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John just pinged me he's only 5 miles from home, before he left we couldn't resist a patriotic team photo. Almost red, almost white and definitely blue

I can't believe I've been 'stood up' by two AO's It's only a bit of cloud sweat ! i was the only Westie there luckily the MEV guys are a friendly bunch! Even their designer comes to their annual track day ! i tried to 'fly the Westfield' flag though I'd been poorly equipped by the absent AO's anyway the 'show must go on' and the Peak District was driven through Even buzzed past here:

Currently on the A458 just past Cressage. About 60 miles to go. Can't believe the number if waves, camera phone pics and shouts he generates. He's not easy to do long trips in, but he's fun..!

It's sunny in France..

Nice to see a happy ending and yet another example of what makes the WSCC such a fine club - well done all.

Home..! And will go to sleep with a grin on my face for sure. Totally knackered but happy. 130 miles and he didn't miss a beat. Epic car Grizz and BBill are good lads...!

Great job chaps. I can guess John has the buzz again by the time he gets home !

The MEV's are terrible in the wet! It's spin city It may have cured Glen's affliction

Nice one Geoffery, The music didn't spoil it one bit, but I did turn it down a little. Already planning our third trip next year. Wouldn't mind some of that blue stuff for the trip, got very wet this year, but thoroughly enjoyed every mile. John.

So after a hearty breakfast we left Taunton for Exmoor taking in Dunkery Beacon, the highest point in Somerset and not a bad single track road with a few twist and turns. We stopped for a brew in Exford, theres a national trust car park and loos. It was then on to the coastal towns of Coombe Martin, Illfracombe with ice cream, Gail had clotted cream on her ice cream and was in heaven, Woolacombe was next and then a refuel at Barnstable before joining the Atlantic highway(A39) and we soon got bored of that A road so headed for the coastal roads to Bude and the Heritage coast, single track, grass growing in the middle, 30% gradients, hairpins, blind crests, blind corners, we were smiling again. Particularly the road from Widemouth bay to Crackington Haven. The biggest problem so far has been all the cider farms I have had to pass as no room for a gallon or 2 on board this vessel! It was then the B3263 via Boscastle to our bed for the night in Tintagel, we've not seen Merlin yet but you never know. Our country continues to surprise us and make us smile, some of the views we can't try to explain. You need to try it yourself one day if you get the chance.

And I'm trecking up on the train to get him on Saturday, going to be hard to sleep, like being a kid at Christmas all over again..!

Mr Grumpy, enjoying the sunshine after passing his mot with no advisories.

This is a brilliant road on the West Coast of Scotland. You just keep climbing up and up and up. Brilliant views throughout on this single track road. There are a number of hairpin bends just before the summit and these are great fun. Plenty of parking at the top and don't forget a pair of pocket binoculars. Just be aware that it can be sunny at the bottom but not at the top so its best to have something warm and waterproof with you....just in case. Here is a little video that shows sections of the road but it doesn't show the fantastic views . Sorry about the music. It may not be everyones "cup of tea."

Today started after another hearty breakfast with a walk it Tintagel Castle, this reminded us we prefer driving not walking so back to Westy it was. We took B roads via Slaughter Bridge past the old air field to north of Bodmin moor. Unfortunately the A30 is the only real choice to Bodmin itself but we wanted to go via Jamaica Inn so needs must, we did manage a bit off piste to stop all the dual carriageway. It was then on to Bodmin Jail, we found it brill and well worth a stop, indeed 2 hours soon passed. Next it was on to Padstein!, Porthcothan, Mawgan Porth and Newquay for brew and wee stop again. Next were Portreath, Gwithian, Hayle and another stop by St Ives. Next was the B3306 to St Just, "The best road in Cornwall" proboly. It was then on for our final photo opurtunity at Lands End when we had our last picture taken 27 years ago on our honeymoon, time flies I guess. It was the a short final trip to Mousehole were we rest tonight

Oops. Most of that will t-cut out

Well it's a good job that we have got @IanK holding the fort in the Peak District, and what fabulous pictures too, even a flash of hairy leg! Nice Mk1 parked next to you. Our plan was to pick up the M6 North from The Lazy Trout but, instead, we sat tight until the worst of the rain had passed. We took the A1/A66 route instead and got a few spots of rain on the A1. The high ground A66, where you would expect rain, was dry and even a bit sunny. Roof on, packed to the rafters, I am sure we only go to the Lake District so we can call in at the Llama cafe, their Paradise Slice is to die for. If anyone is at The Filling Station Cafe, Keswick 4pm tomorrow afternoon please send me a text and we will meet you there. Otherwise see you at The Ashover Car Show next Sunday, hairy legs welcome.

Bit of a Q there.

It was a mini meet - old school style Wonder how long it will take the property prices to recover on his street..?

No problems found! Though I did make a school boy error of wearing a pair of new shoes I bought as an alternative to race boots - they need a bit of wearing in, so I keep grabbing any opportunity I can. Was a bit odd driving in new shoes, but that's down to me, not the car They'd fitted another throttle cable too, after noticing the old one had got stiff as well. I'm going to have to do something about it's alignment, before this one starts with the problem.

Judging by the look in his face after he went for a prelim spin round the block, I would say so too

Good fun day despite my argument with the plastic barriers

Didn't know you were going Ian, or I'd have come down, ended up going for a short run out later on, before the rain closed in again.

See you at the Red Kite - weather permitting as per usual!

or do the autoslappen car train like we did last year - Dusseldorf to Verona , Italy overnight

Your wood must be in pretty poor condition if if needs support...have your worn out your wood? Maybe you can get a discount if you also buy a lumbar support for your back at the same time. Just sayin'.

Yes please Ian, that would be great

Hope it goes well JK and you have many hours of fun with MR Grump.... well done to the lads for getting it up and running again....what a fantastic gesture. Mart.

I already have the cage John so I'm OK there

@RussH 3 are date code 1016 1 is 0516

Ok, not to worry!

Yes, there should be me and a couple of others.. the usual bunch.

It has rained, it is raining and it has forecast rain, so we are not going today. The rain is not heavy and we would normally risk it, especially with the MEV's being there, but the car is all packed up and this forms part of our journey on our holiday's. Not a day to prolong the travel in the wet. Please don't let my decision affect yours and if you go have a great day. We will go to The Lazy Trout some other time, when the sun is shining and hopefully some of the people that couldn't make today will be able to join us.

If Tim doesn't have these I would be willing to buy them and can pick up/ pay cash on Wednesday 19th as I'm in the Leeds area. Ian

BTW they do two sizes make sure you get the 36 X 30 cm one as I think the larger one will be too big for our seat's

The road to Crackington Haven is fantastic with the 30% hill in Millook! I've cycled up it a few times and have never found a hill over hear or the Alps to get near it. Let me know when you're heading back towards Devon as you will probably be passing very close by and I'll keep my eyes peeled. John

Beef

Thinking of putting mine up for sale shortly, 2012 build, passed IVA 1st time, 2.0 blacktop Zetec with Jenvey throttle bodies approx 174 BHP, tuned by Northamton Motorsport, full screen and Westfield half roof. Crimson with V8 bonnet and black cycle wings, covered approx 2300 miles since I built it. Car based in Blackpool looking for £10750 Ono, if interested send me a pm with your email address and I'll send you further information and pictures Mark

I have the WSCC feather banner now and will display it when I pitch up

the whole speed series classes and MSA licensing does look a bit daunting to a newcomer but the good news is that it really is not that bad once you get used to it and there is lots of help. The WSCC speed series is probably the must supportive and friendly club series that exists. Basically if you have a normal road going westfield you have 99% of what you need. There are some minor things like labelling tow point and ignition etc that have been mentioned above that you can sort easily. The main change that has come in recently is ROPS or in plain English roll over protection. You must have either the MSA (not RAC) roll hoop with welded rear stays for example as supplied by the factory and made by Caged or supplied by Playskool or you must have a cage. Again the factory via caged and playschool supply homologated cages. If you go a different route you need to check carefully that it meets the spec set out in the MSA blue book. Clothing is easy ... correct spec overalls, helmet and gloves. Shoes don't matter If in a higher class (1C super soft tyres or sequential box . also bike engine ) you will need HANS MSA entry is easy you just need a non race B licence that you apply for online around November. I would pick a first event where you know there will be a few club members entered to help you on the day with any questions etc. David

I think it's more people don't have standards anymore. I work In an engineering environment where people swear a lot. Including one guy who uses the C-bomb as a term of endearment. But I have been brought up to know that it's not to be done at home or in front of my kids. Yes the kids hear the language in the playground but we've installed into them it's not to be repeated. We as parents have laid down the standards of behaviour. Lots of parents now a days don't do this and expect the kids to learn how to behave from their ipads or Xboxes. We were recently on a 5hr flight home from holiday and there was a kid probably around 4-5 year old. He was running the length of the aircraft the whole flight the crew were tripping over him and asked for him to be returned to his seat at least 3 times. He then found a new game by pressing everyones tv screens as he passed. My 5 year old daughter was sat open mouthed at this kids behaviour. The dad was sat with headphones on the whole time whilst mum was mixing her own vodka and cokes and proceeding to get smashed. I actually felt sorry for the nipper in the end despite his hugely annoying behaviour. What chance does he have.

I think there is a difference in swearing as an adjective and swearing at somebody. I swear at things a lot, an effing lot, my dad says I swear "like a blind cobbler" and my language last weekend whilst trying to wire in a 13a socket into a restrictive alcove was biblically bad. But IMHO there is a difference between "you ****** ****ing socket, get in the ****ing gap you ****, Oww, you mother ****er, **** the blood is dripping on the mdf, **** , please get me a ****ing plaster" And "you are a **** "

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

I swore once in front of my Dad when I was young, by accident, I'd just hurt my self helping fix a fence in the garden. He stopped, put his tools down, came checked I was al OK, assured me that yes, the finger I'd just hit with a piece of 2"x3" would have a nasty bruise in the morning, but no wasn't broken, and I would be ok. Then gave me a thick ear for swearing. A few years later, helping him change a tyre on the car, he slipped with a wheel wrench, gashed his hand badly and swore like the Merchant Navy seaman he'd been during the war! He stopped himself very quickly, realising I was staring at him open mouthed. He hadn't even checked his hand at this point, but just looked straight at me and apologised for the language, then told me if I ever used those words and wasn't at least bleeding on the ground, I would be when he found out. Bue from an early age, you were taught there was a time and a place for somethings.

I work in a factory where swearing is the norm, and yes me included, but it stops when I get home and mostly when I'm out too, although the odd one does pop out from time to time. I don't do it in front of my 23 and 19 year old children, they probably use it more than me, in fact, I only remember my dad, who was in the RAF and worked in industry all his life use the F word twice.

Good point... He was Red when I put him on the trailer...

b******d. Adding a Spanish flavour to the weekend with a siesta! @maurici

OK.... Sunday afternoon, it was time to put the nose cone and bonnet on and see if the “new” gearbox was any better than the old one, lets face it, if it had even the slightest hint of sync on 2nd gear it would be an improvement on the old one. On starting him up we could hear a rattling sound which had been present since we first started him up following the gearbox swap. Obviously any metallic rattling sound is not desirable, and after investigation we had no idea where the sound was coming from engine/gearbox, top/bottom so decided we had no choice other than take him out and drive him and see what happens. @bollockybill chickened out and I was given the task of a short road test to make sure we could get him to the MOT station come Wednesday morning. Reversing out of the drive the rattle seemed to come and go, just as it had when we previously ran the engine. So into the Cul-de-Sac 1st gear nice, clutch in 2nd gear BANG… what was that? Engine is still running and we still had drive, oil pressure etc! Turn around and head back to BB’s gaff, 1st nice, clutch in 2nd BANG really made me jump this time it was so loud I missed the gear and thought that the ‘box was busted, but it was fine turned into BB’s driveway and noticed that the rattle had gone. What was the bang? asked BB, no idea but the rattling has stopped, all four gears were working fine shifting smoothly up and down the ‘box. Looked under the car nothing broken and no oil dripping from anything… I know what you’re thinking, yes it is a Xflow Good it must be time for tea so BB headed for the kettle and I went for a walk along the Cul-de-sac to see if there was anything there, oil etc. Standing upright in the middle of the road, chewed up and spat out by Mr. Grumpy, was a very black and oily 13mm socket, the very same socket that had been missing from BB’s set for the past few weeks. We can only guess that it was hiding somewhere inside the bell housing even though we had looked in there using a Bore Scope on both sides of the flywheel. How it got in there is also a mystery as there are no 13mm nuts/bolts inside that we could have left it on. Ooops!