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Fingers crossed that it all works out for you Richard. Dave

Brilliant write up. Another epic trip. Looking forward to next year! Andy

Day 14 - Mon 30th June - Hull to home - via the Peaks I really needed this 'durty' breakfast for some reason....... Perhaps it was something I'd drank 🤦‍♂️ Nearly ready to roll. There's always interesting vehicles travelling with us. ...and we're rolling.... The same Tesco in Hull we fuelled at on our way out. We've driven some great, roads but it's nice to be reminded we do have some good roads in the UK too. Especially in the Peaks. Another nice tradition, the 'Queen of cakes' @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative and Glen, met us in Bakewell for a drink and catch up. We had a good natter and then all set off on our ways. Though @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) and I convoyed a little further. Bagpuss safely, home. Time to unload and clean! @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) about to do similar. My shorts will live to serve again. Car washed and back in the toybox.

Happy Birthday Simon, have a great one!

Malvern is better purely due to having working toilets and showers. Stoneleigh was like going to the 3rd world. However stoneleigh does/did have that great cafe for breakfasts

Day 13 - Sun 29th June - Düsseldorf to Euro port Rotterdam After an uneventful night and uninterrupted journey, we safely drove off the train in Düsseldorf, though as you'll note in the pic above, the cars in front get off quicker than us, as we've got to move all our stuff out of Dave's car before he can get in! Sunday morning traffic in Düsseldorf, isn't difficult! Given we'd not had a proper evening meal and a light breakfast on the train. We stopped for the first 'Fast Food' of the trip. Which ironically wasn't very fast, but was fresh (same slow service as last year). We were soon across Germany and back into the Netherlands. As we've got our TomTom's on avoid motorways, we were taken along some crazy roads. Above shows the cycle lanes either side of the road are huge, the centre lines gone and cars are forced against each other! Even in more rural areas! More of the good stuff. As we did in 2024, again as the Ferry doesn't sail until the evening. We've stopped off at a museum to kill some time-link Luckily they'd got a 'Wheels and Wings' event on- so there were cars as well and military items to view. Given our earlier restaurant disasters on this trip with closures. I'd rang ahead and booked into here. Our 3rd or 4th visit. Great food and attentive staff. De Beren It's only about 20 mins from the Ferry. Another 320kms (198 miles) covered. We'd normally refuel in Europe ready for the journey home, however it's not cheaper than the UK currently so we didn't! Into the ship we go. Luckily we've been put on the lower deck again, which should make for an easier/quicker unloading in Hull. A quick wash and we're soon in the bar to celebrate the end of another great Euro blat.

Day 12 - Sat 28th June - Time to head home- though a few more passes first.......Passo Stalle, Grossglockner Pass and Gerlos Pass We awoke to another glorious view- Blue skies and not a cloud in sight! cars packed and loaded for the trip home. Ready to roll. On our 2024 visit to the Dolomites, @Si.Dalziel noticed we'd always travelled south from the hotel we stayed in (not the same one as this year) and he suggested we go north on our way home. We did and we found some nice roads/passes to drive. So this year I planned to take the same route. I saw the countdown timer on the traffic light and thought 37 secs isn't long to wait. Then I woke up and realised it was minutes! The light is green for our direction only 15 mins every hour. Clearly @Jim cunliffe had two Coffees at breakfast last year, meaning we arrived whilst the light was luckily green. So we turned round and stopped by a lake we'd seen a few mins earlier. @Stu Faulkner allegedly likes 'dropping logs off' in the woods, but this time he wants to climb on them! We were soon joined by some riders who'd probably had the same idea. We got through the traffic lights eventually and were soon back on Austrian roads. Another fill up and we meet two German drivers (Lotus and a VX220). They're also heading to the Grossglocker Pass and ask if they can follow us. Why not! However we lost them before we got to the start of the pass and never saw them again! The toll booth on the Grossglockner Pass- Wiki Link Not the cheapest at EUR 135 for the 3 of us! Rather foggy in places, perhaps another 30 mins later and it would have burnt off. However last year we only just got up the pass before it shut for a cycle race and we didn't want that to happen ( @Stu Faulkner had checked for Austrian and Italian Cycle events prior to us leaving the UK- but whenever we saw more than a couple of riders together we blamed Stu 😉 ). We found a 'Nissan GTR / Skyline Meet' at the top. I'm sure their engines were not enjoying the thin air. Another sticker earned We then travelled down the other side of the pass and headed to our next stop for a leg stretch and a break. Our train wasn't until the evening so we'd got plenty of time. Water world (no, not the naff Kevin Costner film). We'd passed this last year and it looked impressive from the road (as above) but looked too busy, too touristy to stop in our Westies. However Dave did some pre trip research and it looked do-able. Dave had even sensibly brought his walking boots along just for this. I'd got my running trainers. The Krimml water fall is the highest water fall in Austria and the 2nd Highest in Europe. Wiki Link We parked in a payable, barrier controlled car park. I left my luggage in the car, If someone wants my stinky trip washing and running kit their very welcome to it! Can you see our cars? @Stu Faulkner took this selfie with his 'Fisher Price' Phone! Sadly our last pass of the trip, the Gerlos Pass. Very light traffic. Cars drinking the good stuff again. We then headed to a Restaurant just outside Innsbruck that we've used for the last 2 trips. Sadly it was closed for the weekend (yes, just like the Oil Can Cafe- we should have rang ahead and booked!). Cars were treated to another top up of V-Power Racing and we bought snacks in lieu of the evening meal we weren't going to get. We've not exactly starved whilst away 😉 Back at the Innsbruck Rail Terminal- not exactly a surprise to see the same Dino we loaded with in Duesseldorf. The trains are sadly so infrequent post covid. I'd emailed and rang UEX (the train company) after Stu's outbound roof incident to advise all 3 cars were cabriolets, so hopefully we'll be correctly boarded on the lower deck. and we were! You'll note, Stu's not risking further damage and has put his doors and luggage in Dave's car, along with my luggage.

Brought by mistake - didn’t fit my SEight hope it’s of use to someone £25 collect (Wolves) or £35 posted

Set of 4 adjustable SPAX TRAK dampers & springs taken from SEight with standard track front end (12” front & 14” rear) due to upgrade - passed MOT 12 months ago, front springs have been “half” spayed in black??? £130 collection only from Wolves

Thanks for the reminder! My local track so I will be popping in to spectate

If you wanted new runners i wouldn't buy the runners from westfield, I would of thought these would fit. But you would need to check. https://www.europaspares.com/universal_seat_runners_set_1

£50ono happy to post at the buyers cost.

They're in really good condition considering the age of them! They've come out of this westy, that i bought last month from dealer 😁 Ones got a paint mark on the seat and the other a small nic in the back at the side. Ive got the runners from the sports turbo seats that ive put in as the blots were cut too short and i was short on time, so used the runners from these. They would need a good clean and the nuts grinding out as they are a bit rusty. If needed ill the some more pictures outside when its stopped raining. £400 collection only please.

Day 11 - Fri 27th June - Passo Giau, Galleria Passo San Boldo and meet Mattia. Let's head for the bright blue bits! Ready to roll. Forecast is favorable! We'd been updating the WSCC FB Social group with our travels and Simon had said he was in Cortina. So we suggested saying hello as we drove to meet Mattia @mTT97 He'd suggested a location in Cortina and we were aiming to meet at 9:30am. He wasn't in his Westfield but was on holiday with his family in the area. As we got closer, we realised it was looking unlikely we'd meet. Simon advised he'd got stuck in traffic and we couldn't wait as we've got a long day ahead and had made plans to meet Mattia at 10am. I was running two Whatsapp live locations and well as guiding Dave and Stu! Here's Mattia location. We'd agree to Meet at the start of Passo Giau at 10:00am. We met Mattia as planned with his brother Samuele (he's got a 5L Mustang- which is only good for making noise and doing donuts- Mattia's words not mine 😉 - he was told he couldn't bring it!). Mattia led us along Passo Giau. The great action shots above were all taken by Samuele, many thanks! The brother of @mTT97 Mattia suggested this as a good location for some pics- https://maps.app.goo.gl/FV9vuifrmmMM4Jzm6 Here's Mattia with a L& D Tour 2025 hat courtesy of @marcusb as well as a WSCC Torch. Some great drone shots from Samuele too. All four cars having a drink of the good stuff. Mattia took us to a nice restaurant. Angry Pasta (Pasta Arabiata). Sadly Samuele couldn't get his drone to function at Galleria Passo San Boldo- We suspect the area locks out drone, as is done near airports etc. So he filmed as best his could with his phone. As can be seen it's not the fastest of passes and there are traffic lights to control movement due to the very narrow tunnels. We made a quick visit to Mattia's house for some nice cold water before we headed back to our hotel. Just as we were about to leave, his mum arrived. I asked her which car she liked best, expecting a lady to say the pink one and she's pointing at here own Fiesta. Lesson learned. 🤦‍♂️ As we were passing Cortina on our way back, I thought we'd have a second attempt to meet up with Simon. However he was up a mountain somewhere and the traffic on Cortina was horrendous! A cycle race was planned to start at 11pm and hence the traffic was all the riders/spectators etc arriving in advance. ...the cars needed a drink and sadly it's the start of the journey home tomorrow so we're best starting off full. Another great 329km (204 miles) done. More stickers too! A nod to @Jim cunliffe & @Tim.Coles back at our favorite Pizzeria. more Schnitzel about to be processed............

Day 10 - Thu 26th June - Man Vs. Machine, more passes (Gardena - again) and cloud dodging. The cars, looking ready to go on another blue sky day As the hotel provided free use of bikes (Stu had used them on previous days to visit the shops), Stu kindly decided to join me on my early morning run. It was nice to have some company! Cars ready to roll. We'd not picked up any fuel on the way back to the hotel last night, so a quick refuel at the start of the day. Note the traffic (red/amber lines) on TomTom. An Italian Traffic Officer, stopped us to tell us he liked the sound of our cars or something similar 😉 @Stu Faulkner proudly showing off his Fridge Magnet, bought at the top of the Passo Gardena Time to head for the hotel, the Forecast was storms, so we'd stayed fairly close to the hotel. We still covered 182kms (113 miles) by 1pm. Is it too early for 'vital replenishment ' fluid? Cars covered up We'd decided at breakfast not to eat in the hotel tonight (you need to order dinner from the daily menu at breakfast) and had booked a table at a Pizzeria 20 mins walk/swim away. Not the best decision, perhaps............ We set off with brollies and coats but got there without getting wet and continued our mission to process Pizza! A dry walk back and the cars hadn't floated away! We'd made plans to meet our Italian WSCC Member Mattia on our way to Galleria Passo San Boldo in the morning(I drove it in 2024). He advised his brother was joining him and bring a drone. I thought only fair to set him a task! Wikipedia link I sent him the above pic and asked for the drone to be static and to take a shot of my car in 3 different places to enable me to photoshop it to look like 3 of my cars on the pass etc. Lets see if he can do it.........

Day 9 - Wed 25th June - Passo Fedaia & a road recommended by Mattia one of our Italian WSCC Members @mTT97 Ready to roll. ...More fuel........ 301kms (181 miles) covered today The hotel's having a BBQ in the garden tonight, so we'll join in (no Pizza or Schnitzel tonight then!). The Hotel owners sons, also work there. Did I over do the salad?

Hoping to be there if I can get the car together. I need to put the rebuilt gearbox and engine back in place and make it all work which shouldn't be a problem.... Come and say hello. Westfield entries are 47 Dan Trotman Westfield SEIW 1596 45 Richard Houlgate Westfield SeiW 2260 44 PAUL HARVEY Westfield SE 1999 43 Stuart Gilks Westfield Aerorace 1998

Happy birthday Simon, have a good one.

Have a great day @Simon Waterfall Syman84 🎂🍺

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@Martin Bell - (Bellyboy) East Anglia AO 10 out of 10 for effort !

Was a great time. Great laughs. We're becoming well weather hardened down here now after years of rain shyness 🤣

That’s the way to do it. We’ll done @Martin Bell - (Bellyboy) East Anglia AO don’t let the uk weather get in the way. Looks like all had a great time.

We had booked the barbecue ages ago and we said what ever the weather it's going ahead. So we did.🤪 The weather was awful but the sun did come out in the end.