Series Elite, a new race series exclusively for the over 50s, has revealed the Jaguar XE SV Project 8 car that will be campaigned in this year’s inaugural running of the series.It was showcased at the International Property Awards, held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.
Series Elite has been developing the car to be race ready for testing ahead of the full season of racing. With a 5.0L V8 engine developing 600PS and a top speed of 200mph, Project 8 will deliver the power, handling and speed for great racing.
Launched in March last year, targeting high net worth individuals with a minimum age of 50 years, it is a racing series for novices who never had the opportunity
to get involved in their youth, as well as more experienced drivers who raced in their younger days and still have the need for speed.
Series Elite Founder, Graeme Glew, says, “The opportunity to develop this awesome car into a fully-fledged racer was one that I jumped at. Not only will our drivers own a fantastic race car, when they finally hang up their race boots, they can if they wish, convert their Project 8 back to a road going version, one of no more than 300 that will be made by Jaguar Special Vehicle Operations.”
Plans for the Series are well underway with a UK and European testing schedule ahead of the first race weekend in May. Drivers will be provided with all the relevant training, testing and race experience needed to compete in the new series, with their cars stored and prepared at a centralised team facility. The Series will visit Silverstone, Donington, and Brands Hatch in the UK with an international finale event at Portimao in the Algarve.
