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Double figure temperatures and dry with not a grain of salt in sight, weren't we doing well. 6 Westfield's met at the car museum, which we just about had to ourselves. Along with Ethan we had another youngster, Dylan, with us today as Ian's guest in Bagpuss. After breakfast we went on our run through Matlock Bath along the Promenade, then Matlock Town, Bakewell, off into the wilderness and up onto the misty tops. Over Surprise View into Hathersage, Bradwell, Monsal Head to land us at Quacker's Cafe to finish. The roads were quiet and we enjoyed waving at the shoppers in the villages as we passed through. At Quacker's car park Dylan's grandparents were waiting for us to arrive, Chris and Mo fetched their Grandson, James to see us also. It's lovely to have the youngsters with us today We all went for lunch and the cakes from the on-site bakehouse We were treated by the staff to a cake platter as a thank you for the custom all year, that was nice of them, very nice. We didn't struggle to eat the extra pieces I can assure you. A fun day out, crazy but fun. Here are the rest of the photo's hope you enjoy them. The next meeting is Sat 28th Dec, 10am at the car museum, it's definitely on but if it's raining we will be in the MX5. After that we are meeting on New Years Day 10am, Carsington Water, have a great Christmas and see you on the other side x

Took a voluntary redundancy/ early retirement deal so more time to play with cars and buttons (hopefully)

Time to get my own back @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO

A great day out as always. Many thanks to those who attended and to @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative for organising it! Some pics can't be described- This one's called 'Cake Envy' by @AndrewBClarke A great sunset on my home too!

Just recently bought my first Westfield a factory built sport 2000 Duratec, and joined the club. Thanks to Cheshire group for advise. Looking forward to some nicer weather and getting out to a few trackdays and meet ups next year. First item on the list of to does, removable steering wheel.

Great to finally meet @maurici last night. Here's me internationally whooping @Rob Hunter - Club Secretary & @HB46443 with a Spaniard and our visiting Italian @LoneWolf, given our monthly who can get more cars at our respective meets each month, I upped the game and challenged them to see how far their popularity reaches. @HB46443 even went to the wrong meet 😉 Great to dine with @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman @Andy Wallwork @Greenstreak-Andy D @6carjon @Westie66 @LoneWolf last night. We toasted absent friends @Jim cunliffe and @Si.Dalziel who sadly couldn't join us. Thanks for organising @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman

It's Dec 1st, have you turned your calendar over? That's a great photo of Glynn's car at Quacker's Cafe on a freezing morning at one of our Peak District meets. Glynn was also in the photo with us and Dave on the November calendar pic, that was taken on New Years Day in the Peak District. It's great that we can all send photo's in and make the calendar. Just a reminder EVERY MEMBER WILL RECEIVE THE CALENDAR regardless of whether you choose the paper magazine or not. I do hope a lot of you choose the paper magazine though because if not enough people do then it may become financially unviable to continue it. Really looking forward to receiving the paper mag and calendar next week👍

So the rear and is completed now so I’m moving onto the front it’s had all new Bara motorsport diff with tightened LSD rrfurbed driveshafts New bushes new rose joints with new sleeves new Damperman shocks new discs and pads new ha brake cables powder coated arms refurb rear chassis new nuts bolts and washers new fuel filter new cabling and protection new gearbox rear seal whilst all was out

Just taxed mine, life is short and £345 is a small amount of money in the grand scheme of things. This was last Thursday at Ladybower.

The wife very nearly got caught by this one today! How the Online Shopping Basket scam works The scam starts with a cold call from scammers, pretending to be from Amazon, warning that your account has been hacked, and that fraudsters are trying to make big money purchases. The scammer will gain the trust of the victim and persuaded them to read out a One Time Passcode (OTP) sent to their mobile phone. This allows the scammer access to their shopping account – to which they add a number of high value items- for example – iPhones. The scammer will ask you to check your Amazon account to confirm that these item have been added which then frightens the account holder into believing they have been hacked. The scammer will then typically claim that the bank accounts linked to the Amazon account have also been compromised, and persuade the victim to move their money to a so-called ‘safe account’. But any money transferred will instead be sent directly to the scammer. To help facilitate the transfer of cash, victims are often convinced to install remote access software on to their laptop, or smartphone, allowing the scammer to monitor and even control the device. I was stood next to her as we could see an iPhone in her amazon shopping cart and a new delivery address to some stranger in London. This made it all look very convincing - and happened because they had got her to give up the OTP ("I have sent you a code..." and she didn't realise that was what it was!) - and at this point I was unaware of that fact. I was, however, very suspicious, but they even said to "check your email for a fraudulent account warning". And sure enough the REAL Amazon had indeed sent an email saying that someone was attempting to access the account (and as a techie I could tell it was a real email). Of course, it was Amazon warning us about the slimy gimp pretending to be from Amazon! It was only at the point when they wanted her to download some app to "allow us to block this fraudulent user from your account" that I said "NOOOOOOO! hang up immediately and change your passwords!" In our case there was no mention of money transfer, maybe they hadn't got that far in the script... Stay safe folks!

Flippin’ eck all you whingin’ youngsters 😛 I turned 75 this year and drove through five European countries, including a couple of laps at both Le Mans and the Nurburgring 😎

I did the Long Way North this year in my 25 year old Zetec Westfield. 740 miles in 3 days. Absolutely loved it. And I'm 70

I would just like to point out for clarification that non-members: > Cannot post anything > Cannot see anything in WSCC Members Only Area and the big one in particular: > Cannot see anything in Tech Talk, FAQs, or Build Diaries, where the vast bulk of helpful knowledge is located The last one definitely cut down on non-members benefitting unfairly.

Kit Cars and Stars - ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ Welcome to Kit Cars and Stars. The brand-new competition between all Westfield Sports Car Club Regions. We know there are some larger than life characters amongst us, just itching to show their talents. @Gary k If performing a karaoke song, acting or dressing up like a well-known character from a movie is your thing, then you’re out of luck. The suggestions for monthly competitions are going to be supplied in advance by you the membership. On this Thread. @Captain Colonial will choose a competition suggestion on the first of each month for the following months calamities. I suspect many of you will have great suggestions but might not be quite so keen on completing the tasks. To ensure fairness, we’re going to create a league table. Winners will be winners and losers most certainly will pay the price for losing. Time to put your region on the map! As this is for fun, engagement rules are minimal. To ensure a base scoreline is achieved each month: Total count of the membership who attend driving their Kit Cars. 1 point. Total count of the membership in attendance. 1 point. Total count of the membership completing the monthly challenge. 1 point. Photographic evidence will be sought. @Captain Colonial is the Micheal Massi overseeing all proceedings. Totals submitted with evidence on this thread only.. I will collect the scores 🤫 unless Cheshire lot feel worried. Bonus points will be given throughout the 2025 season for those who represent regional areas at the planned WSCC National events. Like Malvern. Happy to start receiving competition ideas! Competition enhancements also welcomed.

Welcome! #teamyellow I have just ordered a go race removable steering wheel boss kit. I will post up a little review when it arrives in the post

Heck, that is some weather forecast, can't believe earlier on in the week they were actually saying it was going to be ok. Unless there is a dramatic change this event is cancelled, but please read on for some important information. Firstly, we are still going to the car museum on Sunday morning in a more suitable vehicle, so if you fancy a breakfast and a chat please do join us from 10am until around midday. Secondly, it's that time of the year for the Santa Run, so if the weather is good next weekend keep an eye out for it in the Event's section. For those that haven't seen it before, we dress both our cars and ourselves in festive gear and tootle about having a good laugh, the general public love it too. Hope to see some of you soon xxxxxx

Another great Christmas meal was enjoyed by all tonight at the George and Dragon. It was a very enjoyable evening, so thanks to all for coming out in such crap weather.

Birthday present from the wife yesterday. I was even allowed the time to go and fit it!

Posted on another of my car forums. Thought it may interest a few on here. Amazing that such a brochure was produced in period and to such detail and quality © Spitfire.pdf

Yip at 54 and just joined this party. If one of our runs is shorter the 200mls then someone has f***** up and needs shot.

And as Scott pointed out, you have no read or write access to virtually all the forums technical resources as a none paid member. Though you will get to see a little more as a trial member, when first signing up, this has a thirty day limit. We have a balancing act to perform, between protecting the Clubs content, all held on our own server, which cost the club actual money, and at the same time, holding back the curtain just enough for potential new members to get an idea of what they’re missing. This is also why on our social media pages, like Facebook, we have a very strict no technical posts policy, I am genuinely sorry to those Club members I know we have occasionally upset when we’ve caught them up in that, but it’s there for a very good reason. Our technical pages and responses here on the forum are essentially peer reviewed by a broad, and very knowledgeable club membership. So if you get an answer here to a tech question, you can be so much more confident in the answer.

I've always wanted one of these filler caps for the XI as the supplied aero design doesn't really do the car justice. One miraculously got delivered yesterday (after I absent mindedly ordered one!). Lovely engineering.

Found this on Yahoo's home page back on the 24th of August and forgot about it until now...

We made it. Parked in the FORD corner.

Sorry, as good as it is, nil points for doing impressions of Jeremy Corbyn. Good effort, though.

The methodology for our car tours is: Wake up 3:30 AM hour 4:00 am meeting at the service station circa 6:30 am ritual photo at dawn on top of some alpin pass approximately 10:00 am tour over. Until 8 a.m. you have guaranteed no asphalt work, cyclist, caravan, bricklayer's van... Everyone returns home relaxed as after a very fruitful intensive group therapy. (number max of cars: 4)

I've done it, taxed for another year. MOT before Christmas now.

This morning Kent monthly meet. Three of us braved the storm in the cars, many arrived in the tin tops for a nice breaky

This has been mentioned by me before . The amount of guests or old members using the forum on the daily for free . (Freeloaders) You see the same names on the daily who are old members (sorn) coming to view the forum . Have the admin and people incharge seriously looked into fully locking the forum down its very unfair to the paying members who pay year in year out and with the increase in the fee's I feel the freeloader numbers will increase. This morning before I started writing this on the first page of the members online out of the 30 people Only 6 were paid up members which in my eyes is shocking so is it time that something should be done about it ??

But you do win the WSCC outstanding achievement award 2024 for oldest thread resurrection! 😁

Yeah fair point @joolz we’re made of sterner stuff up north I guess 😁

If you ask in a reasonably adult manner, we have a mechanism where we can make your own previously posted build thread available for you as a lapsed member to view, download, copy etc. We’ve done it a few times for ex members. However, if you start your requests with verbal attacks, abuse against the club etc, then we may not read far enough through the message to find out you were asking for a favour!

Had these dampers kicking around the workshop for a couple of years so thought I'd put them to good use.

We’re put through the letterbox today gave my brother in law a little note on a bolt on Wednesday and they got delivered today by the apprentice on his way home from work, now just need some new CV joints then I can start putting it all back together 🤔

You do realise that I’m very much like Beetlejuice in that calling my name three times can produce unexpected and potentially unwelcome results, don’t you? But please - do carry on… I’d be suggesting things like how many members showing up wearing their clothing inside out, or members all wearing just one colour like yellow, or most ridiculous costume… no, that is unfairly in your favour, maybe not.

Hmm these competitions are a little stacked towards the house @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO, but @Rob Hunter - Club Secretary and I love a challenge. May I suggest a new thread. One whereby the membership creates the themes prior to the club meets. That way all areas membership areas can join in with the advanced flying in of international overseas support acts. On a personal note I would like to thank @LoneWolf and @maurici for their time post curry! We spent hours translating the local dialect, as the English was somewhat foreign to them. 😂😂 So back to the Competition thread. I’ll let bagpus create the title. To kick things off. Perhaps the next one should be how many people can you photograph in a race suit whilst attending the regional meet. Please organise this fun thread to include all A/O’s January 2025 - Ready Steady go! HB464443

My errands made me arrive very early to the george inn... Give me a shout if you recognise me. Grey polo, blue aston martin jacket. Probably the one that looks like the local drunk in 20 minutes

Many thanks Ian. A suitably Westfield present has arrived 😊

I thought my experiences regarding the late Philip Young and the late Hywel 'the mac' Thomas a founder member of Port Talbot Motor Club may be of interest to you. I serviced for Keith Billows and Hywel Thomas in a group four Escort on the 1980 Himalayan rally. The car normally had a BDA engine but because of the lower grade petrol in India a two litre Pinto engine was installed for the event. Hywel made notes about the special stages traveling in a taxi two weeks before the start. Another UK competitor was Philip Young driving a Morris Minor previously owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury. One day the rally paused in a strictly Muslim town where women were modestly dressed. I accompanied Philip's girlfriend to do some food shopping. She asked me why some men were staring at her. I pretended not to know why but the reason was obvious. She was vert good looking and wasn't wearing a bra so her nipples were pushing prominently through her tee shirt and her breasts bounced with every step. I think she was unselfconscious about her boobs. Soon afterwards Keith and Hywel retired due to an engine problem. I wanted to carry on and completed the route in the service van of some hard drinking Australian competitors. Members of the opposition political party were opposed to the event and attacked cars smashing windscreens at several points along the route. The cars went into a sports stadium with police guard for protection where improvised mesh windscreens were made. Some of the Indian competitors were in antiquated Hindustan Ambassador cars based on UK 1950's Morris Oxfords. It was a high profile event and the awards were presented at a hotel in Delhi by the prime minister Mrs Gandhi. As she gave Philip Young his 15th place award he kissed her on the face and she looked horrified. The rally was won by the famous Shakhar Mehta and Lofty Drews in an Opel Ascona 400. Mal

I've typically uploaded mine and encouraged others to do this same to the galleries area- Take a look here-

3ltr V6 AJ30 out of a stype Jag, Ford Duratec all alloy V6. Same bottom end as a ST220 Mondeo but with different heads which have solid cam followers and VVT on the inlet cam. Rocketeer conversion consists of: The carbon inlet manifolds, Exhaust manifolds, Aftermarket ECU, Custom made bell housing to mate the Mx5 box to the engine, Flywheel,and sump. Iirc it was circa 12k if they did the conversion, circa 6k if they just supplied the conversion kit.

Had a spare 5 minutes this afternoon so tried it for size doesn't look to bad at all

Here is a picture I have been off for a week with gout but I'm walking and standing alot easy now so will be back at it The picture below is of the wing straight out the tooling it's not been trimmed clear coated or polished yet This is 100% prepreg carbon no fibreglass here !

Having worked for Nissan for 30yrs as an inspector and test driver and seeing what goes in to making a car running on battery power - to do that as a home DIY project would take some serious knowledge. You could take out a whole system a replace it in another car but your definitely going to end up with problems with software, packaging, no support, updates missing, probably damage from the donor.. Try getting parts. The lack of suitable training to work with voltages high enough to kill you would also be a stumbling block.

Wasn't quite from the postie as my wife gave this to me as part of my birthday present. Hoodie done by Blue Storm Designs - will do custom hoodies if you supply the image. Can also do more complex custom designs if needed.

Every single member receives the magazine, it is whether it is received in a digital format or a paper copy that is a choice. on the digital magazine, QR codes and links can be provided to take the member straight to their website, this could be seen as more effective

I’m 64 and still at it 🤣

If the forum is going to attract traders and sponsors then it needs to be somewhat open, since there are very few new builds progressing and a limited market of potential customers otherwise - I used to get contacted by people from all over the world that had stumbled on threads here in 'tech talk' - those contacts stopped completely when we went to 'member viewing', so it's definitely a tricky balance to strike.

Following on from meeting you guy's, I viewed the duratec car today and bought it. Should be with me next couple of weeks. Will sort membership in next few days. Thanks all 👍