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 196
