[Gary Essex]

Hi

I have always had a concern with the drive shafts and the function they play with the Jaguar setup. My concerns were realised a few weeks back after playing on the 1/4 mile. One hard launch on a hot day with sticky Avon tyres resulted in a loss of drive when I hit second gear, diff blown was my first thought.

Car was duly towed back to the pits and left for a few hours, while waiting for a recovery truck I tried moving it under its own power and strange as it was it worked. Drove it straight onto the truck when it arrived and off at my destination.

Inspection revealed one drive shaft twisted 45 deg, the other had sheared off completely. Fortunately the sheared one was in a sort of cone shape at the point of shear and the weight of the car pressed the two parts together.

My shafts were from and E Type and not shortened, they have since been replaced with a pair of 2.5inch tubular shafts.

Lucky escape.