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Insurance sorted, car paid for, train tickets bought, helmet bought, waterproofs bought - collection day was set as Saturday 25th Feb. I spend most of the week in Germany but all week long my weather forecast was prominent on my desktop in Russelsheim, not showing local German weather but the forecast for the big day in Shropshire and Leicestershire - it started off not looking good and as the week progressed the outlook became bleaker. I had promised my petrolhead 9 year old that if it looked as if it was going to be dry then he could come with me - needless to say that did not register, all he heard was "you can come with me" - he was not happy to be left at home and his mum had a slightly difficult morning to deal with :-) Morning of the 25th dawned and it was very grey and it was obvious the rain was not far away. Leaving Telford at 9am I got the train to Birmingham - no rain, got the train to Melton Mowbray - still no rain, got the taxi to Ians home and literally as we pulled up to the end of his drive it started to rain. Paperwork down, spares already pre-installed in the passenger it was time for the off. Only 9 litres showed in the fuel tank, about 30 miles in an SEiGHT, totally unfamiliar with the area I decided to go back to Melton where the taxi had passed a fuel station, even if it was out of my way I felt it was the sensible thing to do. All fuelled up and now I had no idea how to get back to Loughborough from where I knew my way home) - no problem, simply call up Google maps on my phone - rural Leicestershire clearly has not reached this century as mobile reception was non-existent. After driving about 25 miles through identikit villages with signs pointing to only other tiny villages I stumbled across a road with a sign to Loughborough, now I could make my way home as opposed to driving round in circles. Rain, aeroscreens, 205 section tyres, 5.1 litre V8. mud on the roads does not make for a relaxing drive but I got home in 1 piece, Ian was certainly right, 1st gear simply provides wheelspin and no forward motion, he forgot to mention that 2nd, 3rd and 4th also provide wheelspin. Having to park the car up under its cover without washing it first was an alien concept to me - anyone who knows me would say I'm slightly OCD about the cleanliness of my cars but sometimes there is no choice.

Please note Re Stoneleigh info in the mag: page 12 in MINUTES OF WSCC COMMITTEE MEETING/SHOWS &EVENTS, it says "It was agreed that for 2017 the timing of the AGM would be made later to allow members to eat first before meeting". The above is ^^^^ superceded by the below vvvvv page 4, it says under SUNDAY WSCC MEMBERS MEAL AND SOCIAL "we have scheduled the meal in straight away after the AGM". To confirm. AGM 5:30pm Hog roast 6:30pm

You'll never make club chairman if you can't even sign in without assistance! PM me if you need help changing your registered email address.

I made a short video last week using my new drone and go pro etc, hope you enjoy!

im going marto

Sunday camping over to Monday,looking forward to it

Very sad, he should have been knighted years ago.

Tunnel restrictions don't apply to loads carried in limited quantities, accepted loads, loads below thresholds or empty uncleared containers under ADR legislation.

We are intending to come too Andrew! You can add a red (no where near as shiny as the green one) Westfield to the gathering

Hi Steve Can you get us all together? Gary Lucas Barry Ashcroft Ash Ponder Bernie (Holdgate I think?)

I just extended my fuel pump wires and have both on the same circuit

Thanks Q! How can WSC charge £40 for these!? Glad they were out of stock.

Demon Graphics does them

I was trained in carriage of dangerous goods a couple of years ago. You can carry up to 333 litres of fuel in suitable containers without being in scope for needing an ADR licence. 2 or 3 20 litres jerry can is no problem just secure them. There is no harm in displaying a hazchem sign/sticker on the vehicle so emergency services are aware that you are carrying a hazardous substance in the event of a collision or fire.

Lovely pictures, as ever, Gareth. Keep promoting the Peak District, it is indeed a beautiful place to be in this weather, in a Westfield .

Spot the WSCC sticker on the scuttle? Someone on here must know the car I reckon.

I'll be popping in one day either Sat or Sun depending on the weather. I've been every year for the last ten and every time I promised I'll get myself a 7 type car. This will be my second Stoneleigh in my own kit car

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Northampton Motorsport did mine recently - did a nice job

K series is likely to be injected, I would have thought? The sump in the factory standard injection fuel tank is fine for road and relatively gentle trackday use, but with high power/fuel consumption and sticky tyres driven hard they will still get fuel starvation when cornering in one direction. If the sump is on the left end of the tank then on left hand bends, because if you empty the small sump in a long bend then you have severe fuel starvation. A proper swirlpot setup is the only solution, and quite easy to design and construct. Alloy Racing Fabrications do lovely off the shelf swirlpots at very reasonable cost.