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Mine after this afternoon's fun run in the sun

Cracking run out today, weather was brilliant, company was great, what can I say about the cake, me and Steve got the last two scones before Graham and John, fantastic

He’s another 3 of mine ha! Elan valley today, woke up grouchy from a 12 hour night shift what better way to cheer up than a sunny raspy 100mile round trip

Hi Gary, all sorted( i think) , will e mail details, cheers, Jim.

Ty Croes 6th/7th Oct 2018 Well the was the long awaited finale to the 2018 season. Most of the year had seen John Loudon and myself as leaders in the overall championship and Simon Waterfall pushing for at least Novice championship honours in the ex Kev Bamber car. After celebrating our 50thwedding anniversary Margaret and I booked a one week cruise to the Greek Islands and I would be back just in time for ANGLESEY. Whilst I was away John Loudon and Howard (I am sneaking up on you) Gaskin scored well at Curborough and suddenly there was 3 people in with a chance of the title. Despite the threat of rain the weather was very cold but dry all weekend and there was a good entry of 13 Westfields and 5 class J2 cars. Early excitement was when Mick Skidmore executed an excellent manoeuvre of his trailer (having offloaded his car) but due to his motorhome he had limited visibility and he reversed it into the carbon fibre nose cone of his car. I have to say that the grey duct tape repair was not nice to look at and I thought he should have used black tape for a far better visual impact. After the bar closed early at 2200hrs we had overnight rain that cleared up quickly on Saturday morning. Mark Anson was back out in his Jedi after an engine rebuild but he needed a last minute session of trying to balance his brakes. Sat – 1 lap of National circuit. In P1 there was a spin by Tony Smiley at Rocket in his Busa and so I got red flagged at the so that was a bad start. I also recollect that Simon Waterfall spun at Rocket in T1 so he was clearly pushing hard and trying to learn the circuit which was new to him. At the start of the top 12 run offs, Mark’s Jedi suffered a regulator failure and my bother Steve and I plus the paddock marshal Dorran pushed him to the start and its surprising how heavy that car is ………when Mark is sitting in it ! Luckily he had a spare regulator so we did not have to use our muscles again. Garry Bunn’s car sheared an alternator mounting bolt and damaged the dry sump pump belt but it was quickly repaired. A good day for most with 2 practice and 5 timed runs by our friends at LDMC. As well as setting a new class G record, I was quickest Westfield and second FTD in National B and I think Tony Smiley got best Novice despite his coolant issues which seemed to be related to not having a fan fitted and maybe a blown water pump fuse. It was good to see a few friends including Scott Beeland (original owner of the boghouse blue car), John Hoyle, Stephen Herbert and Sally, and later Paul Aspden and Jill. A few rough calculations by me suggested that Howard Gaskin had just squeezed in front of John Loudon and myself as he beat the target time and dropped a previous low score. There was confusion though as Alex Gaskin still believed his John Loudon was leading. Several of us retired to the bar for food and drinks and a bad omen for me was that I was given order number 13 which I tried, unsuccessfully, to pass to John and Howard. As usuakl the Westfield crowd were the last ones to be thrown out of the bar and get ready for tomorrow. Sun – I lap of International circuit It is fair to say that the targets (records) for this layout are very difficult and we doubted the ability to beat them and score well as the track was cold and we were on old rubber. In P1 John Loudon reported possible clutch slipping and in P2 Tony Smiley had the front edge of his rear undertray come loose, I suffered from flatshifter upshifts not working for some bizarre reason and then I stripped the threads on a wheel nut but luckily Derek Hodder had a spare. Garry’s car was now pushing out a lot of water from the header tank and he spun as the water sprayed onto the rear tyres. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a suspected blown head gasket. T1 saw John Loudon put in a great time of 88.70 secs which was as close a she got to the target of 88.02secs. garry Bunn spun at the final hairpin and Howard overshot the corner at the same place. I could not believe the buffeting the cars were experiencing at high speed particularly down the long back straight from Church to Rocket. In T2 Charlotte Phelps spun as did Simon Waterfall who lost it at the first corner and nearly hit the tyre wall. Adam Phelps was going very quickly and was quickest in class H chased by Chris Griffiths in his Millington Diamond powered car. Best novice prize went to Simon Waterfall. I have missed out a lot but I could not be everywhere so I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend including Mark Bishop and Ian Davenport in classes A and C. So where did it all finish? Howard Gaskin was indeed our overall champion by a ridiculously small margin with John Loudon second and me 3rd. Simon Waterfall wrapped up a great season by winning the Novice title and also winning class A. Once again the Speed Series produced a season where it came down to the very last event of 37 to decide positions. In class J2 Steve Broughton just pipped Matt Hillam on both days. Roll on next year… I cant wait. Hope to see many of you at the award night. Terry Everall Class G competitor

Could be! No but just asked the previous owner and they said they never bothered to see what it was for but noticed it was always a mild glow, I think it’s alternator light like you say.... on plus side my handbrake light is identified and wasn’t working..... now it is thanks wd40

Hi Paul. Yes it's been stored supported on a frame with the rear fully supported. Matched to the dimensions of the chassis. I only brought it onto the lawn to give it a clean and take some pics.

Eventually we found each other. Billy no mates. Found something interesting. Here we all are. Many thanks Jeff for organising this, what a great turnout on a great day, nice meet friends old and new

Congratulations also to Matthew Haynes who has won the Mini sprint series

Get the grinder out!! It's 820mm wide.

POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN FORECAST Shall we? shall we go for a run around the Peak District? How about we don't invite any cows or any buzzards? Now there's a good idea. Meet at Sainsburys, Matlock, DE4 3SP, 10.30am for a scenic trip around the Peak District. The usual rules apply, if it's chucking it down, stop in bed and if it's cold, wrap up warm. Try not to wear the same t-shirt as anyone else , shorts are allowed but I am not sure about the carpet slippers , only if it's your big birthday can you wear old ladies frocks I will be inviting my secret hot water bottle and blanket, but you are not allowed to photograph it, them's the rules.

FYI from my old 1800Q manual..

Oil pressure warning? If so there will be a switch likely on the block you could buzz too (although this should be on with ignition but engine not running if it’s working)

@IanK (Bagpuss) well I tried but to no avail. So Glen has been busy repairing it today and we will wait for the next sale. Thanks for the info on Andy's spare, but you know what Glen is, he wants new, he wants a matching pair and nothing less will do. 'Yes dear' is a good answer from me at this time

Great day out. Thanks Jeff, couldn't have been better.

Fantastic

Great that your able to join us , it will be fun that’s fo sure

Now posted and rounds up the year end

Derby and Notts have done rather well this year

My wife is always telling me to wear a helmet which I do a lot of the time but on the odd 6 mile commute to work whilst it has been sunny I havent. If I'm going on a dual carriageway or motorway I always do and I make my son wear one wherever we are going. I did get a rather large bee trapped between the top of my sunglasses and the fold of my woolly hat the other week though which wasnt very pleasant and scared me a bit as it was buzzing around in my left eyebrow. Thank heavens I managed to get it off. After the stories above, I think I'm going to take everyones advice (including my wifes, I know I know) and wear mine all the time.

I don't have a day job!

You've been spotted by my son!

Don’t sell it over the weekend though!

Oh dear!

Wear a helmet folks

Haven’t sorted the Euro tunnel times yet that’s on the next to do list will update as soon as I get that one sorted out Gary

Let her have a go, they said. What could go wrong, they said.

To be fair I missed it out and then edited to say red. I obviously wasn't quick enough. I may well part out eventually if people express an interest in the bigger parts but a sale of the full set is my preference.

Filthy? Car looks mega by the way!

Entirely coincidental, but also how nicely does the “stripe” formed in the half hood by the easy-outs match the stripe on the bodywork! I still worry ever so slightly about how dense the nose grill is, but it looks fantastic!

Thank you! I'm as stunned as anyone.

Mines and 18 row Hell with Mocol thermostat at 82 deg C on my Turbo Mazda MX5 1.8

Your probably right Clark, more difficult to spot the upgrades

I wear Wiley X SG-1 goggles on the road as I like the wind in what's left of my hair. I think I'd find my full-face helmet would be too claustrophobic in traffic in a car. Never had that problem on motorbikes though. I guess being strapped into a car limits your movement. I have been thinking about an open face helmet with a visor though. That would give facial protection, be less claustrophobic and help reduce wind noise. Always meant to get some custom made ear plugs but not got around to it. On the bird-strike stories - years ago on my Moto Guzzi I was riding past some hedges close to the road at, shall we say, a good rate when a blackbird flew out. I ducked but it was too late and the bird hit me square in the face. I was wearing an open face helmet and goggles instead of my usual full-face helmet, and the impact felt like a cricket ball fresh off the bat. Blood and guts all down the front of my jacket and across my face. Didn't stop as I was late for meeting up with friends but I found out later it had split my nostril. And that was just a blackbird. A pheasant or buzzard doesn't bear thinking about. Edit to add- it also loosened two teeth, so my not wearing a helmet is probably flying in the face of experience

Sorry we can't make this one I'm working this weekend

Says red in the description?