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Yep, exactly right.

@Jakejmagee is planning on coming!!

Also very true.

Photos now uploaded

No matter how tight your strapped in in a serious collision with something hard the cage bars might bend towards you helmet always

I’ll take them please. Pm me details etc thanks

Also, one other often misunderstood bit of cages. In general, the type of padding sold to go on the roll bar tubes by specialists motor sport supply places, is NOT to directly protect your (bare) head!* Its intended to reduce the initial impact of your helmeted head, hitting a tube, so the helmet doesn’t get wiped out on the first blow, and continue to give some protection as you’re bounced around etc, during a crash. *I have in the past, seen padding advertised as protecting you without a helmet. Not sure how much I’d trust it though, and it was much bulkier and way more expensive. But like all these things, everyone uses their car slightly differently, and everyone has to do their own mental risk/reward calculation, and do what they feel comfortable with.

Yep, lots of variables, type of seats, seat material, type of straps, 4 point, 6 point etc, then of course they have to be correctly fitted to the car in the 1st place. Size and height of driver. Some tall people find their heads are VERY close to the cage! I think on balance it's fair to say, if you have a full cage, best to wear a helmet. I may even start following my own advice! 😂 I have a lovely, brand spanking new carbon lid, so beautiful I left it in its box for the last 3 years, too scared to scratch it 😬 I think I will be wearing that soon.

Nobody straps in that tight in a road car though, that's the trouble. In fact at track days I've never seen anyone strap in that tight either. Even strapped in well you'd be surprised how much you get thrown around in a crash, it's absolutely violent as hell.

Hi Martyn, August 14th is good for us as we’re not available on the 21st, but we’ve not been to the last 2 meets 🫣 and September is the opposite 🙄 we’d be away if you bring it forward, take it easy Andy & Becky

Most of you will be aware that there are several membership packages available, primarily with and without posted printed magazines. Whatever membership package you have, if you want to switch it at renewal time, this is what to do: 1. IMPORTANT: Let your existing membership package expire first - you’ll see a big red banner at the top of the screen when that happens 2. Once it expires, log in to the forums as usual 3. Click twice on the Store tab (directly under the WSCC logo at the top of the page) to open up the available choices 4. Click on WSCC Membership 5. Chose the new membership package you now want, then follow the steps through to online payment That’s it!

Mocal 19 row 115mm -12 JIC oil cooler which has had very little use £65 + post

Base mount seat mounts to suit Tillett B6 seats I made these to get my seat at the correct height and angle for me and the passenger seat at the same angle just lower. £30 + post

Bolt in roll cage mounts £25 + post

Hi All done, thank you. Gary

Thanks Cap I'll have a look when I can get to a proper keyboard. Gary

Hi Gary Sign in on the forums if you haven’t already Go to the Store tab and press it twice to get to the Store products Go to WSCC Membership Choose WSCC Membership with Electronic Magazine, then follow the process to pay for membership That should do it!

Hi Ian Thanks, I've tried that once, could only see a straight renewal for printed. I'll try again later. Gary

Have you read this- Renewal if so and you're still struggling I'm sure @Captain Colonial will step in. Further to the recent AGM, we're currently without a Membership Secretary.

Hi I'm trying to renew from printed to digital magazines. I've let my membership lapse as instructed in emails, but I can only see a printed renewal invoice. I must be missing something. Can you help? Also I've tried emailing the membership email address, but the emails are getting bounced as "undeliverable". Again, can you help? Gary

The due date for our next meeting is 21st August. This coincides with the start of the Silverstone Festival so I will not be able to make it and others may be similarly affected. To avoid this I am considering moving the meeting to a week earlier, on the 14th August. Has anyone any objections to meeting a week earlier than usual? Also, the following month it may be better to move the meeting a week earlier to avoid it being the evening before our Curborough track day. What is the consensus of opinion.

That’s true to a point, but if you’ve ever been properly strapped into a race car by the pit crew, it would shock you just how tight “tightly strapped in” means. I doubt any owners will strap themselves in that tight while using on the road. Also, keep in mind, with some belts, the material they’re made of is able to stretch/deform somewhat to help absorb some of the initial shock of a bad impact.

The second of our usual two track days per year is on Friday, 19th September 2025. The format for this event will be the same as in previous years. Hopefully, we will have the café open this time too! Please read all of the details below and contact me as requested please. Also, please read the following disclaimer: ** To save the WSCC from any liability issues I have to let you know that the Curborough track days have been booked by Warwickshire Area Organisers independently (as they have been for the last 15 years) and are not therefore organised or sanctioned by the Westfield Sports Car Club. ** As usual we are keeping it to only 15 cars, with first choice on the limited number of places to Warwickshire Area WSCC members, then followed by the wider WSCC membership. If all the places are not filled, I will post it on the Warwickshire Area Facebook page and accept non-WSCC members to make up the numbers. I have arranged to have the on-site café provide us with food and drinks for the day. Clearly there is an additional cost for this, so the fee has been adjusted accordingly. The costs are the same as for the May event this year, It will be £102 per car/driver including food, if all 15 places are filled. Any additional driver/passenger will be £17 to cover food only (if required). I intend to open the gates around 9am, the track will open at 10am, with lunch from 1pm until 2pm and finishing at 5pm. NOTE 1: The proposed fee will cover all the costs with a small surplus, to be donated to the appropriate WSCC charity (Air Ambulance). However, if we cannot fill all the places then I will have to ask for additional funds to cover the cost of the hire. NOTE 2: I would like all monies paid by the 5th September. These track days are often oversubscribed therefore we will keep a reserve list in case of last minute withdrawals, but if places are not filled by re-sale, refunds for non-attendance cannot be made. Please follow the instructions below; 1. Send me a PM with your full name, an email address and a mobile number 2. Pay the full balance by bank transfer to the details I return to you, ASAP please 3. Read the menu below and indicate a lunch preference to pre-order. Note: breakfast sandwich is ordered on the day. Menu Breakfast - bacon & egg or sausage & egg sandwiches Lunch - Burger & chips or curry & chips Drinks - tea, coffee & squash available all day (Other items may be purchased from the cafe on the day) Finally, due to the requirements of managing the track entrance I could do with at least one assistant who is prepared to attend and help with organising without driving or alternatively a few drivers to give up driving time to assist. Please message me if you wish to volunteer. For anyone considering a track day for the first time this event is a good introduction to track driving. It is always a great day and a safe way to explore the limits of your car and yourself with only one car on the circuit at a time. If you need any more information on this event, please don't hesitate to get in touch. I will add names to this list as they are booked: 1. Ian Heawood 2. Justin Lever 3. Greg Penney 4. Nick Mucklow 5. Tim Lawton 6. Hedley Bennett 7. Tony Marley 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Reserves Pulled out:

Quilted tunnel cover, thought to come from Intatrim. To suit SEiW chassis. Black fabric (pleather?) with racing green trim and stitching Sadly the previous owner of the car took a fairly libertarian attitude to cutting the holes for handbrake, gear lever and loom - these are not as clean as you would like. However on the good side the butchery is at least accurate and the ragged edges would be covered by even the smallest trim surround. Cutouts for the floor chassis rails are also ugly, but also generally hidden by the seats and the footwell. Price reflects condition - £40 posted.

I do agree, but you shouldn't be moving enough to touch the cage if you're strapped in properly, even in case of a bad accident.