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1986: Silk Cut #52
1986: Silk Cut #53
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The 1950s at LeMans could be described as the 'Jaguar-Years' with the marque winning five times using the C-Type and D-Type. Jaguar wanted to relive their successes at the most grueling endurance in the 1980s. They teamed up with TWR, run by Tom Walkinshaw who raced with Jaguars since the 1970s.

Their first jointly developed Group C racer was the XJR 6 introduced late in 1985. It was powered by an enlarged and extensively modified version of Jaguar's road going V12 engine. This engine itself was a direct development of the engine used in Jaguar's last prototype racer of the 1960s, the XJ13. The XJR 6 proved fast but lacked the reliability to really threaten the German Porsches

Models for Jaguar XJR 6
Manufacturer Model Scale Dimensions (LxWxH) Wheelbase Front spur Rear spur
Profil 24 Silk Cut #51-53 LM86 1/24 0.0x0.0x0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Silk Cut #52 Silk Cut Jaguar (GB) 1986
Participated in:
Le Mans 24 hrs Group C, Le Mans

Jaguar XJR-6 #TWR-J12C-186 (Advanced) Class: C1
Engine: Jaguar /TWR Engine Division V12/60° 2v SOHC 5993cc
Closed bodywork
Mid-engined
Colors: white (+violet)
Tyres: Dunlop
Sponsors: SILK CUT/JAGUAR

Driven by: Hans Heyer (D)/Hurley Haywood (USA)/Brian Redman (GB)
preliminary session only: Eddie Cheever (USA), Jean-Louis Schlesser (F); listed, never drove: Gianfranco Brancatelli (I)

Result: did not finish (Fuel pump) - 53 laps
Grid: 7th(3:24.95)

Photo by: Jeremy Jackson
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