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ON THE PROWL
1991-1993: The End of TWR Jaguar
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As 1991 came to a close, the turbulence in global financial markets was matched by the lack of clear direction
within Tom Walkinshaw Racing.
It is widely known that Walkinshaw had bought a 33 percent stake in the Benetton Formula 1 team and had
been installed as head of engineering. Ross Brawn came with him, and Walkinshaw fulfilled his promise to the
designer to get him back into the top echelon of the sport. The transition became official on November 19th. Team
boss Flavio Briatore badly needed an experienced hand running the technical and competition side of the team,
while the Italian looked after the commercials.
VRaul Boesel’s XJR-16 chassis
#291 at Road America in 1991,
following the repairs required from
his significant shunt at Watkins
Glen. He came fourth behind team-
mate Davy Jones, who won, Chip
Robinson’s Nissan and the Intrepid
of Wayne Taylor. (Malcolm Ross)
vAnd here’s the setup sheet for
the Boesel car. A number of the
details captured here are visible in
the image of the car itself, such as
the long front splitter, minimal flip
on the trailing edge of the radiator
exit in the nose (behind the “Bud
Light” branding) and the bibs on
the front corners of the nose,
which are referred to as “Topeka
bibs.” (Tony Dowe archive)
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