MEMBERS MEETING
CKL win the Salvadori Cup for second time in a row
80MM - What a glorious start to the 2023 Racing season.
CKL was honoured to attend with the legendary 1950 XK-120 works Le Mans entry 'MGJ 15'. Guy Ziser raced his E-Type in the Moss Trophy, and CKL won the Salvadori Cup with the Lister-Jaguar 'BHL 147'.
The CKL-prepared Lister-Jaguar 'BHL 147' repeated its last win of the Salvadori Cup. Martin Stretton made a great start from pole position, ahead of Gary Pearson in his D-Type and David Hart in his Costin-bodied Lister. It was an action-packed race with four cars battling for the lead. Stretton was under pressure for much of the race, but the CKL-prepared Lister had the pace to stay in front and take the win.
"It takes months of hard graft from the whole team back at base to prepare these cars to a race-winning standard - so big thank you to the whole CKL team for yet another win."
Mark Hews
'MGJ 79' was the first ever Jaguar to complete the Le Mans Twenty-Four Hours Race. Driven by owner Hans-Martin Schneeberger in the Tony Gaze Trophy for sports and GT cars built between 1948 and 1954 - it was a rare privilege to see the car competing on track, presented in true period-correct style.
"Goodwood is a special place - a sense of occasion that's difficult to describe. Anytime that I am fortunate enough to race there is a privilege. Looking forward to the next time...car was faultless and was the best looking on the grid."
Guy Ziser
Thank you to Rupert Cobb at Gunhill Studios for all of the photos.