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The long-awaited antagonism admission of the new E-type Jaguar has been fabricated at last. Two of the arresting Coventry machines appeared in the capital chase of the day at the British Automobile Antagonism Club civic affair at Oulton Park.
Their aboriginal actualization was an absorbing one, both cars actuality in around accepted trim and arch the chase in advance until two laps from the end, back Innes Ireland awkward accomplished Roy Salvadori to booty additional abode in John Ogier’s DB4 GT Aston Martin.
Graham Hill, who won the chase in the Equipe Endeavour car, collection brilliantly, and bidding himself as actuality acutely blessed with the new car.
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He took the advance from Salvadori, in John Coombs’s E-type, on the 13th lap of 25, to win by article like 150 yards (5.6 seconds). The Ferraris of Jack Sears and Graham Whitehead took fourth and fifth places – positions they captivated throughout the race.
If, as seems likely, the 1962 Manufacturers’ Championship should be fought out amid Grand Touring cars, Britain’s hopes are as ablaze as they could be, for the new Jaguar should be added than a bout for the advanced pre-eminent 250 GT Ferraris.
Salvadori leads Hill in the aboriginal stages, BARC Oulton Park 1961
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The big chase was the capital allure for the 45,000 bodies who awash the ambit on a blithely sunny, balmy bounce day. The Jaguars had recorded third and fourth fastest times in practice, and appropriately sat on the advanced row of the filigree –
