Results for Round 6 - 2005
Sandown - Saturday, October 2005

SANDOWN SHOWDOWN…..with only 1 point separating the leaders in the Sprinters and 6 points difference in the Lites, four very nervous drivers paid particular attention to scrutineering and the drivers briefing, ensuring that they would not be prevented from running the final round of the JAGDAIM 2005 series, sponsored by ON LINE PERFORMANCE AUTOS.

The passenger session passed without any problems. Next was the practice session and the front runners in the Sprinters class, Mulholland & Pearmain completed their run and were waiting for the first timed session and points for the day. However practice was not good for Sinclair, in third place and with a minor chance of taking out the championship; when his Sprinter came to a complete stop out of turn one. The other mishap was the Hogan Motorsport entry with co-driver Anthony Larkins slowing dramatically. Mulholland was looking worried with his car limping back to the pits. The car had punctured the front inside tyre and as luck would have it, Mulholland had insisted that the team pack spares for the final round. Jim confessed that the team has not packed spares in the past.

Sinclair’s electrical problem was quickly solved with John Larkins, Stuart Reeves and others swarming over the car and locating a loose nut on one of the switches as the reason for the loss of power to shut the car down.

With points up for grab, Mulholland and Pearmain were the first group out. Pearmain was on a charge and had put his head lights on to intimidate Mulholland. The lights were not working and Phil decided he could do with more speed, so he lent over and turned off the switch…however it was not the headlight switch but the ignition key. Instead of an increase in horsepower, Phil was confronted with a complete loss of power. With the ignition key turned back on, Phil could still not catch Mulholland who recorded a 1.31.45. But then Mulholland did not count on his co-driver, Anthony Larkins recording a 1.29.91 to take a win in the first timed session. Pearmain was third with 1.32.77 and Sinclair close behind on 1.33.48. Duncalf was next followed by Kenna and Randall.

In the Lites, Scoble was on another charge with a 1.39.42 (just above his existing lap record of 1.39.31. Scott was next fastest with a 1.42.38 and Leyton was just in front of John Larkins with both in the 1.44’s.

Second timed session results were Mulholland from Pearmain, with both traveling slower than their previous and the improver in Sinclair, who was now down to 1.33.37. Anthony Larkins was back into the 1.34’s and the positions in the remainder of the field were unchanged.

Things were a little different in the Lites. Leyton checked his mirror at the end of the back straight, next to the old gum tree, only to see Scoble’s Lite completely filling the mirror. Leyton then looked back at the track and realized that he was entering the esses prior to Dandenong Road turn. Leyton went into a spin and came face to face with Scoble, who was still traveling in the correct direction. Leyton recovered and managed to equal John Larkins best time of 1.44.41 later in the session, with Scott faster at 1.41.89 but still adrift of Scoble on 1.40.57.

The final timed session was a repeat of the second with Mulholland taking the points for the Sprinters and Scoble the Lites. The final round of the series was run down to the wire resulting in the closet finish for both classes for any of the previous series. Mulholland was crowned the winner of the Jagdaim Sprinter 2005 series and Scoble took out the Jagdaim Lites trophy. The Online Performance Autos trophies were presented to the winners along with the Jaguar Magazine Perpetual Sprinter Trophy and the Jagdaim Perpetual Lites Trophy.

Online Performance Auto Drivers Awards were presented to Anthony Larkins for winning the first timed session and Darryl Leyton who finished 3rd in the Lites.

CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS TABLE AND LAP TIMES FOR 2005 SERIES

JAGDAIM XJ6 SPRINTERS SERIES

JAGDAIM XJ6 LITES SERIES

The Massey Ferguson Trophy was awarded to Mike Hogan/Jim Mulholland and the Most Valuable Contribution trophy will be awarded to John Larkins for his contributions to the association over the years, but in particular for his assistance this year not only as a driver but as the Chief Scrutineer.

2006 will see Scoble progress up to the Historic “C” class racing a Gemini. In fact Murray has just completed his first race at Sandown in the Historics. Murray will be concentrating on his racing career but will still be involved with the series as a mentor and assistant. Murray was one of the original members of the Sprinters and his name is now engraved on both perpetual trophies four times. Other news is that Phil Pearmain is building a Mk1 Jaguar to run in group Nc Historics along with fellow Sprinter, Paul Zazryn. Phil will still be competing in 2006 as a Sprinter. Jim Mulholland will be also be moving up to the racing level with Mike Hogan building an XJS for the State Series. Five time series champion, Brian Wheeler will be returning to the series in 2006 after having a year off to settle his business amalgamation with Jagdaim.

The other good news is that Jagdaim will once again sponsor the 2006 series and on that note I along with the rest of the Association membership would like to thank our sponsors for 2005…JAGDAIM, The Jag Mag (& in particular, Les Hughes), Heritage Archaeology (Michael Tracey), The Technical Book Shop, Catscrappers, Dutton Direct, Tracer Interiors & Constructions, Pro Quip & Online Performance Autos.

On a final note… Neal McBride who is a member of the Western Australia Jaguar Car Club and the owner of a XJ6 contacted me a couple of weeks ago as he was coming over to Victoria and wanted to see a round of our series. Unfortunately the dates did not coincide but I did get the chance to meet up with him at the Historics at Sandown on the 4th November 2005. Neal is a true motorsport fan, who sneaked out of a family commitment to come to the track. Neal was envious of the facilities that we have in Victoria but was extremely envious in that neither his home state or any other state in Australia has a Jaguar series like ours…sometimes you need to hear from those less fortunate to realize what you have in your own backyard. I bet there are other Jaguar XJ6 owners worldwide who are just as envious as Neal.

Rumour has it (and you heard it hear before 3AW) that our first round for 2006 will be at Sandown on Sunday 12th February.

Regards,
Ross Coles

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