A shame that Jaguar/TWR themselves didn't run and develop it properly originally because it probably would have beaten the 787B reasonably easy.
Can't figure out why Jaguar pulled the plug on the program so soon, but perhaps they were in financial trouble by this time; Ford had yet to buy them in 1991-92. Jaguar, and ironically, Mazda focused on IMSA GTP instead of the dying WSC, but even then, fields were becoming sparse in the midst of a worldwide recession, it was finished by the end of 1993.
Admittedly, WSC from 1990-91 became very interesting and promising, as the NA 3.5-liter engine formula was touted as a development or side-by-side testbed for F1 engines, and races were specifically held on off-F1 weekends - many shortened to 2 or 3 hours - to promote viewership. Not sure if the TV numbers were better, but by the first race of 1992, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Jaguar, and Mazda were all out of the series, leaving Peugeot and Toyota, and couple of Spice Engineering cars to fill out the grid. I think something like 10 cars showed up for the first even of the season, and some events had only 8 starters, so the WSC was sadly doomed.
That XJR-14 was one lovely and dominant race car...usually, you don't get both! But they felt the Cosworth V8s weren't up to the task of a 24-hour event, so they used the old XJR-10s, with their proven V12 powerplants, at LeMans. They broken down and spun out after dominating much of the race, and the rest is history.
