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Jaguar Jaguar is returning to historic racing in 2012.
Jaguar will return to factory-backed motorsports in 2012 with a program intended to showcase great racing Jaguars of the past in select historic-racing events.
The company announced the program, dubbed Jaguar Heritage Racing, on Monday. For the first time since 1956, factory-supported C- and D-types will take to the track, gracing some of the most famous circuits in the world including Goodwood, the N?rburgring and the Mille Miglia.
Sir Stirling Moss was the guest of honor at the announcement, which was held at the RAC Club in London. On display was the race-winning C-type XKC 005.
“Advanced engineering is part of our heritage, and 2012 sees the 60th anniversary of Jaguar's development of the disc brake for automotive use, and 10 years since the marque introduced aerospace-inspired monocoque technology to its modern range,” said Adrian Hallmark, Jaguar global brand director. “And racing is very much part of our heritage also, which is why we have launched the Jaguar Heritage Racing program that this year will see Jaguar C- and D-types in competitive action.”
The first event for Jaguar Heritage Racing is the 2012 Mille Miglia in May. In August, the Jags will head to Germany for the AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, and the end of the season will take them to the Goodwood Revival.
“The N?rburgring Nordschleife presents a unique automotive challenge that Jaguar's development team continually subjects our current and future models to in order to perfect their attributes of quality, durability and dynamic precision,” said Jaguar Land Rover global head of communications Frank Klaas. “To also see historic works Jaguars in competitive action at the N?rburgring this year will be fascinating.”
The program is operated and managed by JD Classics, based in Maldon, Essex.
“Jaguars have been at the heart of our business for many years,” said Derek Hood, managing director of JD Classics, “and the opportunity to work with Jaguar Heritage Racing and ensure that the company is as well represented in historic motorsport today as it was when those same models competed in period is one we were only too happy to accept.”
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