Jaguar Experience at Thruxton, with Nick and Jon'

[Noodlefish]

The Jaguar Experience at Thruxton, nr Andover, is an opportunity to drive production Jags around a high speed circuit. I'm not what is called a "natural driver" but even I jumped at the chance to join a couple of Authorised Bremont Dealers, Jon' (StampeSV4) and Nick English at the track a couple of Fridays ago.

To be honest, the day didn't start well. You may remember that, although the weather was lovely, there was a little bit of haze around in the morning. So when I got to White Waltham Airfield (home of West London London Aero Club (WLAC) and one of the oldest and best known airfields in the country), I was a little dismayed to see that it was basically un-flyable. My trip down to Andover in the Bremont bus was therefore off the cards - lucky Nick had brought the car!



Arriving at Thruxton a couple of minutes into the briefing, we sat down to be talked through the morning...

• The supercharged XKR: "an awe-inspiring expression of Jaguar power and performance."
  
• The Supercharged XFR: "the most dynamic and exhilarating expression of Jaguar sporting luxury."
  
• The Diesel S: "the pinnacle of the Jaguar diesel range. With a power increase of 35PS, improved aerodynamics, uprated handling and softgrain R seats in the Premium Luxury and Portfolio it delivers an absorbing and involving environment for the enthusiast."
  
• The XJ Supersport: "breathtaking performance with exceptional craftsmanship and exquisite detailing to create the ultimate expression of power and exclusivity."
  
• In addition to driving the above cars were to be taken on a fast lap by a pro driver in the XKR-S, which "takes the Jaguar sports car experience to soaring heights."

Sounds good, eh?

It was. Even as someone more suited to Driving Miss Daisy than Bonneville, I found it to be a lot of fun - and quite intellectually challenging, although that's probably just me!







Oh. There were a few watches around. A number of Bremont owners were there and the watches ranged from P-51 through to BC-F1s and a few MBs.



Many thanks to Nick, Bremont, Jaguar and all concerned.

[TimeOut]

Attended this event the Tue before you. Had the pleasure of sharing my XFS and XFR with "whispering" Bob Harris - a gentleman and a real pleasure to meet.

Didn't see any other Bremonts but sported my ALT-C which one of the instructors admired.