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Lots of men on here have names for their cars. I just happened to call mine Buttercup instead of Thor or Razor etc etc.

Great day, great weather, not enough entrants for such a great little track! Marto burnt his leg in disappointment/anger over his non practice times! John L and Adrian beat their target times, well done to them both! David B broke his gusset (sorry clutch) so missed out on the timed runs Pete G's technology broke so he had to learn how to drive a non-aided car again! I did a PB thanks to Aide's coaching but not fast enough to catch JL. I just hope the weather is as good at Loton later in the month? Great fun once again Thanks to everyone! Glutey aka Graham

Brilliant day with the SS guys! Had great fun but ultimately disappointing as I was unable to beat my previous time. Great weather and I can't wait to get back there!

good effort

Ouch, painful, done the silencer thing and it hurt, really hurt and wasn't as big an area as that! Great times Martin.

Cheers Marto, shame after you posted some great times in practice. You should have been well in the 49s for the timed runs. My that leg looks well cooked, bet that smarts! See you at Loton

I adore my Westfield. I've been lucky enough to own some cracking cars in my time, from 106 rallyes, to cossies, to turbo charged clio 172's. I even owned a 310bhp Ford transit connect van and I can safely say the Westfield blows the lot of them out the water. Nothing has a grin factor like my Westie. I find it cheap to run and upgrade and the performance really is unbelievable. Heres some pictures

Ive booked in for October, on the plus side i can take the Mrs and it counts as a weekend away!!

Marcus, I didn't know you had a bit of form with things chasing you. Better have me camera ready for the Austrian trip.

NOW: Useless Power Supply! FORMERLY: Uninterruptible Power Supply i.e. battery back up for when Mr. Mains takes a break! Also can be interpreted as Unreliable Parcel Service

Hate when it's suddenly not on the road on a Saturday when the sun is shining

Sorry to here this, not good. The Zetec in my Zero was a new crate engine and I have done 8500 mile in 3 years in it. However, as the engine was originally built in 2004 ( or so we think) I have just had the belt changed, for peace of minds sake!

Within a few hours of requesting help, I had a number of responses all of which offered sensible suggestions but in the end the fix from Andrew was the one that worked. What really amazed me was just how helpful everybody was and how quickly they all came to my aid. I had never fully appreciated the power of the WSCC and the genuine willingness to offer assistance to fellow members. As my knowledge of these iconic cars increases I hope that some day I may be able to return the favour. Alastair.

Now that's a good idea. Just think of the discussion over class structure. The 12v or 24v. Novice vs expert. Could even have a trailer must be driven to the event and not trailered class......

I would stick it on your car for some extra speed, so you are not as slow as normal !

I corners I straights

Love the fact that my car just makes me feel alive.... Hate the fact that the weather isn't conducive to a drive out every day....

I hate the fact that there is only one Sunday in a week, everything else I love.

That'd be a good call - I like the aeroscreen a lot, but am planning a trip to the Alps next year - so a screen and half hood is hovering in the back of my mind. The westy for me has achieved something I thought impossible - it has satisfactorily replaced my long time addiction to motorbikes - and that is a statement I honestly thought I'd never say! It is a hoot on the country twisties - and requires a similar level of concentration as a bike (being all small and vulnerable). This is something in particular that I like, as it means my head can only work on driving and staying alive which in turn means all of the day's problems that filled my head get neatly put away and this (for me) magically helps solve subconscious issues, whilst at the same time providing a nice shot of adrenaline! Now, if only I didn't have 300 hrs of work to do this month! (right, back to it)

Let's see, what do i love... The directness and responsiveness, the tiny footprint of the car on the road - makes A and B roads feel so much wider, with more room to manoeuver. the "tinkerability" of the car and the huge number of ways they can be customised and personalised. In fact, most things about them really. I don't "hate" anything about them, that's way too strong a word! But dislike? Or wish was better? I wish some of the more practical improvements in the Sport Turbo's weather gear had been fed back into the regular ZK and FW gear. I wish we had a "mark three" scuttle that recognised the desire for owners to swap between windscreen and aeroscreen for the summer, and that when fitted with a screen, both properly integrated it into the design, and incorporated wipers that worked at better angles. I wish we had a factory option steering rack actually designed and set up for a car as light as a Westfield. There's some geo' tweaks i'd wish for too, but I'll stop there!

Love the noise, the thrill, the wind in my hair (ok, the wind on my head), love eating flies and road gravel, I love the connection between you and the road, the complete lack of any safety features knowing that if you crash you will more than likely end up dead, I even love getting a sunburnt head when I forget to take a hat. Love being able to hear, see and smell the countryside in far more detail than if you're wafting along in a diesel tin-top. Love having to concentrate on every gear change, corner, line, pot hole and cowpat, love the noises and character and everyone's car being different - it's almost like it's a living thing you have to be extra nice to on a cold morning, I love going for a drive for fun and not just to get from A to B, love the way you can forget about your worries, love that it's the only car I've driven that I don't want to put music on to drown out the monotony, I love that 40mph feels like 100mph .... it just makes you feel more alive. I hate not having it in the country with me and having to sell it on.