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legend.....feel a bit of a nunney....but still not camping....see you in the morning all

whats the worst that can see you in a couple hours albeit some what damper

We are having a run down to Westfields factory on Wednesday 21th August so Dave can pick his brand new car up. We will be going from the Esso garage on the Wylfa roundabout near Mold CH7 1UE at 9-30 am. Please let me know if you are coming. Jeff

Johnny Walker first began producing racing cars in 1965 with his prototype Walker Type 65, the following year the JW4 Mk2 his first production racing car was released to the market at the 1966 Olympia Racing Car Show. Chassis 6010 was originally built to Class 1 formula IV regulations with a 250cc single cylinder engine and later a 500cc Velocette but following the demise of Formula IV in the UK the car was to discover a new life as a hillclimb special in the hands of Ronald and John Shapley. By the mid-1970's Shapley had developed the car far beyond its origins. Carrying sponsorship by Carburol Oils and fitted with an 1050cc Kawasaki Z1 engine success was to follow within the racing car class that lead to a multi page feature in the pages of Car and Car Conversions. After the chassis eventually succumbed to the abuse of power far beyond that for which it was originally designed a full rebuild was commissioned from JW4 aficionado Rod Pickup in Blackburn that included additional bracing and reinforcement to the JW4 chassis. Over the following years the car passed between several owners and underwent further bodywork changes along the way until the Carburol Special was to eventually return to the ownership of Rod Pickup. Rod stripped down the car for restoration but progress stalled and sadly due to his sudden death in 2014 this rebuild was not be completed and the Carburol Special was sold again to its present owner. This car has now completed a chassis up rebuild over the last 3 years and is presented in 1966/7 class F4/2 Formula IV specification with all latter period modifications to the chassis retained. The surviving original parts have all been refurbished and used throughout the restoration but where unavailable or lost replacements have been sourced or made accurately to the original factory drawings and tooling. The chassis is presently fitted with a mock 500cc Triumph unit twin to give future owners flexibility in their final choice of championship or alternatively for static display. The car has a fully documented competition, owner and photographic history and has been rebuilt to comply with current MSAUK Regulations. With the right engine it is eligible for historic sprint, hillclimb in the 600cc classes, HSCC Formula Junior (Class G7) and 500 Formula 3 circuit racing offering potential buyers a very affordable entry into historic Motorsport or to enjoy in a private collection. Chassis: Retaining all latter modifications, reinforcement and alterations. Shot blasted; zinc pre-treatment and powder-coated Wheels: 10" JA Pearce Magna Alloys fitted with Falken FK-07E Tyres Shocks & Springs: Protech 400 Series single adjustable with Faulkner 8" 100lbs springs front and 125lbs rear. Suspension Uprights: JW4 Magnesium Brakes: BMC Mini 8" hydraulic drum brakes front and rear fitted with aluminium Minifin drums. Steering: Bespoke JW4 Rack and Pinion Wishbones and trailing arms: Rose Jointed and Bright Nickel Plated Safety: 1-1/2" Diameter CDS ROPS, MSAUK period defined Bodywork: New JW4 Mk2 3-piece moulding by Applied Fibreglass This is a unique opportunity to own one of the last few remaining JW4's and with a full history. With a guide price of £13,500, serious sensible offers are invited and prospective buyers are encouraged to contact me to discuss the car and for further details. The car is located in Colchester which for buyers who may be interested that are overseas is 30 minutes from the Port of Harwich for Ferries to the Hook of Holland and 2 hours from the Port of Dover for Ferries to Calais. The car will also be on display at Crystal Palace in London for Motorsport at the Palace on 26th/27th May 2019. For more information about the Johnny Walker JW4 and Formula IV please see the build thread for this car and my other JW4 at http://www.jw4.co.uk Thank you for reading Mark E. wsccessex@btinternet.com

Seven sleeps to go! McWestys - this is the last organised run for the year for us, so a perfect time to justify that £10k sitting in your garage collecting dust! Just like the Wigwam Weekend, there's the 3-B's to look forward to - bonkers roads, banter and a (well-deserved) beer in the evening. Non-McWestys - come join us, we're not that far up the island!

We will supply the cars and as Dave says they are adapted to suit the drift days and have worked very well for over 10 years.

90% of rwd cars won’t notice the difference, besides, all new cars have traction control of some sort.

I sincerely hope not. Previous drift days have always used specially adapted Westfields, with a carefully chosen tyre arrangement. A random selection of road cars would not at all be suitable for the sorts of things done previously.

Cheers Patrick, and am I right that we can bring/use our own cars for this?

You cant , but we know what we've already got , and if we don't like it we have the power to vote for change , which most of us did . Thats called democracy . Should we give up that right ? In some other Countries people would die for what we take for granted

@Chris Broster - Bristol & Bath AO yes we are working on it now. I should hopefully be receiving dates in the next week or so.. I'll update as soon as I have the information.

Only if you are doing this sort of route

On holiday 😞 Maybe next time, well done for organising this tho....

Well, as you’ve picked the day before my Birthday, it would seem rude of me not to treat myself!! I’m in.

Will this be a full day, as opposed to just a morning or afternoon?

Thank you everyone for patience, I have the pleasure in offering the following; Northern Event: Three Sister Race Circuit, Wigan. Provisional date: 24/9/2019. Full day event. Event: 15 participants at £299 each or 20 at £250.00. Event scheduled for weekday only at present. Full itinerary to be released once numbers confirmed. *15 participants minimum to run event. To book please send email to parts@westfield-sportscars.co.uk or call 01384 400077 Regards Patrick

I agree in part. But it's like walking into a car showroom and being asked would you like car A or car B. Both are hidden behind walls. Could be a 2 seater sports car or a 7 seat family bus. How can you make a choice when you cant see what your getting?

I think for me the problems stems from remainers trying to brush off the result as "oh those lower class plebs didn't know what they were voting for", but in truth those voting for brexit were from every walk of life. The vote was totally unprecedented in UK history, and for the first time in god knows how long, the people on the lowest incomes, living in the poorest areas, with the highest crime rates, felt they could finally have a say. Millions of people who simply never vote, because they've always felt it pointless. We have so much cultural disparity between the classes in this country, we have people living in near poverty, working 3 jobs, earning barely enough to live, and then we have the people who live fully insulated from those hardships. The former mostly voted leave, the later mostly voted remain. Most people who are relatively happy with their lot, or afraid to lose it, they won't vote for change. Which in turn has been the basis for "project fear. I don't know about the 5 week thing, it seems a bit stupid under the circumstances. I don't think it would make a difference anyway, I think brexit deals will just get blocked over and over again, the MP doing this get a win either way, either Brexit doesn't happen or they get to gloat "told you so". What's clear is they don't give a damn about this country.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/draft_withdrawal_agreement_0.pdf Quite a long read.

The fish thing was something I just found funny. After all Brexit is nothing but a joke!

Thing is, I voted to stay.... HOWEVER, after seeing how badly things have been handled, if it went to the vote again, I'd vote to leave, because I believe in democrosy. Reference ordering fish in a chicken establishment.... If you want fish and order fish, then fish you SHOULD get. You dont get something else because the propreiter cant be arsed to deliver what you asked for, which is what we will get if we have a second referendom.... Mart.

But i want steak, cooked by Tolf the BBQ master!

Excellent Thanks both for checking. looking forward to it.

Ian you are in as far as I know We will be having 3 Timed runs each day

Bonnet now sold.

Brilliant service. Parts arrived today. One for the tinkering list.... Thanks Gary