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Nice day for a drive around the South Downs with the sun making the colour(s) pop. Any other owners around Sussex?

Just had this from my mums insurance company ( I look after it for her, so emails come to me). Note the 4 week thing. Just incase !! Whilst uncertainty remains on whether the UK leaves the European Union without a Withdrawal Agreement (a 'no-deal Brexit') on 29th March, if they do, UK motor insurance customers driving in the European Economic Area, Andorra, Serbia, and Switzerland will need physical proof of motor insurance when they travel. This is called a Green Card. We have now developed a smooth and seamless process for you to obtain a Green Card if you are planning on driving in the European Union on or after 29th March 2019. We will not charge you for this Green Card and it can be obtained by following the steps below: Login to your My account Select ‘Request Green Card’ from the My account homepage Follow the on-screen instructions Please be aware that there is no digital version available, a physical Green Card is the only valid format. Your request will be processed within 24 hours of receipt and sent to you in the post the next working day, first class. We recommend requesting your Green Card up to 4 weeks before you travel.

Thanks for posting then pics. Here is the video from my first timed run.

Booked onto Donington April 19th with Javelin (Discount code is working) @LukeW has also booked Anyone else interested?

Good Afternoon All Westfield Owners, I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. We have launched 10% discount on all online orders. Please use code: March10% Have a lovely day. Best Regards Patrick & Westfield Parts Department

I'm after 2 x harnesses, 3" straps either Red or Black with an aero type QR buckles, they don't need to be in date etc just clean. thanks

It’s my eldest sons Birthday get together with his friends for some bowling and food on Sunday so looks like it’ll have to be the weekend after

Glad its coming together. Yes, we have 'all' been there Gary in one way or another and it will all come together good soon !

I’m interested in this but probably the evening session. Might see you during the handover

Another good interview TJ. Keep them coming.

Great job Simon should be useful to @Chris Broster - Bristol & Bath AO and others attending the track day at CC on 29th April.

Thanks Tom, You also did a great time in the Mini. I watched your final run at Camp corner and your tyres were definitely complaining!

Push button opening, foam handle for comfort, two Velcro securing straps and a slide on exterior cover. Just buy one already.

https://www.ahspares.co.uk/sprite/cables/

I'd have a chat with AH Spares or Ahead4Healeys. They are specialists in the midget classics cars. Alternatively Rimmer Brothers may be able to assist.

Sabelt 4 point harness in black. 2020 date. All are 3 inch. £60 for the pair plus postage Pics to follow Adjustable

Morning. Well. It wasn't a bluff, my spanish mate is propperly interested in the car. If is not too far from mine's... I could do an expedition there to have a first view... Where is the car located and what would be your availability?

The B4407 to Ysbyty Ifan is a cracking road when the sun out, nice photo John Jeff

Final picture for the day before I zipped the car back in its Carcoon .

It was a pleasure to meet you Justin and I like the write-up

Well today was planned to be a visit during the Xmas break. But a combination of rubbish weather , a re-occurring cold which I felt I would be more than embarrassed if I passed it on , young family duties ( not me anymore hurrah !) , eventually I got to meet half of my area organiser Tim. He is a whole person and glad to say I managed to get there today. Sadly , although the weather looked promising , I chickened out and took the family wagon. Which actually was wise, with the heavy rain, snow and hail that would have caught me out on the way home. So, today , may I introduce Tim Reid After a brew and what seemed like an assault course that anyone with feet bigger than a 10, you would not find a standing place in the garage . Tim is on his way through his engine change from a 2 ltr Zetec black top to a ecoboost 1600. Some might think this as a bit of a loss of capacity being wrong to do, but the ecoboost is the new toy on the (engine) block. The transplant is far from straight forward, with more sensors and fly by wire controls than you could shake a stick at. Really not for the feint hearted and I take my hat of to him of basically starting again with this, the Mk3 incarnation of the car. So Tim, as the usual way , I have some jotted down questions and this time I had more than 30 seconds to think them up. Occupation ? I am a telecoms Project Manager Why did you buy a Westfield ? Its a long story , but I actually started looking at Tiger cars . They seemed a sensible car to buy , but looking into it they were pretty agricultural with their car designs and finish, so I dismissed them. I then saw Caterhams and Westfields and knowing that both cars had been crash tested ( including local members doing it without factory knowledge !) gave me a sense of design and construction safety being put into the cars. Caterhams were out of the financial league, so a Westfield soon appeared. What came first , the car or the club membership ? The car came first and the club soon after How long have you been in the club ? I have been in the club now for 11 years How long have you been an area organiser? I have been here with Steve Thorne for 10 years after we took the reins from Adam Reeves ( remember him ?) Why change a perfectly good Zetec engine ? Well, I have had the car for 11 years now and after blowing one engine and always enjoying the tinkering, I thought about a big change. This is the Mk3 version of this car , from being a factory built car (Mk1) , to buying from it first owner as a standard car. Blowing it up and replacing the engine and suspension and loosing weight (mk2) it was time to make it a bit more sprightly . With doing various driver training days I found a level that was only going to get better/ more enjoyable to look into a major engine transplant. Carbon Fibre ? Oh yes, see over there, that shelf, is full of carbon parts ready to go onto the car when the time is right . I also have diffusers and actually skin my own parts in carbon , which looks very smart. Was the engine change in budget? After hysterical laughter and picking himself off the floor, Tim said. No, its not !! But actually its not too far away from where I financially expected it to be. What helped me out , getting round the financial controller ( wont say too much, incase Ruth does read this !! ) but selling all the parts first from the strip down , sort of built up the bank balance before I started buying things. It seemed to work pretty well but I am now in negative , as that monies gone and now wait for paydays ( like us all !!) Time frame for Completion ? I was planning a year to get the car finished and with all the chassis work taking longer to modify than expected and actually deciding to do all the electrics and electronics myself than farming that bit out , I am 18 months in so far and want to really finish before Stoneleigh , or the Thames Valley Orienteering event or ............well, the summer ............maybe. I do miss driving the car, but I really enjoy just spending time in the garage just tinkering and making progress with something. Whether its mechanical or electrical. the electrics in the beginning daunted me , but I know every wire colour and location now , so adding relays to the original loom , so I can fit push buttons on the dash and variable back lighting is quite in depth but well within my scope now I am the point of no return ! What do you do with your car ? I have a built ( or well I always had but the Mk3 will be moreso) a track biased car that I can use on the road. With all this lighter weight, 3 piece wheels and great looking Siltech suspension fitted to the car, the engine should the next part of the puzzle. Any thing planned when the car is done ? I wish to head back to the tracks I have driven in its various stages of changes and see how much this engine has made to the package I have created and probably relearn everything I have absorbed from previous driving trainer days . So, after a little bit of a grilling, and removing myself from the obstacle course , I said cheerio to Tim. He has not built his car from scratch but has rebuilt his car on now the third time, so can say he knows every nut and bolt on it. It will be a sensational car when it gets put back together. I just hope its soon as the better weather ( albeit not today sadly for me) isnt too far away . Being a family chap, time to tinker is only when the little ones are tucked up at night , which is just a fact of life for a lot of us. I am looking forward to a pax ride in the car to see what all these hair dryers on the engine blocks do to a Westfield as opposed to being normally aspirated.