Who, what, where & when (13)

[Reynard]

HereÃ*s the next renewal of Who, what, where & when.

The answers for Teaser 12 are as follows:

WHO: James Thompson
WHAT: Formula Vauxhall Junior
WHERE: Knockhill
WHEN: 1992

Congrats to lauz for being the first person to solve the complete conundrum!

At the moment, John leads the WWW&W league with 5 correct answers. Stuart and Racefan_uk both occupy runner-up spot with 2, while lauz, Speedy and Claire each have 1.

HereÃ*s another one to test the grey matter on ñ again, the clues are all there if you know where to look and what's going on. Remember ñ I will need those four pieces of information from you:

WHO: driver
WHAT: car
WHERE: circuit
WHEN: the year this action took place

So hereÃ*s the next little teaser ñ good luck!

[John]

Derek Warwick
Jaguar XJR-6
1986

Circuit - would have said Le Mans (but obviously the track doesnt look like LM) also the car is Silk Cut sponsored - however in this picture the livery is covered / disguised which makes me think its the UK.

Therefore probably Brands or Silverstone............ Doesnt really look like either, but will say Brands because it looks more like BH than Silverstone

[John]

Changed my mind...... Silverstone

Derek Warwick
Silverstone
Jag XJR-6
1986

Possibly?!!

[Stuart]

Much as it pains me to say it, I'm certain John is correct
Derek Warwick
Jaguar XJR6
Silverstone 1986

I think it was the first time Jaguar won in Group C...?

[Reynard]

I'm going to be really nitpicky this time as both of you haven't quite got the chassis designation right... :) I want the FULL chassis type please.

Other than that, everything else is totally correct.

Stuart, you are certainly correct that this was Jaguar's first Group C win. In fact it was their first World Championship sportscar victory since 1957 when Ron Flockhart and Ivor Bueb won Le Mans in their D-type.

[Racefan_uk]

Nit-picky! You're not kidding!

Derek Warwick
1986
Silverstone
Jaguar XJR-6 C1 ... (That what you are after?)

Unless you want the chassis number...

:rolleyes:

[Reynard]

Racefan_uk: Still not quite right regarding the car's official designation. Right idea though ;)

As for chassis numbers, I have a book full of them...

[Stuart]

In think it was Jaguar XJR6-186

[Stuart]

Actually, as we're in nit picky mode, this particular car is actually Jaguar XJR-6.286

[John]

or 286 - liiks like you found the same website that I've been looking at!

Cant find anything that it coulb be other than C1 or something like V12.

There was a 186 and 286 but I dont know what the numbers stand for - chassis number maybe??

I will say Jag XJR6 286 (just to be different!)
Silverstone
1986
D Warwick

[John]

I expect the answer may be on your website under te Derek Warwick info Witty, but its not finished yet so my plan to find it there didint work!!

[Stuart]

I first saw Group C at Brands Hatch in 1986 and it absolutely blew me away! To this day I can't find a formula that is as spectacular.
I've got a book by Ian Briggs called Endurance Racing that covers the Group C / IMSA GTP era.
The results for the race show that XJR-6.286 won in the hands of Cheever / Warwick and XJR-6.186 driven by Schlesser / Brancatelli finished 7th.

[John]

I was looking at Le Mans results where DW had the 286 car. But he had the 186 at Silverstone did he?

All will be revealed no doubt!!

[Reynard]

As to the current conundrum, the answer is:

WHO: Derek Warwick
WHAT: Jaguar XJR6-286
WHERE: Silverstone
WHEN: 1986

So, well done to Stuart for being the first person to get the answer right.

Sorry about being nitpicky, but I was using the book as my guide ñ I have a copy of that most excellent publication which I bought back in 1996. Also, the Autosport race report lists the car as a Jaguar XJR-6C, so I would have accepted either answer. John, the 286 is the chassis number ;)

I know what you mean about Group C, Stuart ñ I fell in love with it in 1988 after I was inspired by JaguarÃ*s Le Mans win. I didnÃ*t get to see the cars first time around, but IÃ*ve loved the times I saw them in the World Sportscar Challenge since. And after all this time, the cars still blow me away. As well as the book by Ian Briggs, I have another book exclusively on Jaguar V12 racing cars which looks at the Group 44 car, a book on Le Mans Porsches and a book called ìLancia Corseî which has serious in-depth detail of the LC1 and LC2 (it also has lots on the Lancia Delta S4 ñ one of my favourite cars of all time).


The current league standings are as follows:

1) John (5)
2) Stuart (3)
3) Racefan_uk (2)
4=) lauz, Claire & Speedy (1)

Next one to follow shortlyÖ

[John]

Stu did u edit your answer because I'm sure you had .186 on your post! :confused: ;)

[Stuart]

John - scroll up a bit... I was a bit quick off the mark with 186 and remembered my book... I then posted another reply a few mins later.... if thats cheating then I'll gladly hand that one to you as it might have been a bit cheeky of me...

[John]

Ok must have missed it - the only reason I put 286 was to be different to your answer anyway - so no problem :)