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"         On the Thursday prior to the 2003 U.S. Grand Prix, Jaguar held a media event day at Putnam Park, a very enjoyable road course set in farm country just outside of Indianapolis. Presentations about the Leaping Cat&amp;#039;s varied racing programs included their involvement in the Trans-Am series and vintage racing, with Jaguar Formula 1 drivers Mark Webber and Justin Wilson flown in (Formula 1-style) by helicopter to spend a few hours with journalists. Here&amp;#039;s a summary of what was learned:   Formula 1 \u2013 The 2003 season has shown a marked improvement for the team from the previous year. The Jaguar Racing R4 in the hands of Australian driver Mark Webber demonstrated flashes of brilliance on many occasions throughout the year \u2013 when conditions suited the car and driver the R4 could match the pace with superpowers Ferrari, McLaren-Mercedes and BMW-Williams. The car was also much improved in the critical area of reliability. But the key to this year&amp;#039;s performance, said a key team member, was in the aero package. With a year&amp;#039;s experience operating in a new wind tunnel, Jaguar feels next year&amp;#039;s R5 racer should be that much better. While it would take an extraordinary leap in performance to be competitive with the aforementioned top-tier teams, it should be a very entertaining fight between the green team and opponents Toyota, Sauber and BAR-Honda for &amp;quot;Best of the Rest&amp;quot; honors in 2004.   The fate of Jaguar driver Justin Wilson is up in the air. A decision should be made sometime in December if he will remain in his current role on the team or become the test driver.   Trans-Am \u2013 This year&amp;#039;s season could hardly have gone any better for Jaguar, which took both the Driver&amp;#039;s and Manufacturer&amp;#039;s titles in what is America&amp;#039;s longest-running road-racing series. With this event came the unveiling of next year&amp;#039;s contender: The 2004 XKR features an attractive new livery of silver, bright red and, of course, a heavy coating of green. More important, the overhead-cam V-8 engine that delivered so much success for the Rocketsports Racing team and drivers Paul Gentilozzi and Scott Pruett the past few years is gone, replaced by a new multivalve unit that utilizes the production XK-series car&amp;#039;s aluminum block and heads in unmodified form.   Vintage \u2013 To promote Jaguar&amp;#039;s certified used-car program, called Select Edition, the company teamed up in 2003 with vintage Jaguar specialist shop Donovan Motorcar Services to compete in select races in a couple of Jag classics: E-Types of 1962 and 1967 vintage. The cars are piloted by seasoned veteran racers Bob Hebert and Jack Busch. What&amp;#039;s more, these events are contested at some of the greatest American race venues: Watkins Glen, Lime Rock, Road America and Road Atlanta to name just a few. This program is set to continue at least through next year.   About Select Edition: This is one of the most comprehensive used-car warranties in the industry. Coverage includes a 6-year/100,000-mile limited warranty with free 24-hour roadside assistance during the warranty period. For 2001 Jags and later, if the used vehicle&amp;#039;s mileage is still within the window of the new-car warranty, then scheduled maintenance remains free of charge during this period. And every Select Edition Jaguar undergoes a thorough 140-point inspection and comes with a clean title history, verified by CARFAX. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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