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.
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jaguar, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2022, learn, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jaguar XJR 5 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Jaguar XJR 5B Contents 1 Origins and history 2 Wins Victories 3 References 4 External linksOrigins and history edit nbsp Jaguar XJR 5In 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 edit1983 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 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 nbsp Media related to Jaguar XJR 5 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jaguar XJR 5 amp oldid 1144345099, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
