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My wonderful girlfriend decided to have a go at painting my Westfield. I love how it's turned out so thought I would share it with you guys. She's so talented!

Thank you all who attended Stoneleigh 2019 and helped to raise money in aid of The Air Ambulance, we had some of the guys from Air Ambulance on site this year helping which you will be able to read all about in the next issue of WW, safe to say they really enjoyed it and are keen to attend again next year . We can also thank the team at Westfield Sports Cars Ltd @Julian Turner - Westfield Sportscars Ltd @Simon Westwood - Westfield Sportscars Ltd for their kind and very generous donation this year Here is our certificate from Air Ambulance with total amount raised : -

Good luck on the trip everybody. Enjoy yourselves, and stay safe. Don't forget to post piccies as you go (or it didn't happen!). David

That really is fantastic. Just 11 more and that's next years WSCC calendar sorted.

Excellent weather..excellent company and a great day. Had a passenger ride in the Lobster... a word that's generally misused, but is relevant here.... Awesome. No impulse power on the Lobster.. only warp settings. Thanks to @AdamR.. fanastic car and driving

That is a very good question. You could ask to be referred to a mental health team, you could consider giving up your job or you could come and chat to me...

I need an updated photo.

It’s Westfields, or it should be, not enough FW400’s on the road in the UK for a parade, I wouldn’t have thought! Essentially, you need an anniversary to celebrate, to get the parade laps, if you’ve been going as long as Porsche for example, with as many memorable events as them, you can practically find one a year! We have to work a little harder, 😆

Not far off that here today, AND Russ is here! 😂

Have a great day lads hope the weather is kind. It’s 34C and sunny here and the only available car left at the hire place was this - honest 🙄

Nice day in Sheffield this morning 😎

How about one from the top floor?

Wasn't sure where this should go... Stuff? Yeah I guess so. Nonsense? Not a bit of it! Anyway, perhaps I'm a day late with this as Mental Health Awareness week was last week, but here goes I've recently (almost) finished building my car, and all along the way this has had me dancing along a psychological tightrope. Due to various factors I have a tendency to strive for perfection, and this can get me into a lot of self-inflicted trouble (and has done in the past!). In a recent post I decided to 'come out' and share a bit of my story, in the hope that it would help others to be more open about any sort of mental struggles they have had, or are currently dealing with: https://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/topic/130867-the-lobster-88-se-rebuild/page/41/?tab=comments#comment-1422129 This can be anything from suicidal thoughts, right through to relatively-harmless-but-totally-draining overthinking (something I still do too much - mentally composing email replies at 3am while I'm lying awake, or practicing phone calls in advance!). If this describes you then you're not alone - even within this club - and I have always found the support that comes from all angles when I 'break cover' to be overwhelming, completely the opposite to my original fear of being seen as 'crazy', or being ridiculed, or even excluded. In fact it kinda makes you feel like you're in some sort of exclusive club when people pop up (both 'publicly' and privately) offering similar stories or support and understanding. It's extremely heartwarming. So, I guess the over-riding message is that it is perfectly normal to feel like cr@p sometimes, and that it's absolutely OK when that happens. There is support available all around if you allow it to come into your life. I will personally offer myself as one of these support mechanisms if I'm able to at the time, I'm only a PM away Feel free to share any stories here, you won't be judged and as I said, we'll be part of a (relatively) exclusive club, haha. And don't forget that whatever happens, there's always a fun and engaging toy with a shouty engine sat in / on your garage / shed / drive to allow you to clear your head at the end of a bad day Take care everyone, x

Selling my 1992 seiw road legal sprint car. In brief it’s a very fast capable car powered by a 232 bhp Xe (covered in filfans xe story) Won the Wscc novice championship Very well specked car 2.0 232 bhp c20xe engine. Short block built by Stanwood engineering. Early lightweight crank, wossner pistons and steel rods, Small diameter flywheel and starter, 7.25 twin plate superclutch Coscast Sbd cylinder head with +1mm valves, double sprung. Solid lifters with 268 & 279 camshafts and vernier pulleys. Sbd individual taper throttle bodies. Sbd 3 stage dry sump. Sbd/Btb 4-2-1 full exhaust. AEM fully programmable Ecu running full sequential fuel injection. ( mapped by NMS) Gearbox. Straight cut synchro type 9 built by Steve perks. ( all ally ) Diff. 4.4 English diff in the Westfield casting to make it independent, Quaife atb, Heavy duty spline shafts. Suspension. Protec single adjustable dampers all round, Westfield wide track front end with nylon bushes, Front and rear plsyskool arb. Modified to run in special nylon bushes. Quaife quick rack Playskool full cage 4x Minilte 13x6 wheels with toyo 185 888gg tyres 4x Allycat 13x8 wheels with Avon zzr super soft tyres. Plus spare set of tyres. Both sets hardly used and with plenty of life. Fully road legal. 1 carful lady owner, never raced 😁 The list goes on and I’m sure I’ve missed some details out. The car is extremely quick and was still delivering class wins when competing last year. I just don’t have the spare time to commit right now. £13,000 Ono

Looking nice for tomorrow.................. so the neighbours will be getting their 6am alarm again lol..

Cars packed 1 sleep to go until we head south 😁

Look on the BPS website, find a registered Clinical Psychologist in your local area and reach out to them. Be prepared as they are expensive - but like all things, you get what you pay for. Counsellors/therapists are someone to talk to, Clinical Psychologists will help you understand why you are where you are and how to break the cycle. Invest more in your mind and I promise you, it will be the best money you've ever spent. For reference, to qualify as a Clinical Psychologist takes 7 years of academia and at least 3 years of professional experience. A counsellor or therapist can set up tomorrow. So you really do get what you pay for, but in the best possible way, and from personal experience, if you commit to it, it can change your life.

Wanted rear diffuser for widebody many thanks

That works for me, will pm tonight with details.

great work all

I've been running in 3G for last few years because of the tyre situation. It can be fun (challenging?) trying to get close to the times of the slick shod cars, but of course it's not just the tyres that are different so not really a level playing field. In the end it can get dispiriting and this is one of the reasons I've changed to 1b tyres this year and am continuing with the synchro box for now. On the subject of classes for our event, I support the SSOTs decision to run just the MSA classes. I always thought it a bit strange having MSA classes and Speed Series classes separate from each other on the day. I understand the reason for having our own classes and I know the L7 club do that, but it divided up the field into so many small classes and you'd be cross referencing all day to see how you were doing against the non-Speed Series equivalent class. I also felt it seemed a bit excluding of competitors outside of the Speed Series - distancing ourselves and creating an us-and-them atmosphere. I always get offended when other clubs lump all the Speed Series competitors into one class on our own. I don't think not having SS specific classes at our event dilutes the Championship any. Better to be inclusive. Aren't we supposed to be the Friendly Championship?

Glad we help. Kind regards Simon

I am going to refit the carbs tomorrow in an attempt to join you on Saturday. I will keep you posted.

Great result

That’s wonderful news!

Excellent result

Hi, I joined at Stoneleigh, after recently finally buying a Westy. Based in mid -wales and took my lad for quick spin last night enjoying the good weather, plenty of jobs to do to get it how I want, but that's half the fun I suppose. Cheers Rob

Golly, you are a busy lot, thank you for your replies. The weather is looking good for Saturday and it's a 3 car convoy so far, goody, goody, I had better sort a route out then.

I’d just like to say I admire how talented she is while complaining bitterly at the disappointment generated from the reality after the topic headline. Thank you.

Got the Bronco finished tonight,

Will see how i feel on the day...

I've taken my Eleven to work this morning - running in a rebuilt engine. 35 miles each way from west of Oxford, via Wantage and over the Berkshire Downs to south of Newbury. A lovely drive in the morning sun - making a pleasant change from pounding along the A34 in the company VW Passat! Simon

Wasn't your first race on Marigolds or something Mark?

It's not too late to join in!

Your tale Dave sums up why we need to make mental issues easily talked about and to do things differently. As I posted in the other thread my parents were from a generation where there were nutters who were locked up and those who just needed to pull themselves together. Being told to just get on with it and pull yourself together works for some but they still have that there lurking in the background hidden as there was some sort of shame attached to admitting you were struggling. Thankfully we have moved on from that. I have unfortunately had a driver killed and two involved in fatal crashes that were not their fault in the time I have worked for the company I do. On all those occasions we provided the opportunity to those involved to have help and therapy immediately and thankfully that helped them to deal with everything and move on. We also give time for bereavement because everyone is different, the loss of a parent in old age is expected, the loss of a child completely different so why try to make 5 days off with pay a limit, the last thing people need on top of that is stress of having no money. Also as Jude (The Mad Widow) ironic name now we know the story, highlights mental health professionals are in short supply. My daughter is a Dr and did a rotation in Psychiatric and she hated it, listening to everyones misery is soul destroying so when you add in the workload and that it is one of the lowest paid specialities is there any wonder there is a shortage. With Charlotte I always make sure I am there to listen whilst she vents as even in hospitals Dr's do not get the support they should get when faced with things everyday they deal with. Imagine working in A&E and having a 5 year old die, then having to go to deal with an obnoxious woman who was kicking off as she had been waiting three hours to be seen and at the end of the shift just be expected to pack up and go home as if nothing has happened. It is a reason why so many health care workers have their own demons, drink drugs and comfort eating are all mechanisms they use. Our ex soldiers get poor help and end up with similar problems or homeless to boot where help is even harder to access for them and woefully short. I don't want us to get like it is in the US where in some ways it has become trivialised, and example of this is the help line set up for Game of Thrones fans who need counselling as the series has ended or a broken finger nail sends them to therapy, but where we are now is not good enough and many lives would be saved and thousands improved if we continue to build on what we have to get where we need to be. Those who survive cancer wear a badge of pride as a survivor and turn what has happened to positive things, mental issues are still by many seen as something to hide. To all those who are touched by this thread you are part of a very big but quiet group, but not alone

Couldn't agree more. And without wanting to disparage the general NHS, who after way more experience of, through family illness etc than I’d like, I’m aware have good and bad people, good days and off days. Do be be careful who you reach out to. With hind-site, maybe either a more specialist organisation, or at the very least, someone who you know and trust. Like a damn idiot, I spent months early last year, the end of the year before screwing up the courage to admit to a problem that had spun outside my usual control and to ask for help. I had a different nurse from my regular one at my six month check up, and pretty much managed to force myself to blurt things out. To my horror, she pretty much brushed things off with a “there are lots of people worse off” speech, handed m the samaritans leaflet and punted me out the door. I already had the metaphorical pistol, she basically cocked it and passed it back. I sat for more hours than I can remember staring at my “easy solution” on the dining room table. (Stockpiled morphine from after my Mum had passed away). And in the end, the only thing stopped me taking enough, was the thought of who would look after my pet cat, (who doesn’t meet new people well). It was as close as that. In fact in my head, I was already over the line, and just waiting for the actions of my body to catch up. My regular nurse was absolutely horrified when I asked to never be seen by the other one again, (she dragged the real reason out of me eventually). And set I should have just come straight to her, or the Samaritan’s or similar, and that they would have helped. She also told me one of the nerve pain meds I’ve been on carries a heightened suicide risk anyway, so I should have been immediately fast tracked for treatment. Thankfully, twelve months or more on, im still here, and it’s been a better year, but it still has its moments, and the problem with depression and it’s related issues, is they never seem to entirely go away, but creep back up on you when you don’t expect them. I can’t pretend to offer expert advice, and I know how little you do want to reach out when it gets bad. But do make those calls, and if you can’t think of anyone else, i’ll Listen. (Though you’d be desperate by then!) Oh well, I guess that’s more than five people who know now.

Would have done this yesterday already, if it weren't for a car that wouldn't start 😞 Ready to leave and 45 minutes later at work Anyone else out today? Pictures or it didn't happen!

Superb, wish I could get to the show to see it. What an utterly amazing project this has been.

So why the hurry to get everything finished? Well next weekend I have an invitation to the car show for Motorsport at the Palace at Crystal Palace. If you happen to be near London and at a loose end over the bank holiday weekend come and say hi. Polished and ready As I close off this chapter I should also finish by saying that not a single cable tie was used anywhere in the assembly of this car 🙂

Pushed the car out into the sunlight after some winter upgrades. A few small things to do and then go for an MOT.

Yes, we normally try to camp together, first one there tries to get a plot big enough. Then infield we have a club pitch. Don't know where this year, entry passes are sent out a couple of weeks before the event, but as you're coming in with me, you won't need that. Unless we can blag your way in.

Looking for a 7inch sierra diff with lsd to suit push in driveshafts. Anything out there?

So shall we!

Hi Robin. Please add Mike Reed to your list. He will be coming with me. Money transferred to your acc. nic

Not sure if that’s a Westfield made roof or not - it could be an early prototype, or someone could have made it themselves. It looks quite well done from the pictures, certainly it seems to have been inspired by the factory item at least. Yep, Westfield developed their factory roof option, years ago, but they are incredibly rare, less than something like six were ever made. Mainly because it was such a tricky project to make work as a retrofittable item, to do it well, meant it was complicated for the factory to make, and that meant it was really expensive when new. Too expensive for most potential buyers. The retail price back then was around £1600! (Full kits were probably only a couple of grand!) As you you can see, the rear window area on the factory version eventually sold, is quite different.

Here's some photos of the models currently in the cabinet.

Marto please retain your dignity! I need you at the event to help me! If they can't use Westfield classes as other clubs do, at our own flagship event then the demise of the SS is closer than even I had estimated! Hopefully common sense and continued enjoyment will prevail! Glutey