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The '''Jaguar XJR-5''' is a [[IMSA GTP]] [[sports prototype]] race car, designed, developed and built by [[Bob Tullius#Group 44|Group 44 racing]] for Jaguar with the aim of competing, from [[1982 IMSA GT Championship|1982]], in the [[IMSA GT Championship]]. Jaguar XJR-5s contested until [[1985 IMSA GT Championship|1985]], before Jaguar replaced it with the [[Jaguar XJR-7]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.supercars.net/blog/jaguar-xjr-5/|title=Jaguar XJR-5 ||date=1 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/1671/Jaguar-XJR-5.html|title=1982 - 1985 Jaguar XJR-5 - Images, Specifications and Information|website=Ultimatecarpage.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22792/lot/23/|title=Bonhams : 1982 JAGUAR XJR-5 IMSA GTP Chassis no. 001|website=www.bonhams.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z1ZWAAAAMAAJ&q=Jaguar+XJR-5|title=Automobile Quarterly|date=19 June 1985|publisher=Automobile Quarterly|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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==Origins and history== |
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[[File:BillAdamJaguar.jpg|thumb|Jaguar XJR-5]] |
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In the late 1970s, CEO John Egan wanted to initiate a racing program to boost sales of the Jaguar which was falling sharply at that historic time, especially in the US market. So he consulted Jaguar executive director in the United States Mike Dale about a car for IMSA's new GTP prototype class and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Bob Tullius and his Group 44 team were contacted after the Triumph TR8 racing program had just ended. The car was designed by Lee Dykstra, together with Max Schenkel and Randy Wittine, who were experts in aerodynamics. The XJR-5 was completed and presented in August 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/photo/Jaguar/XJR-5.html|title=Jaguar XJR-5|access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jaguarheritage.com/|title=Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust|website=www.jaguarheritage.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Buw4mdLOf0gC&q=+XJR-5|title=Automobile|date=19 May 2003|publisher=K-III Magazine Corporation|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VyFwv9h_9V8C&dq=Jaguar+XJR-5&pg=PA107|title=Flying Magazine|date=19 November 1984|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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For the development and design of the vehicle, a computerized system was used together with a scale model used in the wind tunnel to test and design the aerodynamics of the vehicle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.24h-lemans.comundefined/|title=24 Hours of Le Mans - The Jaguar XJR-5 of Group 44|website=24h-lemans.com}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.conceptcarz.com/z22351/jaguar-xjr-5.aspx|title=1984 Jaguar XJR-5|website=conceptcarz.com}}</ref> |
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The first victory came with the Group 44 team in 1984 at the Miami Grand Prix. |
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The engine was a roughly 600hp V12 which propelled the car up to around 230mph. In its [[1982 IMSA GT Championship|first season]] of the IMSA GT championship, it achieved four race wins. |
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==Wins/Victories== |
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*[[1983 500 km of Atlanta]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classicscars.com/wspr/results/imsa/imsa1983.html|title=IMSA 1983|access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref> |
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*[[1983 3 Hours of Lime Rock]] |
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*[[1983 6 Hours of Mosport]] |
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*[[1983 50 miles of Pocono]] |
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*[[1984 Miami 3 Hours]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classicscars.com/wspr/results/imsa/imsa1984.html|title=IMSA 1984|access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref> |
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*[[1985 500 km of Atlanta]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classicscars.com/wspr/results/imsa/imsa1985.html|title=IMSA 1985|access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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{{Jaguar modern timeline}} |
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[[Category:Jaguar vehicles|XJR-5]] |
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[[Category:IMSA GTP cars]] |
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The Jaguar XJR-5 is a IMSA GTP sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built by Group 44 racing for Jaguar with the aim of competing, from 1982, in the IMSA GT Championship. Jaguar XJR-5s contested until 1985, before Jaguar replaced it with the Jaguar XJR-7.[1][2][3][4]
Origins and history[edit]
In the late 1970s, CEO John Egan wanted to initiate a racing program to boost sales of the Jaguar which was falling sharply at that historic time, especially in the US market. So he consulted Jaguar executive director in the United States Mike Dale about a car for IMSA's new GTP prototype class and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Bob Tullius and his Group 44 team were contacted after the Triumph TR8 racing program had just ended. The car was designed by Lee Dykstra, together with Max Schenkel and Randy Wittine, who were experts in aerodynamics. The XJR-5 was completed and presented in August 1982.[5][6][7][8]
For the development and design of the vehicle, a computerized system was used together with a scale model used in the wind tunnel to test and design the aerodynamics of the vehicle.[9][10]
The first victory came with the Group 44 team in 1984 at the Miami Grand Prix.
The engine was a roughly 600hp V12 which propelled the car up to around 230mph. In its first season of the IMSA GT championship, it achieved four race wins.
Wins/Victories[edit]
- 1983 500 km of Atlanta[11]
- 1983 3 Hours of Lime Rock
- 1983 6 Hours of Mosport
- 1983 50 miles of Pocono
- 1984 Miami 3 Hours[12]
- 1985 500 km of Atlanta[13]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jaguar XJR-5 |". 1 March 2016.
- ^ "1982 - 1985 Jaguar XJR-5 - Images, Specifications and Information". Ultimatecarpage.com.
- ^ "Bonhams : 1982 JAGUAR XJR-5 IMSA GTP Chassis no. 001". www.bonhams.com.
- ^ "Automobile Quarterly". Automobile Quarterly. 19 June 1985 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Jaguar XJR-5". Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust". www.jaguarheritage.com.
- ^ "Automobile". K-III Magazine Corporation. 19 May 2003 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Flying Magazine". 19 November 1984 – via Google Books.
- ^ "24 Hours of Le Mans - The Jaguar XJR-5 of Group 44". 24h-lemans.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1984 Jaguar XJR-5". conceptcarz.com.
- ^ "IMSA 1983". Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "IMSA 1984". Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "IMSA 1985". Retrieved 19 June 2022.
External links[edit]
Media related to Jaguar XJR-5 at Wikimedia Commons