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Great stuff, made me resurrect some old glass slides I came across in this gallery:

You've smelt him too then?!?! Pretty sure a bath once a month is standard in the Black Country..........

Good turnout think we had 13 cars at Settle, numbers bolstered by Manc,s crew, good to meet up with Alaistair in recently iva'd duratec FW. And the Yorkshire fish and chips hit the spot Steve

Last night of my Lake District tour, Waterhead, on Windermere.

Get a tow van! Keep your tools... sleep in it... or a pickup and with some metal working you can get rid of the trailer!

Hey all, What a brilliant crack that weekend was, great to catch up with you all and to finally get some points on the board. Amazing weather helped to achieve some great times so check them out on the links below. Blyton (R21) - Saturday (Outer Layout) Blyton (R22) - Sunday (Eastern Layout) Tiggs

Sounds like a perfect project for starters. When you pick your display, also look at serial OLED graphical ones - they are very visible in daylight and easy to wire up and create pretty graphics.

SO! I've driven lately a BMW M135I and I fallen in love with it. Is from a mate in Andorra who have "illegally" fitted a tow bar and uses it to tow his caterham around Europe. Andorra is a bit no-law country. The issue is that the car is NOT homologated for towing, and this is stopping me of buying it. Is the ONLY relatively modern car I've ever driven and loved straight away. Of course, the BMW130 is homologated, and the BMW135I itself have the same fittings for the tow bar, so is merely a marketing Issue. BMW don't bother to go to the certification of some of the sporty versions... saves costs, and helps marketing as you don't se a sporty M135 towing a s***ty caravan or whatever. Then. provided that the car is technically capable of having a tow bar fitted and to actually tow, (same gearbox and suspension scheme, better brakes and better power than 130), Is there any way I could go through an SVA or whatever to homologate the car for this? I did A LOT of reading about it and I couldn't find anything specific about it. Only a mention to the equivalence law... to be able to argue with the insurance, but nothing actually in the DVLa... (please, avoid any answer suggesting going for another car... as that won't happen. I'm very picky with my daily car as... I normally hate the fact of driving washing machines and microwaves... and this is the very first road car in 10 years that made me want it).

Cake Gate - the ice cream farm make a fine salted caramel cake....to go with your favourite flavour of ice-cream of course other cakes are also available see you Sunday

"Cars" .. flash bar steward.

Oh, and most forums don't seem to have the polite members we have. Don't even think of mentioning cars on an electronics forum - it's a banned subject for various reasons

So long as you keep the Arduino ground common with the ECU ground, you can do whatever you want within the 5V range. Tip1: grab Electrodroid Android App- very handy for quick calcs on Ohms law for example Tip2: be careful to stay within the current rating for the Arduino pins (20mA is safe) - for 5V that means always keeping a 270 Ohm resistor on the pin if you're unsure of what you're doing Yes you can use the Arduino to directly ground the ECU 5V switch circuit as you suggest- it sounds like the ECU might use an internal 1K pull up, so the current would be below the pin limit. Obviously you can probe the switch voltages easily.

Wide body chassis with V5C matching chassis numbers. Rolling Chassis on 14" rims English / Westfield differential Standard suspension with Spax coilovers Standard brakes / Drums on rear with Westfield uprights Propshaft Needs alloy panels and a good clean up Poor quality wiring harness and dash with instruments Good basis for a build/restoration without IVA £2800. Can arrange deliver Please PM for photos and further information Have a complete set of BRG body work with removable arches, V8 bonnet , Carbon nose cone available separately

Most recent pictures of my cars

Just a little more routine maintenance..

im not fond of getting wet mate.

@AdamR definitely looking to get more seat time with a knowledgeable passenger (That’ll be you btw ) Fully understand that the most time is to come from the muppet holding the wheel.

I would buy a set of road tyres and learn how to drive the wheels off the thing. Absolutely happy to be sat in the passenger seat shouting at you while this happens Edit: I would also look at and consider the ergonomics of the car closely. Things such as pedal heights, seating and steering wheel position, etc. IMO it is better to get the most out of what you have, rather than have 'a lot' and only use a little of it. This also then translates to any other car you drive. I reckon you car right now is capable of a sprint time around 73-74s on Blyton outer. You might find a second from ARBs, a second from a new alignment, 2 seconds from new tyres (more likely from fresh rubber than the actual model of tyre, IYSWIM), but even without these things the time is there.

Haha - I know, really didn't think it would be as much of a massive buzz as it was!

Then... I hate BMW from now onwards.

Its not me its my Bro in law, he is not a WSCC member.

Might have..... can check next week, after Silverstone Classic

Whilst I was running course car on last Sunday's Maharajah's Tour, I had a rally plate on the front of my car. As I often take part in tours and have to carry plates, yet not always in cars with bumpers or grilles to which to attach the plates using cable ties, I have bought suction mounts. I got mine from http://www.suctioncupsdirect.co.uk/ They work well and I have personally tested them to 95mph without mishap (on private land, of course). Reading through the website, they suggest many other applications that could be of use to WSCC members on the cars or around the home. Simon

Well, surprise surprise we’re off and not on holiday so will be coming out to play. Will this be another cakegate!! as it has not been mention in the days activity see you Sunday Andy and Becky

What about throttle bodies and a turbo

Hello from Cornwall 

from Liverpool get yourself in the BEC club

Your diary empty!

All that's on mine

I have booked both nights for camping and will bring my BBQ/Firebowl along

Well, you lot can stop having such exciting lives and have a diary as empty as mine, as soon as you can please

Welcome!

from Norfolk. Good luck in your search!

Here ye go.....

Thanks to all those who tried to help me get back on track on Friday - sadly I only had about three or four runs prior to going for a new alternator! (Thanks to @Trevturtle too - he gave blood later) You will note - I are mostly standing around!

The weekend started off on Thursday evening when I dragged the caravan across to Blyton and Dave Cleaver dragged the Westy there as he was double driving with me for the weekend, we got set up and then said hello to the others that had arrived early and were going to be taking part in the track day on the Friday. Friday morning came and it was very overcast and word of rain at home only 40 miles away so prayed it stayed away for the day. The plan was for Dave to get some time in the car and use his experience to make any changes that he thought would make improvement. We let the normal track day first hour rush pass then Dave headed out, three laps later he returned and I thought something was wrong “It’s fine we don’t need to change anything” so that was that, a few runs on track throughout the day to get our eye in for Saturday which was also being run on the outer layout and that was that a great day and a little more confidence into some of the areas of the track that I hadn’t previously had the confidence to attack. Friday night most of the other SS competitors arrived and we managed to sign on and get scrutineered so less of a rush on the Saturday morning. Saturday and the outer circuit, we set the tyre pressures and applied the sun cream, it was going to be hot. A very straight forward morning practice runs with Dave a second quicker than me, although I had already beat my PB by 2 seconds. We had lunch then set about trying to find a little more time. I went a little faster with a 71.1 so set about trying to get in the 70’s while Dave was on 70.3 aiming to get a sub 70 second time. The last run of the day and Dave did it 69.8, I over drove the car and in true spin to win fashion I came over the finish backwards. So Dave to the honors but showed me what the car was capable of once I had more seat time. On the Saturday evening at prize giving we were notified that the local farmer had ploughed through the main water pipe for the site and therefore there was no water on site at all. So we did what and good speed series competitor would do and cracked open a few cold one’s, we had earned it by having our over sized baby grows on all day. The water was fixed about 8pm and we could start using the showers. A great BBQ where you bring your own food was in full swing with a mix of Marshall's non speed series club members and the speed series competitors all together. Sunday and the more technical of the days using the eastern circuit. Again we got the car ready and applied the sun cream it was going to be even hotter today. We had P1 and everything was fine Dave then came in from P2 and said one of the rears was binding and under breaking pulling to the left. After investigation we had lost a pin to the hand break rod on the back axle meaning the tension had been taken up on the opposite side. We disconnected the other side as well and cable tied the full assembly up out the way. So a job to do before my next run out. It got hotter through the day and we though the track had past its best. Dave managed to put a 75.47 only 1 tenth of the class record I was currently down in the 77.3 area but still pleased to be 4 second faster than my previous best. Last run of the day and Dave was on a flyer coming down towards the last corner with what looked to be a very quick time but couldn’t get the car slowed down enough and went straight on and through the kitty litter and onto the grass. I lined up knowing that I could go quicker but would be happy to get in the 66’s. bang off the line 64ft of 2.35 and nailed the first technical section and was 1.3 second up in the first sector, I was then brave round curva Grande and managed to get the car turned into the wiggler 2nd,3rd,4th into bishops where I had been scrubbing some speed but carrying 4th through that corner all weekend and a down shift to 3rd and powered out of the corner down and round bunga bunga and flat to the finish managed to get the car slowed and turned in………….75.40......... 1.9 seconds quicker in one run and first in class by 7 one hundredths and only 3 one hundredths off the record. Great weekend great company. Special thanks to the @John Williams - WSCC Competition Secretary and his organisation team and thanks to @tkm_dave as without someone telling me that the car is setup well and then showing me what it was capable of I would never have pushed as hard as I did to make up the time. on the Outer I went 4 seconds faster than my PB and eastern I was 6 seconds faster than my PB of only 6 weeks ago at the longton event. Let’s do it all again next year.

Some example shots from a trackday a couple of years ago... ...some of the locations may not be competition compliant!!

A few more pics taken last night Ignition off, lights off: Ignition off, lights on: Ignition ob light off, turn right on (flashes-with a longer on period than off to aid visibility): Ignition on, lights on: Ignition on, lights on, rear fog on (hopefully you can just make out the fog and light illumination is brighter than the others?) Ignition on, lights on (taken once it was dark)

......and how come all the Norwegian cross country ski team are asthmatics. If nebulisers are make you go faster, I'll fit one to my Westfield.

Still not running well. Sorned No MOT Anyone want a project?! Geoff

i couldnt belive monday after having so much dry weather and then for it to rain pretty much most of the day. i bet its red hot there now