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Jaguar Drivers’ Club - Kent Area 4 - Regional Magazine

SOME PICS FROM THE MEMORIAL PARADE LAST MONTH - SEE INSIDE COVER

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Last November Judith and I had an

invitation to the launch of the Mike

Hawthorn book (where I bought

the signed copy we presented to

Roger in December) where we

learned of the planned memorial

service and parade of cars. The

plan, after the memorial service,

was to hold a parade of cars either

owned or driven by him together

with as many as possible (mainly

Jaguars) of his era. The parade

was to drive three laps of Farn-

ham's town centre and then to

drive westwards to the cemetery on

the outskirts of Farnham for a brief

service and wreath-laying at

Mike's grave. Following this,

all parade participants were invited

to partake in refreshments at Swain

and Jones, the Farnham Jaguar

Dealer.

Early in January, I was asked to

enter our Mark Nine in the parade

and to take some VIP passen-

gers. Subsequently, Peter Craker

was asked to bring along his fine

1957 Mark One, which he did - all

the way from Deal - braving some-

what dodgy weather to do so.

The parade was originally esti-

mated to be fairly low key, but in-

terest rapidly increased with the

press (both local and national),

local councillors and owners of

many historic 1930s to 1950s cars

showing great willingness to take

part. In the event there

were approaching 100 cars in the

parade including Ferrari and Coo-

per Formula 1 cars that he had

driven, various other cars that he

had owned, cars from the JDHT (C

types, D types and the Queen

Mother's Mark VII - IX to name a

few), Nigel Webb's faithful rec-

reation of the Mark 1 in which he

crashed and numerous classic cars

of the era including Peter's and

ours. We had three passengers,

including the lady Mayor of Farn-

ham and her daughter. Amongst

the celebrity drivers were Damon

Hill and Stirling Moss.

All in all, a memorable afternoon

which was reported both in the

local press and BBC South. There

are videos and pictures on the

Mike-Hawthorn Tribute website

which is maintained by Tony Bai-

ley, one of the co-authors of the

recently-launched book. The pho-

tos on the front cover include my

MK IX, Pete Craker’s MK I and

one of the floral tributes at the

cemetery.

Members Letters

Alan Mobbs

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KENTISHMAN magazine is available by post only and for an annual subscrip-

tion of £10. New subscribers wishing to receive a regular postal copy please provide

details for our database including name, address, contact telephone number and details

of classic cars owned and send a cheque for £10.00p payable to J.D.C. Kent Area 4

Kentishman to:-

J.D.C. KENT, c/o ‘Ramornie’, Warren Street Road,

Charing,

KENT

TN27 0HL Any reports or items for inclusion in the KENTISHMAN should be sent by post to:-

David Barnes at the above address or by email to Ramornie@uwclub.net

The views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the

Editor or the Kent Area Committee – no liability will be accepted in any case of dispute.

NO POINTS DEDUCTED, !! This interesting item arrived in the Editors mailbox

This is how points get added to your licence:-

If you get a fixed penalty notice through the post, which also caries penalty points, the

computer system first sends you a demand for the cash and then sends a demand for the

return of your licence for endorsement only when the fine has been paid. It cannot han-

dle the endorsement, points and payment at the same time.

If you overpay the fixed penalty by - say - £1, the computer must issue and send a refund

cheque for the overpayment and everything stops until you cash the cheque ----DON’T!

You have paid the fine and responded properly to every request and, as there is no hu-

man intervention, the system will leave you alone because it needs to conclude the finan-

cial side before moving on to licence and points.

Result or what?

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KENT AREA COMMITTEE 2008-9

Chairman & Area Representative - Jeff Webb, 01732 822607

Treasurer - Vacancy!

Secretary – Brenda Webb

Kentishman Editor – David Barnes

Committee Members – Alan Mobbs & Ray Tyler

MAIN EVENTS

March 29th International Jaguar Spares Day, at the National Agricul-tural Centre, Stoneleigh.

April 5th Kent Area Spring Lunch at The Harty Ferry Inn. I.O.S. Con-tact Penny Booth on 01795 880544 - Now oversubscribed.

April 13th Medway festival of steam & transport Contact Jeff Webb

for entry Forms or go direct to the dockyard.

April 26th St Georges Day Classic Meeting at The Neptune pub

Dymchurch. Lunchtime meet—Just turn up.

April 27th to May 1st Spring break in the Cotswolds at Littlecote House Hotel FULLY BOOKED!

May 3rd “Magnificent Motors” Eastbourne - Contact Ray Tyler 01276 63114 Limited space, ring early.

May 4th Swale Vehicle Enthusiasts Show on The Isle of Sheppey - Contact Vic Booth 01795 880544

May 24th & 25th Masters Series Racing at Brands Hatch. Contact Alan Mobbs 020 8337 8077

It would be appreciated if members do not telephone com-mittee members before 10:00 am or after 9:30 pm

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You should have by now received

your copy of our 2009 calendar of

events, once again kindly sponsored

and sent out by Lancaster’s

Sevenoaks. I was sorry to hear that

the speaker arranged for the February

club night, David Render was unable

to attend having just come out of hos-

pital with a “Pace Maker” fitted and

not being able to drive for six

months, hopefully we will be able to

re-arrange his talk for later in the

year.

March club night features Ian Cool-

ing who is going to talk about

“Jaguar Automobilia” and Ian has

said that he will gladly talk about and

value any Jaguar related items, you

care to bring along, so let’s see if we

can find something interesting for

him to look at in your collections.

Penny Booth mentioned that the

phone number for her in last months

Kentishman for the “Spring Lunch”

was incorrect, the right number is

01795 880544. Penny says that she

has reached the venues limit of sixty

people for the spring lunch and is

starting a wait list, if you have put

your name down for “The Harty

Ferry Inn” can you please make sure

you send her your payment as soon

as possible if you have not already

done so.

There is an extra event not in the Cal-

endar on Monday 4th May the day

after Magnificent Motors Eastbourne,

it is the Swale Vehicle enthusiasts

show on the Isle of Sheppey, we have

been allocated a limited number of

places (6-8) and if you want to go

please contact Vic Booth - on the

number mentioned earlier - who has

the booking forms.

Finally for those who fancy some-

thing a little further away you will

see from the calendar that from the

4th to 7th June there is a rally and car

show at Disneyland Paris, Ray Tyler,

and myself have already booked, so

if you wish to join us talk to either

Ray or myself and we can give you a

brochure, there is also a package for

friends and family to travel in non

classic cars.

That’s it for now until the next issue,

Jeff Webb

Area 4 Chairman

5TH APRIL - SPRING LUNCH AT HARTY FERRY

As you’ve seen from Jeff’s letter, the event is fully subscribed with a

waiting list. Please complete enclosed form to choose your starters

and desserts.

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CLUB NIGHTS

On the 3rd Monday of each month, members meet in a comfortable air-conditioned private function-room with it’s own bar at The Dog & Bear Hotel in Lenham (just off the A20 between Maidstone & Ashford. Meetings frequently fea-ture guest speakers covering a wide range of subjects. March 16th Talk by Ian Cooling “Jaguar Automobilia” Bring along any Items you have for Ian to discuss/ Value. April 20th A slideshow by Alan Mobbs on how he got his kicks on “Route 66” in October 2008.

May 18th Richard Pettett gives a talk about the Kent Badger Group.

June 15th To be advised.

July 20th All Jaguar night with Barbecue.

PUB NIGHTS

On the 1st Tuesday of each month, members get together at a different Kentish Hostelry for a bar meal or just a social evening out. Further details from Trevor Lang Tel:01622-757816

March 3rd THE WOOLPACK INN at YALDING, ME18 6AS

From Yalding village, take the B2162 to Benover/Collier Street. The pub is on LHS after about one mile. April 7th THE HALFWAY HOUSE at CHALLOCK, TN25 4BB

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BITS AND PIECES

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Mike O'Driscoll, Managing Director of Jaguar Cars announced the introduc-tion of advanced new generation pet-rol and diesel including a new diesel

for the XF. Featuring all-new AJ-V8 Gen III pet-rol engines and new AJ-V6D Gen III diesel engines, the Jaguar XF now delivers more power and more per-formance with comparable or better

fuel economy and emissions than the engines they supersede. The Jaguar XFR is powered by the all-new supercharged 510PS (510bhp SAE) V8 with acceleration from 0-

60mph in just 4.7 seconds making it the ultimate Jaguar sport saloon. A naturally aspirated 5.0-litre V8, pro-ducing 385PS, powers other V8 XF models. Distinguished by unique exterior and

interior design features, the XFR in-cludes revised bumpers and lower

front air intakes, sill extensions, bon-net louvres and grilles, four tailpipes, a boot-lid spoiler, unique seats and 20-inch alloy wheels.

The new Jaguar XF 3.0-litre AJ-V6D Gen III diesel features a twin sequen-tial turbocharged engine available as t he 275PS/600Nm S o r a 240PS/500Nm version. Both offer exceptional efficiency and refinement and in the case of the Diesel S accel-

erates from 0-60 in just 5.9 seconds. With 275PS, the new Jaguar XF 3.0-litre diesel S is 33 percent more pow-erful than the acclaimed 2.7-litre TDV6 it replaces. Torque peaks at a substantial 600Nm, with 61 percent

more torque available from 1500rpm. Every new engine for the Jaguar XF range has highly competitive fuel economy and CO2 emissions figures. Both diesel versions deliver combined average fuel consumption of 42.0mpg - an improvement on the acclaimed

2.7-litre engine of nearly 12 percent - and a CO2 of 179g/km.

NEW JAGUAR ENGINES

FROM - THE TIMES THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26TH

Jaguar XJR 4.2 V8

Driving this is like floating on a lilo, on an oiled-up Thai teenager, in the tropics, while listening to Jean Michel Jarre