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Huge thanks to all that attended this event and sorry to those who missed out on a space due to limitations set by the organisers. I can see why they were strict as the place was packed with loads of car clubs on display! Fabulous watching some of the old skool motors ripping up the hill with some bizarre looking machines. Luckily we had Alastair (aka theprisoner thepensioner) on hand to tell us what they were .. .. and how he had probably been around when they were being first built! Thanks to Alastair and Matt for hauling some of the kit there and to Campbell and Chris for once again, making the epic journey down from Aberdeenshire, leaving their homes at 5am!! Full report in the next Club magazine, where I'll be at the receiving end of my own ribbing!! Here's my first attempt ie go easy on me, at GoPro filming and editing (a mare with Windows 10!) but cobbled something together! Skills are a work in progress, enjoy: http://youtu.be/XTX2x75mk0A

TEL's TALE's 057/2015 Ty Croes Sept : 2015 A big Westfield presence was to make this a great weekend for most but not everyone! Many had long journeys and fought their way through the Friday traffic and Pete Goulding and his son Jack had another epic 8hr trip which they were thinking was too far and too long. Lee Smith had pulled out as his engine failed close to the weekend. As most people know Adrian Clinton Watkins made a monumental effort to get his (well Barry Slingsby's car actually) engine and box transplanted into a substitute car after Mike Allard smashed it to bits at Loton Park the previous weekend. Most annoying for some was that the messages about whether the cafe was open for food and drink on Friday night were confusing but it just about worked out ok in the end. The next drama was that Stephen Herbert's tow car broke down in Holyhead (he had left the car in the paddock on its trailer) and luckily he got a lift from the B&B. After the breakdown man said the car had a serious defect it decided to start later in the day and seemed to keep going all weekend much to Sally's delight. Saturday: 2 laps of National circuit P1: would be 2 laps so just one practice for everyone. Steve Everall had a bad run as “someone” forgot to clip down both sides of his bonnet but he got round without losing it. Graham Ware was double driving Kevin Jones's R1 car but due to being about 19 stones and very tall he broke the carbon Fibre seat so it was swopped for the passenger GRP seat and refixed which kept them running all weekend. Pete Goulding had an alternator/ battery problem which bugged him all day despite attempts to fix it. Jason Brown was running with number 13 and did not seem to any bad luck all weekend. Ade , John Hoyle and Dave Cleaver put in the quickest times on a dry track. T1: For most competitors this went well and Mark Anson, Dave Cleaver and Richard Kerr recorded their best times for the day our of the 4 runs available. For me it was the run that everyone fears....perfect oil pressure, car running absolutely on song and the without warning as I passed the start line at about 110mph, on second lap, there was a big puff of blue smoke from nearside and the realisation that the engine had blown up. As I lifted the bonnet I could see that number 4 con rod had punched a large hole in the side of the block so that was game over. Thanks to my brother Steve I double drove his XE car ut would not score any points. T2: As I watched Dave Cleaver pass the same spot where I had blown up I saw a similar engine failure with associated smoke......luckily for him it was a water hose that had blown off so quite an easy repair and he was going again. John Hoyle had a great run and blasted inside the Target Time to set a new record and he improved it even more on his last run. Richard Kerr's car, double driven as usual by Luke, broke a CV joint but Mark Anson had a spare so that was fitted asap. They also had an issue with the car stuck in 3rd gear but sorted that as well. In class Martin Harvey, in the silver bullet, beat a very fast John Walters. In D all went quickest on their last runs, John Hoyle broke the record on 109.65secs, Steve Everall was second on 117.29secs, Stephen Herbert so so close on 117.31secs and Michael Skidmore with 124.13secs. Kevin Jones won n class E whilst in F Luke Agar broke the record with 111.12secs from Richard Kerr on 115.42 secs bt the star was Dave Cleaver recording a new record of 109.80secs. Mark Anson, in G, was fast with 113.21secs but Adrian C Watkins was quicker with 109.18secs. In H Derek Hodder 108.46secs just pipped Gary Bunn 108.83secs to be fastest Westfield in his supercharged honda. In class J, Steve Davies was beaten by Marshall Rowland with a smooth drive in his Lotus Elise. After his last run John Hoyle changed his diff, went for a shower and still made it in time for the awards...how the hell does he do that! Sunday 1 lap International circuit. Another overcast but dry day made for good conditions on track and the two practices went ok for everyone particularly my brother Steve as luckily I spotted 3 very loose bellhousing bolts that had almost fallen out! They were quickly tightened up so at least I would be driving a car that was still in one piece. John Hoyle and Ade (who had altered the car geometry /set up overnight) were very quick again in practice and likely to set the pace whilst I had to get to grips with no slicks and a stick to change gear with rather than paddles but at least I was not spectating. The event ran much quicker than the two laps did yesterday so we did not get much breathing space. Timed Runs : Kevin Jones decided to adjust his nearside camber as the tyre wear pattern looked like it was only using part of the tread width. Stephen Herbert came in after T1 with a broken cycle wing stay which he repaired with jubilee clips and a short piece of alloy tube curtesy of Pete Goulding. In T1 John Hoyle suffered and engine cut before the finish and was not happy. Dave Cleaver and myself set about trying to trace the fault using DTA software and checking 12v supply etc. When we checked the rpm signal it was ok , so crank sensor working. We had fuel and a spark but it would not start. When I looked at the live data it showed no throttle position signal so John checked it and found a broken wire coming out of the throttle pot. It was going to be tricky to solder a connection and repair it but that was tried and the car started again ready for T2. In T2 John Walters tried a bit too hard and spun at the finish, John's car failed again as the wire solder did not hold, Pete Goulding had a major issue with a vibration in the transmission/propshaft area that he could not find despite checking bolts etc. Ade, Dave and John were setting good times but Kevin Jones's car was suffering from the double drive and started to deposit oil into the airbox which caused lots of smoke and reminded us of his “red leader award” of a few years ago. Stephen Herbert was leading the battle with Steve Everall who was running out of revs and struggling to shift down from 3rd to 2nd. T3 saw John Wlliams setting yet another Pb and he was well pleased! Marshall Rowland beat Steve Davies again and he left early! If you want to see the times achieved have a look at the speed series results. In summary we had 5 timed runs but not everyone took them, I think Gary Bunn was fastest Westfield with 87.35secs closely followed by Ade on 87.45secs, Del on 87.82secs, John on 88.02secs despite his problems. Not many people stayed for the awards as they had long drives home and for me I had an engine change to sort out!!. It was a great weekend and we will still have to wait and see what happens at Ty Croes in October to see who wins the overall championship. Hope to see you there Terry Everall Speed Series Correspondent Class G competitor.

Come on fellas, get ya videos posted. This was my best attempt on Sunday

Shaggy here was the data I was talking about blue is me and a red is you! For the geeks this was done with Racechrono for android phones £14.99, a 10hz gps £49 and then circuit tools (found on the web) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Qstarz-BT-Q818XT-10Hz-66-Ch-Fast-Bluetooth-GPS-Receiver-/331530734084?hash=item4d30c58a04 circuit tools - there was a mac version as well

The toll road on the Great Orme today. Not one but 3 tunnels on the A55, with a 70mph speed limit too. A bus squeezing through the bridge over the Menia Strait The Nant Ffrancon Pass on the way home, followed by a diversion down and then up the Llanberis Pass, followed by a drink at the Tyn-Y-Coed.

Just passed the 1000th post . Nothing in the big scheme of things but I'm quite chuffed. Whilst I'm not a big contributor I have found the forum both invaluable and informative for help with the car. I would have struggled without it and it is soooooooo friendly.

I have got a whole variety of stuff Dean, like loads of it !! out of country at moment. Will let you know when I'm back.

track day write ups are easy.....Bernie will be the first to have something fall off or break. He'll then spend the next half hour bodging it back together with sticks, twine and gaffa tape. He'll then go back out on track and only return once the fuel light comes on. By about 3pm all fuel reserves in suffolk will have been exhaust and Bernie will be seen buying as much fuel off everyone else in the paddock as he can get his hands on. Dave on the other hand will have faultless reliability as he'll be unable to take his eyes off the oil pressure gauge for the whole day. Unwilling to reduce his pace and distracted by the aforementioned gauge he will spin both often and frequently, most of which will be caught on camera by Bernie. Dave will finish the day with the biggest grin but with dreams of a future supercharger/turbo upgrade.

Hi, New member here from Leicestershire. I have wanted a 7 type car for ages and finally jumped in and bought an XE engined SEiW. Its perfectly usable as is but I'm already planning a few improvements, both functional and cosmetic. Looking forward making it my own ..... hopefully I can get it all done. Look forward to being part of the club - cheers Steve Edited to add pics to first post. ​ Thinking about upgrades and the like, I would appreciate people's opinions and advice. 13" black compomotive wheels with 888's or similar HiSpec Ultralite 4's and mintex 1144 Quick Rack Wide Track Front JK Seats bolted direct Carbon dash new switches Digi dash Maybe cams, ARP bolts Engine map and geo setup somewhere It is a 1998 SEiW, the current wheels are ET15 and looks like detachable rear arches. It already has a BGH E6 box which seems suited to the car and recent AVO alloys shocks. I'm also thinking maybe I should have the body off over the winter and have a proper look at everything underneath? ​

Thanks Adam.

Andy: saw this and thought of you......

Yes - providing your trailer weight is less than the weight of the tow vehicle, and is plated under the towing capacity of said vehicle. They have tweaked the gov website recently and it's a little clearer now... will dig a link out. https://www.gov.uk/towing-rules

Coz our reiding and writing is good knot very, picturze is eazy to look at...

Hi all thank you for the welcomes - I live in Glenfield, hope to see some of you about. The colour has to be one of the best some more pics below:

I agree... ...but I'm still not convinced by all the blogs. Some would be better in a forum IMO - particularly if there are lots of questions and answers.

Posted!

Heard you the first time :-)

Yes it would. And I know some do fit one. But as I say, it hardly seems worth it. At my age, I've barely got out of the car before it's timed out and auto armed anyway!

Another well organised event from Rab........well almost ;-) Yes a little ribbing will indeed be coming your way for a wee while yet mate. Brilliant video Rab .......

Great news Andy, all part of the unique ownership experience! Before long it will all just be a tale told with a wry smile at a club meet, there'll be a few shuffling feet, and one by one, all the stories of those little "moments' will come out!

Spoken to Luke, got some good advise on the upright, just needs new helicoil which I have now, there's no other damage to it. Get the wishbone done tomorrow along with the steering arm and then I'll give it a try, slowly! I'm going to get it booked into plays kool for a set up once I know I don't need to take it apart again.......for now!!!!!

The responses to the OP is just one of the reasons that make these forums and this club great. I can name a number of other club forums where the OP would have greeted with a shower of unkind, hurtful, nasty replies. But here, no one is doing that and in fact are doing quite the opposite, going out of their way to assist if possible. It shows what great members we have and an excellent spirit. We never kick people when they're down. Only when they're not looking. Well done all.

Wishbones on the way. The latest Westfield build manual, in two parts, can be downloaded from the Westfield Sports Cars web site, older manuals from here (Note, although the one on the WSC Ltd site is newer and shows FW bodywork, the suspension and chassis stuff is the same underneath, so it will be fine). One point to note, the replacement wishbones have metalastic bushes already fitted. When bolting these to the tub, you need to clean old grease off the UNF bolts and re-coat the shanks, where they pass through the bushes with plenty of copper grease. Then only do the nuts up loosely while the car is in the air. Only once the car is back on the ground and the suspension at the normal height should the bolts through the metalastic bushes be torqued up. Once all back together, you could really do with the cars geometry checking and resetting as necessary. If you take it easy you should be OK for a gentle trip out to the car show, (just do a shake down drive first, make sure it's not pulling to one side or the other and that it brakes in a reasonably straight line etc). Given where you are, I'd then be considering trying to get it booked in with Luke at Playskool for a proper geo set up, it may or may not have needed doing anyway - if it did, you won't believe how it can transform the car. Plus it will give you peace of mind.

Nick "Aladin" Algar, owner of the best petrol head cave.

We have spent the day in Nant Gwynant so we have come at this road from a different angle. Through Beddgelert, Nantmor to take the B4410 to Maentwrog, gosh I hope you can keep up with all these strange names. Up the A496 to the little car park, which was full of roadworks vans, but I took a picture anyway, here. We carried on along the B4391, onto the A4212 to Llyn Celyn, here, Then we were running out of light so we diverted up the B4501 to Cerrigydrudion and back to Betws-Y-Coed, so we sort of did it and just left a little bit to discover next time. Thanks for the information, the roads were lovely, smooth tarmac even, very novel. The views were great but we were too late for cake! Thanks a lot Julie P.S Rhayader, a bit far south for this holiday, but not ruled out for the future, thanks John.

Others will help with parts, but the important thing is you're unhurt, and the car can be fixed. A little lesson for you about just what a potent weapon you now own and must respect. Nothing but sympathy from me, you're hardly the first and won't be the last. I know your pride is hurt, but do not rush the fix to save your blushes, do it right. All will be well soon.

Sorry I knew it was not that clear. Some pictures that may help picture with doors on couple of pictures without one of the doors hope these help the reason I have it hinged is so that with the doors on I can swing it so that the doors fit flat against the wall but with the deflectors on is they need to stick out into the garage to keep them away from the wall.

Good gathering this evening with another new face calling in. Welcome to Ian and his very well built Locost, hope we will see you again. It was handy to have a trampoline in the kids play area next to the car park, though it did take quite a while to bounce high enough and get the focus right for the shot below (well thats my excuse anyway).

Trickery - I had a big paper round!