This year, Jaguar was the featured marque at the VSCDA Historic Races. These were held at the Road America racetrack in Elkhart Lake, WI, on September 22 -24.

Above: Group 44 replica of Mike Korneli (WJL) at speed at Road America

Several members of the Illinois Jaguar Club (IJC) and Wisconsin Jaguars, Ltd. (WJL), attended the races this year and had a great time, despite miserable weather on both Friday and Saturday. In fact, the IJC folks had planned to make the trek from Chicago to Elkhart Lake in our Jaguars but the weather was so awful on Friday we all left them at home in dry garages.

There were many interesting, fast, and wonderfully loud Jaguar racers in attendance.

Above(l): E-Type racer from Terry's Jaguar in Illinois.

Above(c): "Knobbly" Lister-Jaguar probably felt at home in the cold and damp.

Above(r): Group 44 V-12 E-Type replica is admired by several IJC members.

 

Sunday's weather was much nicer, and did justice to the remarkably scenic quality of the track. Several Jaguars took part in open track touring prior to a special all-Jaguar race.

Above(l): It wasn't quite all cars. IJC members enjoy dinner at Siebkens resort prior to a very entertaining talk given by Brian Redman.

Above(c): Several XK-based racers were in attendance.

Above(r): D-Type replica leads C-Type replica, both of Doc Scadron, during open touring.

 

In all, it was a great weekend, and I'm sure we'll be returing to Road America - hopefully with our own Jags.

[VSCDA web site]

[Road America web site]

Posted: 10/2000