2004 XJR on the racetrack! Video + Picture!
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Hey guys! It's good to be back from my extended hiatus from posting on this forum.
Two weekends ago, I took my XJR to Willow Springs International Raceway for a track day. The event was held on the Streets of Willow which is a tighter road course compared to the normal big track.
Understanding that the car weighs almost 4300lbs, I went in hoping that the car would keep its composure against the field of "true" sports cars: S2000's, 350Z's, 370Z's, E92 M3's, WRX STi's...you get the idea. My goal was to stay in sight of and hopefully pass an E92 M3. I am happy to report that I was able to do so! Unfortunately, this happened on my first outing which was not on video.
The video I did take was my second and my last outing. During my first round, I developed a massive exhaust leak. I spent the rest of the day trying to figure out where it was coming from...to no avail. Oh well, it was still pretty fun!
Here is a link to the video I threw together. At the end, you can hear people clapping and cheering for the old gal! Everyone seemed to get a kick out of seeing an XJR being driven hard and drifted on the track!
EDIT: The exhaust leak was from the drivers side catalytic converter. The housing cracked at the seams. Thankfully, it is getting replaced under warranty!
Jaguar XJR | Laps around the Streets of Willow Racetrack - YouTube
Two weekends ago, I took my XJR to Willow Springs International Raceway for a track day. The event was held on the Streets of Willow which is a tighter road course compared to the normal big track.
Understanding that the car weighs almost 4300lbs, I went in hoping that the car would keep its composure against the field of "true" sports cars: S2000's, 350Z's, 370Z's, E92 M3's, WRX STi's...you get the idea. My goal was to stay in sight of and hopefully pass an E92 M3. I am happy to report that I was able to do so! Unfortunately, this happened on my first outing which was not on video.
The video I did take was my second and my last outing. During my first round, I developed a massive exhaust leak. I spent the rest of the day trying to figure out where it was coming from...to no avail. Oh well, it was still pretty fun!
Here is a link to the video I threw together. At the end, you can hear people clapping and cheering for the old gal! Everyone seemed to get a kick out of seeing an XJR being driven hard and drifted on the track!
EDIT: The exhaust leak was from the drivers side catalytic converter. The housing cracked at the seams. Thankfully, it is getting replaced under warranty!
Jaguar XJR | Laps around the Streets of Willow Racetrack - YouTube
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Thanks for the kind words Albert!
The wheels are the factory 19 inch ones that came as standard on the car. The tire size is 255/40/19. The pulley is the factory pulley. I had swapped out the 1.5lb upper when the car started misfiring. Turned out to be a couple bad coils!
Hopefully next time I will be able to turn an even faster time...the Federal tires, while very resilient to wear, don't seem to grip nearly as well as my preferred Falken FK452's...
The wheels are the factory 19 inch ones that came as standard on the car. The tire size is 255/40/19. The pulley is the factory pulley. I had swapped out the 1.5lb upper when the car started misfiring. Turned out to be a couple bad coils!
Hopefully next time I will be able to turn an even faster time...the Federal tires, while very resilient to wear, don't seem to grip nearly as well as my preferred Falken FK452's...
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Yes, I use a GoPro on my FPV quadcopter (or used, actually, since I completely lost it by what the trade calls a brain fart)and thought I recognised the barrel distortion. Oak trees are harder than aluminium - unfortunately that applies to Jags too.
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As for trackwork, I definitely miss my S2000. The precision offered by that car in general was something absolutely phenomenal. Coupled with the power it made (440whp), it was one hell of a monster to be reckoned with!
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I have been kept busy with other toys for a while. The XJR has remained my reliable daily driver but in my absence, I went through a couple new vehicles...my favorite of which was a 2007 Yamaha R6. Riding essentially took over my life for a while and the car was only used in times of extreme need (read: rain/weather below 30 degrees).
After checking back on the forums recently, it seems that there is a lot more traffic through this site and it was good to see all the familiar names regularly posting. I enjoyed my time thoroughly in the past posting and chatting on this forum and I had the perfect post to open with after my long time away!
The Mina Gallery axleback was sold a while back as the drone on the freeway (between 1800-2100rpm) was a bit much for a daily driver. Especially under light load, it became a nuisance when I wanted peace and quiet driving home. Also, I noticed a drop on low end torque...enough to negate the advantages of having a very slight (if any) gain on the top end of the power band.
I'll be visiting the track again soon and I'll continue to post any and all content I procure when driving the XJR! Now that I have a GoPro, I'll start shooting fun chases of motorcycles and other cars in my local canyon roads!
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