Sixty years after Neil Corner’s victory in the Griffiths Formula race that spawned the Historic Sports Car Club at Castle Combe on 14 May 1966, the ex-works/Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-type graced Saturday’s Griffith Haig Trophy race at the anniversary celebration. Owned by Christian Albrecht, XKD504 led initially, before team-mate Gary Pearson howled past to win in a similar car.
Kyle Tilley brought Albrecht’s car home second and another finned D-type with Ben Eastick up finished fourth, the iconic aerodynes split by David Alexander’s Lotus Elite. Delightfully, Porsche 356 veteran Geoff Thomas, who contested the 1966 race, presented the prizes. Bravo Allard Farrellac pilot Tony Bianchi for organising the retrospective.
