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Happy to join you all as a new member. I've bought my first Toybox supplied Westfiel 2 litre zetec.☺️

Thrills, heritage, and innovation meet on track. We @Hedley Bennett (HB46443) - Club Chairman , @Rob Hunter - Club Secretary & the brand-new Westfield Se.NA R-T at Bicester Heritage for its first public test session, An exclusive opportunity to experience the next chapter of Westfield performance. Back-to-back drives with the legendary SeiW Zetec reminded us just how far we’ve come, while a sneak peek at the upcoming Westfield XV showcased where we’re headed. From the XI that started it all in 1982 to the cutting-edge Se.NA, the spirit of Westfield engineering lives on, faster, sharper, and more refined than ever. I didn't take to many images myself, the occasion was like being in a sweet shop! Big thanks to @Westfield Chesil Limited. Look out for the Magazine articles from the press.

A few I took this morning

Today, we caught a bit of the air race at Wellesbourne and had lunch. Later, we stopped at Pistons and Rings near Daventry for a cuppa and car chat. Pics at Daventry.

Not everyones cup of tea. Thought I'd share a number of pics of my 2003 Sierra SDV, bought a couple of years ago, IVA'd this year and registered in Aug. Having had its mot at the end of august, now out and about, and loving it.

Last north east club night run of the year tonight. A couple had peeled off by the pub but great run

Just in case there are any doubters out there- I am still alive, I still have the car, it's still fantastic fun and it still makes me grin stupidly. Even better, my youngest (6) thinks it is better than Alton Towers. "How quickly does the red stick (odo needle) get to 60?" Was today's question. The answer was lost in cackling and shouts of 'make it go faster'!

A few of the Dorset members at Mallory park today 👌🏼

Thanks @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative for the Sunday morning lie in 😜 today we had the pleasure of starting in the south of the Peaks so no early start for us southerners. A few pictures taken by Becky of the day……. Looking for Paul’s electrical problem!!!!!! we’re still looking 🤔 Blue sky and the open road the nice quiet back roads follow the Westfield train the parking a lá Julie Hall straight lines style has now gone out of the window……….. dump it and run comes to mind 🤣 and just for @Flying Carrot Steve the fastest bench at the cafe? the orange one of course 🤪 Becky and Glen having a good bye hug till next, thank you @AndrewBClarke for the V8 rubble in front of us and @Glynn Walters for all the whoooooshing behind us, Julie and Glen smashed it out the park again see you all soon luv Andy and Becky

Winter projects underway, she will be rolling out next year with a new carbon bonnet 😎

Went to Caffeine & Machine. Lots of Ferrari’s there today, but we were given prime location outside the front door 🥰

Running out of daylight now, but Essex area managed a nice pub dinner meet last night

Quite an amazing day out, thanks everyone for joining us. The roads were good, views beautiful in the sunshine and the cakes were plentiful. See ya all next time xxxx

Great day. Thanks Julie. Apologies I had to leave at Hulmes End tea room. Good meeting up with you all.

New t shirt, simple just like me 🤣

Picture of mine just before Safety Inspection.

Solo run out to The Motorist this morning, no bacon sarnie though, the queueing was immense. I knew the Cobra club was meeting there, so thought I'd show them up!

Removed the expansion bottle from my Raceline water rail setup and replaced it with a proper header tank system.

Petrol Ped Interesting

If you’ve got a minute or so, join me and my daughter on a drive along the coast road between Abbotsbury and West Bay. Spectacular views and well worth a drive if you get the chance. Saw a v nice McLaren parked up at the Chesil Beach Viewing Point too, plus a TVR Griffith.

For ages I have been looking for a way of storing tools, tyreweld, compressor, scissor jack, spare throttle cables, etc. in the FW boot so the collection of seemingly random items I carry don't slosh around.... I also wanted the ability to easily take things out when I'm at trackdays. After a few pointless purchases that didn't do the job, I stumbled across some cheap bags when buying some DIY stuff from my local Toolstation. Thankfully in real life they are actually black rather then green! The 450mm slots in nicely (if you don't have it too full) in the smaller lower portion of the boot, and the 750mm sits above it below the lid. You could probably use two 750's if you felt really flush and wanted to spend the extra two hundred pence. The 750mm even accommodated the large PX600 airbox I used for trackday noise reduction. They aren't the last word in quality, but its a "first world problem" solved for just 12 quid! My Scottish genes are very satisfied 😂

Big, I would call that humongous

Keis G201 heated glove liners with batteries. They seem like they'll be very good for winter drives

Message to ones self. Never leave your phone unattended in the house. The parrot took some selfies

A couple from Mallory last week 😁

Good day out at Croft on Monday. Looked dodgy driving there with the mist and drizzle, but despite a pretty slippery start the circuit dried out nicely. We've also finally got a handle on the cooling - the car stayed within bounds all day, without any coddling or slow laps to cool. Really pleased! Nice to see another Westfield on track too - a red Zetec. Forgot to ask the driver if he was a club member!

Nice breakfast turnout for the Essex & N Kent regulars, still dry!

A few pics from today

Progress on making my trailer Westfield suitable

There’s a number of really good points raised above, but the common thread has to be the engagement & collaboration of WSCL & WSCC for the greater good of each entity - I for one couldn’t justify or desire buying a new one, but I’m really impressed that someone (well the WSCL team) have invested their money, time & commitment to continue the Westfield story. I genuinely believe it can only support WSCC & everyone on here, let alone help to keep/grow the value in our cars on the 2nd hand market - not that I’m selling mine EVER as I hope my grandson can inherit it! In today’s marketplace for a ultra-low volume car-maker, WSCL need both a “cost effective component supply base” and “volume sales”, & those sales cannot just come from the UK alone, WSCL’s existence will surely require numbers to be sold overseas & I’m praying they come along very soon (although the thought of a future home build kit form - maybe a “hybrid“ instead of purely component form, to have option like when SEights were only sold as a “rolling chassis”) would interest a whole new level of buyers rather than £49K outlay. To me, WSCL have brought Se-NA to the market & as far as I’m concerned if it looks like a Westfield, sounds like a Westfield & drives like a new Westfield, then it’s a Westfield - cus there aren’t many/any Standard Westy’s out there! I’ve got everything crossed that Se-NA will be a massive success, WSCL deserve that & look forward to seeing the car in the flesh in the near future. 👏 Well done to Nigel & all the team in Bicester, and here’s to a much brighter new future 🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝

Out and about today with my little co-pilot. Beautiful sunshine here, with amazing views along the coast road to Abbotsbury from West Bay, where we spent a few hours at the swan sanctuary, very relaxing. New hub covers stayed on! 💪🤣

Keep seeing this car locally, and even parked next to it today at a car meet, and still haven't managed to see you and say hi yet! Hope you enjoyed it too.

Drying out your fuel tank in the airing cupboard... like where else? I did think of using her hair dryer....

Got the colour and clear coats on last weekend... ...and got the tub back on the car yesterday. Just a case of putting it all back together now.

Interesting tale from Caterham and their challenges finding a new engine supplier. Perhaps will help some understand what WCL have been through to get to an Engine supplier. Caterham and the Horse Engine

Westfield should bring out a new model just for @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative and all you guys, it should be called a Cakerham. Ok, I'm leaving, keep your hair on! 🤣

Little video clip I put together, I really need to learn how to edit this insta360 lol

Today at Darley Moor 😎

Washed and dried and put away, haven’t put it’s pyjamas on yet though! It was good to meet some of you today, glad we could make it. Next time remind me to order my sausage sarnie before we leave home 😂🌭 Off to look for new seats now, it’s them that are too narrrow, not me that’s too wide. Honest!

Final clean of the year And then safely tucked away in the AutoPyjama cover I was kindly given by @Nemesis

Hello I'm luke rom north Wales a new member just acquired my first Westfield this week, must say i love it not surer why i haven't had one sooner after owning a variety of cars, i have joined the forum to gather as much information as possible as i don't know an awful lot. the car is a 2001 seiw in green has a red top engine and it goes really well i don't know to much regarding the engine itself i was told its had a fresh build a couple years ago with pistons etc.. and been told it has uprated cams but not sure as he didn't know and no receipts. i look forward to learning about the car and getting out in it next summer its a bad time to get one coming into winter but I'm very impulsive and once ide seen it had to have it

Hello everybody, just aquired a 2018 factory built AeroRace with Zetec Power. Intend to run it purely for Track Days for my son. Also run a Mx5 Zsport. Pembrey and Llandow are our local circuits, with hopefully excursions further afield as well. Looking forward to benefitting from the knowledge that abounds here and joining in where I can.

A little bit of miscommunication meant that we didn't meet up with Tim for the drive up to GBS, but we met there instead. Both Tim Lawton and Andrew Clarke had to leave early due to other commitments, so that left us and my friend Mark to head to the cafe for lunch. After an excellent lunch, Mark made his own way home in his BMW, whilst we headed out to the 'On Freedom's Wings', Lancaster memorial just off the A46. We took some pics from the viewing point in the nearby road. It looked fantastic in the sunshine!

Surely a new buyer of a factory built car wouldn't care in the slightest about detailed chassis design comparisons with prior models? It'll come down to how it looks, goes, sounds, rides, stops, fits and whether it's a desirable thing to own. I think they've done a good job there, and not too bothered about how much is really 'new' personally. All of these 7 type cars are just a rearrangement of mostly the same parts at the end of the day?

Home safe and sound😀 Thanks Julie and Glen for a great route😎 And thanks everyone else for your company and making it a great day out👍

Oh dear, I hope we don't see bust transmission /drive train posts shortly...............😂

A sign of the times I'm afraid..... A factory built Caterham 420 SV to a similar specification is well north of £60k these days! It won't do our own residual values any harm though

That's a Caterham isn't it? 😁

For one reason or another i find myself visiting here less and less i used to be on here 5 or 6 times a day but now it could be a full week inbetween visits So if anybody wishes to contact me for some black gold maybe best to contact me via whatsapp on 07523249617 but please dont message me after 9pm and before 8am because everybody needs a rest .