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16 October 2025

Driving Notes - Mid-Month Newsletter from The Jaguar Drivers' Club
October 2025 - Spares, Champs and the Season Finale Jaguar Spares Day

Jaguar Spares Day – This Sunday

Have you got your ticket to Jaguar Spares Day this coming Sunday (19th Oct) at Stoneleigh Park? Buying your ticket in advance not only helps you skip the queues but also gets you into the café first! We’re expecting a busy day, especially as the event is co-located with the popular Jaguar Breakfast Club.

Traders include Blockley Tyres, BAS International, Worcester Classic Spares, AJ Autocraft, Castle Polishing & Chrome Plating, Overdrive Spares, Classical Dash, Doenni Classic Car AG, Realm Engineering and SC Parts Group to name just a few…

Get your tickets here

Jaguar Spares Day Details Jaguar Spares Day Advert Champion of Champions Champion of Champions winner

And the winner is…

A stunning 2006 Jaguar XJR X350 saloon owned by Andy Brookes won the coveted title of Champion of Champions in the Jaguar Drivers’ Club’s annual concours competition. The final judging took place at the British Motor Museum as part of the Jaguars at Gaydon celebration. The Endeavour Trophy was presented to James and Sue Tetherton’s 1996 XJS Convertible.

Read more here

Welcome new members

Please join us in welcoming these new members who have joined the JDC in the past month.

HOWARD CHICK
HUGH HARRIS & FAMILY
LIAM CLARKE
ROSS WAUGH
PETER SCANDRETT
TONY DEHNER
MALCOLM ARCHER
DAVID TREMAYNE & FAMILY
TERRY GILBERT
MAURICE DOWLING
MARTIN CHAMBERS
RICH SMITH
TONY POWELL & FAMILY
WILLIE JOHNSTON
PAUL MARZELL
MICHAEL ANDERTON
DARREN COTTAM
WILLIAM IRELAND
GRAHAME PADLEY & FAMILY
CHRISTOPHER HAGGIS
DANIEL HOUGHTON
RICHARD FRY
ROGER HAWKINS
TOM CONNOR
ANTHONY SIBSON
ALAN GALE
ALAN HEWITT
JULIAN MACKENZIE
SANDRA NICHOLSON & FAMILY
ALFRED MARTIN
NICOLE SMART
ROB THUSS
DEON MCNEILLY
RODNEY BURROWS
ALAN DAVIDSON
SIMON DOWNING & FAMILY
PAUL HOGDEN
GLYN HUGHES
PAUL DAY
GLYN WILLIAMS & FAMILY
Classic Motor Show Classic Motor Show Photo

Get ready for the NEC Classic

With only a few weeks to go until this year’s season finale at the NEC Classic Motor Show (7-9 Nov) the club is racing ahead with a motorsport themed stand. Expect to see the legendary 1956 long nose D-Type, on loan from JDHT, BUY 1 with driver Grant Williams, the incredibly rare 1967 MK11 Convertible formally owned by Noel Gallagher, with more to be revealed. Don’t forget to use our exclusive club code CCCNOV5175 online to save £4 off single-day adult tickets or £2 off family, child or multi-day tickets. Discount applied to advance ticket prices before midnight on Thurs 6 Nov.

Read our show preview here

Brooklands

Save the date – National Weekend 2026

We’ll soon be releasing the first details of the Club’s 70th anniversary National Weekend but in the meantime, make sure you’ve saved the date in your diary. We’ll be heading to Surrey with our annual tour and celebratory dinner held on Saturday 11th July. Then we’ll be at Brooklands Museum on Sunday 12th bringing together areas and registers, special guests and competitions. See you there!

Holdens