All my 'racing' shots predictably were taken from Russell Curve, but it is a good place to be for much of the action.
The first race was the Jaguar 40 minute 1 or 2 driver challenge. One of those going solo was Ken Paton in his 3.8 D type replica. He placed the car on pole but was not confident of victory since, for his compulsory pit stop, he had to unbuckle his harness, get out and run round the car, jump back in and then buckle up and it took a lot longer to do that than with a driver change. However, the problem was resolved when he managed get someone to agree to help with the buckling and unbuckling and duly delivered a victory:-
Jaguar variety! The Kougar Jaguar of Graham Paddick (2nd), the Garrad/Cope 'S' Type (NCF) and the Ball/Ball XJS (10th):-
The lovely Mk2 of Dorlin/Lewis which finished 20th:-
It has already been mentioned, blurred and taken from a long way away with only a small zoom, I have to post it. The Palmer/Avery (but which of these is driving here?) XJ6/300 which finished 4th (and class win). This was not an exception; this was the angle adopted coming through Coram on nearly every lap. Great car control and hugely entertaining. The XK following displays the more conventional line:-
