In about two weeks.

 

Can't make Wilton House, have an engagement party.

Have fun!

 

That's not too bad. Hope it runs better than new once it's back.

 

The XJR-15 is back from service now. As usual Mark, Harvey and the guys at Carrs in Exeter did a great job. "15" is running extremely well now and we were out for about a 45 minute drive today. With the new fuel cell in place, the rather horrid petrol odor that used to waft through the cockpit is gone. This instantly makes the drivers seat a much more pleasant place to be now. It is still a wonderful physical car to drive and when you get it "right" it all comes together beautifully. The more time spent behind the wheel, the better the car drives. It feels like it is "sticking" to the road better which just serves to increase the drivers confidence and enjoyment. Add in all the sensory stimulus coming from both the engine and drive train and it makes for a great pure driving experience. Net net, todays drive was a great one .

 

Very exciting car... Did some research as the only car that I was familiar w/from jag during that era was the silk cut cars... very interesting!

Casey

 

Glad to hear you have it back better than ever. Do you have any more photos? Most of them have been from the workshop

 

Might have a few new photos in a week or two. Weather was just horrible today.

 

Looking forward to them! Hope you get a break in the weather soon

 

Went up to Silverstone a couple of weekends ago in a convoy with the XJR-15 & 5 XJ220s:

Jaguar XJR-15 Run to Silverstone Sept 2011 - YouTube

 

Took the big Jag down to Goodwood today for the GRRC Annual Open Day. Just over 100 miles round trip. It had been about 3 weeks since the Jag left the garage but it fired right up and ran beautifully. Despite today being one of the hottest days this summer, the engine temp never moved above 95 C (driver temperature might have gone higher). Above 50 mph, the car runs and flows down the road beautifully. Under 40 mph and especially under 30, it is not really happy. Finally worked out the miles per gallon and it is around 10. Not bad for a 6 liter V12 taken out of a Le Mans car.

One interesting thing I noticed today was it no longer felt intimidating. My guess is this is due to two things, we have now done enough miles together so man and machine now understand one another plus the XJR-15 has now gotten enough use over the last few years that everything is broken in and working the way it should.