Jaguar returns to Le Mans

The big cat is back at the most famous endurance race of them all with a GT2 version of its XKR

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By Jack Rix

05th February 2010

Jaguar is back where it belongs! This year marks the 75th anniversary of the brand on road and on track, and to mark the occasion the British firm is making a long-anticipated return to the Le Mans 24hr.

The Jaguar story started back in 1951 when a C-Type won the day-long race on its first outing. Six other victories have followed over the years, the last one in 1990 when a XJR-12 prototype took the chequered flag.

This year instead of gunning for overall victory in the prototype class, Jaguar is aiming to take the silverware in the GT2 class with a heavily-modified version of the XKR, built by Rocketsports Racing based in Michigan.

The car will be running a full American Le Mans Series this season, starting at the 12 hours of Sebring next month, with the main event taking place on June 12-13.

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2 Comments

GMR

Car looks great! Let's hope it can give the Vettes a run for their money on the noise front!

By tiveroz on 9 February, 2010, 9:45am

kASSANDRA

If I remember correctly, in Le Mans a Jaguar driven by the son of the owner of Jaguar, mistakenly drove on the spectators, killing many of them.

After the accident Jaguar abstained from the Le Mans race!

By nikism on 9 February, 2010, 7:24pm

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