’s 3.8S that was so freshlyrestored, it was almost painful to see it in the rain.
In March we can live vicariously through our JDRC/NWA members who will
be heading to Phoenix, AZ for the combined Western States Meet and JCNA
AGM. Hopefully they will bring us back some sunshine as well as good stories
from the meeting. If anyone is considering the drive down to Phoenix and
would like to caravan, Hank Snider is making the trip in his E-Type and there
may be some Canadian Jaguar Club members joining him.
If you are staying closer to home there are JDRC events on either end of the
lake to lure you out with your Jaguar. Steve Christensen has scheduled a general meeting dinner on Saturday the 24th in Kent. There is also a technical session organized by Chris Johnston at Fenders and Fins in Woodinville. Details
about these events are in the JagMag.
Finally, make sure to add the back-to-back April Rallies to your calendar. The
Tulip Rallye on April 21st and our own Spring Thing Rally/PowellsWood Show
and Shine on April 28th should be a great kick-off to the 2012 driving season.
Look for articles about these two in the JagMag. I hope to see you out with
your cars.
Come rain or come shine,
Jamil
Welcome Spring by getting together with your fellow JDRC members for
dinner and an update on the club’s events. There will be a general meeting
on Saturday March 24th from 4-6 PM at H.D. Hotspurs in Kent. H.D. Hotspurs
specializes in BBQ classics like St. Louis ribs and beef brisket as well as local
favorites like baked salmon. This will be a buffet dinner and the cost will be
$30 per person. Please RSVP to Steve Christensen at 206-234-3765 if you
plan to attend. H.D. Hotspurs is located at:
315 Washington Ave. S.
Kent, WA 98032
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Forthcoming 2012 Events
Mar. 9-14
WSM/ JCNA AGM
June 2 & 3
Phoenix, AZ
Pitt Meadows, B>C> Art Dickenson 604 465 7244
www.jcna.com
Mar. 24
Sat. 4-6 pm Spring Get Together
June 24
H.D. Hotspurs
315 Washington Ave. S. Kent, WA
Mar. 31
Friday, Jaguars on the Island
RSVP Steve Christensen 206-234-3765
Victoria, Canada
Sat. 10:00 am Tech Session Fin & Fenders
Contact: Merritt Chisholm 250-656-0030
Aug.11
Saturday Jaguars on the Green, at LeMay Museum
Contact: Chris Johnston chris.johnston@ nooa.gov
Tacoma, WA
Saturday Spring Thing Rally/Powellswood
Contact Ray Papineau 253-839-5797
Federal Way, WA
Aug. 12
Contact Paul Griffin 360-275-9480 or Jamil Haque
206-226-8443
May 27
Sunday CXKJR Slalom Surrey, B.C.
John Morse 604 594 8992
Jul. 27-29
19909 144th Ave. NE Woodinville, WA
Apr. 28
Sat & Sun PJEG Concours and Slalom
Sunday, 9:20 am Pre Season School
Pacific Jaguar Enthusiasts Group
Surrey, B.C. Art Dickenson 604 465 7344
Sunday, BritBull XVI Millwood Park
Millwood, WA 509-891-7850
Aug. 18
Sat. CXKJR Heritage Classic
Vancouver, B.C. Tom Doyle 604 896 0159
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Executive Board Report
The Board of Directors held its second meeting of 2012 on February 2nd.
Board meetings are held the first Thursday of each month at alternating locations: either at a Board member’s home or a restaurant. Meeting locations are
listed in the events calendar in the JagMag. At each Board meeting, the various
officers give briefings, upcoming events are discussed, and club issues are voted
on. The following are some of the topics discussed at our February meeting.
Sunshine report: The Board was briefed on the engagement of Sunshine
Chair Karolyn Walden to fiancé James Deal—an announcement was in the Editor’s Bits & Pieces section of the February 2012 JagMag. The Board sends their
congratulations to Karolyn and Jim. Shortly before publication of this edition
of the JagMag, the Board was saddened to hear of the passing of club member
Linda Papineau—our deepest condolences and thoughts are with her family. If
you want to know if any club members are ill, or how an ill club member is recuperating, you can contact the Sunshine Chair or a Board member. Also, if anyone
knows of a club member who is ill, or has had a happy event, such as a new baby,
milestone birthday, or a wedding, please let the Sunshine Chair or a Board member know.
The club is in good shape financially. A detailed financial report is published
once a year in the JagMag; the most recent report was published in the February
2012 JagMag. As of February 2nd, our club had 125 paid family memberships for
2012, eight of which are new memberships.
Several upcoming events were discussed, including the next JDRC/NWA
General Meeting, which was scheduled for Saturday Feb. 18th at Roundtable Pizza
in Redmond. Also discussed was the Spring Thing Rally, which is scheduled for
April 28th and will end with lunch at the lovely setting of Powell’s Wood and includes a garden tour. A motion was passed to spend up to $300 on prizes for the
Spring Thing Rally, so that’s one more reason to sign up for the rally! No Tech
Sessions had been scheduled at the time of the February Board meeting but
several were in the works for the spring. See the online Calendar of Events and
JagMag for details on upcoming events.
The Concours Chair provided an update on planning and preparations for
the 2012 JDRC/NWA Concours, which will take place Saturday, August 11th at the
new Le May Museum in Tacoma. The Silver Cloud hotel on Ruston Way has been
reserved for out-of-town attendees and the reception (this is the same hotel we
had for the 2011 Concours)--stay tuned to the website and future editions of the
JagMag for updates.
Following the January meeting, the Board reviewed several proposed
updates to the club’s bylaws. These proposed updates are comprised of minor
wording changes that reflect the club’s incorporation of email and the internet
as alternate means of contacting the membership and providing publications. At
the February meeting, Board members agreed to forward the proposed bylaw
changes to the membership for approval by vote as laid out in Article IX of the
JDRC/NWA bylaws. Instructions for online voting on the bylaw changes will be
sent as well. Members without email addresses will be mailed printed copies of
the proposed changes as well as ballot forms. The proposed changes will also be
presented at the February dinner meeting. A motion was passed to accept several proposed changes to Exhibit C of the Bylaws. These changes entail updating
the list of continuing committees and chair positions in Exhibit C to match the
list on the front page of the roster. Changes to Exhibit C do not require approval
by the membership. The Board nominated and approved several individuals as
Honorary Members for 2012 and passed a motion to publish the list of these
Honorary Members in the 2012 roster. Letters were also sent to these individuals
acknowledging their honorary membership status.
Club members are welcome to contribute Jaguar-related stories, articles,
or photos for the JagMag; just contact the Editor or a Board Member. Also, anyone who is interested in helping out with any club event, please contact one of
the Board Members--- you don’t need to be a Board Member to volunteer at an
event.
The next BOD Meeting will be held March 1st at Teo’s Mia Roma restaurant
in Kenmore. Club members are welcome to attend the BOD Meetings. If you
would like to attend, please contact the host Board Member who will be listed as
‘Contact’ in the JagMag calendar.
Happy Winter Driving,
Your Board of Directors.
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“SPRING THING RALLY”
April 28, 2012
Mark your calendars! It’s time for you to start planning to drive the
2012 "Spring Thing Rally," and it should be a good one! This is a must-do
event for JDRC/NWA members who love driving their cars on backcountry
roads, observing their surroundings, and answering trivia.
We will start at Jaguar of Tacoma again, but this year we will end up at
the lovely home of Monte and Diane Powell at Dash Point, combining the
rally with the much loved PowellsWood event. At the end of the rally the
Powells will be hosting the club for lunch and a tour of the PowellsWood
Gardens. PowellsWood, is a three acre garden that has been an ongoing
labor of love for the Powells since the 1990’s. Today, PowellsWood is a beautiful, mature garden divided into separate themed “rooms” that provides a
tranquil oasis from the bustle of nearby Federal Way. If you haven’t visited
PowellsWood, this is a great opportunity not only to see the gardens, but to
tour them with Monte and Diane and learn about the garden’s history. For a
sneak peak and to learn more about PowellsWood please go to: www.powellswood.org
This year’s Spring Thing Rally is a traditional Time/ Speed/Distance
rally, but the rules are relaxed and the destination is known from the get-go.
Even if you get lost, you can find your way to the end, and it will be worth
the trip. For the serious competitors, there will be a chance to win fantastic
prizes, and the first place finishers will have their name added to the everexpanding Spring Thing Rally trophy. Be warned, however, that the second
place finishers also win the “prize” of getting to organize the 2013 Spring
Thing Rally. "The Spring Thing Rally" this year is being organized by last
year’s second place “winner” Paul Griffin, with help from the JDRC Board, as
Paul has a commitment out-of-state on that day that will prevent him from
attending the rally.
The day begins at Jaguar of Tacoma with coffee and donuts at 9:00
a.m. The drivers’ meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. and first cars out will start at
10:00 a.m. Even if you’re not up to running the rally route, please feel free to
come to the finish line at the Powell’s. There will be an awards presentation
for rally participants, and Monte and Diane are graciously providing lunch for
rallyists at approximately 1:00 pm. There is no specific web site for the event,
but additional details will be in the JagMag and questions regarding the rally
may be addressed to Paul Griffin at 360-275-9480 (email: [email protected]) or Jamil Haque at 206-226-8443. Jaguar of Tacoma – 1601 40th
Ave. Ct. E. Fife – 253-896-4200
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Tech Session
It's Tech session time!!! weather permitting we will be holding a
tech session on March 31st Saturday at 10:00 am at Fins and Fenders in Woodinville http://www.fendersandfins.com/ Coffee and
Donuts will be provided. Hope see to see you there!!!
Contact: Chris Johnston 206-527-5648
[email protected]
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Linda Sue Papineau July 17,1947 - February,19,2012
Loving Nurturing and In the Fast Lane
It was a good day. How really good I would soon find out because what was
to happen that day would fill my life with love and companionship for the
next 42 years.
I worked for an electrical contracting company in the early seventies that
had a summer picnic each year for the employees. The picnic was always at
the owner’s home on the waterfront near Poulsbo. Today was the Saturday
in August that the picnic was to take place. It was always a good time and
I had no intention of missing it. After a ferry ride and a short drive I arrived
at the gathering. I walked down the side of the house to the front and then
out onto the large lawn which joined to the beach. The gang was there and
I quickly located the beer and started greeting my coworkers. After only a
few minutes of mingling I noticed a young woman sitting in a chair under
a shade tree. Suddenly nothing else mattered. I don’t know if there is such
a thing as love at first sight, but something certainly happened to me that
moment. I studied the situation. None of the guys were paying any attention to her. Are they crazy? Could she possibly be here alone? I must meet
her. I walked over, introduced myself and heard her name, Linda, for the
first time. After that the picnic is mostly a blur. I know we swam, had food
and drank beer everything you do at a picnic. I just remember talking to the
most wonderful person I had ever met.
After the picnic a group of us were going to a restaurant in Edmonds. I
asked if she wanted the come and when she did I made sure I sat next to
her. Later I asked if she would like to go to the motorcycle races the next
day in Centralia that I was racing in. She said she would and then I informed
her we would be going in my pickup truck that the muffler had just blown
off and we were also taking the 13 year old son of a friend of mine. When
the day of racing was over she sat in the middle on the way home next to
me covered with mud and the 13 year old also covered with mud fast asleep
on her right shoulder. Yes I am a romantic son of a gun.
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Linda Sue Papineau July 17,1947 - February,19,2012
So went the first two days of the rest of my life. We started dating and as
fate would have it I couldn’t have found a more caring person. We married in January of 1972. From the beginning Linda raised my first daughter,
Lisa, as if she were her own. In 1977 our second daughter Heather was born.
Linda was a nurturing mother and our daughters show the results of her
love and talents. They have their own families now and are continuing her
mother’s legacy. Looking back I wish I had a dollar for all of the junior bowling games we went to-- Linda was the league Treasurer. Girls fast pitch
baseball was also on the schedule and for eleven years we went to a ton of
games-- Linda was the Assistant Coach for the first five years. There were
gymnastic practices, camping trips and other shared interests too. She was
a wonderful woman who never stood on the side line. She was always a
part of her daughters’ activities. Many years later Linda found herself at
the same bowling alleys and the same baseball fields watching her youngest grandson, Josh.
Linda never turned her back on my interests either. Instead she would become as involved as I was. When I raced flat track motorcycles she would
drive the van while I worked on the bikes in the back. Some summers we’d
race three races a weekend. Before each race she would always help push
the bikes to start them and then give me a kiss before each race. For a few
years we raced the desert cross country races too. What great times camping out in the desert all weekend and then the big race on Sunday. Linda
got good at driving me to the hospital too. She was always there to support me.
I thought antique cars would be safer and less painful, so we bought one.
We went to many antique car shows, events and parades. One Fourth of
July parade the Sonic’s Weedle fell off Linda’s running board and crashed
to the pavement. Linda jumped out and helped him up and ended up in the
newspaper.
Later I wanted an English Bull Terrier dog, so we got one. That wasn’t
enough. We started breeding them and doing the dog show circuit. We
ended up entering over 60 dog shows. Linda loved the dogs like they were
her children and excelled at handling the dogs in the show ring.
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Linda Sue Papineau July 17,1947 - February,19,2012
Next I thought I’d try doing the demolition derbies. She didn’t even say no
to that. My friends and I would build a car in the front driveway and then
load it up and take it to the track. At the track before I’d wreck the car
they’d run a dump to pass race. In this race you couldn’t pass the car in front
of you without spinning the car out. Linda ran most of these races and won
five first place trophies. Now that’s getting involved with your husband’s
hobby.
Putting a lot of work into a car and then wrecking it got old after a few
years. Stock car racing sounded like the way to go. We decided to build a
real stock car, a car we could hopefully use more than once. Again I couldn’t
keep Linda out of the car. Before all the politically correct stuff they used
to run “powder puff” races. These races only had woman drivers. The track
wouldn’t let the woman race with the men. Linda did well and won several
races. She was so smart. She’d work her way to the front and just sit there
waiting for the leading drivers to make a mistake. Then she’d pounce. The
last year they had powder puff races a women sued the track because she
wanted to race the men. They eliminated powder puff races. Linda won the
powder puff championship that year, so I guess she’s still reigning powder
puff champion at Evergreen Speedway. Our stock-car racing took a period
of nine years of which I was an officer in the association. Of course, by my
side, was Linda as Secretary for five years. As if that wasn’t enough, she
was the association’s Friday night track photographer for all nine years.
I had always wanted the build an airplane, but we needed a place to do it.
We bought a metal building about a mile away. Linda, Heather and I took
the building a part piece-by-piece and loaded it on our car trailer. We reassembled it in our back yard. When we finished we decided that building an
airplane took too long and made the decision to get back into cars. Linda
had said that she always wanted a red Jaguar convertible. After a year we
found an XJS she liked. Not knowing anything about Jaguars we joined the
local Jaguar club. History does repeat itself and subsequently we bought
more Jaguars and got really involved in the Jaguar Club. Linda enjoyed the
Jaguars but most of all the people that owned them.
And that takes us to today. I have the best two daughters and three grandsons a person could ever have. I also have the memories of the things Linda
and I did together. Memories should be comforting, but thinking about
them without her is hard. I wish I could hold her for just one more time, to
kiss her and tell her how much I love her. I miss her so much. Ray Papineau
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Contact:
Ray Papineau
425 483 9641
[email protected]
Lodging: For out of town guests we have arranged special "Jaguar Club" rates and reseved
parking at the Silver Cloud Inn on the shore of
Commencement Bay. Visit www.silvercloud.
com/tacoma/features.php. Phone 253-272-1300
Awards Banquet: Saturday, August 11th, 6:30pm
at the Lobster Shop Restaurant. This, on the shore
retaurant, specializes in the finest Pacific NW
seafood and wines. Visit www.lobstershop.com
Hospitality Suite: Friday, August 10th, 7:00pm at the Silver cloud Inn.
Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be provided.
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LeMay – America’s Car Museum (ACM) spotlights
America’s love affair with the automobile. Featuring
a nine-acre campus – with a four-story museum as
the centerpiece – ACM, situated atop Tacoma, Wash.,
30 minutes south of Seattle and in the shadow of Mt.
Rainier, will be one of the world’s largest auto museums and attractions when it opens in June 2012.
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165,000-sq.-ft. museum
ACM is designed to preserve history and celebrate the
world’s automotive culture. The spacious facility will
house up to 500 cars, trucks and motorcycles from
private owners, corporations and the LeMay collection,
which amassed a Guinness Book record of more than
3,500 vehicles in the mid-‘90s.
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Collector car center
•
3.5-acre show field
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Galleries
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Banquet hall
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Meeting space
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Car storage
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Café/restaurant
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Administrative offices
•
Adjacent to the Tacoma Dome – just off Interstate
5; annually traveled by more than 7 million motorists
“Everybody remembers their first car, family driving vacations, a sports car they fell in love with as a teenager,”
says ACM CEO David Madeira. “Personal experiences
with cars are at the heart of the American experience,
and we’re going to showcase more than a century of
automotive lifestyle and history as well as the future of
transportation.”
Develop an education center/library to promote
automotive history, restoration and preservation.
The ACM Campus:
The ACM Vision:
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Become the gathering place where automotive enthusiasts from around the globe celebrate America’s
love affair with the automobile.
•
Create social networks for auto enthusiasts, serious
collectors and educational entities.
•
Portray present achievements and future directions
in the transportation industry, including design,
technology and products.
ACM is conceived on the premise that there is an important, unique automotive story to tell about the past,
present and future of cars, trucks and motorcycles. As a result, ACM will attract young and old alike, will
inspire everybody who enters, and will help educate the
drivers of the future
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Editor’s Bits & Pieces
times.........the solution is very simple: add a 3 STAGE
BATTERY MAINTAINER; NOT a simple trickle charger;
they boil the water away..........
They can be had for $50 -$60 (Battery Tender, CTIK...)
Welcome Spring by getting together with
and should be connected at all times when not using
your fellow JDRC members for dinner and an update
the vehicle regularly.
on the club’s events. There will be a general meeting
A run around the block is not good enough; rememon Saturday March 24th from 4-6 PM at H.D. Hotspurs ber, it can take many miles to replenish your batin Kent. H.D. Hotspurs specializes in BBQ classics like
tery..........
St. Louis ribs and beef brisket as well as local favorites
I checked yesterday with Jaguar Tacoma and
like baked salmon. This will be a buffet dinner and
the two Jags sitting in the showroom were connected
the cost will be $30 per person. Please RSVP to Steve to a battery maintainer. Those in the lot get run reguChristensen at 206-234-3765 if you plan to attend.
larly for up to 2 hours to keep the batteries charged.
So do yourself a favor and DON'T neglect
Our Jaguar's do much better with regular
exercise; brakes, exhaust, and power train, all will per- you Jaguar's heart; it's battery .Thanks to Adrian Brenform better and last longer. However,the most critical nan for sharing this information.
component that gets the least attention and is the
heart of the Cat is it's battery..........
Modern Jaguars (like all luxury vehicles)' have a myriad
of electronic and electrical systems. Most of these
systems operate 24hours a day and create a parasitic
drain on the battery. In the good old days it was just
the clock, not any more.
One way to minimize this battery drain is to lock it,
even in the garage, this put your jaguar to sleep. If you
don't, it stays awake for 45 minutes hoping you will
return!
Even locking it however, doesn't do enough
to save your battery from discharging and thus sulfating up.
Often even brand new jags (and especially
used) are delivered with batteries that have been
discharged numerous times and thus will have a very
short life of months rather than 3-5 years.
I am convinced that many of the strange gremlins that
happen to our Jags can be traced to one source, the
12V battery.
You need a fully charged battery at all
We are deeply saddened by the passing of
Linda Papineau, our deepest sorrow goes out to her
husband Ray Papineau and their families.
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Classified Ads
1989 XJ6 VDP
1990 XJ12 VDP
FOR SALE 1990 Series III Vanden Plas V-12, 2004 JCNA National
Concours Winner. Stunning condition, Jaguar Racing Green,
Magnolia interior-original colors. 5.3L V-12 rebuilt in 2004.
77,500 miles. Contact Jay Miller (925) 432-4841 jay_h_miller@
comcast.net 9/11
FOR SALE: 1989 XJ6/40 Vanden Plas, Burgundy Red, Fawn leather interior, 156+K miles, runs well, brakes great, good tires and still
has original auto leveler rear suspension. Has been a great car to
drive and a fun project. Still needs additional work to complete
restoration. No longer have facility to finish this beautiful car.
Interested? Contact [email protected]. 9/11
1968 E-Type S1
185R16 radial tires
FOR SALE, BY ORIGINAL OWNER
1968 Jaguar XKE Series 1-1/2 coupe, license “PURRRR”
Original Carmen Red paint, driven or run weekly
Original bill of sale, shop manual, etc., all service records
Serviced mainly by Rick Korn since new
It was the centerfold of the June 1986 EJAG mag
36K Robert Lessard (425) 888-1846 [email protected]
Complete set of five Firestone Cavallino 185R16 radial tires. The
metric equivalent to 600x16 tires as fitted to XK120-140-150 cars.
These tires are 5 or 6 years old with under 2000 total miles. I have
decided to fit cross ply white widewall tires to a XK120 DHC as
delivered new rather than the Firestones. Sold for $1325 new as a
set of five. First $500 cash for all five. Mark Jones 206-283-3578
should be sent to: [email protected]
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Classified Ads
1990 VDP
2003 XK8
1990 Vanden Plas MajesticExcellent Condition 55,000 original miles, chauffeur driven for
Senator Byrd D/West Virginia.$10,000
2003 Convertible Jag XK8. Platinum with Dove Interior and black
top Approx. 36,000 miles with 19 inch wheels. A great gift for
yourself or a special someone! Portland. Contact:
Veronica Story, 503-407-5606 or [email protected].
Contact 253-508-0597
1977 XJ6C
1985 XJS
1985 Jaguar XJS-Coupe. Original owner, always garaged. Cranberry
Mistwith Biscuit leather interior4 new Michelin tires, new battery
and fuel pump. Pristine 70,000 mile car. Car is in Thousand Oaks,
CA$4,995 James D. Brothers 360 387 2493
1977 XJ6C Only 62,500 miles
BRG / Tan
Interior original and excellent
Runs well - Tracks straight – no vibrations
New tires and brakes
More info & photos – [email protected]
should be sent to: [email protected]
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Record set at Bonneville
XJ220 supercar was fastest before
Jaguar has set a new speed record
with a lightly modified XFR, hitting 225.68mph at Bonneville Speed
Flats.
The car, driven by racing team owner Paul Gentilozzi, had a remapped
ECU and supercharger modifications
- taking power to 600bhp.
The XFR was also fitted with a larger
rear wing to aid aerodynamics.
Jaguar's previous speed record for
one of its cars was held by the XJ220
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Record set at Bonneville
XJ220 supercar was fastest before
By Harry Metcalfe
12th January 2009
The longstanding Jaguar speed record has just been broken by the newXFR. The record was previously set by Martin Brundle in an XJ220 in 1992 at Nardo where he
reached a speed of 217.1mph.
The new Jaguar speed record is now a staggering 225.675mph after a mildly modified
XFR achieved this speed at Bonneville Salt Flats on November 7 2008.
The car was prepared by Rocketsports, a race preparation company based in East
Lansing in Michigan. The engine was mildly modified by speeding up the supercharger
slightly to give higher boost pressure, while the ECU modified accordingly. The result
was 600bhp at the same peak power rpm as before. Other mods include a rear spoiler
to reduce drag and a flat floor underneath the car. Amazingly, the gearbox and rear
diff remained as standard.
When they began the initial runs at Bonneville, the main problem Rocketsports faced
was keeping traction at high speed and in the end 250lb of ballast was needed in the
boot of the car to help press the rear tyres into the salt surface. The tyres were in fact
standard Michelin Pilot Sport 2s running at 50psi to help minimize the drag on the
relatively soft salt surface.
The driver who did the run was Paul Gentilozzi, who is the founder of Rocketsports
and he told evo the main aim was just to beat the XJ220’s time so the 225mph peak
was a nice surprise to everyone. With the Salt Flats being at an altitude of 4200ft
and the salt surface having a higher drag factor than regular tarmac a car capable at
200mph at sea level would only achieve 180mph on the salt flats so 225mh was a fantastic achievement.
The engine was at 6650rpm when 225.675mph was reached and when they analyzed
the data after the record run it showed they were still getting 6% wheel slip when
the record speed was reached. Paul admitted he couldn’t use full throttle until he was
beyond 150mph and then at 200mph the Jaguar would get a little ‘lose’ but once
through this wobble stability returned and the top speed was achieved after only 9
runs.
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