Unreal overtaking in a Jaguar Mk1 at Goodwood

Normally at Goodwood this rather special Mk1 Jaguar would be sliding all over the place in the most outrageous way... not here though. For the 2004 edition of St Mary's Trophy Part 2 Grant Williams held this awesome Jag relatively steady as he plowed through the opposition including one Rowan Atkinson!

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[merkin_muffley]

As a 10-year-old boy growing up in a small town in Ontario, Canada, I wondered why my Dad's Jaguar Mk 2 got so much attention. Probably because it was the only Jag within 100 miles. My Dad never drove fast with me on board except for one time, on the twisty river road en route to our summer cottage. This enormous Mercury sedan planted itself on our rear bumper and tailgated us mercilessly -- the driver wanted to race. After a minute or so my Dad said, "To hell with this!" and downshifted. The following couple of minutes were sheer exhilaration as the Mercury dropped out of sight and that compact Jaguar sedan glided through the corners, never crossing the centerline, like the thoroughbred it was. I'm retired now and have owned four Jaguars.

[roadwarrior]

Whoever Grant Williams is, he's a legend in my book. Epic battles

[scotty]

A Grant Williams master class on how to race a late 50's compact Jag saloon!

[gtracer]

Jag MK1 & MKII were highly underrated as performance cars in the US. I raced a MKII in the '60s both at the drag strip & autocrosses. I gave up the drag racing as it got boring, winning every week. They pitted me against a Shelby GT500 in an autocross. Only lost by a couple of tenths.
BTW, I finally traded the old girl for a Corvette to go racing in SCCA.

[markfortin]

Absolutely LOVE this racing...all those wonderful Jags, and an A35 wins!!!
Nice video, good camera work and placement, and an announcer who is totally excited about what's happening. THIS is real racing!

[benjamincottle]

How on Earth did that A35 stay in front?!! That jag was dancing through those corners 👌🏻

[David-kijq]

Great driving from the a35, but almost feel sorry for grant in the jag. He deserved to win that day, if only for his beautifully entertaining driving

[gabesolomon]

He was only able to pass Mr. Bean because he wasn't driving from the roof.

[GizGaz]

That was a very cool battle! Love vintage racing. More please.

[gregwarner]

Magnificent essay in car control. Big heavy cars on narrow tires put on quite a show. Great fun.

[PatrickCurrie]

This category is by far my favourite one to watch. I just love watching them late spec and the hang the tail or four wheel drift. Absolutely magic stuff.

[theblitz]

The ideal villans car if you'd ask me, so gorgeous.

[musicdpk]

Those A35s were very competitive back in the day

[Joshualbm]

That's some goddamned great driving.

[Leosarebetter]

Absolute skills! forget modern cars, it takes real skill to race one of these beasts. Being able to is something that most modern race drivers could not do in one of these cars. Real skill.

[amphilbey]

Hope the driver of the Jag said to Ray Davies "you really got me" after that tussle, great racing

[jmfleureau]

Bravo les Britanniques pour organiser de telles courses!

[billolsen]

Mark I & Mark II Jaguars most beautiful sedans the firm ever made, maybe that any firm ever made.

[raypurchase]

The A-Series engine is very highly developed. In a lightweight car, it offers an excellent power-to-weight ratio.

[englishmaninfrance]

Now, how often did you see an A35 beat a on the A1 ?