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This year The Air Ambulance was the nominated charity for the Stoneleigh show. As some of you will have read in @Julie Hall - AO Representative, Peak District AO winter 2016 WW report we sadly lost member Ian Welch aka 'Molestrangler' in 2016. We asked Ian's wife Pat to nominate a Charity of choice and she chose The Air Ambulance. So we collected donations at Stoneleigh by selling tea, coffee, biscuits and crisps. We were also very generously given 8 charity drift rides by @Westfield Parts Dept @Julian Turner - Westfield Sportscars Ltd @Simon Westwood - Westfield Sportscars Ltd Westfield Sports cars Ltd which were raffled off over the weekend. We have managed to raise a total of £542.49p A very big Thank You to all who donated we were never expecting to raise this amount so all the fun of the weekend at Stoneleigh 2017 has also helped a very worthy cause.

PM sent @AdamR for an available slot please.

Welcome, I joined a year ago at Stoneleigh. Fantastic group of people on here, I've had nothing but friendly help / advice. Pictures of your new car? Or are you building?

Will check the diary tonight for Bedford Shame they cancelled Rockingham so early - had that on my radar to book provided the car is ok after snetterton next week

maybe with brake lights if I get a chance to fit the new ones If not dont follow too close...

I'm sure Glen has the moves too....

Tomorrow is Revenge of the Fifth.

I joined the club on sunday at Stoneleigh where I also put down my deposit for a zetet FW. I live in the Fareham area Hampshire. It would be nice meet up with people in my area.

May the fourth be with you. I may have just bought some Star Wars Lego to celebrate.

Oh no, glad you made it but a real dangler it happened.great to meet up and if you are struggling this club is the one to help

Really great meeting you gents I'm a firm attendee but driving back and got near my house (thank god) the back left drive shaft sheared the lady two remaining bolt holding it in place and dropped (thank god again that I was in pootle mode and just wafting along) swift use of my t-shirt and belt and she's back in the garage now ready for me to narrow my eyes and swear ALOT at it great day that ended a bit balls but ah well. what was it you were saying about one thing after another Dave?

Hi Stuart . I'll measure and check it out tomorrow for you and let you know . Best P

Finals are now out .......the paddock and motorhome parking arrangements look to be difficult! Don't know how its going to work out and even trailers may need to be removed. Sounds like a nightmare!

Definitely see you there as I'm here, an HR early

Hey up, what do you reckon to this, we got home after our holiday today and Glen has found his glove. He had been saying 'I bet it is on the shelf above the pedal box' and it was. It had single handedly made it's way up there, groan. But, no seriously, it is found, that's about £60 saved. It was my fault, of course, I had moved it apparently when I moved the car to the side of the tent

Now Sold

I have just had two seats delivered, they were ordered on 13th April for delivery early May, so all seems well with JK composites just a website problem.

from Somerset. Enjoy your experience. I'm in the process of building my car. The club is really friendly, and the help given via this forum is invaluable I'm finding. A build thread with photos always goes down well. Experienced members often proffer advice on things you may not have even thought about!

I will check with the wife.. Its close... There are westfields, I need to check my Noise levels. but I'd like to do it to... BUT I've either overdone the length of highlight on my wall chart and i'm free.... or I'm looking after the kids that day because there is teacher training or something following on from half turm the week before.

Booked it chaps - see you there

He's got better taste in hats, that's for sure

PM sent for the 2:30 to 2:50 and 3:00- 3:20 slots

Minis are ace, but getting the whole sprint entry in to those two little areas is going to be snug, even with trailers packed elsewhere! Fun times

See you there for a nice outdoors evening

Yep, I'll be there (if I am still on the list). Sunday trips out with Julie and Coldfinger

Spoke to a few at Stoneleigh who expressed a potential interest - so A BIG BUMP Let us fill the B&Bs (plenty of space still available) ALL (Edit: Another Funster confirmed for trip - leaving 4 places in first B&B (1 Double & 1 Twin) and 5 places in second overflow B&B)

I'll go pending my tuning session on 1st June

Hope to see you there

Don't know if that's sarcastic or not (forgive me, I'm in Germany, all sense of humour lost) but yes, I love Bedford and will be glad to come and join you in the westy. You're welcome to have a drive too if you like.

As @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary said, I can't imagine anyone turning up to a Club meet (with cars there) being turned down for a passenger ride. Personally, I would always try and encourage any potential member/owner by taking them for a spin - and am sure many (if not all) of my fellow members would do likewise - and am always happy to give them the lowdown on what's what (based on my own personal journey) So the same idea at the show might work... but how insurance would be covered is another matter...

Just had a small one.

Maybe. Not sure what the plans are for this weekend yet. I'd like to get along there though. Thanks for the reminder

Be fair, he had ever such a long way to go. Plus he needed extra time for beauty treatment, he is the Face of the Club.

lol That Green thing has a larger magnifying rear view mirror fitted so that I can still see you!!

Finally made it into a picture. I'm in the team photos.

Great photos as ever. Fitting that your last couple are of a fantastic group of people who make these things possible.

Here we go again, no getting away from this one. Or maybe The Okovango delta Botswana, just call me Crocodile Hurdsfield. There was an Elephant in the background but my son wasn't quick enough with the camera. Oh yeah i had to fly myself out of there too.

First time to the show in 31 years. I personally think that the club put everything else to shame - the size, the professionalism and the friendliness. Too few staff on too many of the manufacturers stands and those that were there often appeared disinterested or completely lacking in knowledge. I met up with a couple of friends, one of whom was seriously interested in an Ultima, he went on to the stand and was immediately palmed off to a teenage "pretty " girl in a short skirt who clearly had no knowledge or interest in anything - a potential customer turned completely off the idea of an Ultima, fortunately his interest was rekindled by the owners club. Would be good to see some internal "live displays" - a build, an upgrade, technical talks for the non-technically minded I thoroughly enjoyed the day but definitely left with the feeling that if everyone had put as much effort in as the club did then it would have been a whole lot better

First time at Stoneleigh and took my Westfield along. My Wife and 3 year old went in her car separately and we met at the WSCC tent. I was very impressed with the Westfield turn out and the facilities WSCC had to offer. I made use of the valuables cloakroom and found that I was being expected with a nice little name badge for me. Didn't get chance to meet people due to keeping the 3 year old entertained, but I loved all the stalls and cars for some fresh ideas and it was nice to see lots of spares and tools on offer. Overall as a family day out it exceeded our expectations and we will be visiting again next year.

Yes I'm sad enough to want to know what happened to the rat (s) too! We're they catapulted next door? Did they run away to start afresh? Were they unceremoniously slaughtered? Did the tortoise get em? And where did the original thread go @Thrustyjust

Er, let me think.... NO! To be fair, even the old standard quick Ford, Webber 32/36 carb didn't fit either! They used to make a little accessory bonnet scoop/bulge if you wanted to fit a regular downdraft carb, rather than twin Webber DCOE's

Learned something again... Didn't know there were nose variations (as well as 'rear ends') So for a Lowline, I'm guessing a 4 barrel Holley carburetor and filters won't fit without the use of a jigsaw...

One of my favorite Westfield photos ever. It would be a great shot of a car, on its own, but the setting and the occupants transform it into a perfect frozen moment of what owning the cars should be about

Just to say a huge thank you to Scott (ex Chairman and now Capt Colonial) for all the work over many years getting the WSCC back on course when he took over Membership Sec all that time ago, then onto becoming Chairman steering the WSCC course for the betterment of all - Thank You, happy retirement and of course to the new Chairman Andy - Good Luck

Unless you are a seasoned PR person, it is hard to be able to react to someone else's questions unless you have been primed. I think Steve Hole, who is 100% for the kit scenes was overall trying to get past the "built in a shed" tag. Most people will know of Caterham, but how many of those listening would know Westfield, or GBS as a "7" type car. What he will have done is infuriate the Caterham owners who try desperately to distance themselves from Kit cars. As for his figures, MEV have sold over 1000 Exocets so far so possibly a bit over the top but at least he was portraying a healthy market and dynamic companies who are involved. He was also good at selling the high end cars, I think the Ultima Evolution with every bell whistle will be £120k and will annihilate many other performance cars which seemed to shock Chris Evans. Also good to mention that TVR, Lotus and Ginetta were kit car companies before they moved on and up. Also got in that we are all normal people who are involved in Kit Cars so although he didn't mention Westfield, which I am sure Simon will pick him up on, it was a great effort.

My vote goes with Arlo Pro..... got a 4 camera System.....set the whole thing up in minutes..... including the screwdriver bits...... Nem.......

You have a particularly fine selection of Westfields there; pleased to see the clamshell wing so well represented!

Great decision, Ron