Beschreibung
1 of 2 Jaguar XKR-S GT3 racing cars built under Licence
Unique and fantastic styling
4. 2l Supercharged Engine with over 500bhp
Seldom used in recent years but always maintained
Eligible for Britcar Endurance Trophy and AMOC GT amongst others
Jaguar always had a fabulous racing presence throughout the 20th century with fantastically successful cars including the C-Type, E-Type, XJ220 and XJS to name just a few. However by the turn of the century their racing presence was unfortunately dwindling with the exception of their Formula 1 campaign.
Between 2007 and 2009, Apex Motorsport stepped up and were a factory approved entrant into the FIA GT3 European Sports Car series with the Jaguar XKR-S. Four cars were built in total, both based on the XKR-S, 2x GT4 cars, and 2x GT3 cars, each one an evolution and improvement of its predecessor. Run by the very experienced and talented World Sports Car Racing expert, Richard Lloyd, the team were starting to become competitive, and the car looked to be a front runner, potentially even a winning car when tragedy struck. The team were involved in an air disaster on the way to a test at Paul Ricard which sadly claimed the lives of all 5 on board, including Richard Lloyd, and their test driver, the very talented and much missed - David Leslie.
The team was destroyed, both emotionally and physically, and sadly the project was halted.
Jaguar enthusiast and sponsor, Stuart Scott, bought the first car which now resides in the Jaguar Heritage Museum, and this, the last car - Chassis no. 4 which, in the past, has been raced by Mike Jordan, Neil Cunningham and Bradley Ellis. In fact, Phil Quaife and Stuart Hall qualified this car 2nd at the Silverstone round of the 2008 European GT championship, going on to finish 5th in the race.
Johnny Mowlem test drove the car for Motorsport magazine in 2010 and reflected on what a fantastic car it is and the inevitable 'what could have been' side to the Apex story.
Today, it still offers an exciting and competitive package with over 510 BHP on offer from the supercharged V8 4. 2 engine (which has done very limited running), a 6 speed Hewland flat shift sequential gearbox, 3 way In-Trax bespoke dampers, AP 6 pot front callipers on monster 375mm discs and 4 pot rear callipers on 330mm discs, long range (108 ltr) quick fill ATL tank, Motec dash with data-logging and a structural T45 roll cage all in a solid, strong but yet lightweight shell, complete with inboard airjacks with the cars total weight being just 1240Kg.
Taken to Spa and enjoyed on an MSV Trackday, the vendor described the car as being ‘Gorgeously smooth to drive’, this car has been stored in a dry, temperature controlled storage unit and maintained well since being in our vendors possession.
An ideal candidate for Britcar, GT Cup or Dutch Supercar Challenge, the car has shown its potential in the past and now just needs someone to enjoy it and win with it! At this price range, costing well in excess of £400, 000 to build, it must surely now be a timely proposition for a serious competitor or collector to bring justice to this cars fantastic capabilities.
