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I never thought I would stoop so low, but right now I am wishing Prius ownership on the lot of you...

Ooh, I love surprises, and as I pulled into the car park at The Wheatsheaf, there was Andrew stood with Martyn and Sue, he had sneaked in under the radar. It was a bit chilly but the sunshine was warming the day up nicely, so after a quick bacon butty we set off through a stunning looking Peak District. After weeks of misty drizzle it was like someone had cleaned the windows. The winter sun cast long shadows on the grit stone edges and set them off nicely. The Wheatsheaf As it was so picturesque we went to the reservoirs by the Surprise View route. A tyre kick and a photo shoot at the reservoirs before heading up the fabulous Snake Pass to the Snake Inn. Just let me recap that one, we went up the Snake Pass in our Westfield's, Snake Pass - Westfield. I think that road was built with driving a Westfield up it in mind. The roads were a bit drier and you could go just a little bit faster than of late. It sets you off and the conversation over lunch soon turned to us all needing a 'Westfield Experience' day, come on @Trevturtle, find us a day, we have itches to scratch. At the Reservoirs The watery bit, reflections on the reservoirs The only reason we keep stopping is to hear the V8 start up, but don't tell Andrew that! We had lunch at the Snake Inn and as part of our drinks Sue had some left over hot water. Better not waste it then, so this mad woman (Julie) goes running across the car park to get the hot water bottle and proceeded to fill it with the said water. If you watch these Westfield drivers for long enough you get to see just quite how mad they are! The Snake Inn Building up an appetite for the next bit (thank you Andrew for the photo) A good place to finish the day off was at Chatsworth, the house looking spectacular with the low winter sun bouncing light off the gold (real gold as well) mullions. Chatsworth Vines Restaurant - the white chocolate and raspberry cake was popular, unsurprisingly. Glen and I have booked our hotel with Andrew and Clare for the Silverstone Classic in July, so it was great to meet face to face and discuss the finer details of the trip, as we have not seen each other since sorting it all out. Andrew has the dates for the Horsepower at the Hall events this year, so I will get them posted up separately and we all agreed that we must go back to see the Lancaster Bomber 'Just Jane' at East Kirby sooner rather than later. The company has been great today, where would we with out Martyn and Sue,and hopefully Clare will be able to come next time. The driving has been a bit more exciting, now the roads are drying up, and the Peak District scenery has been at it's very best, thank you all for a super dooper day out.

Hi, Have a very good friend looking to buy a road registered but track oriented mega S2000 or duratec. Ideally round 250bhp so he can try and keep up He will be along soon to introduce himself just getting a head start. Many thanks Ben.

Me & my t-shirt in Avoriaz 2200m up a mountain snowboarding. Excuse the expression, don't do selfies!!!

There are some fantastic cars for sale currently, and even amongst them, James's car stands out, especially if you have a hankering for the Speed Series. Try and get to see as many cars as possible before buying, even if you do end up buying one of the first you looked at, in the end. It will give you a much better feel for what you're looking at. They don't even have to be cars for sale! Just an evening, or an afternoon etc at a meet or event, having a close look at the Westfields there and chatting about them with the owners* will multiply your knowledge and confidence a hundredfold. *For some strange reason some people occasionally feel shy when looking at Westfields at shows/meets and nervous about asking questions. Whilst it's true, some of us do look a bit scary, trust me, pretty much every single one of us is just eager to bore you to death with all the info you could possibly want about their car Dont feel like you can only visit one Area either, no one is "assigned" to any particular area, many of us go to more than one meet, where there are other Areas conveniently close. (We also do lots of runs over the course of a year, where several Areas get together). Shameless plug time! If you join the club fully as a paid up member, the club discount off things like your insurance, from one of our insurers like A Plan, etc will cover some of your membership cost, straight away!!

Just a wild stab in the dark here, but I'm guessing Duncan is located in Northants

Just to confirm: life (as a baby boomer) is fantastic....

Come on Stu the speed series misses you mate. Buy it back and get out there.

Wise words Gadgetman... just what i would expect and enjoy from you mate. I'm fine to be honest (at the moment) but my mind is not 100% "on it" for high speed events. I wont be a stranger and will be making many more memories over the coming (many) years I hope...

Meet at The Wheatsheaf, Baslow, DE45 1SR at 10.30am. I have a couple of ideas where to go and it will depend largely on who turns up. As usual at this time of year the actual date will depend on the weather. EDITED - DATE IS SATURDAY. Who is brave enough to come with us?

That sounds good for us, see you in the morning!

SATURDAY is the day. I am thinking that we might go up to the reservoirs at Ladybower and on to the Snake Inn for lunch? OK?

Depends on the day

It's about having a fixed income and endless time rather than endless money and no time. ( ask me how I know )

I have a new windscreen for a SEiW still boxed

We are thinking about it............... but weather not looking promising?