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The weather today was great sunshine all the way...left Tongue heading for Poolewe with a few side roads to explore....

Ñice video ģeoffrey. Have you booked onto your Drone Pilot health and safety course yet...

Oh go on then! I have waited this long as it was only yesterday i purchased the car, being a sceptic i didn't want to tempt fate!!! I have ended up with a 2009 built Westfield FW Sport, running a 2.0L Zetec in standard tune. It seen a few owners over the years but only covered ~6000 miles. I have wanted a Westy since i was a teenager and to say im happy with my first one would be a bit of an understatement! Even the ~200 mile journey home in showers with R888's couldn't dampen my spirits! there isa few bits to don the car to get it where i want it, but for now, i'll have fun driving it and wait for the winter. I have added a picture below taken this morning in a cloudy yorkshire. Hopefully next time it sees the light of day, the sun will be shinning!

This is the viaduct used in the Harry Potter films. There is car parking and it is £2.00 per car but when the Jacobite steam train is due the carpark is really busy. There is a shop, café and also toilets. To get to the viaduct, you don't follow the obvious route. Leave the carpark, turn right and walk up the road until the next carpark area on the right. Ignore the path before the carpark. Walk through the carpark and the path will lead to the viaduct. It really is a lovely stop if you are in the area.

There's a nice one near Gatehouse of Fleet in Wigtownshire, Galloway. As seen in 39 steps - Hitchcock's version from 1935

IIRC it was Summer 1981 when I cycled from Durness to Tongue youth hostels and cycled into gale force winds in bottom gear (33 inch) heading south down the side of Loch Eriboll but then was able to use top gear, with the wind at my back, heading north up the other side of the Loch. Fantastic scenery when the weather behaves.

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

Just back from Daun in the Eifel area which includes the Ring. The roads where magic, smooth as silk , not much traffic and some great twistys if you like that sort of thing.

Well the day started with a full English breakfast to get us going...weather was first class for our next leg of the journey to the Isle of Skye via applecross and further few side roads...great run and shirt sleeves all the way.

Cool, thanks for that, on my list when I get back from holiday in Crete

It was that low or lower at times well before brexit your exchange rate and the rip off world of the high street currency exchangers is the story here

Not as yet Craig but I have read about it. I do have insurance though in case anything went wrong and I have this through the British Model Flying Association.

No problem see you out and about

Schhhh.....what midges. Some things are better not mentioned.

mines bigger!!! Attachment is with rivnut at top and number plate bolt at bottom....

What else do you need!

Weather wasn't great when we headed off, but as we headed north it was better...just before Inverness we stopped and for some reason the battery was dead...guy stopped and asked if he could help and when home and get jump leads and a battery meter...We got it going and headed to Halfords for a new battery...funny the guy at Halfords said, I'll fit the battery and when he seen it, maybe not never seen a kitcar before, so out with the spanners then on the road to Tongue.....

Have a great trip, love it up there.

Both sides have entirely understandable and valid reasons for what they have done. However, when you have a situation where the only winners are the lawyers, the tabloid papers and social media providers, we are all the losers. I can only imagine what good would have been done if the argument was held in private, and if every idiot who bought a tabloid to read about the baby had instead given the money spent to buy the paper to charity instead.

Calm down Calm down Calm down All sorted...... Currently they're residing in my boot

And what about your timing strut? Waheeeyyyy. 2" x 10", 6" off the floor IIRC. But it's not too critical.

Watching the first video reminds me that I must design my own logo for the Aim dash start screen really like the Donks, pity about the price tag.

Ditto!

Ditto!

I watched the parents statement in the pub on my iPad whilst eating my tea. I sat there with tears streaming down my face as I just kept on looking at the mothers face and I felt gutted for her. Absolutely gutted.

As I write this I believe the decision has been made that Charlie is to be allowed to die. Incredibly tragic for everyone involved ... whether the parents, supporters or medical professionals. Personally I think that Charlie's parents were correct to follow the path they did. I have adopted two children with multiple & advanced special needs ... one of whom went through a similar process through the high court (albeit without the media circus ... thank goodness!) so obviously my views are bias. However it's a parents job to fight for their child and at the time they had a skilled & respected medical professional in the US saying that Charlie had a chance ... they should be applauded for the action they took and the balls it's taken to agree to terminate Charlie's life now that professional has said there isn't much hope. However reading through this post I noticed John K raised an interesting point ... "Never be able to contribute to society"! Ignoring the view that a civilised society should look after it's sick and disabled what does that mean ... because a person like Charlie would still have contributed to society? The medical profession will learn a huge amount from his case and in the future that WILL save other children with similar conditions. These children could go on to work, pay taxes and not be a drain on the NHS/The State ... which is what I assume most people mean when someone doesn't contribute to society. Also Charlie may have survived and his survival will again have helped increase humanities knowledge of the human body & mind ... which is a contribution to society that most people can only dream of achieving. Medical advances happen all the time and in 10, 20 or even 30 years time he may have been able to contribute more to society in terms of employment and taxes. My son, who the doctors said would never survive or sit or walk or eat or talk or find a identity, etc., is now doing all of that and he's only 7. His skill with computers is already out stripping that of a main stream high school child. My job as a Dad is to be optimistic but even his doctors are now saying he might find employment in IT or programming when he grows up .. just 6 years after being told by the same doctors that he would never even be able to communicate with anyone in his entire life. While my son's case is special it's in no way unique ... the school he attends has many children with a similar back story and future outlook. Finally where does it stop if we say that because a person doesn't pay taxes and is a drain on resources that they shouldn't be allowed a chance? Should that thought process also apply to the long term unemployed? A car accident victim who is only 18? Anyone with a terminal illness? Someone who tried to commit suicide and didn't make it? Everyone has their views and like John K said it's a very emotional subject but personally I'm very happy we live in a country that supports those that can't support themselves.

Thanks Dave! Didn't think of that, but yes. Always going to make it tricky for people to come into the 'lower' classes and feel like they have a chance of competing. Anyway, onto more fun stuff - the slide / drift / save / scandi flick at the end of this video is probably the most fun thing I've done in a car for a while. Was still laughing when I got back to the paddock

Fantastic day out. It was certainly a day that we appeared never to be far away from the rain, but never under it (at least for the meeting and run - not sure about the return legs for the guys heading south!) as you can maybe tell from the two photies attached ... one of a slightly more sedate means of west coast transport. Route and roads were fantastic - I've never even been on the Oban - Lochgilphead road before. Good to meet you all and thanks especially for popping up at the roadside for the photos, Dave! Iain

Ditto!

Looks like I missed a great day out!

Well our visit trip out this year with Julie and once again we were not dissappointed, we did get a bit damp a couple of times during the day but hey ho it's only water, big thank you to Julie see you again soon Andy and Becky

Enjoy the drive round Loch Eriboll. Thats my favourite place in the world.

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

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