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I conclude that you are nuts, Adam (and have very good car control)

Can I say something weird? You need a propper race Wet tyre to get better performance in wet than a Toyo 888 in wet or damp condition... And @AdamR and myself, prooved that last season with our wet performance with semislick over than people trying to swap to road tyres, R1R's and some ones with propper wets... For a road tyre being more effective on water over a Toyo 888, the ammount of water has to be that hughe that you shouldn't be on track... What i mean is that probably, you will put something with more groove on it, and you may feel dissapointed as grip in wet/damp will not improve, and probably will decrease.

Clearly all that driving does burn loads of cakories!

Thats really bad luck Roz I hope you and Steve get sorted for the Anglesey event ( last of the year) Hope to see you there

The competitors for SUNDAY are: 41 WS David Higgins Westfield SEiW 1998 42 WS Matthew Haynes Westfield SEiW 2300 55 WS Terry Everall Westfield Megablade 1000 756 WS Adam Phelps Westfield Megabusa 1300 56 WS Charlotte Phelps Westfield Megabusa 1300 57 WS John Loudon Westfield SE 1679 58 WS Craig Spooner Westfield SEiW 1798 60 SS Jerry Neary Westfield Sei 1998 61 WS Stephen Everall Westfield SEiW 1998 762 WS Garry Bunn Westfield SEi Type R-SC 2000 62 WS Derek Hodder Westfield SEi Type R-SC 2000

Deano I'm up for a lift either way if that's okay??

That's less than I do in a year - I expect mine to have 50k on it by 2025 (but it will be on it's fifth engine, 3rd set of wheels, fourth set of shocks, third exhaust, second seats, third gearbox, eighth ECU, third uprights, second set of body panels etc by then!) Trigger, where's the broom

Hi @JP5000, I have posted on your intro thread some options for meeting up sooner rather than later if you are interested. Andy is right that most of the club meets at this time of year do not attract many Westfields, generally tintops all round. However, some of us do continue to get out and about at weekends throughout the winter months so keep checking the out and about section on here for anything you may want to attend as you are welcome to join us even if it is in a tintop etc.

Are you still in Bristol waiting for the SVA ?

No such thing I think it depends how much 'slower' you are prepared to be as to how many sets of wheels / tyres you need. For me, a set of road tyres will cope with any conditions, are more fun, cheaper, and won't be much slower (certainly for track days - competition use debatable, as a few seconds a lap is a big chunk) than the 'optimal' tyre for any circumstance. Saves me a lot of hassle and brain power!

Dave, But only when a fire extinguisher is required. At the moment sprint and hill climb cars do not require a fire extinguisher, it is only recommended in the blue book (10.1.14. Fire Extinguishers – K.3.1.2(a) recommended for discharge into cockpit and engine compartment.). The changes do not introduce a mandatory requirement for sprints and hill climb cars. So we need to keep an eye on Section S for any future inclusion.

I'm away this weekend so unfortunately I won't be able to make it. I very much hope to meet everyone soon.

I should be there,if weather is rubbish I'll bring the tin top

Yes you would be more than welcome, but don't expect to see many Westfield's this time of year especially if it's wet. Not sure if I will be there but just keep your eye on here closer to the time. Andy

Forecast looking promising!!!!!!

Welcome from Yorkshire m8, best move you will ever make joining in here

F*** Roz. Obviously westys doesn't fly... Is Steve all right? A shame... all this carbon bits! All my best wishes!

Wow - sounds extreme. Good luck with the repairs

Done

and good luck with the search

Welcome. Even though you won’t see so many Westfields at this time of year, it’s still worth getting along to your local meet for a chat, and at least a virtual tyre kick!

Welcome and I’m sure you have made the right choice

I too nearly ventured down the dark side. My mind was made up after comparing (almost) like with like and realising what good value the Westfield was. Love my car and saved a fair chunk of money that was going to be thrown at a Caterham.... oh,

Gents I'll try and pop over and give you some morel support

looking at how @Julie Hall - AO Representative, Peak District AO organises runs via plenty of cake stops, I really dont think so

Amazing car for weekend blasts, proper bargain! It was a passenger ride in a V8 Westfield that made up my mind to get a Westfield not a Caterham, definitely a ride I'll not forget in a hurry. Good luck with the sale, whoever snaps this up is going to be a really lucky b*******!

Tel’s Tales Harewood weekend and Blyton Sept 2017 Saturday This year the popular Harewood weekend was a little later than normal but still attracted 15 speed series competitors. God’s own country provide a freezing cold start to Saturday morning. Richard Kerr was out for the first time this year having rebuilt the gearbox etc and was supported by Tim Nunn who was spectating. P1 saw Charlotte Phelps immediately had a problem with the electrics on the Busa car, Steve Everall had the dry sump pump belt snap but saved the engine and Rich Kerr experienced an Alternator problem and it would not charge. Luckily Dave Cleaver had a d new one available and Steve Everall had a spare belt so all kept running after copious head scratching about the correct wiring for the alternator. The track was very very cold and everyone was slipping and sliding around. In P2 Mick Skidmore had a spin after the first corner on the fast downhill section and Rich Kerr got in a late second practice. T1 saw Martin Harvey going well but there were a few people intent on seeing the gree grass rather than the tarmac. These included Charlotte who spun, Richard Kerr who found a new grass cutting route on the approach to Farmhouse and Paul Dew (who often takes to the scenery) who outbraked himself exiting Farmhouse and ended up in the Kitty litter and it took quite a time to get him out of the gravel – I think he liked it so much he thought he was on Brighton beach! T2 saw Mark Bishop have an incident and had a DNF whilst Dave Cleaver did not even bother starting as he had smashed the reorcd for class H in T1 to take a maximum 101 points and it was his first visit to the venue. Later Paul Dew’s coli pack failed and eventually Paul Aspden was phoned and he had one so dropped it off as he was in Leeds which is impressive seeing as he lives in Whitby. The competiors’ ability to carry out running repairs and source spare parts is amazing and unequalled in the paddock as club members help each other when the going gets tough. Sunday Some of the guys had a meal at the Harewood Ars but woke to another damp and cold start day and the usual view of Wharfedale was missing so that at one time I could only see about 150m and rain was in the air. P1 had us driving in rain on a wet wet track so even the slick guys had wets fitted. It was a very tricky run and several people had big moments including Richard Kerr near the fish line. P2 was a little better but still a great challenge for everyone and we all prayed ( well it was Sunday) for dry weather. By T1 our prayer were answered as the track was fairly dry and just cold. Most us gave it our best shot but I had a moment on the grass and a bg slde at Quarry bend which ruined my time. Paul Dew found he had a failed clutch so had to pull out and dam Phelps clutch cable split but his mechanic dad fixed it for him. Steve Everall achieved a PB which was impressive and Dave Cleaver broke the class H record again. Then guess what happened ……it rained during T2 so most of us did not bother with a T3 run as we could not improve our times. Highlight of the weekend was Dave Cleaver’s achievements in poor conditions and Martin Harvey getting stuck in the trailer park with his motorhome and trailer. Blyton Saturday 30th Sept 2017 16 speed series entries were returning to Blyton and supporting the first event run by our friends LDMC. It seemed that a lot of the grassed paddock area was not available so most of us were a long , long way from the timing computers and the toilets but we managed. A few Motorhomes (including mine) and campers did get stuck on the wet grass but the Westfield manpower sorted us out. The early morning start was like being in Siberia (12deg C) but we were all looking forward to a good days sport. In the end we had 2 practices and up to 5 Timed runs but the last one for some , including me, was wet but the run did clean my slicks up. In my opinion the track and hence tyres never did get up to a good working temperature so achieving times close to target was going to be difficult if not impossible. P1 caught Richard Kerr out at the first corner as his brakes pulled to the right, he touched the grass with the rear end and the car snapped around on him resulting in a broken steering arm and possible steering rack damage. Derek Hodder and Garry were having difficulty selecting first and reverse on their car ( it turned out to be electrical problem with the sequential air shifter system. As you can imagine times were slow except for Dave Cleaver ( scrubbing in his new wets) who seems to be on a different planet to most of us except for John Hoyle who was chasing hard for maximum points in class F and was bedding in some new ZZR tyres. In T1 Tim Nunn’s car started to misfire at high revs and the problem persisted throughout the day even though plugs and the fuel pump were changed. John Loudon was trying hard but had 4 wheels off at Bishops and Pete Goulding in the single seater ecoboost broke his new carbon fibre rear wing which seemed to break up at high speed. Later in the runs John Hoyle had battery charging problems and I think both Garry and Derek had offs as they battled away with Del achieving a PB. Steve Carpenter and John Loudon also had spins as they tried to improve their times. Steve Everall tried too hard in the rain and outbraved himself into the wiggler resulting in a slide and hitting a bale. This ripped the steering bolt out of the nearside upright and snapped the through bolt. No major damage though. The big scorers were Dave Cleaver (he just took one run) and John Hoyle. Their seasons battle continues to run until the last event at Anglesey. Terry Everall

Booked up for the track day. Will book up the hotel when I can get access to a phone.. bl**** Russia

Lock up your daughters, I'm coming out to play.

Does weight not go out of the window after about 70mph Terry? Aerodynamic drag takes over, and an aeroscreened Westy with 200bhp irrespective if it's Bike power or lardy car power will top out at the same max velocity? Am I right or talking b*****k?

Might only be twenty as Steve decided to see if westies could fly, he hit a bank at Debden Sprint and according to the Marshal he flew 50 feet backwards and ended in a ditch! Car is now at Siltech to see if the can put a new front end on before the weekend. However not sure how much engine damage has been done as he cracked the sump as well, might be the end of our ebay bargain!. He never does things by halves!