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Finished at Harewood Hillclimb today! Spotted this little Westfield sign. Only made bigger by me & the couple who kindly took the picture. Thought I was mad!

If there’s no front window or windscreen, then it’s definitely a must! And it’s not just about stones — my friend once hit a bird while riding a motorbike, and he almost fell!

That looks great @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative 👍 I used to work for Rolls Royce in Derby but would occasionally visit the Hucknall site as part of my work. They seemed to do a lot of the more interesting tests, including the fan blade off test you mentioned, plus bird ingestion and water spray testing etc. I would be interested to go to the museum, and if there is a group of us even better 👍

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After the torrential rain on Saturday, Sunday morning turned out to be really nice. No rain, sun shining and the chance of a breakfast, what could go wrong? Nothing. We had 6 Westfields, including Oliver, @OllieP, out for his first run in his newly purchased white FW from Toybox, nice to meet you, a MX5 and a Karman Ghia. Also joining us was returning member Richard, @Rickyboy100 in his V8 a brief flirtation with a BMW. Welcome back Richard. After feeding, we went over to Ackworth for the show on the cricket ground. Fully expecting the grass to be waterlogged, but it was surprisingly dry. Great work by the groundsman.

Think I prefer those wheels without the centre covers actually

I know this has probably been chewed over a number of times im still going to throw it out there.I had just put the megablade clutch back in and decided to take it for a little shake down I only have an aeroscreen so always wear a crash helmet thank God I do minding my own business traveling at about 50 mph a car passed me bang a large stone hit me straight between the 👀 eyes I was surprised at the force of the impact jolting my head back slightly and I thought instantly if I hadn't been wearing a helmet that would have been at least an eye gone at worst a knock out if I had been going considerably faster within national speed limits of course like all Westfield drivers it could have been a different outcome the visor held up really well with just a scuff I think it must have flexed and absorbed some of the impact a peak cap the wrong way round with shades might look cool but it definitely won't stop much get your helmet on be safe and have fun.

This looks a fantastic project for someone, and very cheap too 👍 How's the westie coming up @Yorkshire_Pudding?

Thanks all sorted.

Hi are these still available? Cheers

Quick blat out towards Chard, then a stop at Waitrose. Just testing out the 15” winter wheels/tyres. Will look a bit better when I put the hub covers on 🤪. Still missing one unfortunately.

Doesn't a 'go faster stripe' trump that though? 😃

Well it's blindingly obvious which is the fastest one right? 🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊

It used to be really common on hard lines between components that might have some relative movement. In fact it was taken to quite comedic lengths on 2CVs: I reckon that looping them round that ring was just for style points though.

Looking for my next upgrade, anyone looking to sell theirs, let me know thanks Phil

I'm sure there will be lots more photos in the appropriate forum area from the inaugural XI meet up. To wet your appetite though, here are 4 prime examples.

Extra charge, by reservation only.

Missed many great pictures, loved them all! What amazing cars! But I was involved in a TD that was announced last minute, and with such great weather I had to take the MNR there — to pay back and do justice to all the effort that went into building it.

That is definitely the distance record for attendance at a Warwickshire Area trackday! I'm very happy that it was worth it. See you next year!

A week to go before our meeting. Have 8 so far. Be nice to meet a few newbies. Cheers martin

No suck, bang, blow?

Today we have been to the new Hucknall Flight Test Museum, Nottingham and I thought that if I can spark a bit of interest, then more people will visit it to further it's success. If there is enough interest I would be willing to set up a group visit for our club. Glen and I were on a group visit today from the Great British Car Journey club that we are also members of. After tea, coffee and biscuits (good start) we watched an 8 minute video which gave us an insight into the history of the site and its operations. HUFTM You walk out to the displays in the hangars, which are now listed buildings, and a guide talks you through a timeline along the way. Kestrel engine supercharger c1934. Compressed air systems were tested to replace them. If you like model aeroplanes there is a hangar with an impressive display from one person's collection, this included a Lancaster Bomber model with a propellor on the nose cone. Next we went upstairs where the engine testing was done, the guide was the retired employee that actually did the testing. This is a bit like an old fashioned rolling road I suppose. There is a video of one of the tests that costs £4 million, a blade is detonated during use to simulate a large bird strike proving that it can be contained within the cowling, this is not done often! This model shows why so many Spitfire pilots died, engine - fuel tanks - pilot in a line, not a good combination. The guide proudly informed us that this is like his Merlin, the MK 3. He's bringing it to the car museum soon to show us, we'll be available that day I can assure you. This Merlin engine was out of a Lancaster Bomber Giving 500 hp more is the Griffon engine We soon progressed to the jet engines Reverse Thrust was very first developed at Hucknall. 2 identical planes, one with and one without, the one without took 4 times the distance to stop, still used today. Air coming out the rear is closed off and forced in the opposite direction. Up to date, this is what RR produce today, with all data fed back to Derby. Small fuel, less noise and large blades. This photo is everywhere and is even used in their emblem. The first manned test was performed by the man that developed it, he was retired and had terminal cancer, so if it went wrong, well, you get the picture. There are a few interesting stories that involve fatalities and a memorial is included within the museum. Curled for a reason, I am sure We think we can talk about our car, these people here are bursting with enthusiasm and full of knowledge, they really bring the place alive. Free entry, donations accepted. Hope you've enjoyed this little snippet.

Just wanted to add my thanks to @Martyn Vann - Warwickshire AO and the team for a great day. Always enjoy this day out and we were really lucky with the weather being perfect for a great track day.

I don’t use one with my full screen, used to use side doors or deflectors to limit buffeting etc. Not sure what I’ll do when I fit my full cage tbh……🤔

Need this gone to find my full cage. Open to offers…..