Jaguar XJ-S V12 TWR Group-A - Tom Walkinshaw - 1985
A bit better prepared this week for #mocaroundgang #mocaround57 for 80's touring cars.
This period covered my life ages 7 - 17, so a primetime interest in cars. It helps that I also live in Australia, home to the legendary Bathurst 1000 km Touring car race, held in October.
The 80's started off in Australia running Group-C regulations, with a switch to International Group-A in 1985.
After decades of domination by Ford and Holden – they’d won all bar one of the races since its inception in 1963 – British marque Jaguar added its name to the roll of honour in what has always been known as ‘The Great Race’.
Three of the V12-engined, Tom Walkinshaw-prepared XJ-S machines were entered, for the boss himself and Win Percy, Jeff Allam/Ron Dickson and John Goss/Armin Hahne.
The 1985 edition was the first run to Group A regulations after the switch from the old Group C formula (not to be confused with World Sportscar Championship regulations) and would feature Jaguar taking on Ford, Holden, BMW and Volvo at the front.
Walkinshaw, European Touring Car Champion of 1984, took pole in the #8 XJ-S, with a mighty 2m18.822s lap – the only car to dip below 2m19s.
The Scot duly led away at the start with local heroes Allan Grice (Holden), Dick Johnson (Ford) and Robbie Francevic (Volvo) vying for best of the rest. Allam soon moved the #9 XJ-S into second before the end of the climb up to Turn 2 to make it a Big Cat one-two.
This mocaround challenge is hosted on instagram by @illuminated_mocs
Jaguar XJ-S V12 TWR Group-A - Tom Walkinshaw - 1985
A bit better prepared this week for #mocaroundgang #mocaround57 for 80's touring cars.
This period covered my life ages 7 - 17, so a primetime interest in cars. It helps that I also live in Australia, home to the legendary Bathurst 1000 km Touring car race, held in October.
The 80's started off in Australia running Group-C regulations, with a switch to International Group-A in 1985.
After decades of domination by Ford and Holden – they’d won all bar one of the races since its inception in 1963 – British marque Jaguar added its name to the roll of honour in what has always been known as ‘The Great Race’.
Three of the V12-engined, Tom Walkinshaw-prepared XJ-S machines were entered, for the boss himself and Win Percy, Jeff Allam/Ron Dickson and John Goss/Armin Hahne.
The 1985 edition was the first run to Group A regulations after the switch from the old Group C formula (not to be confused with World Sportscar Championship regulations) and would feature Jaguar taking on Ford, Holden, BMW and Volvo at the front.
Walkinshaw, European Touring Car Champion of 1984, took pole in the #8 XJ-S, with a mighty 2m18.822s lap – the only car to dip below 2m19s.
The Scot duly led away at the start with local heroes Allan Grice (Holden), Dick Johnson (Ford) and Robbie Francevic (Volvo) vying for best of the rest. Allam soon moved the #9 XJ-S into second before the end of the climb up to Turn 2 to make it a Big Cat one-two.
This mocaround challenge is hosted on instagram by @illuminated_mocs