E-type power drives Lloyd to victory on Manx Classic

Isle of Man-based Jaguar collector Allen Lloyd won two of the four legs of the Manx Motor Racing Club’s ninth Manx Classic motorsport event last month, with record-breaking performances in his well-prepared V12 E-type roadster. Lloyd shattered Chevrolet Corvette driver Trevor Pritchard’s record for the hillclimb at The Sloc with an ascent in 42.30s, and also set best time in the floodlit Promenade Sprint along the front at Douglas, a previous favourite which was back on the Manx Classic bill after a three-year break. Ulsterman Jackie Cochrane was once again victorious in the Pursuit Sprint on the old Willaston Circuit, but despite being unable to get within a second of his own lap record, gunned his Sunbeam Tiger to a mighty 144mph past the famous Tourist Trophy grandstand.

The ever-popular event, open to historic and selected posthistoric machinery, finished with a race meeting on Jurby airfield, in which another Tiger pilot, Germany’s Marcus Friesinger, was on top form and claimed victory over several marque rivals.