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Westy had its first MOT in my ownership and I was pretty nervous about it. Went to get the prognosis an hour ago and sailed through with no advisories. Happy days!

Code on front Ebay page, upto £50 saving - Minimum spend £20 ........

Yep me too David, I'm doing Javelin on Sunday then I have two weeks to get my old bar cut off and new cage fitted ready for Gurston. As much as it hurts to do this we have no choice now. I've said exactly the same to Barny, he's come too far to give in now, I will do all I can to help get a cage fitted if that's what he chooses to do.

Just google'ed this An average sized helium balloon holds about 14 L. An average person is about 80 kg. Helium can lift just about 1 g per L. You would need 80000 L of helium to do the job, so 80000 / 14 = 5714 balloons Have we got enough to give this ago

Aye, and with so little body mass, if we give you a few puffs of helium to breath first, only the dogs will hear you scream

Who said you cant tour in a BEC?? Lol The above was taken in Scotland last year - drove there from Surrey and going to do the NC500 in June

Having done this job since 2007 when I first started jointly with Steve Robinson and then by myself from 2008 I have decided it’s time to stop and hand over to someone else as by the end of this year it will be 10 years. Thanks to everyone who has helped over the years it is very enjoyable job and it’s great to see all the happy satisfied people both on the track and at the Awards Dinner but does of course have its difficulties as well. And no, sorry, but I’m not changing my mind. I did talk this through with our Chairman Scott Young about a month ago, so it’s not been a decision made in haste. I will therefore NOT be putting myself forward for re-election in the upcoming April elections. One of the difficulties has been in the past finding someone who doesn’t want to compete yet wants to do the job. To help with this I am happy to continue as the Championship Coordinator who submits the regs to the MSA. This means that it is possible for one of the competitors to do the job of Competition Secretary. Equally I am happy to stand down from that if the right person comes along. Although I do have a commitment to the MSA to oversee this year’s championship which I am intending to honour. If anyone is interested in taking the job on and would like further information then I am happy to talk it through.

Hi All Does anyone have a lightweight caged cage for a wide body car they are looking to sell? Thanks Barny

Lol!! Sorry I've just renewed my membership after a long hiatus I did not even see the date!! Thanks

MSA - the Donald Trump of the UK. Cockwombles

Mine passed today again as well (Almost) same advisories as last year... really need to spend some money on fixing those

Oi pal, I'm the one authorising the balloons and helium, and there's plenty of club funds to try the experiment on the lightest committee member, which would also be the cheapest way as well. You'd make an interesting sight floating over Stoneleigh.

Booked for Saturday

Tom, I'm only 65kg so that should save you around 1072 balloons, although you might need to up your estimate quite a bit for some of our other committee members

I've just bought a set of wind deflectors from an eBay vendor by the name Maisy999, and I just thought I'd post a hearty recommendation for him. Extremely well made items which arrived with comprehensive fitting instructions and helpful advice about how to get the best fit etc. Had an email conversation in which he came across as a right decent sort. Can't fault him.

Nice views Geoff but the music sent me to sleep.

Thanks guys, while it goes against all common sense it looks like the only way forward so I am on the lookout for a caged cage if anyone knows of one.

Is this an injection tank or for carbs?

Was a '7' Fest on the day, loads of Westfields and Catering vans harassing the tin tops. 'Underlined' cracked his trackday cherry and has soon got the idea of track driving.

It doesn't seem uncommon to have some slight variations like that - the ecu's most of us use with injected cars aren't normally sophisticated enough to provide trims for individual cylinders, and even where they are, it's very unusual to see it implemented.

Tickets booked for Friday and Saturday. See you there.

Many happy returns, David. Hope you are having a good one.

Belated Birthday Wishes from me too, glad to here you had a good one!

Belated MHR David. I don't know how this event almost went under the radar. John PS - Gaydon is not far from where I live

"Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy" C.W. McCall.

hope you had a good one snake buddy

Happy Birthday David! How's that rebuild coming along??

TEL's TALE's 060/16 Croft 28th March 2016 Easter Monday is always Croft sprint so most of us got loaded up on Sunday. I managed it just before we had thunder and lightening and a massive hailstorm so things did not look good for the morning. I live in York and the rain belted it down all night and caused some local roads to flood so my 0600hrs start for the drive up to Croft was dark and a bit hairy in places. Arrived to find an almost deserted and empty paddock (which never looked full all day so entries must be down). To say it was wet and very very cold is an understatement. Did I mention it was cold? My feet stayed like blocks of ice all day and several warm layers were needed under race overalls. Only 4 Westfields were entered plus Mark Anson in his OMS and Matt Hllam in the Dallara (both in class J2). During the day we had quite a few supportes/spectators includig Steve and Margaret Everall, Beverley, Lisa, Justin, Paul Aspden and probably a few others I have forgotten. John Loudon was pit monkey for Nick Algar who was out in the DJ Firehawk. Tim Nunn came out with his first excuse claiming he did not feel well and was full of cold (excuse number 3 in volume 1 of the drivers compendium of Excuses). There was no debate about which tyres Tim Nunn and I needed so on went the wets. Tim, (used excuse number 27 in volume 2 this time) explained that his tyres were not really wets and were old and rubbish, I just stuck to the fact that I found I only had 3 psi in my left rear so at least the footpump exercise warmed me up a little. Now I must explain that it was really really wet and cold and slippery. I was blasting down Tower straight at about 110mph and braked for Tower bend but just locked up the fronts and had to quickly get off the brakes and just got round but it was a bit of a moment. Tim had spin down at the first bend and his engine would not rev beyond 10000rpm whilst Richard Kerr braked at the same place I did but completed a 360 deg spin and just avoided the armco barrier. John Hoyle seemed to have cured the problem with the sadev gearbox electronics and was going well setting best P1. Mark Anson looked good in the OMS so his wet practices at 3 Sisters were useful. P2 started as the rain eased off , the wind blew and it was COLD! The track was still very wet with standing water on a few bends. Unluckily Tim Nunn slid into the barriers after the finish line and hit the nearside of his car breaking the upright balljoint and bending the end of the lower wishbone. John Hoyle was the next car and got a late red flag which he missed. Sometimes I wish that the marshalls could be a bit more visible to drivers or the Clerk of the Course understand how focussed we are on the track/next corner. John was quickest in practice with 103.85 secs. T1 We had a 60 min break for lunch and withmy spare balljoint, hammer and molegrips we straightened the wishbone end and refixed the balljoint but Tim decided to call it a day as the engine issue was frustrating him. The track was now dry enough for me to put my slicks on and I posted a much faster time of 85.93secs for the others to chase. Richard Kerr had a good run with 90.65secs on his ZZRs but the bad luck gremlin got John Hoyle. His car sounded a bit odd on the start line with the revs up and down irratically. As he got to the first bend the engine died and later he was towed back to the paddock. We looked at electrics etc and then someone spotted that his external trigger wheel for the crank sensor had broken off....game over for John. With just two Westfields left Richard and I kept improving in T2 and T3 as the track dried but stayed …..you guessed it …..COLD. Matt Hillam went well in the SBD Dallara but mark had a few problems. I think it was at the end of P2 when he caught the rear wheel on the edge of the garage door and bent the fabricated upright and had to readjust the rear toe in to allow for that. Later in the timed runs he had the misfortune for the end plate of his rear wing to detach itself ( failed rivnuts appeared to be the culprit at high speed). He did not get a T2 or T3 time but he can sort these teething probems out and be competetive at 3 Sisters in April. Final best times were Terry Everall (me) class G 84.37 secs Richard Kerr class F 87.11 secs Mark Anson clas J2 95.59 secs Matt Hollam class J2 75.10 secs Nick Algar recorded 73.63 secs in the DJ In summary there was quite a bit of carnage and the track was too cold ( also headwind ) to get near target times despite some spirited driving. In my opinion this would be a good reason to use a First Past The Post scoring system and not Target Times. Terry Everall Speed Series Correspondent Class G competitor.

A thread to say thanks on behalf of me and everyone else to the Speed Series Organising Team and Tigger for their hard unpaid volunteer work that makes the Speed Series so great. It's been a damned hard slog for them just getting there before the season started, especially dealing with things out of their control. No one could have done any more or any better, which is reflected by the excellent Speed Series numbers. Post below to join me in the SSOT and Tigger Appreciation Society! PS: Any negative comments regarding either of them and especially any moans about the new regs / classes / scoring, and you might find your avatar gets changed to this: