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And finished Here it is: Here's the spec: It can be used with traditional indicator bulbs or LED bulbs, and works alongside the existing flasher relay. It can be used with any ON/OFF/ON switch or can be used with momentary ON push buttons. It can be set for either 12 seconds of flash duration or 18 seconds. Indicator cancelling is disabled while brakes are pressed, and for 6 or 9 seconds afterwards so that the indicators can remain on in traffic or while waiting to turn. With an ON/OFF/ON switch, normal indicator function is returned by first switching to OFF, then to whichever direction is needed. With push buttons, the indicator can be toggled on and off with each push. If changing direction from Right to Left (or vice versa), push the opposite button once and the indicator will cancel and switch to the new required side, with a reset of the cancelling timer.

I'm only going to weigh in on one thing here, and that's the HANS device. I realise that it's an added expense. I understand that doing the mods to your cars can be a PITA. I posted this link in a different thread three years ago, and I strongly encourage you to read it - it's about how a HANS device works, how it saves lives, and the dangers of not fitting and using one when competing in motor sports: Clicky Why have I weighed in? Two reasons, the second one purely selfish. > When I lived in the States, a man down the street from me who I didn't know apart from the neighbourly friendly nod and wave, was killed in a racing incident that caused almost no damage to his car, but the rapid deceleration caused a basilar skull fracture that claimed his life. The dynamics were not understood back then, and it was put down as a tragic unforeseeable death - as were many accidents those days. I sometimes wonder what he would have went on to do and accomplish in his life if he had a HANS device. > As club chairman, one of the things I have dreaded on a regular basis is getting news that a Speed Series competitor or a club member has been seriously injured or killed while driving their Westfield, and then carrying and expressing the club members' sympathies to their relatives. My blood has run cold a few times already when I get a phone call detailing some pretty spectacular crashes that have happened (two rollovers and a venture into the woods which you all know about immediately spring to mind). Gents, I have seen more than enough funerals in my time and have no desire to go to any more if it can be avoided through spending a bit of money. Yeah, that's pretty selfish of me I know, but I don't care nor do I hide from it. So yes, I'm sympathetic to the added cost and installation hassle of a HANS device - up to a point. Sometimes we have to think about how our actions (or inaction) would affect those we love. Please - if you compete in motor sports, fit a HANS device.

FWIW (I am, after all, not an SS competitor in 2015), my recommendation would be to keep things as simple as possible. The basis of my thinking is as follows: -- It is an unfortunate fact that almost all competitors who wish to continue being such are going to be involved in expense for next year -- either for new tyres or for HANS (not to mention ROPS). -- Many of our competitors like to have fun competing with similar cars on the day, and/or compete in other championships in addition to SS. -- My personal experience is that ModProd and ModSpecProd are much less fun (not as close or well supported) as "Road-going" (see anecdote below). Assuming therefore that we are not going to succeed in persuading the MSA to resile from its current position on List 1c, we should take the simplest course of action which is most likely to keep SS road-going classes fair and accessible, and allows our competitors to compete in other championships and road-going classes on the day. That appears to be simply to -- require the use of "new 1b" (or, for those who wish, 1a) tyres in all road-going classes from 1st January, -- leave the TTs alone (except possibly as below) -- as they remain a "level playing field" in class, -- reduce the emphasis on the "SS overall champion" in favour of the class champions until the dust settles. I don't think anything much else needs to change. There are a lot of 1800 Zetecs around, and having our split at 1800cc has worked quite well in the past (as a 1600cc SS driver I never felt overawed by the presence of the Zetecs) and certainly does provide a home for them where most championships do not. Clearly, ACW's recent eccentricity (which is outside the financial ability of almost all of us) has put many of the Class E and (possibly) G targets out of reach of ordinary mortals. This would not worry me if he had competed at all venues (his times would, in that case, still have provided a level playing field for in-class competition), but, unfortunately, he did not. This means that TTs at some venues are now much more approachable for "normal" competitors than those at other venues, which skews competition. If I were still on SSOT, I would recommend discounting ACW's Class E times from the TT list. Just a thought. The "ModProd" anecdote. ModSpecProd (mod-prod-kits) does not normally attract many competitors on the day and frequently gets lumped together with ModProd. The class divisions are normally <1400, 1400-2000, and >2000cc. Slicks are allowed. A few years ago, I put a 1398cc 'Busa into the Striker and entered it for a season in ModSpecProd<1400. It was a most unsatisfactory experience with regard to good sport. I was invariably in a combined class with ModProd, and the cars involved were producing incredibly varied times (differences were several seconds, rather than the tenths we frequently see in road-going). Worse still, the Striker walked every event (typically by over ten seconds on faster circuits like Brands and Lydden) which ruined the championship season for the other class competitors, and was no fun at all. Other competitors' resentment resulted in BECs being excluded from ModProd by the clubs with whom the Striker had been entered for the following season. I was very glad to return to road-going.

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Whilst we were out on the Peak District B road special last weekend there were some comments from onlookers about how dirty our monster minion mascot is. Not surprising really considering the number of miles and weather that he has encountered. So, he did fight a bit but into the wash bag he went…. After 35mins on a gentle cycle he emerged, non the worse for the experience but considerably cleaner. A little drying and hair brushing and he will be ready for the Lancaster bomber run on Saturday!

Back in July 2015 my Sport E electric Westfield was very badly damage due to a 'racing incident' at the Curborough sprint circuit. The car rolled three times and in the process ripped off or bent all four corners of the car. None of the wishbones, uprights or wheels escaped undamaged. In addition all the bodywork was broken in some way. On the face of it this was a total loss situation. However, amazingly all the electrical systems, motor and battery remained undamaged and in full working order. Fortunately I work for Potenza Technology. We had worked on a number of Westfield related design and development projects in the past. As a result Potenza were able to find a complete set of suspension parts and enough body panels to make the rebuild possible. The first job was to strip the car down to the chassis and check its condition. The main battery was hard mounted within the engine bay and so must have strengthened the chassis because it proved to be completely straight. On the other hand the wishbones and mounting clevises must have absorbed the crash forces. Also five suspension mounting clevises were either bent or ripped in some way and would need replacing. So with a bit of welding and a lot of kit building and the car could be back on the road again quite soon. But here's the problem - apart from my lack of driving skill, one of the reasons the car crashed in the first place must be to do with the unusual weight distribution. The engine bay battery weighs in at 160Kg. The motor, power controller, battery charger and cooling system were all mounted behind the rear bulkhead. Thus about 100Kg of weight was carried mostly behind and above the rear axle line. This weighty rear end made the car over steer and I found it quite difficult to control. Plan B. The original car carried batteries in both the engine bay and in an under tray beneath the car. The under tray weighed in at 200Kg so order to lighten the car for 2015 I removed these and reconfigured the remaining engine bay batteries to maintain power levels. Thus the car was 200Kg lighter - and faster - and unfortunately less stable! So for the 2016 car I will revert to the under tray battery, remount the differential in the correct orientation, fit a prop shaft and mount the motor and power controller etc into the engine bay. I calculate these changes will increase overall weight by 50Kgs to about 720Kg all up. This should result in a better balanced car that's easier for me to drive - and when people ask, where is the electric motor? - instead of pointing to the back of the car, I can open the bonnet and say 'in the engine bay'.

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After seeing Patrick McGoohan driving a "7" all those years ago I finally got, I think the better version, of my dream car a couple of years ago. However, after two really fun years, a deteriorating hip meant the Westy had to go, and disappeared down the road on a trailer yesterday. It is to be replaced with an mint condition 1979 MGB Roadster (with doors!) which will ease this aging body in and out. Just wanted to say thank you to all here on this forum, it's a fantastic source on advice and information on Westy ownership. Any problems can be solved by a little research or asking the question on here. I hope the club continues to be successful, and I will always remember my Westy ownership with affection. Watch out for Paul from Hereford way. He bought my car and will be joining soon, I know you will all make him welcome. Best wishes. Arthur

Excellent! Got the car out today and started her, and sorted garage out so she's back in use. Look forward to fitting.

I went with eSure in the end. They were happy for me to have 2 policies and if I cancel in 2 weeks I get a full refund less an amin free of £25. So 2 weeks insurance for my son for £25. Bargain!

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To give a balance, my experience of the class has been very different! I've been competing in Mod Spec Prod for 5 seasons and can't remember a single time being lumped in with the Mod Prod cars (and the Satchell cars will usually give me a run for my money anyway!). I also can't imagine anyone walking the class by 10 seconds on a regular basis with competitors such as Terry E, Tim N, Adrian C-W, Matt H etc from WSCC, Simon Rogers from L7C and Ian Parr from ASWMC, who are just a few of the names topping the classes and knocking on the door of class records whenever I've competed. In fact, I've enjoyed the competition within the class so much that our roadgoing Westfield is likely to end up in Mod-Spec-Prod next year anyway.

Hi All Firstly I would like to say thanks to Nick and the SSOT for the chance to voice an opinion and share in what is clearly a very complicated situation - very much appreciated! I know you have all debated this at length to come up with the options and it is clear that real thought and effort has been put into this. Secondly apologies for the delay in coming to the party - things have been a little hectic of late. In terms of the options outlined, I would have to say my preference is for Classes option 2 and Scoring option B. This is obviously in lieu of no turn around from the MSA on their regulation changes to the tyre lists. I don't really have an issue with running new list 1b tyres, it is the lack of communication and consultation that I object to, and I am frustrated that I'm left with a near-new set of Kumho super softs that I won't be able to use Maybe someone who runs in a mod prod class might buy them off me? I'm also annoyed that I won't be able to beat my personal times next year - and yes that is important, most of the time us novices are not in the running for 'on the day' trophies so it does come down to personal battles. Fine if you haven't competed before but going up Loton in over 60s will be disappointing. Anyway, as wilth all things, what will be will be and I'll be very happy to be out competing with my chums next year on whatever tyres we end up with (subject to ROPS reg changes, otherwise this is all a moot point as I won't be competing anyway if that rule doesn't change). As a point of reference for other clubs, the DEWS series that my dad and I will be competing in with our classic mini next year have agreed to allow all 1a, 1b and 1c tyres for their road going classes. They run in their own class at each event they attend. Cheers Barny

Copy of email I sent to the MSA Dear Sirs, Firstly, if you are not the appropriate person for this email to be addressed to, could you please be so kind as to forward it on to the most appropriate person. I am emailing in response to the tyre regulation changes for 2016 regarding list 1B for speed event competitors, in particular road going specialist production cars. These classes are almost entirely road going kit cars. These cars are a great way to enter motorsport at a grass roots level and I would suggest that it is where the majority of newcomers to the sport first compete in these classes. The vast majority of kit cars used in speed events within road going classes use 13” wheels for handling benefits as they were designed in this way. Prior to the new changes with regards to the list 1B tyres available for 2016 onwards, there was a quite a choice of 13” sized 1B tyres to choose from. By far the most popular for our application were Avon ZZR and Kumho Ecsta V70a which now find themselves on tyre list 1C. The majority of the new list 1B tyres are now only available in much larger sizes which are completely unsuitable for our types of cars. Not only this, but there are several makes and model of tyre which are designated for only pre-1990 cars which limits the choice even further. Having such a narrow choice of suitable tyres will almost definitely put off potential newcomers to the sport as they will almost certainly have a make and model of tyre which is not on the new list 1B. However, tyre list 1C now contains many of the previously favoured tyres plus others which are suited to our requirements perfectly and are legal for use on the public highway. Not only this but the majority of my fellow competitors and myself already possess tyres that are still perfectly usable. Changing tyres (and possibly wheels) would be costly, wasteful and unnecessary. In addition, many championships that we compete in are scored by awarding bonus points for beating previous best times or class records. With the poor choice of list 1B tyres now available, this becomes an almost impossible task and puts our classes at a distinct disadvantage compared to others. My fellow road going specialist production car competitors therefore appeal that you see our dilemma and amend the regulations to allow us to use any tyre from list 1A, 1B or 1C as long as it is designated to be suitable for us on the public highway, which therefore by definition implies that it is road going. An online petition which many of my fellow competitors have signed can be found here displaying their feelings about the subject and supporting my suggestion. I hope that you will give it proper consideration. I await your response. Best regards John Loudon Licence holder number xxxxx

Good luck with the new car, we'd love to see some pictures of it before you go! Dont be a stranger if you see any of us around on your travels...

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A police officer operating a radar gun on the bridge informs his college to pull over the guy in the green focus. When pulled over the other police orificer asks all the questions about who owns the car, did he know he was doing 5 mph over speed limit etc. finally he asks what the guy does for a living. The guy replys that he is a anal stretcher. The police man looks at him and curiously asks what that is. The man explains sometimes it I neccessary to make some anuses bigger for them to work correctly. He goes on to explain with gloves on first puts one finger in and waits for the bottom to relax and then adds 2 and so on. It's a lengthy process of training for the anus taking months to train, until in some cases it is nearly 6 foot . The police man was totally amazed and said he had absolutely no idea about this, and further enquired what would one do with a 6 foot anus. The guy quickly responded and said.... Put it on a bridge with a radar gun.... . Sorry any police folk who read that it's just a joke

Fantastic John, great to see you're redesigning and rebuilding. Then mine won't be the 'Lardiest One'! All't'best David