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Thanks to Paul at Howden for helping with my renewal. Change of underwriter from Marker Study to AXA, with the same cover and excess rules, but a saving of £26 on last year's cover. However, one to watch out for, I had to give a reminder that I'm opted out of auto-renewal. Take care Gary

Coming so long as rain doesn’t stop play. 😁

Thanks Mat...any pics? Cheers.

Working Sierra 7" VLSD diff for sale. Ratio: 3.38. I started cleaning it up for painting but came across 3.14 ratio so just replaced the whole lot. Can do a good price of £300 but there is a catch: item is in Norway. ParcelCompare is offering shipping for £92.77: https://parcelcompare.com/shipment/quote?q=9778dc2a-5883-4a9d-ac3e-c6c2b3c32924 Plus taxes on whatever value you declare. Weight:25kg, size: 42x30x25cm plus packaging weight and size. Have also some other bits and bobs, leftovers from rebuild/LHD conversion. See picture.

I did about 15 miles in the Westfield this morning so look forward to meeting you all at Castle Combe. The gearbox problem was a broken main shaft. Apparently it's relatively common as there is a thrust washer which sits in the groove and the drillings create a stress point. Huge thanks to Paul at First Motion Transmissons https://www.firstmotion.co.uk/. I took the box out of the car on the Sunday, took it to him Monday lunchtime and he had fixed it by Thursday evening.

Great minds indeed @Andrzej, great minds indeed 😂

Ah, apologies — I genuinely had no idea this had already been developed! Looks like we stumbled upon the same solution independently — classic case of convergent evolution 😄 I imagine it's not just the MNR that could benefit, but pretty much any high-scuttle, pointed-nose kit car would gain from having a “sightline” like that. Great minds engineering in parallel, huh? 😉

Recently had a track day at Donington on the full circuit .. here's SWMBO taking her 82 year old dad out for a spin Sat at home with the stopwatch I managed a fastest lap of 2min6secs which I don't think is too bad for an old man with no budget and even less talent

Great idea that is! I'm so glad I invented it 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Plagiarism is alive and well!

As far as I know, it isn't possible to register it unfortunately. The only "legit" way to register those cars at the moment, is through the CRS ("Certificato di Rilevanza Storica" in italian) which can be issued to at least 20 years old cars. 10 years ago the regulations were much "lax" and a few quite new Westfields have been registered, but right now that isn't possible anymore. If you want a more authoritative opinion from someone who works daily with importing and exporting cars, just get in touch with Leo at Car4Passion (https://www.car4passion.com/), he'll be able to let you know if any possibility exists.

Marka - I have some carbon effect ones for detachable arches. They may fit?

I think they have a 20 year rule where the car needs to be 20 year old to get into italy i personally haven't sold a car to italy my friend has a contact in italy thats he's sold many cars to including a megablade and megabusa so it is possible i think you just need to know how the system works

Ciao @supernuz and welcome . I assume you know some other Italian Westfield Pilots @mTT97 & @LoneWolf? I'm sorry to advise the documents you're after don't likely exist! The only car Westfield sold into the EU with type approval was the Sport Turbo. I'm sure @mTT97 has a friend with a bike engined Wesfield in Italy, so may be able to advise how to help you.

Hello everyone. I'd like to purchase a Westfield Megablade with English registration. The car is already in Italy, but to register it in Italy, I need the technical data sheet or COC. How can I do this? The VIN is SA9WS1W179X039147. I'm 52 years old, Italian, and have always been in love with kit cars. I can finally buy one.

I'll be there!

Will see if I can make this Julie. Would be good to catch up! Andy

Thanks @djm - there’ll be a good few of us from Bristol, Bath & Cotswolds patch coming over to spectate, looking forward to it

This event is still on this coming Sunday. If it's good weather we will go a run out around the Peak District at lunchtime too. https://greatbritishcarjourney.com/events/kit-cars-kaboodle/

Exactly ! - this is "sight" i have attached to see where this wheel is In Westfield I can see both wheels. In MNR left front not. I've got to say (not to brag or anything 🙂), but it actually works — and I’m really proud of this tuning!

What is that sticking up from the front left wing? Is it so you can see where the wheel is approximately if you can't actually see the wheel from the drivers seat? Now you'll tell me it was just a bit of track debris that got stuck and I'll have to hide from the embarrassment for a month 😂

Second trouble-free track day with my MNR Vortx Inboard CBR1000RR. I'm starting to feel more confident in the car. Lots of impressions and comparisons to my track-spec Westfield Aerorace. Ideally, I’d love to drive both cars on the same track, on the same day, and compare lap times directly. Unfortunately, that’s not feasible at the moment, so my conclusions are based purely on driving impressions. Here’s what I’ve noticed: The MNR feels very planted—stable, composed, and smooth over bumps and curbs. It's also easier to control when the rear steps out, especially compared to the Westfield. This time, I tested it on both semi-slicks (Yokohama A052) and full slicks. I also felt noticeably less fatigued after a session in the MNR. On a more somber note, I recently read that Marc Nordon, the creator of MNR cars, is now in hospice care. Really sad and unfortunate news : - ( .

The complete trip is written up here-

DM on the way……