The Silverstone Classic has become renowned for its record-breaking on-track demonstrations in recent years, with 84 Grand Prix cars taking to the circuit in 2014 and 964 Ferraris posting a new record in 2012, and this year’s event will be no exception: organisers have set their sights on the largest ever gathering of Jaguar XJ220s.
The one-time fastest car in the world will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year, and to mark the occasion event organisers have teamed up with marque and model specialist Don Law with the aim of rounding up as many of the 271 original cars as possible.
“We are inviting all XJ220 owners from right round the world to join us for what will be a really special celebration of an often overlooked supercar,” said Law. “We will be bringing along some special models including the Martini car and the MIRA crash test car, and we are also hoping to have one of the factory Le Mans cars here. The largest public gathering of XJ220s in the UK to-date is 20 – our aim for this summer’s Classic is to at least double that.”
The Jaguar XJ220 showcase will take place on the Saturday of the event, with a parade lap involving some specially invited guests who have close associations with the car’s design, development and on-track success.
