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Muchly Ta Muchly Ta @Tigger PB down to 73.94 on Outer circuit WOW - beat my 2016 pb on R1R 1B tyres by 3 seconds!!!! & my 2015 pb on ZZR supersoft 1C tyres by 0.2 seconds! & my highest SS points @ Blyton. Well chuffed considering no track seat time since last Oct.

I think a blade and a V8 sit at opposite ends of the engine spectrum. As @CosKev said, the blade will give you high revving brutal acceleration enhanced by the light weight of the motor whilst a V8 will give you loads and loads of low-down grunt and pulling power. The V8, by definition, will be a much heavier car. The two engines will give you a very very different car, the blade more suited to quick bursts and blats, the V8 for longer road-touring runs. IMHO the V8 soundtrack cannot be beaten too but that's a personal thing.

Well that was a mission calculating that lot but it's now been counted and checked so there is a slim chance it might be right :-) Please check your scores and let me know of any errors, as you can appreciate, there is a lot of work to get to this point, and not just from me. I'd just like to than everybody who organised it once again, I can't thank them enough for one of the best weekends I've ever had racing so ............ A BIG THANKS So down to business, below are links to both days seperated into Expert and Novice, well you know the deal. Blyton R25 Sat (Expert) Blyton R26 Sun (Expert) Blyton R25 Sat (Novice) Blyton R26 Sun (Novice) Tiggs

My Sophie hates many animals being on our telly, but none more than the dog in the Flash advert.

So today was not so much about driving but going to The Haynes Museum and Fleet Air Arm Museum. We took a slow drive in the sunshine from the lovely Wells Cathederal City to Hayes Motor Museum. I was like a kid in a candy shop. Even as we paid our money before we got in the lady at the till said how do you put up with him. Gail said I normally go places twice, second time is to apologise. It really is a must see place if you ever get the chance but despite all the lovely cars we saw including a 7 we couldn't be happier getting back in Mrs P to continue our day. Of to Yeovil next to the Fleet Air Arm. Another must see particularly a Puma helicopter still in its colours from its last active service in Iraq in 91 with kills for taking out 5 Iraqi Gunboats and which also served in 84 the Falklands. Also a Sea Harrier with more kills than I care to mention, many lives lost but we are still free thanks to our armed forces with which I spent 12 years serving with and would do it all again. There are many other fantastic exhibits to stand in awe of Again if you get the chance folks you must go. You would not believe some of the machines man put trust in over 100 years ago. Thankgod for the internal combustion engine which was only foreseen some 660 years ago by Roger Bacon, Franciscan Friar, Philosepher and Scientist. Born 1214 "One day chariots will be constructed with will start and move without the impulsion of man or horse, or any other animal" It was then a slow drive via Glastonbery and a few lovely Somerset villages to tonight's resting place in Taunton. The End

Did you get any of my fuel?

Way less gear changes with the v8! If you like the frantic acceleration of the blade and the sequential gearbox the v8 won't be for you, as they have so much torque they will pull in virtually all the gears from any revs. Top end speed/power will be a lot more,mway cruising will be much nicer.

Birmingham to Wells We left Brum heading south to the Cotswolds via Solihull, Henley in Arden and Stratford Upon Avon. It was then of to Chipping Campden, Stow on the Wold, Cirencester, Tetbury, Badminton, Tormartin, Bath, Cheddar Gorge and finally Wells with a few little stops and detours on the way. Chips and a battered sausage in Cirencester. On this road trip we are maxing at around 5 hours a day or around 120 miles driving so we can treat it like a holiday as well, we've done the 10 hour, 400 milers and fancy a change. Thankfully as some of you know we are taking what I believe they call a "Silver Gap Year" so no need to rush. In Cheddar Gorge we did meet 2 Caterhams from Germany who had been over for the 60th anniversary at Donnington and that were lucky enough to be in the 500 car parade lap. Country or language is no barrier if you love 7's. The parking attendant did come over for his £5 but he loves 7's to so let all 3 of us off. As usual the cars the star and as Gail and I say "Smile and wave" we seem to make a lot of people smile on our journeys, the kids faces are priceless and I don't know what to say about the Chinese, they go nuts. The high light of today despite all the stunning roads and scenery was listening to the Wells Cathedral Choir at evensong, absolutely beautiful. Don't worry we're not going religious!

Mrs P put to bed for the night.

It is indeed a very sad case but to say Doctors are playing god is disingenuous to those in the medical profession. This child by any rational judgment is only alive because the machinery and the skill of those involved in his care and without this he would have already been dead. To compare the two case you have is wrong, the first case was a disagreement of what was the best treatment and it is conceivable that the recovery would have been the same doing what the hospital recommended, he has not been cured by the way, there is still a long way to go there and that child could walk talk breath unaided with full brain function. Sadly Charlie Gard has none of those functions and from everything I have read it is the right decision to withdrawn the machinery that keeps him alive. The parents are understandably upset and have done what they feel is right but now is time to let go. Reading that the mother had been told of kids who had the same terrible illness that their son has who are now riding bikes talking etc. is just giving them false hope. Subjecting this child to treatment is not the right thing. Doctors make life and death decisions every day, they do not play god they act in the best interests of the patient at all times and are bound by strict legal and moral rules. In the case of a child the parents cannot discharge a child if the hospital feel it is not safe to do so, in the case of an adult it is the same and as here courts appoint people to represent them both. This has become a media circus with the Pope, a religious nut job from the States and Trump all getting involved and yet all the medical experts who have seen the case in the UK and in the EU court of appeal all agree GOSH (who are the worlds leading paediatric hospital) are correct. I just hope that this can be concluded and the family can move on, but I fear this will drag on and on and the outcome will still be the same.

After doing the Blyton trackday and seeing the paddock afterwards I think I want to have a go at sprinting. It will be next year. I understand I need all the kit race suit boots and that I've got most of it anyway my car has a full cage that was purchased this year but I'm a little confused as to what class I would be in. It's a mazda 1.6 turbo has 190bhp and is fully Road legal can any help as to what class I may be in.

Doctors are human and there will always be rouge people, Shipman comes to mind and that is why the rules were changed to ensure that never happens again. Medical negligence claims is an issue but many times pay outs are made and this will continue to rise as people's expectations grow. For example, children who in the past were born before abnormalities were found, now if a scan misses a problem, negligence is claimed as the cost of keeping a child who has disabilities is huge. It is a strange dilemma now as in the past Doctors would have taken risky treatments now they err on the side of caution as they fear medical claims for the slightest thing. My FIL is 90 and needs his Gaul balder removing, there is only one surgeon who is willing to do this and spent almost an hour explaining the risks are very high of not coming around after the operation and making sure we are aware and agree to this action before he will do it. Again the incident in Southampton was acted out in the media and facts were distorted, there is no evidence to say the treatment the NHS was going to use was a worse treatment and as said the boy is not yet cancer free. The proton machine was on order having just been approved for use by Nice, the hospital does disagree with the story as told to the press. Now I admit I probably am biased as I have a daughter who is a Doctor in Coventry hospital and my wife is a FD in the NHS and the demands on the NHS are now out of control. We spent £22million on gender reassignment last year, god knows how much on cosmetic surgery and treating those who come from abroad who contribute nothing, that is not what the NHS should be doing in my opinion. As for waste, that case as reported is the tip of the iceberg but they have too many who are not business savvy and if every bill you see for changing a socket is £300 and everyone quotes the same, then purchase managers feel that is correct. Waste in any government organisation is shocking and in my wife's role she is trying to cut that but it is difficult when PFI agreements are signed on political nods and there is a culture of empire building that has to be changed and that is from NHS England down. The NHS has faults but it is one of the best in the world for most medical things. Yes there may be specialist centres worldwide that are better for some things, but ours is up there overall. Now back to the Charlie Gard case, the Judge has agreed to fly over the American Dr, whose evidence this new case revolves around, so he can examine the child because he says these drugs could give a 10-56% chance of helping but the have never been tested on a human, just mice. He then went on to say if as GOSH have reported his head has not grown that it would mean recovery is unlikely. So the "hope" that has been given to the parents and being whipped up in the media, is from a Dr who has not examined the child, using a drug that has only been used on mice, who is guessing between a 10-56% chance of it being of use but will not give him back the abilities to run, breath unaided, is that a life improvement? I suspect when he gets here the judge will still be forced to side with GOSH and there will be many who still feel it is wrong. Sometimes doing the right thing seems so wrong.

Richard from Omex dropped the car back this evening, so I can stop staring at an empty spot of drive again, and more to the point will be able to get my short, fat hairy legs over there!

Here you go the page you need http://www.burtonpower.com/tuning-guides/tuning-guide-pages/ford-manufacture-dates.html

The two letters at the start of the engine number will give you month and year of the engine build, these are in table form in Burtonpower.com website

The license is an MSA "NON_RACE NATIONAL 'B' (NOT EU)" No test etc required. May be some medical conditions or if over a cirtain age you require a Doctor to approve/certify fitness to compete. Protection wise requires in date FIA Helmet, Suit and Gloves. (E.g. WSCC SS classes A1 A2 B1 B2) Modified Production classes additionally require HANS & Compatible Helmet.

What class would I be in then with a non factory fitted turbo

I must say that the set off 11's you put down at the end of the start straight were quite distracting, I kept finding myself looking at them rather than thinking about turning into the corner

Top work Dave - just shows there's a lot more time to come from driver upgrades than car upgrades... Thanks again for your work Tigger (and all in the SSOT)!

Take it from me. As a first time competitor at blyton this year it is amazing and if you have most of the car sorted already it's very easy to start. I loved every minute of last weekend even if the car didn't run till 11am on Saturday. The bug has bitten me and I'm sorting the car now so I can getting another event in by the end of the season. You'll love it

Fantastic news It's always been one of the aims of Blyton and other events to give everyone the opportunity of experiencing sprinting and attracting new competitors. @John Williams - WSCC Competition Secretary and the SSOT will be most pleased.

A V8 will be anything but dull in the way it accelerates - what I find amusing is that after 4 months mine does not feel that quick anymore - until you look down at the speedo and then look in your rear view mirror and realise the speck way behind was sitting on your tail a few seconds ago Would be worth driving a V8 - I know some hate them, I love mine and glad I chose it over a bike engine car, love the absurdity of a 5.1 V8 in such a small car

Might be @chriss1455 and myself there next year too!

That's what I thought Adam. Thanks I need to have a read through the beginners guide now and see if there's anything else I need I'm sure I'll have more questions

A few more pics of our Tri Coloured trip to Le Mans and back

Thanks guys, I think you's have summed up some of what I was thinking. I do enjoy the sequential gearbox of my blade and is quick off the mark, but sometime feels like you've got to bang down the gears if you need/want to make a spirited overtake on the road. However I do not enjoy sitting on the motorway in mine, 70mph is about 6k rpm. I have only ever drive one other westie which was a zetec st170 and found it quite dull the way it accelerated.

Not had a bike engine Westfield but have owned a Grinnall Scorpion and now a V8 Westfield. I find with bike engine cars there are lots of thrills to be had IF you are in the mood. The V8 can be very lazy and relaxing (comparatively) to drive, only really need 2nd and 5th gears but completely ballistic if you want to be I think where a bike engine Westfield could be quite one dimensional the V8 is more versatile and probably more of an all rounder than a lot of people give it credit for - plus there is the added attraction of watching peoples faces when you lift the bonnet to reveal the lump beneath

Oh no, that is the worst news ever in the world. Glen absolutely loves those cars, this could be a very expensive day out. The main lady there is called Julie and they seem a friendly and approachable lot. How much then, for someone to keep Glen busy talking Westfields all morning? Name your price

Yep I'll be there to see all the trophies and if need be to transport a gearbox

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