Matt Bacon Posted May 8, 2018 Posted May 8, 2018 Great day out with the lad: exciting racing, paddock access and some beautiful cars on show! First, the racing... Some beauties... (a Cooper-Jaguar, in case you were wondering) ...and the appeal of Donington in one shot: The complete 100-shot gallery can be found here: https://cmatthewbacon.smugmug.com/Donington-2018 Enjoy! best, M.
gbdolfans Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 Great pictures!!! What car is in the first picture,car #68??? It is so good looking,I am drooling!! Thanks for posting and the link!!! George
afx Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 (edited) Thanks for sharing Matt. Edited May 9, 2018 by afx
Matt Bacon Posted May 9, 2018 Author Posted May 9, 2018 15 hours ago, gbdolfans said: Great pictures!!! What car is in the first picture,car #68??? Thanks, guys... George, #68 is a Jaguar XK120, pushing hard at a "Big Healey". The Jaguar XK straight six engine is also found in dedicated racing C-Types, D-Types, and lightweight E-Types, plus some very fast Mk 2s. I'm not sure what the regulations about "period correctness" are in this class: that XK120 might be running a fully race-developed late model XK engine under that beautifully curved hood, and be a bit of a "wolf in sheep's clothing". It was blinkin' quick along the pit straight, that's for sure, but was usually undone by having to brake earlier for the big Redgate turn at the end than the cars running disk brakes... best, M.
Silver Foxx Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 Thanks for all the great pics Sir , much appreciated .
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