FASTEST JAGUAR EVER AT GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED 2009

June 30, 2009
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FASTEST JAGUAR EVER AT GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED 2009

The Jaguar’s XFR Prototype made its record-breaking run at the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah last November, reaching a stunning top speed of 225.675mph.

The XFR Prototype, which will be driven by Rocketsports Racing owner, Paul Gentilozzi, the man behind the wheel at Bonneville, appears in Goodwood’s ‘First Glance’ category. A one-off Jaguar XKR will join the ‘Supercar run’, driven by Mike Cross, Jaguar’s Chief Engineer of Vehicle Integrity.

Mike O’Driscoll, Managing Director, Jaguar Cars, said: “The essence of the Festival is speed, making it the perfect venue for fielding Jaguar’s fastest car ever – the record-breaking XFR Prototype.

“The XKR ‘Goodwood Special’ has been developed as a one-off to explore the harder side of the XKR’s character and allow our engineering team to explore some performance boundaries. The Festival of Speed gives us the opportunity to have fun in a high performance car without all the practical and legal requirements of driving on the road getting in the way!

“These stunning modern Jaguars will be accompanied by a terrific selection of our ‘fastest’ and most significant historic vehicles.”

In keeping with this year’s endurance theme, Jaguar’s illustrious heritage will be represented on ‘The Hill’ in the form of Le Mans winners – the D-type and the C-type. Jaguar will also field the unique XJ13 a car designed for endurance racing in the 1960s but which never competed – yet is still considered by many to be one of the most beautiful racing cars of all time.

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