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''I've used all the tent pegs to fix the westfield... can you hold this till Monday?''

Tel’s Tales Blyton July weekend 2018 After 3 weeks way down in the south of France with our motorhome I arrived back home with just enough time to get everything ready for an afternoon arrival on Friday to get set up and see the back end of the trackday. I was hoping for a great weekend of sprinting. The Friday was well supported as was the GF pub meal in the evening. Dave Cleaver and Simon Waterfall were getting in some practice for their double drive and it was good to see Tom Frankland in his immaculately wrapped car. At the end of the day I helped someone ( forgot his name) to reassemble his jenvey throttle body linkage which had come adrift from the throttle linkage. We eventually held it together with a nylon cloths peg that Steve found in his boot and some thin tie wraps so I hope it got him home. I also had a look at Mick Skidmore’s suspension set up with John Loudon and we discovered that It seemed to have restricted wishbone movement due to the wishbone bolts being overtightened. We sorted that and then softened the shocks and ARBs at both front and rear. Some of us managed to sign on and then got scrutineering completed as well to make a more relaxed start for Saturday. Saturday First job after breakfast was to slap on the suncream ( factor 50) and attend the briefing ready for 2 practice runs and 4 timed runs on the Outer track and it was already very very hot and as soon as we put on our race overall’s (babygrows)it was going to be very uncomfortable. In P1 John Loudon was trying too hard and he went off at Bishops. I followed suit and ran so wide I even missed the wide outside yellow rumble strip. A few others were trying too hard as well and had problems staying within the track limits. For me the next 4 hours were a nightmare. I got in the car ready for P2 and guess what?…. the bl**** thing would not start! It turned over ok but no spark and no fuel. With the help of Andy Hargreaves, John Hoyle, Steve Butcher and our kid we checked all circuits and changed the ECU, cam sensor, 2 relays, coils , plugs and everything else we could think of but nothing worked so it was game over. Anyway some people had a good day and after changing Mick Skidmore’s suspension he achieved a PB and beat Paul Dew (aka Tigger). Iain Hooker was out in the Andy Bates beautiful Arion S2 and went well but was only on cheap slicks so he could have been faster with better rubber. Chris King was enjoying his first sprint and getting quicker all the time. Keith Adams went well again in class D and Stephen was trying hard to keep up to him. Adam Phelps was blasting around in the family Busa and Garry Bunn was out in his Cosworth engined car double driving with Derek Hodder and having their usual battle as Del’s engine is still being rebuilt. During Saturday and Sunday Siltech Racing ( Dennis and Andy Silman) had a display of their fabulous fabricated products and other services offered. They had a lot of interest and we are appreciative of their support of the speed series and competitors etc. Saturday night saw Ian Told ( Tolfree) BBQ Master and Chris King as the BBQ king cooking people’s burgers, sausages and steaks whilst we all enjoyed the club banter in the warm evening sun. Plenty of beers and wine were drunk and our non competing mates Luke Algar, Tim Nunn and Matt Turner were still singing at 0230hrs in the morning but luckily they were at the top end of the paddock. Sunday On Sunday a guy opposite me ( driving a blade engine MNR) in the paddock came over with a laptop and some diagnostic software and it suggested that my engine had a primary injector fault so I was goosed. Eventually after further checks by John Hoyle and Andy Hargreaves we decided that the power commander was at fault. Thankfully my big mate Stephen decided that his older brother could double drive his car so at least I would get some track time. Today it was the more technical Eastern circuit so the first half was going to give us the main problem as we got to know the corners and braking points. Before we started Paul Dew asked me to look at his set up and like Mick Skidmore’s I believed both front and rear were set way too stiff so we softened it off a lot ( shocks and ARBs) and guess what it worked and he beat Mick Skidmore to get his revenge. P1- I decided to be Steve’s tyre warmer but nearly outbraked myself into the first lefthander as I discovered that his brakes were not the best ( new pads have already been ordered.) In P2 Andy Hargreaves recorded a great time but he had missed out a complete corner so it did not count.. In the timed runs John Loudon spun and Andy Hargreaves hit a cone at Bishops and gave a few people reruns as a result. Ian Davenport broke his alternator so John Hoyle helped him remove it so he ran total loss all day with no problems. The best performances appeared to by Graham Frankland who scored 99.31 points, Simon Waterfall beat Dave Cleaver (who was sharing his car) and scored 99.96 points, Adam and Charlotte Phelps did well in class H and Keith Adams put in a cracking drive to score more than 100 points by beating the target time. So for me a frustrating weekend but for the club another great event with all the usual club and paddock banter as well as help when problems arose. Thanks to John Williams and all the helpers. I am already looking forward to next year! Terry Everall Class G Competitor

How long have I got to fly the anti trump blimp over silverstone for?

Will Glen be promoted to full time passenger?.... Tandem next

Another fantastic Silverstone Classic. Staying over Sunday night as well.

The time has finally come to part with my car, it has been with me since 1996 although in the last eight years it has sat on the trailer in the garage. I bought it as a basic car fitted with a mildly tuned Chamberlain 1600 Ford X flow. It was very well screwed together by the man who built the car as he was planning to compete in it. I intended to make it into a road car with carpet, comfortable seats etc however I quickly realised that the Westfield Speed Series would be more fun and competed in it for 6 years. During this time the following changes were made: A new X flow engine was sourced and built by Vulcan bored out to 1700cc with large valves, tungsten inserts, gas flowed high compression head, 244 cam, pocketed pistons, lightened flywheel, balanced clutch, shot peened con-rods, balanced flywheel, clutch, rods, pulleys and crankshaft, power grip pulley set, uprated oil pump, Cosworth big end bolts and steel cam shaft straps. Home made throttle bodies Petrol tank modified for fuel injection High pressure fuel pump Inlet manifold fitted with fuel injectors Emerald programable ECU Crank shaft position sensor, water and air temperature sensors and throttle position potentiometer fitted to supply inputs for ECU Wasted spark ignition system Nylon bushed chassis Aluminium bell housing Quaife ATB limited slip differential Aluminium front uprights Four pot aluminium front brakes, Hawk pads Drilled and lightened front discs AVO adjustable dampers Front anti-roll bar Quick rack, solidly mounted Lightweight plastic seats 4-point Willans harness for driver 3-point Luke harness for passenger Roll bar strengthened and extra bracing Wunoff re-packable stainless steel silencer Side screens and hood Fitted fire extinguisher system Geared starter motor Gear change LED Chassis ride height, corner weighting and geometry setup by Northampton Motorsport. Car weight 571.5 kgs. Rolling road set up by Dave Walker at Emerald Engineering: Output 148 bhp at 6800 rev/min. 130 ft/lbs at 5600 rev/min. In the loft I have high back padded seats, boot box and lockable lid, carpet set and underfelt. The car comes with its own trailer, this is a home-made two wheel trailer which was constructed to fit into a small garage, it tows very well. Any questions give me a call: John Pearce tel: 01753 646703 or email: cpandjp@icloud.com Price: £5000 ono

AFTER you cut the rope is the wrong time to tell me you’re red / green colour blind...

Ok, whatever you do, don't let go. I'll be back as soon as I can....

@Dommo

If only I knew ....! The car starts well (new battery), but runs roughly, and won't pull properly. I tried driving to the MOT garage last year, but had to give up, I just managed to get home again. I'm guessing it's more likely to be ignition related, so I am replacing components one by one. I replaced the points with an electronic gadget. I will try another set of plugs, then a new coil. I am fortunate to have other special cars, so sometimes the Westfield has a low priority! Geoff

After this, there is no turning back. You drink the green cup - the story ends, you wake up and you remember Julie's directions.You drink the red cup you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.

After this, there is no turning back. You pull the green string - the story ends, you wake up and you remember Julie's directions.You pull the red string you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.

from Camborne. that's a lovely looking pair you have there.....! Welcome to the mad house. I've sent you a PM

As I stumbled off to the washroom I saw a very interesting roadster which was built in '53 but was running a' 54 Frazer Nash engine. I can't remember it's name but it was an early collaboration with Colin Chapman. As they fell out it was not called a Lotus and never made it into production. Nice looking thing though...

Yup , just lurve crouching down with my ass stuck on a nice cool parkie floor

Meeting at McD's were, all the way from Cleethorpes, Andy and Ann in their beautifully styled, Zetec engined car, Andy and Becky, Luke and flying in at the last minute was Simon, making a 5 car convoy to the Ashover Car Show. It is very popular and there were 4 fields full of cars, well organised by the local Rotary Clubs. Having parked up we soon employed the 'Bonnets Off' mode, which always kicks off good conversation, with 3 Zetecs on Jenvey throttle bodies and Omex ECU, yet all different . Simon is in the Speed Series and he entertained us with a wonderful commentary of his Blyton Sprint last weekend, a cheeky gear change in the right place made all the difference, it's a bit like F1, only more real and more fun to follow, well after todays F1 I don't know about that. We wondered over to the Burton Car Club and promptly ate their cake that they offered to us, it would be rude not to. There was a newly finished Ferrari/MR2 conversion for sale at £6500 on their stand, in red of course. We got round most of the cars and met a few other familiar faces, including Alan (Thundernuts ex owner) before making an early exit. Simon and Luke had their families join them while Andy and Ann set off back to Cleethorpes, leaving Andy and Becky to follow us on a back route to Tagg Lane for ice cream. At Tagg Lane we were approached by a man who was with the MX5's, how did he know we were the Westfield owners? anyway he came over to talk about our cars and I hit him with 20 questions about the MX5 Club. They were the committee who were out doing a route for their Peak District Run on 2nd September, I am interested in joining because I might be selling my Mk1 and the Z4, replacing them with a Mk4. Emotions are getting in the way a bit though, can you love a Mk1 MX5 soooo much? Ferrero Rocher ice cream for me, but some of us had both ice cream AND cake, but it was somebody's birthday wasn't it Rebecca? Happy Birthday darling. Thank you for coming everyone, it's been luscious.

Last night watching ub40

Put the rope down, pull my finger and your legs will grow back.

Steve, another for a great looking car. Enjoy

Ok think its sorted. I have set the member map to use a different source by default. Helped being able to replicate on wife's samsung Let me know how you get on. Chris

That's good in all sorts of ways.

Does quotes for renewals count? And not for the kit car? Just had renewal quotes for both my car and van

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!