IN BRIEF
- Jaguar Heritage Racing to field ten of the marque's most
celebrated 1950s models in the 2014 Mille Miglia, from 15-18 May,
including XKs, C-types and one D-type
- Famous faces from the world of entertainment, music, motor
sport and fashion to drive the gruelling Mille Miglia in historic
Jaguars
- Live updates from event available through Jaguar official
social media channels, as well as Twitter profiles of drivers using
hashtag: #JaguarMille
IN DETAIL
(Whitley, Coventry - 28/04/2014). Jaguar
Heritage Racing will be tackling the legendary Mille Miglia classic
car endurance event from 15-18 May with a line-up of top-name
drivers, which will be traversed over 1,000 gruelling miles from
Brescia-Rome-Brescia in ten of the most revered and sought-after
historic Jaguar cars ever produced.
Household names from stage and screen, plus fashion, motor sport
and music celebrities will campaign their assigned historic Jaguars
through Northern and Central Italy for four tough but memorable
days of hard driving. Spectators enthusiastically lining the Mille
Miglia route will get to see examples of historically-significant
Jaguar XKs, C-types and D-types shooting past them with famous
faces in the cockpits.
Leading American TV chat show host, Jaguar collector and classic
car enthusiast - Jay Leno - will drive the famous ex-Sir James
Scott-Douglas 1951 Jaguar XK 120 roadster, raced as part of the
Ecurie Ecosse team in period.
Another well-known 1951 XK 120 roadster - the ex-Duncan Hamilton
racer registered LXF 731 - will be shared by husband and wife team,
Elliot and Erin Gleave. Elliot is better known as successful
British musician Example, with his wife Erin being the Australian
TV presenter that he first met when she interviewed him for
MTV.
Other significant Jaguar XK models on the Mille Miglia will
include the ex-Jim Swift racing XK120 roadster, which will be
driven by multiple award-winning British actor Jeremy Irons.
Multi-million album selling Scottish singer and songwriter Amy
Macdonald will take the wheel of an XK140 once owned by successful
British racing driver David Hobbs.
Jaguar Vehicle Integrity Chief Engineer Mike Cross will drive
the well-known ex-Stirling Moss Monthlery record-breaking XK120
Coupé, which carries the registration LWK 707. Author
David Blakeley and model-turned-TV presenter Jodie Kidd will share
a stunning example of the Jaguar XK120, which was driven by
Oscar-winning actor Daniel-Day Lewis in the 2013 event.
Jaguar Heritage Racing is also entering three famous C-type
racing cars, to be driven by celebrities as diverse as Belgian
singer-songwriter Milow (Jonathan Vandenbroeck) - who will drive
with Jaguar Land Rover Regional Director for Europe Bernard Kuhnt,
and legendary AC/DC lead singer and car afficionado Brian Johnson.
Ex-Jaguar Le Mans 24 Hours race winner Andy Wallace will drive the
Jaguar C-type which won the 1952 Reims Grand Prix with Formula 1
legend Sir Stirling Moss at the wheel.
Two motor racing greats - ex-Jaguar Le Mans and World Sports
Prototype Championship winner, Formula 1 driver and SKY F1 TV
pundit Martin Brundle, plus ex-Formula 1 racer Bruno Senna - will
share the famous 'Long Nose' Jaguar D-type, the penultimate example
built, registered 393 RW, as this legendary Jaguar model celebrates
its 60th anniversary in 2014.
A number of new Jaguar F-TYPE Coupés will support
the Jaguar Heritage Racing team, following the full Mille Miglia
route through Italy with broadcast crews and VIP guests.
The drivers making up the Jaguar Heritage Racing team will be
tweeting live throughout the event, which was famously once
proclaimed as: 'The most beautiful race in the world'.
Twitter profiles to watch for the latest personal updates on the
event include:
Jaguar Heritage Racing
Driver |
Twitter profile
name |
Jay Leno |
@LenosGarage |
Martin Brundle |
@MBrundleF1 |
Bruno Senna |
@BSenna |
Jodie Kidd |
@RealJodieKidd |
David Blakeley |
@daveblakeley |
Amy Macdonald |
@Amy_Macdonald |
Milow |
@milow |
Elliot Gleave (Example) |
@example |
Erin Gleave |
@Erin_McNaught |
Brian Johnson |
@BrianJohnson |
In addition Jaguar will be publishing live updates from 14-18
May at: www.facebook.com/Jaguar and
www.twitter.com/jaguar
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Mark Eedle | Brand Manager Australia
E: meedle@jaguar.com | T: 02
9020 1501
Bethany Allsopp | Marketing and Public Affairs
Specialist Australia
E: ballsopp@jaguar.com |
T: 02 9020 1425