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Got home today after another hard day as a jobbing builder, covered in plaster, tired, hungry and a bit fed up...My lovely wife (who is 19 weeks pregnant) suffering at the hands of our nearly 6 year old boy who refused to do his homework.. A sink full of dishes to deal with and cold cup of tea on the table. Next to the cuppa was the latest copy of Westfield world.. I looked at the topless beauty on the front cover and thought, hang on a minute, thats my car! Thats right, my car.... I dont know anyone on the commitee, i am not sleeping with anyone who runs the magazine. no. All i did was take a picture of my car in the snow, sent it to the editor (who i don't know personally) simple as that, What i am getting at is, send some stuff to the magazine and make it special for everyone, and stop moaning. There. Best regards. Dave Hudson (sweet orange) :t-up:

My father in law has gradually had his eyesight deteriorate over the last few years. We had a family party at our house a couple of years ago. My in-laws drove over. My mother-in-law was in tears when they arrived. My pa-in-laws driving had deteriorated rapidly and he really wasn't up to the 20 odd mile drive. As a family we sat down over dinner and decided that he had to quit driving, despite having clung onto his licence he was clearly in no way fit to drive any more. I took his keys off him, my brother-in-law drove them home and I sold their car that week. Initially they struggled to adjust to being carless but with a bit of family driving support sahred between us and the use of taxis they have reached a stage where they don't miss it any more. My father -in-law was suffering from deteriorating vision and my ma-in-law has the early stages of Alzheimers. They'd have been fooked if they had got lost, he couldn't see where he was going, and she couldn't remember where they were supposed to be going...

build diaries seem to go down pretty well around here so I thought I'd start my own I will be building a mx5 SDV. here she is. all £400 of her I'm getting married on the 24th and then in honeymoon so I anticipate breaking the donor from the end of April. wish me luck

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a bit more work done screen and surround/frame bonded on and roll cage fitted

having just past 65 am I allowed to continue driving? Just thought, matters not, as I have a French driving licence.

For Track days, as stated which are different to racing:- Minimum Westfield Style RAC roll bar with cross brace and rakers. go from about £120 second hand, not essential but really recommended. Helmet, some tracks (Castle Coombe being one) insist on full face for open top cars. Huge debates on price/quality you should go for on the forum, but always go for a new one unless you know the history of a second hand one. Then it becomes a matter of choice:- Most seats fitted are sporting to some extent but lots of GRP race buckets available, JK Composites do a well priced one that lots of owners seem to buy (me included). After that aeroshield if you prefer but not essential (I find it generates less wind buffet at speed). And as gadgetman said corner weighting and rolling road to get the best out of your handling and engine. Tyres wear lightly on Westfields compared to tin tops and a decent medium compound tyre (Toyo, Kumho, Avon etc) will last you a reasonable number of road and track miles. Standard brakes are fine for most track and road use as again the car is light and the brakes are designed for a lot heavier vehicle with a possible caravan on tow. As you are in South Wales Llandau is a great little first time out circuit and often very reasonably priced, its better than Coombe in the wet (IMO) as the tarmac does not get as greasy. Try a day and see how you get on and work from there.

All the best mark...have a good un

I may be partial, but as a foreigner I am feeling a bit concerned... The potential buyer seems honest and there's no need to be paranoid... I would just be as careful as for a conventional deal... For the cash, the broker often gives 20£ notes in Belgium... Last year I bought a cheap MGB (1500£) and the change office had only 20£ notes, hopefully it was a small amount.

Lots of different questions there! Please don't take it as being pedantic, but you talk about trackday/racing in a lot of the questions, when they're really two very different things, with some very different requirements! As far racing goes, from a car rather than driver point of view, you're generally better looking for a championship you fancy entering, then building a car to suit, as they'll often be variations on the regs that'll you'll need to go by. These will affect things as diverse as what gearbox, have you a windscreen, tyre type, engine type and size and so on. The once common thing to most race series is safety. For circuit racing you will typically need full harnesses, a proper FIA certified roll cage, an ignition cut switch and a plumbed in fire extinguisher system. However for trackdays, typically, as long as the car is essentially considered road legal, and either MOT'd, or capable of passing an MOT, you're OK. Obviously, you're pretty exposed in a Westfield, so at least a decent cross braced roll bar would be a sensible mod, though a full cage will obviously give more protection. There's no inspection process required specifically, but it's your neck! (the exception is if racing, when it'll be one of the things the scrutineers check prior to a race) Harness mounting points have been welded to the chassis as standard for a few years now, so you may already have them. Older cars tended to just have one threaded boss on the rail just behind your head for three strap type harnesses, while later cars usually have two for four point harnesses. You may need to remove the boot box to find them though, or you might just be able to see from below. If they're not there, then you'll need to get proper mounting bosses welded in. (You can buy them from places like McGill Motorsport).