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I snapped this photo a little while back to submit to the calendar contest and it's one that wasn't chosen. But I like it and it shows well what my little corner of Montana looks like. It's a sparsely populated part of the USA and "rush hour" generally means that cowboys are driving their herd from one side of the road to another. There's some awesome twisty back road driving here. dave

Hello Everyone For many of you, I probably don’t need much of an introduction—I’m that guy with the weird accent and a rather flamboyant driving style in the Speed Series! For those who don’t know me as well, I’m Maurici, an Automotive and Motorsport Engineer originally from Mallorca. I’ve been based in the UK since 2015, working with a major OEM. I had the privilege of being taken under the wing of Adam Read (AdamR on the forum), and over the years, I’ve worked closely with him on car builds, testing, setups, and countless laps on the track. I’m thrilled to announce that after a period of downtime, Clear Motorsport is back in action! I’ll be running it myself from a humble but professionally equipped garage in Leighton, Cheshire. My goal is to provide a service I truly believe the area has been missing—combining expertise, passion, and a personal touch. You can check out the official presentation post here: clearmotorsport.co.uk The website and post content are still under construction, but you’ll get a good idea of what’s on offer. The contact details are fully up-to-date, so feel free to reach out—I’d love to chat about cars and help you take your vehicle to the next level! Looking forward to hearing from you all. Cheers, Maurici clearmotorsport.co.uk

Just received my 2025 calendar and winter Westfield World. Thanks to everyone who put the calendar together - lots of great pictures to inspire us all!

Thank you to the brave souls that drove in minus 1 degrees to make our day today. @AndrewBClarke@Glynn Walters with us at Quacker's cafe car park Thank you also to @Jakejmagee and Laura for bringing young Nova to meet us, she was an absolute cuuuuuutey Quackers Cafe, lots of catching up to do and talk of starter motors and immobilisers, grrrrr, missing my Westfield, grrrrr. Helping to replace the Bakewell Bridge Love Locks which will be rehoused here soon, watch the One Show, it's going to be on there Next we went on the run out. It was minus 1 on the tops and it looked like someone had dusted the trees with icing sugar, lovely. I really don't think I could have gone any faster if I had been in the Westfield, so I didn't feel as bad as I thought in the MX5. With it being so cold I shortened the route and changed the venue, we went to the Manifold Inn for a beef dinner, yum. It was lovely for us to see the Westfield's in the mirror and hearing the growl of the V8 and the whoosh of the Turbo, weirdly I could smell the cars and normally I can't, I guess because my nose is accustomed to it when we are in ours, so we still got ALL the senses set off. You did that and I thank you for it x 2 cold Westfield drivers, well done guys This soon warmed us all up The best bit, hot puddings for afters. 3 Christmas Puddings even, oh my! and Sticky Toffee for Glynn, yum yum Suitably satisfied by giving the cars a lovely run out in the fresh air, us fed and watered, we said our goodbye's and headed home. I love how the other MX5's we passed waved at me, they always do round here, especially when you have the top down. Do you have a MX5? Does that happen in your area? It's great. Not as great as being in the Westfield though, we will sort it out this week and be back to normal as soon as we can, Glen doesn't hang about, so thank you for supporting us x

Wow, 1 week and 2 days to fill the trip, that's what I call popular, well done Marcus 👋

A last minute quick blast (or blat) to the Welsh seaside for breakfast in Davy Jones locker… Barmouth with Tez Arthur & Lee Smith… & maybe some drone footage to come? 👀

Finally decided to go for the LED headlight upgrade. Went for the halo DRL/sidelight/indicator option.

Got some wheel dollies to give me a bit more room to do any work. Not loads but every inch helps or so I’m told! Quite easy to push around the garage, cage helps.

Perhaps I shouldn't have told people that Glen would do a full valet on every car each night and @Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator was paying the bar tab each night 😉

Not Westfield related, but I received a 3D printer for my birthday recently and have been quite amazed by what can be achieved with it. Amongst many other things, it allowed me to finally sort out mounting a big screen in our lounge for a proper home cinema. Our usual TV is an old 32” Panasonic jobby I got free from my time working with them, so we have gone from the sublime to 120” of ridiculousness 🤣. I already had a nice 1080P projector, a surround sound system and some aluminium pole. So, I designed (very simply on Tinkercad) and printed some brackets to hold the pole and some hooks to attach a screen I bought from Amazon to the poles. Some old IKEA racking from the garage gave me a way of getting the projector high enough, and Bob was indeed your uncle. It’s all easily removeable, including the brackets so can be setup or packed down fairly easily. I may add some side bars to tension the screen better, and will find a neater way of managing the cabling etc but this all worked well. We quickly abandoned our planned ‘Love Actually’ debut film due to too much swearing for our ten year old (we stupidly had forgotten all those bits! 😱🤪) and ended up with ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’, all good fun. Many more movie nights to come hopefully.

Dear Members, The Club invites you to join the 2025 Lakes and Dales Tour tour which is a 2-day event covering 250 miles of the best roads in the Lakes and Dales 😎 Following last year’s successful TLWN2 tour The Club has decided to organise another club road trip for 2025! We invite you to join the 2025 Lakes and Dales Tour which is primarily a two-day event being Monday 23rd / Tuesday 24th June (less tourist traffic than a weekend!!) but will lap over into the Sunday prior to Wednesday after for Club members travelling to/from the start/finish points, especially for those travelling long distances. Monday will be ‘’The Lakes Day’’ 120 miles (4.5 hours) driving around the beautiful Lake District National Park. Tuesday will be ‘’The Dales Day’’ 130 miles (4.5 hours) driving around the wonderful Yorkshire Dales National Park. Both days start (9am) and finish in Kendal with the drives out, including various stops for lunch and fuel etc, returning to the start point (Travelodge Kendal Town Centre). The Club will provide route guidance for this event as well as promotional clothing and stickers. Monday evening will be a social stay over in Kendal. If you are interested and want to participate in this event you must book your own accommodation. We advise booking Monday night accommodation (also consider adding Sunday before & Tuesday after) at Travelodge Kendal Town Centre, Riverside Place, LA9 7FW which is a good option with underground parking. However, you are free to book your own accommodation wherever you wish. Please let @Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator know you want to participate so we can keep a tab of numbers, there is no cost for members to participate in this event, just your accommodation, food and fuel Further information/route’s etc will be published here in due course. Please note this is a non-competitive event! Thanks WSCC Events Team. Confirmed Tour club members so far..... 1) @Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator +1 2) @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative +1 3) @GarethHD +1 4) @Oily Steve +1 5) @Stuart 6) @Andy Westwood +1 7) @AndrewBClarke 8 @ianali +1 9 @aeg +1 10) @Glynn Walters 11) @Steve Bosworth +1 12) @Jim cunliffe +1 13) @SteveB21 14) @Tim.Coles 15) @Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO +1 16) @Robin Parker (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO +1 17) @Gareth D (GAZ 4885) 18) @Matt Lawrence 19) @heapyuk +1 20) @Big Andy +1 21) @Rexer200 22) @neptune 23) TBC 24) TBC 25) TBC

I'm pleased to report that they do not salt the road here. This is Mecca for flyfishing and salt hurts the fish so they don't use it. They use grit/sand/gravel when needed but that's it. Winter lasts a long time here. We are pretty far north and the elevation of the valleys in our area is about 5000' (1520 meters). The local mountain peaks go up to about 9000'. We can have snow on the ground from end of October to late April into May. It can snow most any month of the year but August snow in the valley is very rare. Right now it's 'warm' for the date and the temp outside is 28°F and we have about 1 1/2 feet of snow in the yard. Many of the smaller roads are snow covered and will be for the next few months. Obviously the Westie stays home when there's snow on the road. The day I took the photo I shared it was dry in the valley but cold. No real snow had fallen down low yet. I went out on this clear and cold day to get photos and to get that done before it snowed...which it did the very next day. We usually get a serious blast of arctic weather in late December with lows of -35° to -40°F below zero (about -40°C) for a few days but so far we've not had that dangerous cold. Most 'winter' days have a high of about 25° - 30°F and we get lots of sun when it's not snowing. Much of Montana is high desert and it's very dry. The humidity in the summer rarely gets over 50% and in the winter it can be 10-15%. I've seen hot summer days with the relative humidity of 5%. There are no bugs in the summer...no mosquitoes, no flies, no nothing because it's so dry. I love it. You can leave your house wide open in summer. Montana is stunningly beautiful but harsh at times. Summer is to die for and winter can be tough...unless you are a skier or snowboarder which is why my wife and I moved here 25 years ago. Yellowstone Park is just about 90 miles from where I live and it's a stunning place to visit. If you ever get a chance it's worth the trip. Aside from the geology and geysers there's the wildlife. A simple drive through the park and you'll no doubt see black bear, elk, wolves, coyotes, big horned sheep, mule deer, prong horn antelope...etc. If you are clever and take your time you can see grizzly bears and they are amazing. More than you wanted to know I'm sure. I love this place and I can get carried away sharing that love. dave

Maurici came to visit this morning and competently checked and adjusted my geo. It's not been checked since I built it 8 years, 36,000 miles ago. one or two rod end bearings and trackrod ends have been replaces over this time, but I've always measured and counted turns etc. So it shouldn't be too far out. Laser and chart to set front toe Front camber The man in action Sadly a seized rod end bearing on the top rear, prevented camber adjustment. He found the locknut loose and suspect the thread in the top wishbone could be damaged. He didn't want to force it and snap the rod end bearing. Which would disable my car. I'll try some of this but will likely need a new top rear wishbone. Maurici, clearly knows his stuff and explains what he's doing and why etc. I'll be going to him once my rear camber can be adjusted to have the geo adjusted fully and a flat floor/corner weighting too.

There was only one car available to nip up to the shops today...

Happy New year everyone and what a great way to start the New year than meeting up with friends. It was great to see everyone and have a chat. Let's hope we have better weather this year to than 2024.

A phenomenal turn out at the car museum from the classic cars with roofs and heaters, makes me even more proud of those that came in the kit cars, @Jakejmagee and @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman We soon scurried into the cafe and were delighted when Hedley and Tony joined us. Hedley had his new toy, a sooooper dooooper camera that you need a degree in photography to use. We are lucky to have Jake and Hedley who are both excellent at videos and photos. (new camera can just be seen on the windowsill behind Hedley's head) We went outside for a look around the cars before going for a drive out. Camoflaged Westfield's Only Dave was joining us for the run as others had leave. We went for a pose through Matlock Bath and Bakewell before going up over Monsal Head to land at the Yondermann. Normally a bikers cafe but today the weather was not perhaps inviting enough for them. The Yondermann So after a hearty lunch and homemade tray bakes it was time to head off. Thanks for coming everyone and see you all on New Years Day at Carsington Water. Everyone welcome, any car, if it's raining we will be in the MX5.

HEADS UP!! The producers of Bangers & Cash have been in touch with the club to use some Westfield footage for an episode 😎 Ive been advised this will be broadcasted this Thursday @8pm on U&Yesterday channel 😁 All I know is its a westfield and a phone box Thanks Marcus

We are hoping for a slightly smoother run this time around…

New tyres arrived today in the post. Roll on the better weather so I can test them out on track! Hopefully my new wheels arrive tomorrow too.

The cost of gas here in the USA, and in Montana in particular, is subsidized to the max and it ends up being so cheap. Right now I'm paying just about $3 USD for a US Gallon. I think given the current exchange rates that means is about £2.5 per US gallon. As I recall the UK gallon is larger than the US gallon just to confuse things. So anyway you cut it the cost of fuel doesn't keep me from enjoying the car. I think I may have said this before here but it bears repeating...The state of Montana has a very low population density with just over 1,000,000 people living here. At the same time it has 3 times the land area of England which as I recall has a population of 50,000,000 people. This means that Montana has 1/50 the number of people in 3 times the space. That's a long way of saying that finding empty roads to enjoy the Westfield on is not an issue. There's plenty or roads that I don't use because they are so remote that they have no cell service and the bears out number the people so having a breakdown is not a good idea! dave

I’m in and booked😁👍

It’s another great job by @Andy Malone - Editor and fantastic photography from our members - well done! There’s a new forum area called Westfield World Magazine just below where the electronic versions of the magazine and calendar will soon be available for download, so stay tuned!

Greetings and Happy New Year to you all! As per the title, I have a (almost) year long challenge for the local areas and their members. This is a link to a GB map of amusing, silly, or naughty place names, many of which I can't list here lest the swear filter catches me out. Your task is to visit these places (indicated by a blue flag on the map) and take a photo of yourself (and if possible, with your Westfield - some locations are not accessible by car) at these places - the name of the place must be visible in the photo. Scoring will be as follows: One point for each WSCC member in the photo One point for each Westfield in the photo One extra point if the WSCC member is in costume One point for your Local Area Separately, there will be one point for every place with Westfield in its name visited (indicated by red flags). Contest closes on 30 November 2025. There will be a prize at the end of the year for the highest scoring WSCC member, for the highest scoring Local Area, and for the best costume. The map is a work in progress and I'm aware it may be thin in places, so your help would be appreciated. You may submit amusing, silly, or naughty place names and locations below for consideration for me to add to the map - my ruling is final. (Disclaimer: I’m not responsible for you driving all the way somewhere and not finding a place name sign to prove you’re there. Use Google Street View to look before you go!) Submit your photos and stories to go with them below. I'll create, post and update a spreadsheet in due course. Good luck, you've only got 11 months left!

He's not kidding. I drove a bright orange Elise before I built my Westfield and I got pulled over once. After a nice little chat with the officer I asked why I was pulled over. He said I was going 3 mph over the speed limit but he mostly wanted to see the car. So I showed him around the car and he sat in it and took photos for his kid. Nice guy. dave

The comedian Rich Hall, who lives part-time in Montana, says the law enforcement officers in Montana pull you over because they’re lonely and need someone to talk to.

@Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinatorHi Marcus please book me on most likely solo. TLWN2 was such a blast, this is bound to be even better. Thank you

usually plenty of helpers though 😁

Caketastic, what a sooooper start to the New Year. Agree with Big Andy, great company, shame we couldn't make the Westfield's work out but we had a good laugh. And yes @AndrewBClarke we were waiting for slow coach Westwood coming with the ginger and sticky toffee cake, he had to go for the gooeyist! We started at Carsington where it stopped raining as we arrived. The cafe was unusually very quiet and the Andy's and us were delighted to be joined by not only Hedley and Tony but then also Martin, that's what made the New Year even more sooooper. Our Hedley is a bundle of fun as shown here, never boring and never dull when Hedley's around! Glen kindly took a photo in the Mainsail Cafe at Carsington. The rain stayed off so we dropped the tops (some of us did anyway) and went a scenic run via Brassington, Longcliffe and over to Hassop. I don't think we have done that route in the Westfield's and on a dry day it will be excellent, although we drove most of it down the centre of the road to avoid the puddles (except Martin in the Volvo Tank that just ploughed through them having fun) The road was flooded at Quackers with a car stuck in the middle of it! There was a lot uf running water about and I was glad the lights were at red in Bakewell so I could quick whip my soft top up as it had started to drizzle, love the MX5 for that, it takes 2 seconds. The chat and banter continued in the cafe at Hassop and the cakes were in plentiful supply with Big Andy getting the biggest piece today and Westwood the gooeyist. The top was up for the journey home as it was still drizzling. Thank you to everyone for coming out today and making it a great social occasion, we still talked about Westfield's and it's important to keep it all going even when the weather is not favourable plus WE LOVE TO SEE YOU ALL XXXX More photo's, enjoy. Just in case you are wondering Big Andy's Azura Blue ST is a real Limited run Mk4, he tells me only 300 are in the UK, very beautiful and sounds the biz too. Happy New Year to you all, hope to see you soon xxxxx

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I'm in. @Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator Booking the hotel tomorrow, doing it with my brother.

15 Westies already! 😁

It is so important that we begin to understand that life is getting harder for some and social media can make people feel like failures when they are not or with so many bad stories that somehow life is pointless. Men in particular do not talk about things affecting them be it mental health or concerns about other male only issues. The motorcycling community is good at offering help but sadly one young guy took his own life on Christmas Eve local to me. No family should have to go through that and no individual should feel so helpless when there is help out there. We must all continue to make it easy for people to seek help and not make them feel bad. When I told my Mum I was suffering from depression some years ago her reaction came from an age where there was a stigma, just pull yourself together was her first words. She saw that was not right but I could have easily walked away a that time. Best wishes to all who have suffered or know someone who has

My latest picture dates from November, best 2024 day at the best place in the world

Has your car been nicked by a teenager?

Just want to use this thread to say Merry Christmas one & all on the WSCC - I hope everyone can have their best Christmas this year & ask everyone to reach out to a loved one or a friend or a local community support group if you or a loved one needs support 🫶🏼. I have a nephew (I’m his god father & really close to him) who works for Wolves (WWFC) Foundation, joining them at 19, he’s had profession training & now at 21 years he’s become a well grounded kid earning a living in a profession I never felt he could handle & he’s smashing it. Very proud of his achievements, but when you hear some of the stories (all anonymised) you very quickly learn the level and volume of suffering out there. By his own admission they only touch the surface, but I believe they make a big difference to the ones they do reach out to. With so many pressures on us all especially at Xmas time, it’s good to know there’s some kind folks/groups out there that can & do offer support. If support is needed then I ask everyone to remember “It’s Good To Talk” and if you need or can give support, please reach out as you can/will make a massive difference to someones life. So as I said above wishing everyone a very merry, peaceful & happy Christmas & a kind, healthy & prosperous new year XX

7s Speed Series – 2025 Welcome to the newly launched 7s Speed Series – Sprint & Hillclimb Championship for 2025. It is aimed at attracting 7s Type cars and providing a friendly and inviting challenge for those that want to have a go at Motorsport, specifically Sprint & Hillclimb’s which are a great entry to any Motorsport. Safe and a lot of fun to partake in with a friendly bunch of people in the Paddock always willing to help out. It has been born out of the very successful Westfield Club Championship originally started in 1998, so plenty of experience in running this kind of Championship. Having seen many a 7 at Hillclimb or Sprint, competing in a class by themselves, we wanted to give then a Championship that they could compete against similar cars. The classes have been chosen to fit in with many of the Clubs whose events we will attend but also specifically restricted to the known 7s type cars out there, whilst at the same time having classes for more usual Kit Cars. The Scoring is based on % to the 2nd place competitor in each class as shown in the regs. This has proved to be very successful by many of the Sprint & Hillclimb Clubs. By not using records every round is competitive no matter the weather. We have a total of 32 events for 2025 with 13 Hillclimb’s and 19 Sprints all over the country. Looking forward to some great Motorsport in 2025. Entries will be open by Mid-January. 7s Speed Series 20025 Draft Regs.pdf

After previous experiences in tunnels, I like to carry a spare exhaust with me when touring...

no problem... tap water all round 🤣

Well, I didn't think it would be this quick - but the time has come. I know BEC's don't tend to sell too well on here, but i thought i would give it a go anyway. Will also be on eBay shortly. Ad below, straight copy and paste for what I have written for elsewhere..... I know this couldn't be advertised at a worse time of year, but having realised that I’ve lost the love for it, it’s time for a change. A bit of background to start, I bought it in March 2023 knowing it was mechanically spot on, but it needed some cosmetic TLC. I drove it for the spring/summer of 23 with the intention to strip it down over the winter and spend some time and money making it mint. It took longer than I expected and I finally completed it in September 24. Below is the spec and the work I have completed in my ownership. 2004 Westfield Megablade ZX10R, freshly painted in Wimbledon White with BRG stripe. 2007 ZX10R Gen 2 motor, 175bhp (weighs circa 460kg), revs to 13k and pulls very well. MAC airbox. Gearbox refurbed prior to my ownership as it kept popping out of 4th gear. Power commander speedo healer to standard ZX10R clocks. The clocks were fitted with 20k on them prior to my ownership. I would estimate it has no more than 5k miles on it in total, you can check the online MOT history if you like. No reverse as they are all pretty crap. I had a Quaife one in a previous car and it was clunky, don't even entertain the electric ones as they are even worse. I can push it around with ease. Sierra (7”) 3.38 diff with LSD. I have a litre of oil that i haven't had a chance to put in it. Coolex radiator. Does not get over 100 degrees, even in town in the summer. Lightweight battery with FIA cut off. Solid M16 brakes with AP master cylinder. Discs on the rear, Westfield hubs. Quick rack, 2.1 lock to lock, refurbed and new Powerflex mounts. Carbon kevlar panels throughout, floor, transmission tunnel, bulkhead and boot. Interior is carpeted (not that it does a lot!). GI Pro gear indicator. JK Composite seats with Schroth harnesses (not in date) - I fitted a 6 point (anti sub belt) to the passenger seat so my daughter could come out with me. Easily removed if required. Repackable exhaust, I took the wadding out for a few days and it is mental. It's now fully packed and most of the noise is induction. Fire extinguisher. Carbon NV cycle wings (new) Carbon NV arch covers (new) Carbon Aeroscreen painted gloss black. F1 style mirrors. GRP dash (I had intended to change this to a carbon one). OMP flat bottom wheel with quick release and OMP 50mm spacer. Wema fuel gauge and sender (new). Front wishbones refurbished, new powder coat and polybushes. New ball joints and drag links. Protech shocks refreshed and springs powder coated. Uprights stripped and repainted. Steering column stripped and repainted. New front wheel bearings. Body stripped and repainted in Wimbledon white with BRG stripe, backed with a generous coat of stone chip to alleviate any potential crazing. New rubber bonnet mounts & catches. New nosecone grille and westfield badge colour matched to body. Bonnet vents redone. LED headlights. New side repeaters and front indicators. Headlight bowls stripped and painted gloss black. MOT friendly number plate is included. New rear lights, mounts and wiring connections, inc number plate light. New 7x13 & 6x13 superlights in go faster gold. Toyo R888R tyres all round. 205 rear, 185 front. Bad bits There are a few micro bubbles on the bonnet vinyl, i think it was too cold when i did it. I have enough spare for it to be redone. Starter motor is a bit noisy when cold, but starts on the button. I would get it corner weighted and set up, I had intended to do this but i’m only 80kg and it would be a waste of time if someone new is going to jump in it. I’m sure there are other bits I have forgotten, please feel free to ask if you have any questions. I completely understand that prices are depressed at this time of year. I'm not in a rush to sell, but at the same time, I could do with freeing up some space. The car is currently in storage to stop my wife nagging that it's an expensive ornament in the garage and getting in the way. Viewings will be at the storage facility and test drives will be with me driving. Price is £11.5k on here, will be up for £12k on eBay. I’d probably consider a P/X, but only for something interesting that doesn't have to stay in the garage. I'm based in Cwmbran, 10 mins north of Newport. Storage facility details will not be provided for obvious reasons. Thanks for looking. Darren

I don’t think it’s raining in Australia either. 😁

Bacon, of course, then mince pies in Clocaenog forest.

I've recently purchased one of these and great quality .... and so light it sticks to the roof! 😁

Some new Garage art and it is also the same colour as my Westy.

Just saw this video (re Caterham, but I think its for every 7-type kitcar) , think it will help to sprare not neccesary work on our cars , and allow to drive with confidence that "this noise is ok , its not breaking apart my car" : In my road Westfield I experienced diff whinning and on/off throttle "chunk" . And to thios video added should be noises from straight gear boxes, both on stationary - like bucket of metal parts , and whinning on driving. When I first got mine straight gear box I was really not cnovicted that it is what it should be

Hi Marcus, we’re booked in Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, cheers Andy & Becky

Please put Ali and me on the list. Hotel booked. Happy new year all.

@Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinatorI’m in. Hotel booked Sunday Monday and Tuesday. Probably going to be a single traveler. Looking forward to it.

I’ve struggled with OCD for years—constant intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors that took over my day. The anxiety from it was overwhelming, and even with standard treatments like medication and therapy, I couldn’t find much relief. That’s when I decided to try a medical cannabis treatment for OCD. It made a huge difference in calming the anxiety and distress that came with the intrusive thoughts. For the first time in years, I felt like I could actually relax and not be consumed by the endless cycle of thoughts and behaviors.