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Yes, if you crash a bike and it catches fire, the rider is normally 200 feet away in a tree with severe gravel rash..... with a car, you are captive until you get the belts off and start running 😂

I have 2 original front cycle wings of my car for sale. They measure approx 225mm inside the edges. I had these fitted with "standard" 205 tyres they fitted snugly. I upgraded the tyres to 205 Kumho v70a and they didn't fit over them. So probably best suited to 195 profile? If you would like any specific pics or dims please let me know 👍 Looking for £40 ono Collection only as they would be a pain to wrap up.

The last piece of the puzzle for the cars annual service.... After using Jap Service Parts many times for the genuine Honda OEM filter (the best option for the F20c), I found a slightly better deal from RHD Performance so gave them a try.... delivered quickly and well packaged 👍

My understanding was that the wider visor openings vent differences etc were largely down to the fire ratings required for car motorsport compliance, though I have heard said the visor thing may also be partly down to more flying chunks of metal aimed at you in a big track "un-scheduled rapid disassembly situation" with a car, than you'd normally get on a bike!

I normally use a Nolan N87 bike helmet on the road and a Zamp RZ65D carbon (with HANS device) on track. I was going to get a Hedtec for track until I found the Zamp at a bargain price. I chose the Nolan as it didnt have the extended rear aero so it didn't push my head forwards in the seat. I also have a cheap Shox Assault Evo bike helmet that I use for passengers. It is really interesting how different the two types of helmet are to live with. Bike helmets have a wider field of view with a larger visor aperture, plus built in drop down dark internal visor is great on the road, the pinlock visors (essentially double glazing) prevents steaming up, and they are made to accommodate intercoms if you wish. Another good feature is quick release chin straps in a bike helmet, where the Motorsport ones use fiddlier (but more secure) D ring fastening. Also, if you wear glasses, the bike helmets accommodate these more comfortably. The Zamp is 3 times the price of the Nolan but is a lot lighter (about 1.4kg vs 1.7kg and 2.1kg for the Shox). The downside on the road of the FIA/Snell compliant helmet is that the visor aperture is noticeably narrower (a pain at T-junctions!), there is less ventilation, no pinlock visor, no quick release chin strap, and no internal flip down dark visor. Interestingly, despite the large chin spoiler I get far more helmet lift above 100mph in the Zamp than the Nolan, probably due in part to being so tall... In short, I find the bike helmets more convenient and comfortable to live with on the road if you can find one without the extended rear aero.

I know a few of the Speed Series guys, back in the day used to use and recommend these; they were really popular with the new drivers just starting out, as well as the more experienced guys looking for good value.

Basically why I went for the Shark one, it's not a pivot flip-front but the whole face covering part is on elastic and just pulls forward and up so the face is completely open. Comes in handy if your specs steam up while stopped at lights etc that's for sure.

Hi All, Please can someone recommend a good supplier for a narrow body car cover. Car is stored outside at times, but doesn't have to be too heavy. Elasticated if possible to stop dust blowing under and up into the cover. Cheers.

I've always wondered what the differences between car and bike helmets is. Good to know. Those Hedtec ones seem decent value too compared to some bike helmets I've seen.

When buying my first motorsport safe helmet for the Westfield, I aske in the shop what the difference, aero aids aside was between bike and car helmets. Their answer was that they're designed for very different types of accident; bike helmets were designed to protect you if you came off, hit your head against the ground, or a vehicle, and then slid, with abrasion resistance being part of it. Whilst car helmets were designed to protect your head from bouncing off the roll cage - a potentially much higher psi impact force, because of the way smaller contact area, along with a cage being brutally unforgiving against something like your head. There was also a big difference in fire protection, again, with bikers expecting to have to survive being thrown clear, whilst car drivers would be strapped in until they could extricate themselves/be extracted. That said, for just aeroscreened road use, if buying again, without having a cage, because I wear glasses, I'd probably go for a flip front helmet, which AFAIK, are only available in bike helmets?

This. I like my Hedtec lid. Got a glass- not carbon-fibre one. Isn't too heavy, possibly lighter than my motocross-rated downhill lid.

https://hedtec.co.uk/collections/helmets

I am driving a Westfield Sport 250, one of the last if not the last produced by the original factory. Now midway through building an AK Cobra with my eldest son Simon . See the Replica and Self Build Festival 2026 at carshowco.com

Dash main / dip light switch. Used but in excellent condition. £10 plus postage.

Dash horn switch. Used but in excellent condition. £10 plus postage.

Dash indicator switch. Used but in excellent condition £10 plus postage.

Fixed that for you Matthew...😂 Welcome Rob. That is an awesome looking Westie!

I didn't realise Ron Champion had passed. I met him at his workshop/showroom in Peterborough many years ago whilst building my own Locost. Myself and my long suffering wife had been shopping and decided to turn up on the off-chance he was about. He was, and we spent the best part of 2 hours chatting about all things Locost and kit cars in general! I also got a new copy of the second edition of the book from him, which he gladly signed. My old copy of the first edition was getting quite well used! He seemed quite bemused by the success of the book and the number of people currently "in-build". An absolute Gentleman and, in my eyes, a true legend of the kit car industry. Rest In Peace Ron.

Let's hope the rain holds off.....

It's a Shark Raw but the Shark Street Drak looks almost identical. Plenty on eBay

Hi, yes Simon is my eldest son who has a real passion for cars and has a great reputation for organising numerous, very successful events.

Good point, I've yet to try my new carbon lid in the Westie. But this is what I normally wear. It definitely doesn't foul in my car, the back is nice and round,no fins etc

Any relation or a surname coincidence? Curious minds want to know. (Mind you, so do nosey minds.)

Brilliant! 🤣🤣🤣 I may sign up for half a dozen of them

How childish - of course not. However, I do offer a tyre inflation service where the front tyres are set to 10 psi and the rears to 70 psi so the benefactor spins under the lightest of throttles.