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I’m going to throw a grenade...I’ve never understood why those who do 1 or 2 track days a year don’t just learn to drive a bit faster on normal road tyres - surely it’s much more fun and a boost to your driving confidence to have the the limits of grip much lower, and being comfortable with the car moving at much lower speeds. The alternative of course, is to stick SUPER RACE XYZ tyres on and end up driving at 4/10ths because the one time you got the grip/slip transition you were going fast and it was scary....

If someone is willing to draw them up I can make them

@Mark (smokey mow) Jase and Myself are currently uploading the parts onto the webshop for specific vehicle types. Jase is doing the 250... I'm doing the Westfield XI. Once these are uploaded, I'll do the Mazda SDV. The 1600 manifold is no longer available , only 1800. The webshop doesn't link into our system. We have to update the webshop manually.

Reluctantly, i am selling my Megabusa car. I have owned it for two years now and have put less than 200 miles on it in this time. I have had two lower back spinal surgeries and i have been informed that i need another soon, so the car has to go. I am looking for £16500 for it. I am based in Northern Ireland. You can contact me at, sammynummy@hotmail.co.uk or on 07843384133. I bought the car in June 2017 after spending a year trolling different websites looking for a really nice one and i eventually found it. I have not done any work with it, but i am listing the last two owners work. The last owner only had it over a winter period and this is what he did to it, Body panels fixed and painted in katsura orange £1300 Two brand new carbon B6 Tillett seats fitted £1050 Brand new Willan Silverstone 6 point Harness £370 Brand new Carbon splitter £160 Brand new Carbon tunnel cover £90 Brand new Carbon roll bar bolt covers £60 Brand new Carbon rear diffuser £220 Brand new Carbon boot lid £120 Two sets of black aerocatches £110 Roll cage sand blasted and painted in satin black with new caged sticker £220 Side panels wrapped in satin black £150 3D printed brackets £120 Service £ 300 Body repairs £300 Carbon flared extension panels fitted Car is in excellent condition and i also have a tailored cover which is completely waterproof which is kept on whilst indoors to keep dust off etc. And here is the advertisement from the previous year, "Since i have owned the car i have competed in about 6 hill climbs and had great fun doing plenty of road driving at the weekends. The car had never missed a beat. The engine is incredible, a standard Busa engine produces 175bhp and this one is running 185 bhp without any engine mods ( dyno print out to prove ). When i first got the car, i had it serviced with new spark plugs also by Pete at Bike Tech in Padtsow and at the end of the season, i had the engine taken out by David at Richard Bros of Redruth and sent to Karl at extreme engines to check the engine over. The reason for doing this is because i wanted Karl to check the engine over as i was then planning on keeping the car and depending on what Karl said, i was considering taking it up to 1400cc. Karl said a really common problem with the Busa engine is that the 2nd and 6th gear dogs are not undercut and he replaces them all the time but never puts back in the same standard Hayabusa 2nd and 6th gears as he has seen them slip again in as little as 200 miles, so i decided that would be a better area to spend some money as Karl said that after inspecting the engine, it was in great condition ( Karl would be happy to verify this 1`m sure ) and power was never an issue anyway. He also blanked off the exhaust gas recirculation as its a waste of time having it on there. David Rochards of Richard Bros. who removed the engine, bled the whole system dry and cleaned it thoroughly, put in new oil, changed the oil filter and changed the clutch fluid. Richard Bros. got the Busa on the rolling road to run through the gears and check they were all working nicely which they were, whilst on the rollers, David did a power run where the car produced 185 bhp. The car is running so sweet since then, its amazing. The work carried out by Extreme engines and Richard Bros came to £ 1500. I also had all of the rear 6 rose joints upgraded to the NMB military grade ones by Toniq Sports Cars as i was told they are indestructible and didn`t think much of the Westfield ones. After that, i had a Geo set up by Hatton Motorsport. The car had 4 brand new road legal R 888`s filled ( SG Compound ). There is loads of documentation / receipts for the car, literally every receipt since birth including all listed above. 2007 Westfield Megabusa SEIW 5-6k done since built Standard 1300cc Hayabusa engine ( new oil, filter, plugs, coils ) dyno print out done with a strong 185bhp Power commander 3r Westfield dry sump ( new belt and tensioner fitted this year ) Carbon air box Westfield reverse box Westfield alloy hubs all round Ap racing mc, wilwood 4pots at front 265mm new discs, Sierra rear calipers with mintex 1144 pads Full Caged cage Ab performance gearchange paddles using rods and a flatshifter pro for clutchless up and down shifts (new this year) Freelander 3.21 Quaife LSD Westfield Wide track front end Suspension all nylon bushed Protech shocks all round, built / tested by Procomp (new this year) Playskool ARBs front and rear Carbon double bubble aeroscreen Carbon dash Carbon pedal cover Carbon csr cycle wings Carbon sill protectors Carbon moulded rear arch protectors Carbon winglets Caterham style front indicators 3" 6 point loghtweight alloy Willans Silverstone passenger harness Brand new Dash 2 complete with DL1 logger fitted this year Dash uses full set of savage switches, with push button indicators using backoff module 7" x 13" 3 piece Image wheels with basically new soft R888 tyres ( 205/60/13 all round ) Carbon silencer new this year ( also included standard Westfield stainless version with cat for MOT`s Omp 300mm suede steering wheel on extended and quick release steering column Lithium battery FIA cutt off switch on dash Softbits Tonneau cover (new this year) Full year`s M.O.T. received yesterday, Sun 18-08-2019

Already 27 races in and 3rd visit to Shelsley Walsh, hasn't time flown by. So as you might of guessed, results for Shelsley 3 have been posted on the link below. As there was over 50% slower than the targets etc etc, 1.6e is in effect . Shelsley 3 (R27) - Results Tiggs

What a lovely looking and well specc’d car! 😍

I got a pair of 205/60/13 R888R's from Ebay last week. £178 inc delivery. Couldnt find them any cheaper than that anywhere else. I did use an Ebay voucher code though which might not be valid anymore and gave me 20% off. They were from a place in Wrexham called JJC Race and Rally. Good service and were delivered to Devon within a few days. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361506426238?ul_noapp=true

hi there - will you sell the side screens separately as I've already got the half hood - i can pick them up as I'm in Northwich - PM me with a price please Andy

Thanks, this works really well. Orded some parts I'd been meaning to get round to, came up as free post by default, well worth the effort. Thanks again. Gary

Thanks for the advice. I’d already thought the same about buying off eBay and the like being a bit of a lottery and you are right prices vary a fair bit. I’m sure there are plenty of lemons out there! I don’t class myself as a total numpty when it comes to cars but I can see it would be easy to make an expensive mistake due to the individuality of these cars. The power range you have said is what I had expected. I’m not looking to break any track records and want the car to be every day driveable without causing an underwear change after each trip! My preference would be to buy from a club owner for provenance and best value. What to spend and what cars are worth is difficult for me being new to the mark. I’m keeping my eye on the for sales at the minute. I’m working my way through some of the guides on the site at the moment which have been very helpful.

Whilst good cars do come up on EBay, PH and the like, unless you're familiar with the cars and all the various upgrade parts it can be a minefield, with lots of speculative pricing. I'd recommend trying to buy within the club (cars often have nice upgrades and very realistic pricing) or take a trip to somewhere like ToyBox with a range of cars and expect to pay a more consistent dealer premium. Everyone has their own 'sweetspot' and it really depends massively on the weight and gearing. A 'typical' 600-650Kg road going car engined Westfield in the 150-200HP range takes a lot of beating in my opinion. Good luck

My personal preference was to keep to a full hood, definitely much dryer and I never had issues with fogged windscreen. BUT half hood still good, but I got drenched with it driving back from Silverstone - and since having it I've definitely been less inclined to go out in poorer weather. I also suspect that half hoods work best with lower rops rather than MSA which are much higher.

I love my T R1R's, they have literally saved my life when my skills dont match my ambitions..... :-)

i'm aiming to be there!!!

I did a bit of research into getting a full hood made for MSA rop - a custom full hood by a trimmer in Manchester would have been £1200 + depending on materials! Cheaper if several were being done.

There are still a few R1R's about if you search high and low! (but 15") They are excellent on very wet roads and still brill on track.

I mentioned to Terrymeet me at ferry bridge services Knottingley, WF11 0AF approx 15:15 as I’ll be coming straight from work Sheffield up M18/a1 to M62

I’ve got a full hood, but it doesn’t fit properly, because of this and after seeing a couple of half hoods and speaking to the guys that own them I have decided to order a half hood from soft bits. I bought a storm cover off them previously so I’ve seen the quality of the work and the extra options Like choice of a bag helped swing where I got the hood from.

Didn't see them, met a couple of blokes though.

Hi Guys I have a set set of four Jenvey air horns, see picture below. £50 including post.

ask @marcusb to show you the trellis work.

Here's hoping that all the rain will be used up this week - it's been a wash-out summer so far!

Whatever anyone says, none of them have got a waterproof one....

Ha! I get back from Spain the night before, so preparation might be a bit last-minute 😉 Looking forward to it, thanks for organising and arranging for the good weather 👍😁

Saturday night get-together is the bar at the Barony Castle Hotel. Table booked for at least 12, meals are priced same as pubs in Peebles, big carpark well off the road, and just a couple of miles out from Peebles if you prefer to taxi (those staying in Peebles could group together and get a 6+ seater taxi?). 12 sleeps to go! Cars and paraphernalia sorted yet?

Thanks for organising this Robin. A very good breakfast and and very informative tour of the “shed”. Good to see a lot of familiar faces. A very surprising place.

It didnt come with a duster though Chris? 😄

No “gearbox out” Lee