The Jaguar Enthusiast Podcast

Keeping the worldwide Jaguar community in touch

Episode 44: JEC Club Racing explained with Tom Robinson
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Episode 44: JEC Club Racing explained with Tom Robinson

This week, our very own Tom Robinson features for our main interview as we gear up in preparation for the opening round of the Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club Race Championship. Tom shares the story of how he got started in the club's race championship, what development the car - and indeed his driving skills - have needed over the years and how you can get involved too. 

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Episode 43: Kurt Uzbay and his Lynx D-type
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Episode 43: Kurt Uzbay and his Lynx D-type

We cross the Atlantic and talk to New York based Jaguar fanatic, Kurt Uzbay who has an absolute love obsession with the legends of motorsport and in particular British icons. He owns a substantial collection of cars including an XK120, but we are here to chat about his Lynx Replica D-type. Hear about the history of the company that produced this work of art, what they are like to live with and how Kurt's passion for Jaguar, Le Mans and motorsport history lead him to own it. 

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Episode 42: Jade Paveley in conversation on rallying an F-type!
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Episode 42: Jade Paveley in conversation on rallying an F-type!

This week we have an exciting guest - none other than Jade Paveley, who rallied a Jaguar F-Type on a special stage of the 2019 Welsh Rally GB to commemorate the forgotten successes of Jaguar's rallying past through cars like the XK120 NUB120 and others. Junior Welsh Tarmac Rally Champion Jade Paveley lets us know just what it was like to rally a Jaguar F-type, plus an insight into her career so far with some inspiration for encouraging Women's success in the sport. 

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Episode 41: Easter Touring Special
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Episode 41: Easter Touring Special

Following the success of our New Year's Touring special, we bring you an Easter update to share all the information you need to get back out there in your Jaguars. Pete Allen and Kieran Line from Scenic Car Tours bring us the latest developments on COVID restrictions, Brexit, European Travel and the tours, runs and events that the Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club has lined up over the next year and beyond! 

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Episode 40: Peter Leake - The XK8 Story and training Jaguar Dealers!
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Episode 40: Peter Leake - The XK8 Story and training Jaguar Dealers!

We have a real treat in the form of an interview with Peter Leake. Peter was the Dealer Training Manager for Jaguar Cars during the period of the XK8 launch and beyond. In this podcast he shares insider information and stories from those days training Jaguar dealers through the BL and Ford era. He also talks us through the XK8 story from behind the scenes to explain just how crucial the success of that car to the success of the Jaguar brand. 

Richard West looks back with a tribute to Jaguar racing legend Johnny Dumfries, who died this week, aged 62. 

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Season 2 Episode 38: Jaguar values and what to buy with Silverstone Auctions
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Season 2 Episode 38: Jaguar values and what to buy with Silverstone Auctions

We hear from the club's General Manager, James Blackwell on the new date and venue for the postponed Summer Jaguar Festival.

Then, Richard West joins us with his new feature where each week we induct a heroic figure from motorsport's history into our very own hall of fame!

This week's main interview comes from a conversation Wayne Scott had with CEO of Silverstone Auctions, Nick Whale shortly after the Brexit announcement was made. Nick gives us an insight into how the deal has affected the classic car auctions industry and he also shares his hot tips for good Jaguar buys in the future!

Plus, Tom Robinson brings us up to speed with the preparations being made to his XJR6 ahead of the new race season and he answers very honestly, the question of whether he is feeling a little rusty behind the wheel!

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Episode 37: Jaguar Touring Special
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Episode 37: Jaguar Touring Special

How will Brexit and Covid-19 affect our ability to tour with our Jaguars in the New Year? What tours are happening in 2021 though the club and how can you get involved? How do you need to prepare your Jaguar and what are the experiences like of others who have already tried our tours.

You will get answers to all these questions in our touring special with Tours Coordinator for the JEC, Pete Allen and Kieran Line from Scenic Car Tours, the Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club travel partner. 

Find out about our new and exciting UK driving holidays in 2021 and how to join in!

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Episode 36: Xmas Special - 2020 in review
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Episode 36: Xmas Special - 2020 in review

The Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club Podcast is back with a Christmas special where you can listen in to hear the team discuss the extraordinary year that was 2020. From regular podcast contributors Tom Robinson and Richard West to Chairman Ray Searles, General Manager James Blackwell and Graham Searle plus a new member of the team Cathy Dunstan as well as Events and Sponsorships man Andy Webber.This is your chance to hear what has been going on behind the scenes in the club this year, with a few giggles and home truths along the way!

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Episode 35: Doug Niven from Jim Clark Trust
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Episode 35: Doug Niven from Jim Clark Trust

We meet Doug Niven, cousin of the late great Jim Clark and patron of the Jim Clark Trust at Duns. He had a fantastic career racing, inspired by his cousin and briefly shares his memories of Jim Clark and the Border Reivers team.

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Episode 34: XJ40s with Paul Keating
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Episode 34: XJ40s with Paul Keating

Paul has done an incredible job at celebrating the much maligned model in Jaguar's history, the XJ40, via social media. Through his XJ40 register on Facebook, he has now obtained a record of over 100,000 of the Jaguar XJ40s made and is actively promoting the virtues of owning this era of XJ6. 

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Episode 33: Women in Jaguar Motorsport
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Episode 33: Women in Jaguar Motorsport

On this episode, we speak to Gail Hill about how her purchase of a Jaguar XJS following a car crash led her to join the JEC, try out racing and within a few years, become a multiple champion and Chair of the British Women Racing Drivers Club.

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Episode 32: Jaguars in Dallas, Texas
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Episode 32: Jaguars in Dallas, Texas

On this episode, we speak to Richard Wright, President and Ben Davis, Vice President of the Jaguar Owner's Association of North Texas club know as "JOANT". They are life-long Jaguar fans in the Dallas/Forth Worth, Texas area. They share with us an insight into the Jaguar scene in their part of the USA and also their own personal stories of Jaguar  ownership. Richard has been working on Jaguars all his life! 

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Episode 31: How to restore an E - Type
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Episode 31: How to restore an E - Type

On this episode, Peter Shrubsall tell the the story behind his restoration of a Series 3 V12 E-Type, the challenges, the victories, the fascinating story of his own car plus the pitfalls you should watch out for. Also, he lets us into just what subtle modifications he made to his E-Type to reflect his own usage and personality.

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Episode 30: A Guide to Touring with your Jaguar
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Episode 30: A Guide to Touring with your Jaguar

On this episode of the Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club Podcast, we speak to Kieran Line from Scenic Car Tours about some of the tours, adventures and driving holidays on offer through the club.

Kieran gives us the latest on travelling in the post-COVID world and how he expects the travel industry to be affected by Brexit.

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Episode 29: Former editor of Auto Express on Jaguar’s future
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Episode 29: Former editor of Auto Express on Jaguar’s future

On this episode of the Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club Podcast, former Editor of Auto Express, James Batchelor gives his frank and honest opinions on where he feels the future of Jaguar lies during turbulent and difficult times in the motor industry globally. Can Thierry Bolloré protect the brand from the ravages of the post-COVID world and can Jaguar innovate fast enough to keep up with the technology demands of the public?

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Episode 28: Paul Fox of Woodham Mortimer on market trends
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Episode 28: Paul Fox of Woodham Mortimer on market trends

Paul Fox joins us to introduce Woodham Mortimer, a high-end restoration company that has a huge amount of expertise and passion for Classic Jaguars. Paul explains some of the sales trends they are seeing, what the hot buys are currently and how their customer base is changing in what they are looking for in a Classic Jaguar.

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Episode 27: Geoff Johnston shares his life with Jaguars and top tips for track days
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Episode 27: Geoff Johnston shares his life with Jaguars and top tips for track days

Geoff Johnston is one of the leading lights on the regional club scene within the JEC. Geoff works tirelessly to run his regional meets covering Birmingham and the West Midlands and leads a region that could be described as one of the busiest in the UK.Growing up in Birmingham during the 1960s and 70s, Geoff worked hard to achieve his goal of owning Jaguars. Join him for a walk down memory lane as Geoff recalls his earliest memories of Jaguar and shares stories from the fantastic experiences he has enjoyed from nearly three decades within the club.

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Episode 26: An award winning XK120 home restoration
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Episode 26: An award winning XK120 home restoration

Tim de la Fosse celebrated the completion of his XK120 restoration at Blenheim Palace on the Jaguar display at Salon Privé. The car caught the judge’s eye for its incredible attention to detail and the passion that Tim clearly had for the car and its painstaking restoration. Tim shares that same passion with us on the podcast this week, as he talks us through the project and some of the challenges it presented him with along the way. 

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Episode 25: Restoring an XK140
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Episode 25: Restoring an XK140

On this episode, we speak to Jim Potts, a serial home car restorer who is currently undertaking his biggest challenge yet, the restoration of a Jaguar XK140! Jim chats us through some of the challenges he has overcome along the way and the history of the car he has uncovered during the rebuild.

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