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Screams of laughter here, but @IanK wait 'till I see you!! You are in sooohhh much trouble. That's Stuart, Trevor, Ian, form an orderly queue. So here I am googling 'sex shops in the Peak District' and there aren't any, so we will continue to meet at the toilets, don't forget your carrier bags.I'm off to delete my search history before Glen gets too excited.

As much as we enjoy @Julie Hall - AO Representative, Peak District AO excellent trips into the Peak District, I do worry about her chosen meeting points and the potential damage to her reputation? Can someone have a tactful word?

Hi guys, you may have noticed quite a big difference with my details, links and banners. I want to let you all know, this is a GOOD thing! Last year A-Plan Insurance purchased Cherished Vehicle Insurance, we have taken on the business here in our Thatcham office. All this means for you is that we have access to more schemes, so better premiums and we have a central telephone number so you won’t get lost in the branch network system. Nothing else changes, for the last few months all of our paperwork has been dual branded and that will continue. We are still the same team, still the same office, still the same relationship with the club! If you have any queries regarding this please feel free to PM me. Thanks Clare

Yes, great day and fine weather for most of it. Very nice food too. We all got split up after joining the A90 but were all heading to different home areas, so not that surprising really. 350 miles door to door for me and 10 hours. Arrived home just as Dawn was taking the roast beef out of the oven - perfect timing until next time Bob

TEL's TALES 05/17 Snetterton weekend 13th/14th May 2017 Well I am just back from a great weekend run by Borough 19 at Snetterton where we had 13 speed series cars on the Saturday and 15 on Sunday so it was a good turnout and a well run event. I delivered another set of Force rims to Pete Goulding and also transported a nosecone. Despite the worry about paddock space due to a massive Mini/racing weekend on the outer track we were mostly on the tarmac apart from a few who arrived on Sat am or Sunday who were on the grass but found it ok if annoying that they were split from the rest of the Westfield crowd. Having arrived late on Friday a few of us walked the track to see if it was all still there…..and as usual Steve Everall spent most of the time picking up nuts, bolts, screws and washers of all shapes and sizes from the trackside and I pocketed the good ones for future use. There was some debate about whether John Hoyle could walk at all as he had damaged his knee at work and looked in a lot of pain walking, never mind driving. As he does not drink alcohol I could not offer him any pain relief. Sadly Derek Hodder and Gary Bunn had not made it as the engine repairs and clutch installation had not gone smoothly and the engine had to come out again. I understand they eventually found a broken clutch plate rivet jammed in the clutch housing behind the springs. Steve Carpenter and Roz Kennett only completed the install of the £180 replacement engine from ebay (after the Ty Croes big end problem) at 2100hrs Sat night but they did manage to compete on Sunday. Saturday Weather was good and we all passed scrutineering and got 2 practice runs and 1 timed run before lunch on a dry track which seemed a little lacking of grip early in the day. Simon Bainbridge had his son with him who was being very professional as pit mechanic and wheel cleaner/polisher during the weekend. I noticed Steve’s car had the end of the nearside bottom wishbone bent upwards so later we got out the big hammer and straightened it as he had forgotten to bring his spare wishbones with him but knew where they were in his garage! John Hoyle was quickest in practice but at the end of P1 Steve came with the oil warning light on and the oil pressure gauge reading zero but the engine sounded OK which was a bit odd. I checked the sensors were ok so it did not look good, however John Hoyle said he had previously had issues with a sticking release valve in the dry sump pump. So as usual the Westfield crew got stuck in and with John, Dave, Mick and myself and a clean bucket and trays we drained the oil and removed the dry sup pump during P2. I found a small piece of grit on the valve so we cleaned it and put it back in and the job was done with oil pressure now ok. Mick provided a massive industrial sized roll of blue paper towel son we mopped up all the spillages and all was good with the weekend saved by Steve’s mates. Steve has asked me to thank everyone! John may have been going fast but his timing strut was deemed inadequate and not sticking out far enough so that was quickly modded. In the timed runs Dave Cleaver was seriously quick and smashed the class target time/record with 88.24secs on his first run. John Hoyle was chasing him but it looked like the ZZR tyres could not deal with the grunt and power he has. Steve was so happy with his car repair that he was sideways for much of the time. Jason Brown was getting to grips with the track and eventually beat the target time by a good margin on his last run. In class G I had been having a good battle with John Loudon and was over a second up until on the last run lady luck appear for John. Mick Skidmore lost it on his run and went off meaning that John Loudon and Dave Cleaver got a rerun… so now maybe he had warm tyres and put in a great run to beat me by 0.47 secs. As a result I have now requested that he is renamed Mick Skidless! In class J2 the 5 competitors were matt Hillam, Steve Broughton, Carol Torkington, Pete Goulding and Paul Morcom in a wide variety of cars. In the evening there was a live rock group in the bar which most of us really enjoyed as we had a few refreshments. Mick Skidless, Steve and I were still in there at 2345hrs until they finished and once again I was reminded that Steve knew all the words to the songs but not necessarily in the right order as Eric Morecambe once said. Sunday It rained during the night and the practice runs were very wet and slippy with most of having an entertaining drive and a few slides and odd car angles as we got round the circuit. I think Roz Kennett had an off in P1 but the car was running well on its £180 engine. Steve Carpenter was trying so hard that he had an off in P2 so he would not feel that he missed out on anything Roz had done. Steve Everall had two big moments at the start line hairpin and Pete Goulding did a nice 360 deg spin for us. During the day John Loudon had to fix his alternator bracket alignment and then his alternator would not charge so he just used battery power. Once again Dave Cleaver set the pace and was showing us how its done and he only bothered to take 1 timed run as he smashed the target time and record with 88.16 secs. After T1 I was leading john Loudon by 0.04secs but in T2 he posted a very quick 91.24secs to beat my old record of 91.37secs and take the points. Jason Brown beat target again and Steve Carpenter also broke target time so the rebuild was worth it. A great weekend and I have only mentioned a little of what went on… The battle is now hotting up as Dave and John Hoyle are scoring big points but there is still plenty of time for others to challenge. Terry Everall Class G competitor .

@IanK .. you need to try harder. you're still at the back of the naughty boy's queue. 4/10 see me

Great day , great weather(mostly) and great company....... passenger seat now permanently booked

I suggest sewing deeper pockets in your trousers as once you pop you can't stop

Sorry you followed the wrong car Tom. Yes, we were heading home after the meal. I did wonder why you were following us, so that explains it. When I could no longer see you in my mirrors, I thought it was just that you couldn't keep up!!! :-) Yes, what a great day, and thanks to everybody for making it brilliant. Hope everybody got home safely. David

Done

I know what you might think, but I know where 2 of those shops are.

The engines are still available but are getting more expensive, as you say your not building in a hurry and they do come up at a fair price occasionally. At £3000 they still are good value when you are getting over 200 BHP complete with inlet, alternator and gearbox ETC I have built one an in my opinion the engine is perfect in a light weight car as they drive with good manners below 4000 RPM and go like stink over 6000RPM (Not like a silly turbo that will chuck you in a hedge at 2000 RPM) Await the back lash on that one Like Andy I spent a year building and its not a bad thing to do as you change your mind on things as you go. They were doing deals at Stoneleigh kit car show and I know that was two weeks ago but if your cheeky they might do a deal. There are plenty of them on the road now and quite a few build diary's on here for reference and lots of people more that willing to help

won't Dave be put on a register for that...?

Eeek, I'm at the front

You've got to remember Julie drives, it's Glen who does the navigating.

It will take more than likes to get him to push you again, now

You're in so much trouble when Julie sees this!

As Adam said, generally speaking, just be road legal is usually enough. That said if you p,an on doing a couple a year or so, I'd strongly suggest going for at least an MSA roll bar. If you plan on doing lots, then give serious consideration to a full cage. Its very difficult to say otherwise though, as there's such a broad range covered by "doing a few trackdays", I would give a bit of extra thought to things like cooling though.

First time filming with the Drone. Still loads to learn

@Tom (T3OMF) - Cotswolds AO Fantastic. I spectated here on Sat and your aerial footage of a previous event has given a completely different (and better) view of the circuit. Well done. @Julie Hall - AO Representative, Peak District AO

Absolutely cracking day guys! Really enjoyed my first Clan McWesty run! Sorry I lost you guys, when I'd turned around I ended up following David, before it dawning on me he was probably heading home! By the time I realized a couple miles down road I thought I'd just head for home! Good to see you all again! Cheers, Tom

I've saved your number in my phone I'll drop you a text over the weekend if your around @Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO Or @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary Could one of you remove the phone number. With this group being visible to the world wide Web wouldn't want your number getting into the wrong hands

from sunny Somerset. You'll find this club is very friendly and a great knowledge group, always willing to provide invaluable advice I've found. I'm currently building a 250 from a full kit, but as Sycho says above, Steve built his based on a starter kit. Thoroughly recommend reading his build thread if you haven't already. I found the electrics on a 250 are a bit daunting at first sight, but ok when you get your head around it!! Best of luck with whatever you build, it's my first attempt, and thoroughly enjoying it. If you go for the Ecoboost engine, believe it's wise to also get the engine loom at the same time if possible.

I've only been on the road 10 days or so. Still breaking her in and sorting out a few teething issues

You can get the sport 250 as a starter kit, have a look at Steve's build thread.

Ah, you mean when Ian really did pimp his ride! @IanK

Yes my 3 lock ups and slides approaching the corner at about 100mph were a bit tricky to say the least...change of underwear nearly necessary!

Terry, Great blog, and thanks for the reference to my pit crew; it made him smile even more than your slick-shod approach to Agostini in the wet!! Thanks are also due to the usual suspects for the company, wit and wisdom during a great weekend. Apologies for the sharp exit; I needed to make sure that the pit crew made it home before bedtime. The Borough 19 Facebook page has some great pictures taken by a professional photographer (John L, John H, Pete G, and I'm sure more will follow); worth a look if you would like a record of the event. Cheers, Simon

landed up over the tay bridge and through fife great run

Thanks for coming over for this guys, good to see you all and another good show! Loving the blue chrome wrap...added to the shopping list!

Also don't be scared of buying just an engine and then buying a gearbox separately You can save a bit of money doing this as scrappers know that the kit car world want both together and seem to charge more for it. Oh, and

I can only echo what the others have said, welcome too, by the way! Yes, you can buy just a starter kit, note if planning on building it over time as funds and free time allow, then ask to delay ordering the bodywork till it's required. It's not just that it saves having to store it; grp is still slightly green when you receive it fresh, it's not finished curing and has much more "give" in it to bend and flex parts while fitting. However as time goes on, the curing process will soon finish and parts get much trickier to bend and twist, and there's far more chance of cracking and damaging it when pushing and pulling at it. As for engines. There are only a finite number around, and we need pre-2006 non drive by wire cars* for the build, S2000's are starting to go up in price and really claim their place as a modern classic, unfortunately this is starting to really impact engine prices and availability. *it should be technically possible to adapt a later drive by wire engine for Westfield use if you went for a throttle body conversion, but it's not as simple as that, internal trigger wheels are also different between the two engines and would need swapping. To the best of my knowledge, no one has done it in Westfield circles yet!

from Essex. I'm no expert, but I get the impression that these engines are becoming more difficult to source and, as a result, more expensive. You will get plenty of help on here from people far more knowledgeable than me! Good luck with the build!

Excellent achievement and well deserved.

This might take us out of the firing line for a bit. #not on the list.

Why, what's she bought me and where's it going to be inserted?

Mirrors

Other than a lid, nothing more than for road use

I will take the bulkhead top finisher please. Will drop you a PM now to arrange delivery/payment.

Cracking day, MX5s are great fun on track. One of the morning sessions And my mate Matt trying to get on the power a touch too early...

I enjoyed watching that.

Yes - indeed it is due to the updates. Basically, after an update, the system requires a restart of the forum software and that can lead to the need to sign in again. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't... I try and apply the updates very early in the morning - as the forum gets backed up automatically every night at around midnight, so if it all goes Pete Tong, we have a very recent backup to resort to.

That looks very tidy and about as "standard" as you get for a Westfield (if there is such a thing!) - so would be a good 'blank canvas' if you have the funds. By "standard" I mean it has few optional extras other than the FW bodywork - so single throttle body fuel injection, standard track front wishbones, probably no LSD, probably standard ratio MT75 gearbox (solid, reliable, but with horrible first gear ratio). If you want a tidy road car, that would certainly fit the bill. But, if you want a car that would be better for fast road blats and the odd track day, then (in my opinion) it would benefit from individual throttle bodies (plus remap), better gearbox (BGH, SPC etc) , beefier roll bar (MSA spec), suspension set up (possibly wide-track and ARB's), maybe better/racier seats - and so will start to add up - maybe between £3-4k on the original cost depending on how you source the parts etc. However, for a £12k budget you WILL find a well sorted car that will meet your requirements if you are patient - but it's your time & money at the end of the day!

Whoops.... Best Buddy Nomination! @Lee Smith After the year I've had... this is a walk in the park...

Damp start, but turned into a glorious day. Great to meet up and thanks for the invite @RichieF

A novice approaching the Molehill on his first run, he blamed the throttle sticking opening, managed a 360 to set at time of 68.74, final run throttle stuck open in same place....Meanwhile he managed a 59.81 on his first timed run not pushing the throttle down as hard......

Here's some pics of the sprinters today:

Did this in the end, to match my exterior.

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

After much sole searching and meeting good friends and new friends at Stoneleigh and building and owning the car for so long I have decided to keep the Westfield. Thanks everyone Ron