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After topping up the blood sugar we carried on past Alton Towers. If you want my advice scrap the cost of a ticket into there and spend your money on petrol - hit the roads that run along side it. We have just got to go up the hill that we came down today, twisting and steep, just how we like it, we will be back. Finally arriving at Ca**ington Water but by now we knew the cafe would be closed so we went to the Knockerdown pub instead. That's a funny chicken. The Knockerdown pub. So don't tell me you need to start a new exercise regime, just spend the day with us, my arms, back and stomach muscles are howling but best of all is the adrenaline buzz. At 7.30 pm when I got home I was sorry to get out of the car, you just don't tire of driving these things, when are we doing the 24 hour Le Westfield, my name is first on the list. Watch out tomorrow for the Experience write up, it will be in Stuff and Nonsense.

Well, I can't say enough good things about Interpro ! They found the map on my car to be way too rich at the bottom to aid a cold start, they sorted that, kept me in the loop with phone calls, Dave gave me at least half an hour of his time today sharing his knowledge, from uprated bottom ends to track days, he didn't try & sell me anything & infact recommended that for what I want out of my car its spot on, Interesting chap to talk to ! And Neil telling me about his passion for rallying!! ...really good bunch ! Interpro of Bristol , get a thumbs up from me !! Best of all, my car starts, warms up & idles on its own !

Its been a couple of months since my last update, during which progress has been steady but slow. The most noticeable item though is that the car now has a seat I had a few options with seating and indeed had a selection of the old and damaged amongst my ever growing pile of parts. The original seats were a fibreglass shell covered in vinyl and even for my 30" waist they were snug so it was obvious I'd need to do something to improve the fit. As my plans are to both use and show the car I wanted a seat that would be suitable for the typical British summer. Amongst my pile of parts and moulds I had a fibreglass buck that had been taken off an old seat shell and this I decided would form the basis of a new fibreglass shell seat. Whist I've done some basic glass fibre repairs and patches in the past I didn't feel confident taking on the task of modifying the seat buck to make a new seat so for these stages of the build I handed over the John Danby Racing who had previously made the replacement wishbones for me. Their first task was to take the rough seat buck, extend the flanges and generally get it into a condition where it could be used to make a mould. Then having modified the buck a seat mould was then produced. And finally the finished article. two seats were made; the first for the JW4 and the second will eventually go into the Carburol Special.

I would be happy to run prepare and run some sort of Sprint school talk/advice session etc

Bertie hasn't mention any issues to me

No longer looking - bought one today!

I managed it in a MG Midget. Only problem was I was on my own.

As you should, it was your responsibility to get off your A*** and go and get it. Now you want to give them a bad name, because you cocked up. Its appalling that a sue happy culture is happening here in the uk, and its for that reason that people don't bother putting themselves out for anybody anymore. I remember when people used to stop and help people when they broke down etc, now you daren't in case you get sued or stabbed As you said , take responsibility for your own actions.

Normally I wear a Buff when out blatting http://www.buffwear.co.uk/ways-to-wear

Great stuff John. Just to say I'd be happy to run the road trip again on Saturday morning (Sunny Scunny, nearly to the Humber bridge, turn south almost to Market Raisen, turn west onto Top Road, nearly to Gainsborough and back north to Blyton). It may turn some tourers into sprinters when they see what's going off on the track. I did a show and shine too when we got back which was inevitably won by Julie Hall. Any previous winners obviously disqualified Gluten Free organised supper at the pub on Saturday night which was great. He needs to do it again please and to make sure it's just not the Speed Series competitors that attend.

Pictures or it didn't happen!

I might well be up for this one, just need to check cover at work Would be a good one for the Essex guys sorting their corner weighting at the weigh in the day before. Can fully utilise the handling improvements

I would avoid the halfords one, tried 3 and none off them held under load, the load being the back of my westfield, so not much weight at all. Went for the machine mart low profile one in the end, was about 100 quid, but very happy with it.

Will do it once home Rab..

Done. Thanks Rab. Cheers, Matt

Well done, Tigger!!:-)

Started the new body panels, blue and black lego bricks are a lot more popular than green so I have made good progress Side panel drivers side minus exhaust cut outs (zetec): Black rear arches and blue/black tub sides on, testing scuttle ready for fw bonnet, Ive not taken engine out yet still working on options FW bonnet work in progress trial fit, hinge mechanism not sorted yet !