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In sunny Madeira Island mountains testing the latest mapping of the MegaSquirt

Please please do not take this as rude and no offence is meant... 18st and 5'7" You and I are almost the same age and definitely, that age where these things matter. Gone are the days of natural fitness, or being able to eat/drink it all without some sideways expansion have gone out the window. Now spending sunday afternoon doing something different like digging the garden has repercussions the next day, it didn't 10 years ago. You say active and unless it's a typo cycling 10km per week not active. I'm cycling currently over 175 miles a per week and even in the dark of winter ~100 miles, and pushing hard most the way.. I don't consider myself that fit or active as most of my working day I'm desk bound. I know fitness and being healthy is unlikelty to magically fix your episodes, but maybe make them easier and have some positive side effects If your power to weight ratio is better then everything will be easier even when tired. Fitter and better diet will help keep away the diabetes.. No proven that in the majority of cases can be reversed by self help. Exercise can boost your immune system Exercise you get a "feel good" and proven to be good for mental health as well. (although most think I am Mad to ware Spandex and Cycle for miles on a rock solid seat) Lower body mass and better foods takes load of many of your organs allowing more capacity to deal with other stuff.... Diet... well balanced and natural. And avoid so called healthy alternatives as more often than not it turns out they are not. Doctors look for drugs to fix the symptoms, but seldom are they addressing the reason. They can't cure the common cold, we take drugs to elevate the symptoms and just simply wait until our bodies have done the business. So be kind to your body and help it help you. Good luck and see you at Blyton

Some good advice in the last two posts. I am hitting 40 in August and must say that i've noticed in the last couple of years you just dont bounce back from heavy manual work like I used to. I would say one of the biggest differences I noticed was giving up tea & coffee during the day for water. I am desk bound all day and I make sure I clear at least 2 litres of water during the day, if not more. Plus more water at home in the eve. Not relying on the caffeine boost and allowing my body to filter out all the crap, just like doing an oil change on the car, but on a daily basis makes such an enormous difference. I cannot remember the last time I fell ill, even in winter. Its a one small thing, so combined with others will certainly help. Like you say, there may be an underlying condition or allergy that flares up sporadically which is crap, but if you can help your body as best you can then you have a better chance of curing or managing flare ups. Also dont under-estimate the effect of stress on the body. A colleague became seriously ill due to stress, it massively affects your digestion system and in turn other organs, including your skin (your skin is your biggest organ). She was signed off and became diabetic as well, due to stress. A strict diet and exercise reversed the diabetes and she went self employed and is happier and healthier than ever. Hope you manage to make some progress soon

I’m no expert but can categorically say if I was in your position I’d 100% focus on diet. As an Engineer I tend to treat things this like any engineering challenge, change the inputs/variables and log the response, to do this though you need to be determined and look at all variables (activity/sleep/work) so that the results are as noise-free as possible. its also important to A-B-A when you think you’ve found a result I.e prove you can turn the problem back on, then back off again. I’d start start with obvious stuff like dairy, wheat, meats, processed food etc. Of course keep water intake consistent and take note of as much as you can (energy levels, physical appearance, sleep pattern etc) good luck and sorry you’re in this position, must be really frustrating when the experts can’t diagnose you!

Maybe the shelf is a long long way away.

There is a lot about what should be happening if Lyme is suggested on the link below, even if tests are negative they say don't rule it out. If you are not happy get a private GP visit or perhaps (prompt your GP to) get in touch with the Liverpool School of Tropical medicine - they took an immediate and very keen interest when my daughter had it. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng95/chapter/Recommendations

New wheels today, quick spin out to try

Whoops

Parked outside the ramblers rest at Edale for lunch and driving though Winnats Pass on the way home yesterday.

For sale is my Westfield Fw with V8 Bonnet. I have built and owned this car from new and it has been extensively modified into a fantastic road / track prepped car it is today. The car was built using new components and so registered in 2011 with age related plate. Engine spec. 2.0 litre new Ford Zetec black top crate engine stripped and modified to produce 340 bhp. New TTS / Rotrex C30/94 supercharger kit. JE forged pistons. Eagle H beam armoured con rods. ARP rod bolts. King heavy duty mains and big end bearings. Gas flowed and ported head carried out at cylinder head developments including Kent focus 12 camshafts shimmed to suit with Kent adjustable Vernier pulleys and heavy duty valve springs. Up rated Focus Rs oil pump. Raceline water rail. Raceline aluminium sump. Custom built / modified Pulsar GTR plenum fitted with VDO 630CC injectors. Jenvey 45 throttle bodies running with Omex 600 ECU setup. Coolex heavy duty 70mm Coolant radiator and Revotec hi flow fan. Custom built intercooler / piping / ducting. Westfield 4 into 1 exhaust with repackable silencer recently filled with Acoustafill packing (94db). Drive line. 7 inch 4.1 ratio LSD diff built by Bara motorsport. Mt75 gearbox with quick shift lever. Ap racing 5 paddle Ceramic clutch. Braking and suspension. Running standard track with Playskool front and rear anti roll bars. Gaz shocks with heavy duty springs. Hi-spec front 4 pot calipers with new Mintex M144 pads. Standard Golf fitment rear calipers fitted with new Brembo pads. Ap racing master cylinder. Westfield light weight Aluminium front uprights fitted with Westfield Aluminium hubs. 13 inch Team Dynamic 1.2 pro race wheels fitted with Toyo 888R Tyres. 2.4 Quickrack steering rack with quick release suede steering wheel. Exterior. Full roll cage from Westfield (built by caged) Westfield 2 piece tinted aero screen. 4 inch Dominator headlamps. Softbits for sevens vinyl half doors (not fitted) Carbon NV flared side panels and scuttle top panel. Carbon effect rear arch protectors. Carbon effect front wheel arches. V8 style bonnet. Interior. Westfield cross stitched quilted turbo seats with red piping with 4 point harnesses. Vdo analogue dash gauges. Longacre Wide view mirror fitted to cage. Westfield lowered floor pans. Carbon chassis rail protectors. General details. The car has covered approx. 6900 miles since new however the new engine build has only covered 2000 miles with the supercharger kit being introduced in 2017. The car comes with many receipts and build folder. Full suspension and geometry setup in March 2019 by Northampton Motorsports. Car has just had a full service and will have a new mot as of next week. The car is in excellent overall condition and ready to be used. The car was built to be road legal however track inspired to which the supercharger gives a great linear power delivery. The car is ready to be viewed and driven away, I am happy to take for passenger road test. I am looking for £18,950 to fund another project. Please feel free to call Jim 07879 473727.

Chris called Raceline and told them not to hurry with the dry sump!!

No I get that. Don’t know what you mean about revenge mwahahaha

Aintree Race has now been published on the link below as per the norm. Looks like you guys had a warm weekend so was expecting some good times. Aintree 1 (R17) - Results Tiggs

Everyone ready for the show on Friday? YTickets have been handed out with @Never Too Old replacing @Dave (OnliestSmeg) - Manchester AO. Two meeting points are the Red Kite @marcusb, @Breakable?, @tuonokid58, @Rickyboy100, @BugMan, @The Cheese, @Barnsley John and @Never Too Old Rothwell sports centre @Robin (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO, @Markwr35. All meeting at 3pm and getting into Thornes Park for half past. Anyone else joining us will need to get a late entry, £5.

I'll be at Donington on 15th July…hopefully this one lasts more than 8 laps with the new engine 😄

No offence taken.... i'm on a get more active plan, i enjoy cycling & hillwalking and the job is not just a sit a a desk one, i'm not an ultra marathon runner but no couch potato which was what i was trying to suggest.. the age thing and this is why i'm looking at sorting this long term, and also thinking about the whole holistic view. but when i get whacked i'm not in a good place see you at blyton!!!!

I’ll be there too

You guys who live further north. How about setting up a North Hampshire area?.

Thanks to all who came along, and a big thank you to the Fox and Grapes for putting on the BBQ. Great turn out of 10 Westfields and 2 Cobras plus everyone else who came in real cars.

For anyone entering Snowdonia from the 'Y Felinheli' bypass, from the Tesco Bangor roundabout, and then heading toward Beddgelert (A4085) Llyn Peninsula (A487) etc be aware that there is major roadworks with the construction of the new Caernarfon - Bontnewydd bypass, there are very long delays and stop starts of up to 12 mins in place plus a 30mph limit, lots of very heavy construction traffic and mud and dust. If your heading this way then I recommend you find an alternate route, for the A4085 head toward Llanberis from the A55 (one stop) and then head for Llanrug to the roundabout at Caeathro then pick up the A4085 from there if your heading for the Llyn Peninsuila or Portmadog then from the Caeathro roundabout carry straight on signposted Bontnewydd Pwllheli, you might save yourself a lot of time and a lot of waxing and polishing when you get home. On the upside they have made some remarkable archaeological finds, a Roman bath house, possible Bronze Age boat burial but on the downside they have cut down hectares of trees, many of them very old Sessile Oaks. I'll keep the group posted with progress Ken

No time for detailed updates , sorry. We’re now on board the ferry heading back to Hull over night. Always nice to have car focused passengers to queue and sail with

Should have seen that coming 😊 on the other hand we don’t build any cars in this country, except Astras, no body wants one of them.

Run out for lunch with the better half at weekend

Today at my local classic car show, Cars At The Spa, in beautiful sunshine.

Kanderstag in Switzerland on this years trip.

Sorry, can't make it this month. Have fun.