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Here's a video of Saturday. Unfortunately I missed the middle section due to the battery in the camera going dead. https://youtu.be/iugx5x8UqIo

Or is it… About a year ago I posted on this thread that I was hoping to have my car completed and running in time for the 50th Anniversary of that first race, and I’m sure many of you may now be wondering if I managed it or not. Well, in short the answer is no, but I’m now not too far off from my goal and things have moved forward and in quite an unexpected way since February 2013 when I bought my first JW4. In the last 3 years I’ve spoken with and met some quite amazing people each with a unique storey to tell and something to give. My search for parts has taken me as far north in the UK as Blackburn and to the West into Cornwall, and what started with one car became three and is now two. The correspondences have been worldwide, with owners past and present in Canada, America, Belgium, Italy, Sweden and the Netherlands all getting in touch. I’ve gone from a car which I knew nothing about that once raced in an almost forgotten Formula to unwittingly becoming the authority for the Johnny Walker JW4 in the UK. The garage is now stacked full of spare parts waiting to be reunited with cars and the rafters are filled with tooling and body moulds; even the house hasn’t escaped, the once empty bookshelves are now filled with a diverse collection of books, period magazines, newspapers and of course drawings. Whilst I may have not yet achieved my goal of having a running car for the 50th Anniversary, this will not stop me celebrating this occasion in some modest style; I am therefore pleased to be able to report that on the Bank holiday Weekend of 29th/30th May my car will be on display at Crystal Palace for Motorsport at the Palace featuring with it a small exhibition on F4, Johnny Walker and the JW4. http://www.motorsportatthepalace.co.uk/ For anyone attending the event, please do come and say hello, pick up a free post card and whist there learn a little bit more about Formula Four racing in the 1960’s.

Another video, this time from Andy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkSIAC8UILI

Makes 2 of us then I have a couple of ideas, I'll bring my tool box (large hammer) and trolley jack, we'll get it sorted

Agreed... Just buy the car and sort yourself out a decent coat later

I blame the open day buffets! PS, Jacket and possibly tech top...

Sounds more electrical than fuel. If you can smell fuel and see black smoke, its not being ignited.

Dave if you speak to Fraser at Blink Motorsport in Cheshire 01606 212326 it was his and yes very nice too. Alternatively he is in here

Bacon roll when I eventually get a car worthy of attending fennel on a sunday enough? Ah, I see. I didn't even think it was possible to fit them though so that's possibly opened up some options...

Yorkshire 8, Day 2, North. Done. The second day and we had three returning cars, Me, Roger and Judy and Michael. We were joined by Marcus and Chris at the Fox and Grapes for a 10:30 start. We headed out towards York, then on to Thirsk along the A19, after a quick stop at Tesco, I saw that Sutton bank was closed. That was my intended route, so following the alternate caravan route we went up Wass Bank, only to be met by a group of tractors, classic and new all parked up on the grass verge. From there we went on to Helmsley, found a car park and went for the biggest Fishcake Sandwich I've seen. Lunch over and after a discussion we moved on to Thornton le-Dale and the Motor Museum and Classic car Auction, which is really an old garage full of all the old stuff your Dad threw away. Lots of cars, trucks and bikes were ready for auction later this month. I tried to get a group or car club discount, but they weren't having any of it, so we paid the full £1 each entry fee. It was now time for a fuel stop, so headed to Malton, where we got a bit muddled and nearly lost each other. Regrouping in a car park, SatNavs set for Stamford Bridge and a nice run down the back roads, only to be slowed by a Skoda indicating right with no right turn coming, then switching to left about a mile from the left turn it almost stopped to take. After passing it we stopped in the car park just by the bridge, Michael tried Marcus' top on then it was time for home. That's it. Two days, around 320 miles,15 cars, 20 people , 3 cars and 4 people doing both days. Not a bad weekend Don't you think? A big thank you to Richard for helping me to plan Saturdays route and for leading it, Julie for recommending the pub and to all who came along. Thank You. Fancy doing it again sometime?

Hello. I had a similar problem with my VDO speedometer. I had the speed sensor moved from the propshaft area to the front wheel and it now works spot on.

Leave the missis sat in the car no need for a ticket

Well thats the second time we have let you out on your own and the second time you have got into trouble . Perhaps you should stay indoors unless we are coming to provide safe escort

Awesome, passed without any issues. I know I've been worrying about the test, and have checked things a hundred times, but the only thing I needed to do was nudge the nearside headlamp aim. He was complimentary about the tidy and well put together build. There was one minor comment about the functionality of the fog light, which I will talk to Westfield about, although it was not an issue to cause a fail. Big thanks to Dave for his tips with the throttle bodies, as I suspect without him finding some issues I would have run into them myself. Guy at OMEX was very helpful coaching me through the set up over the phone, using a synchrometer and with my laptop hooked up to the ECU. Here are a few pictures from the day. Chris making friends with The David. He does not recall testing a Westfield before, but said they had a Caterham just yesterday. Weight was fairly even all round, although since I had loaded up with tools that might be slightly misleading. As it was just me and Chris doing the test I got to take a ride on the ramp. I think the drive over helped to settle the brakes, although I have picked up a bit of a squeal by the time I reached home. The emissions were fine, and the noise reading was 93db. As happy as can be with this result. Enjoyed the drive home, and I'll be completing the registration application this evening.

use this old girl in the summer