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Cracking run out to Lake Vyrnwy today 12 cars turned up for the run, a fantastic turn out Jeff

After purchasing a rear diffuser in primer last year at the show. It took months to get motivated to actually fit it, so now a year later I’ve finaly got round to painting it! The idea of a primed one was to clout code of orange, however I’ve gone black! Moral of the story, should have bought the black one originally

Great drive everyone. Thanks. I also made it to kev's in time so am now sporting nice shiny new cycle wings. Looking forward to the next drive. Lee

So thought I had better move over here as now the cars on the road our adventures aren’t really for tech talk So day two and another lovely day out, left Home in blustery weather overcast and some looming clouds some sunny spells went out over the lecht to corgarf where the braemar road was shut so did a loop around strathdon down to braemar and on to glenshee then backtracked Home , had a great day and avoided the rain ( always a bonus) Bring on the holibobs next week

Well today , the whole family went to Williams GP factory near Wantage. Santa was kind enough to give us some tickets ( on my card !!) to have a look around at the place and the cars. Now, I dont actually like F1 and find it a bit circus like to me. So, bear that in mind in this thread. We were late , with 2 women giving me directions , it went pear shaped , but luckily they hadnt started the tour. and we miss anything. The site is vast, from the security gate , to negotiating which building on the map we were in and which car park. The grounds were very neatly cut and the place was spotless. We parked up and walked to the conference and museum building. We were met by this hedge outside the building. Walking into the reception, we had a couple of cars in front of us. The one on the ground was the 2016 race car We discussed the cars evolution through time and the current designs and aero changes through the years. The 1.6 litre 4 cylinder engines and all the electrical systems and motors and regulations were touched on. We then went into the hall of fame of all the drivers and their crash helmets and how they had changed with safety in mind through time. From there, we saw a video , with the infamous Murray Walker wailing away and clips of Williams wins and Jacques overtaking manouvres . This , we were told we werent allowed to record as poison drawf aka Bernie Ecclestone had copyright of the film . Sad really............ So, then the doors opened to the museum of cars. Alan Jones cars from the very beginning all the way to the 2016 cars in there. We then headed through the cars and saw the changes from designs with fibre glass and alloy tubs to carbon fibre . NA cars to turbo cars to NA cars and back to turbos. Fuel tanks on either side of the drivers to now being in a cell behind them, to now sitting on loads of batteries. We had a Laguna Touring car there , which interests me more and a fantastic 6R4 , which Patrick Head was lead designer of it . The cars all smell oily and thats because they all ( well mostly) work and get used. The 6 wheeler and some of the others were away for a classic french race , so there were a few empty spots. Interestingly , when Honda pulled out of Williams, as they were chasing Senna to Maclaren, they took every engine away and the car stood with an empty engine bay up until about 6 years ago, when Honda let Williams have an engine and wished them luck to get it running, which they did manage to do. So, we headed into the Honda era of cars ( via Judd ) and the turbo time, which some cars in later years ran over 1300 hp. Seems quite frightening, when there was still no real interest in safety , other than moving the drivers a bit further back to stop them loosing their legs in a front impact. Aero wasnt really catching on and the first carbon parts were appearing. This was mainly wings and later tubs . We then headed into the Senna, Mansell, Prost days. Very much technical changes with carbon appearing on wishbones, extra wings and downforce appearing and NA engines again. Interestingly , we headed into the Coulthard era. He took over from Senna after his death. When he jumped in the car, he found out that in the early days , he was paid £5k a race !! Bear in mind that Senna had commanded a million per race. He wasnt happy and approached Frank Williams and asked for a rise, to which Frank said, you signed the contract at that pay ! Then into the BMW era and these cars looked amazing. We also have a Le Man car , which was raced. After this, we then headed upstairs to the trophy room, which they admitted was a bit dusty currently. They also had some cars in there, so we had a picture with Ayrtons winter test car We then proceeded to have a fabulous lunch laid on, which we all enjoyed and then went back into the trophy area ( via the IT department as we got lost ) and you could sit in the test car and take a picture, which we got Mini TJ to do. All in all, a thoroughly enjoyable few hours for all of us and from an engineering perspective was just mind blowing. The finish and detail on the cars and the passion you could see in all the staff was incredible. If you want something for a birthday or christmas, then this is the best 2 1/2 hrs of petrol head heaven going. As for the Westfield and FW link Even the most advanced cars can leak like a crossflow !! Note: I am not an F1 geek, so may have confused a few things, but hopefully its a good insight into Williams

Now in it's 3rd year, and with even more notice . May the 24th it is National Drive your Westfield to work day! And as we're normally at the mercy of the weathergods, you're allowed to pick any day of this week, but please... pictures or it didn't happen! Entries in 2017

Great weekend of Sprinting with 2 Practice and 6 Timed runs on Sunday! Shame about Del's engine

A little more progress to day. The arrival of the parts from the laser cutters has given me the chance to start pulling together a few bits for taking to the welders. One part I've been keen to get on with is the rear drive assembly for the Carburol Special as every component for this is missing and so will need to be made completely from scratch. The drive housing is a simple fabrication but I still needed to turn the 3-tubes on the lathe and drill and shape the mounting brackets. The mounting brackets are 1-1/4" steel angle which was first cut to length on the trusty chop saw and then onto the pillar drill to drill the holes. The corners then needed a radius on them for which the bench grinder was put to use. To help me form the radius by hand I bolt an oversize washer into the hole which I can then use as a guide when grinding away the corner. The finished kit of parts ready to take to the welders

Ouch

I'm not pushing that either...

Sure I have seen a trailer in your pictures Gary, so no excuse !!

Hi All, Just joined the forum and just (today) left a deposit on Westfield seiw with 1.8 Zetec. Any advice on insurance or anything I need to review in the car prior to the final cash hand over would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any advice. Andy

Blimey, look what the cat dragged in

The envy of this thread is very strong, Gary

Looks like perfect magazine submission stuff

Cheers, Coffee sounds great. If i get the car collected prior to Sunday I`ll drop you a message and catch up.

Looks great, I do like that style diffuser.

Don't know about the refund, ref the misfire, our cars don't like short runs or being moved without getting to clear their throats. Check the plugs haven't coked up, and get some miles with good revs up under your belt. Otherwise AP will be able to help!

I think its unlikely you'll get a refund this close to the day, but you may possibly get a credit towards another day .. would be worth calling them as soon as you know where you are.

Hi Dave just message me your friends details, full name, address, and a valid email address and ill sort the rest back stage..... Cheers Mark

Cheers Gary. I will be making the phone call first thing to get a quote.

Yes my water hose also needs a nip!

That looks fantastic. Much better than a gel coat finish !

Was the previous link to some new track rubber you are planning to buy Weekend Warrior?? Whatever the weather, it'll be fun and better than being at work

He was sat on my bonnet on the next bend @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary Steve

I work from home, so do it all the time!

Urrrghhh, we have 7 spaces and 14 cars , which is why I bike ride in the mile . I will see what day the MD is out and steal his spot

If I recall correctly, it was one of the many innovations that was introduced during Scott’s time as Membership Secretary. Some take advantage of it, but many, who have been members for some time, attended events and taken part in the clubs activities and made many friends, actually keep the membership going, often coming along to meets and events in their new cars. Ex owners are always welcome, I mean, we even let owners of other Marques in!

You can, just let Mark our membership secretary know the details, @Mark Redpath - WSCC Membership Secretary Looks like you joined in January, so should be a good balance of the year to transfer across!

Excellent morning run..never seen as many cyclists good turnout 9 cars, Wills weasel MEV makes some awesome noises Who ate all the cakes (Julie) Well lead by Andy Steve

All very interesting. I know they like to do things themselves, but I couldn't help but think their job might have been a bit easier with a T7 design bypass valve and bulkhead fitting

Yes great run out, thanks everyone. @wizzer only on half throttle and in 6th gear with 50% brakes. Will try harder next time.

Got there this morning joined the que with all the bikers ,I’m sure they thought I was lost, and got the Marshall to test 102 /103 dB so under , just

Simple solution from a Corvette racer. Valve either side, one way through twin exhausts and out the back. The other straight out of the headers. When he "opened up" the exhaust and engine at Bicester Scramble it removed several layers of turf, and upset the Aston Martin club next door who were half way through their cucumber sandwiches.

I've got spare bits of (new) fuel pipe as well as a full set of (used) water hoses that will get you by if you need them mate.

Update Just been round most of my neighbours none of them have a problem with my noise levels and they all said carry on and they wished they had a little old green car the only one's i haven't spoken to are still in there pit 11am on a glorious sunny day . At least the words out im sorry for any disturbance . Tony

Oh, and “old” green car? That’s what I’d be narked about!

I changed from 15"TD type wheel with Toyo Proxes to 13" Superlites with Kunho tyres. The car is much better with the 13", more comfort on the road and more responsive handling, I would try the 15" before selling the Minilites.

What makes it worse is we’ve roads and scenery like this in every direction from the town ...... mmmm which way next