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Definitely, because they are harder rubber. And whilst on the subject of tyres for light kit cars, comparing T1R tyres with even the budget trackday tyre is pointless. The T1r is a budget tyre. Why do so many use them? Because for many years they were (maybe still are) the "standard" factory supplied tyre. And that is/was because they are relatively cheap, and the same manufacturer offered a reasonable trackday tyre (the old 888) which the factory could offer as the "high performance/competition" option. But like Adam has often said, there are lots of excellent performance road tyres which give excellent grip on the road, and are quite sticky enough for the occasional trackday. And they will last far longer than a trackday tyre. Last year, I ran a few laps at the Blyton weekend on the Friday trackday in my XI, and although I wasn't very quick down the straights with 110 bhp and hardly run in, I had no problem keeping up in the corners. And that was on 165 section Dunlop Steet Response budget tyres.

One on eBay just now https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F254321398146

Steve... We are talking about R1R... that are not particularly budget... T1R is pretty poo, yes.

Westfield driven in anglesey with Road tires. Silly Spanish between the steering wheel and the seat. More fun that with semi slicks? DEFINITELY Faster than anything else on track? Only a highly developed BEC Locost overtook me in the 4 laps. Track was busy-Ish so... yes, very decent pace at least. It lacks the thrill of Heavy breaking and high cornering acceleration tho. Later in the day I scrubbed in the sprinting Nankangs A1R and nearly poo on me for the HUGE amount of grip available in comparison. If I had to commit to one type of tyres for my lifetime with the car, would be however, the Road tyres. (and they are only 3 seconds per minute slower than the toyos-Nankangs-Whatever).

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

Barony Castle booked. Bring on the sunshine.

Seems that way, shame! @Luke Algar@Plays-Kool has just found some R1Rs down the back of his sofa, check for sale area 👍

Sounds like a good excuse for a blat to me 😁

I’ll be in Skye @Gary Taylor - Scotland AO @Alfascozzesi If you fancy another cuppa! 😁

Hi Phil and welcome. Hopefully you’ll find that a Westfield is the right car for you. Full membership of the club is definitely recommended - it’s a brilliant resource with a happy contingent of petrol heads to help out and join in the fun. You don’t have to find the perfect car from the outset - that’s the joy of kit cars, you make them your own as your funds allow or intended use changes. The important thing is to find one that is well built and, I believe, has several thousand miles on the clock so that any teething problems have been found and resolved. To that end I would suggest buying from a club member that properly knows their car and can talk about all the improvements/fixes they’ve made. Performance really is down to individual preference and as it’s unlikely you will get to test drive a private car, somewhat tricky to nail down when you’re searching. I ended up hiring a caterham for the day to check I liked the style of car and then bought a better value car in the Westfield with a bit more power. Zetec on throttle bodies seems fine for the road. We all hanker for more power on the track, but it depends how you intend to use the car most of the time that mattered to me. Having had some teething problems myself the best things to improving driving experience have been better tyres, suspension setup and getting the engine running/mapped correctly. Decent inspiring brakes will complete the package and that will let you enjoy the car to the full - if you’re not confident in the car it won’t matter how much power you have. I’ll get some more area meets organised soon and am sure we can be persuaded to enjoy the roads of West Devon. Dave

Ah, I couldn't make it on 23rd., but it looks like I may be able to on the 30th.👍

@mrsntw let me see if this can be added.

Keep thinking about sun, its working

Good Afternoon All, We are offering free UK mainland shipping on all orders placed online over £5.00 starting today until 18.8.2019. Regards Westfield Parts Team

The Awards do has now been changed to Sat 30th Nov 2019 and everyone is welcome. Watch out for ticket details with the Magazine and on here

You will need to measure very carefully, don't assume anything, each side is a different size. 😲 Measure everything.....twice!

Thanks Ive just PM'd you back Andy

I believe @Steve (sdh2903) is looking for a windscreen fillet if whoever buys the screen doesn't need that.

I have the ns-2r on a 185 60 14. To me a good road and track compromise. They don't grip like an 888 they are a step down (can't keep up with those boys). but have good tread depth so more comfortable when it's wet. on the road never had any will they won't they moments when pressing on. Last pretty well too. Car moves about when on track so they are pretty fun. Grip is decent enough for the 60 pounds paid a corner. Tyres are a subjective thing though a so difficult one

Appologies if this has already been said, but a "Collection" option at checkout would be fantastic for us local folks

Hi Gary As we discussed, I'm sadly out of the next 3 events, i.e. Ullapool, Navigation run and Bo'ness. Unfortunate timing I know, but we're in Lancashire this weekend visiting family, and then in Orkney preparing our daughter for Uni there. Hope to be out to play again after that though. Hope you all have a good time on each of the events. I'm sad to be missing them.

So how does affect Modified Production cars that are not road registered and thus do not need to pass any government legislation?