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Hi Folks A word of warning For the first time in my sprinting career I was twice lined up incorrectly yesterday on the start line at Loton Park The first time was in practice and the second was on my last (and best PB timed run) I did not query the error in practice but certainly did after my last run It transpires that it is possible on certain cars even with perfectly correct Timing Struts for the Marshals to line up the alignment beam against the back edge of the timing strut as opposed to the front edge! It is also possible to line up with the edge of the nose cone in certain situations where there is enough space for the beam or maybe the colour has a bearing as well (as you know my nose cone is black) This means the timing beam which is located in front of the alignment beam is already broken by the timing strut when starting light is switched from red to green and hence the timing starts before the car has actually moved! In my case these errors added in excess of 2.5 secs incorrectly to my overall run time in each instance. The moral of the story is to query every instance where a time looks odd including those in practice, do not pass them off as just a practice glitch (as I did)! It looks like I have had my final run corrected so all is now ok but it took some strong discussion to get o the bottom of the matter as we were at end of the last batch at the end of the day and a re-run was not possible. I have been advised to fill in the gap between the back edge of my timing strut and the front of the grill in an attempt to stop such an occurance in the future! I hope you find this info useful as being fore warned is fore armed! Thanks G

As a few of you may know David Richards CEO of prodrive and the chairman of truro district motor club. Each year TDMC put on a talk with David Richards and guests and WSCC get invited to join them So for any Le Man's fans you will enjoy this year's If anyone wants tickets let me know and I'll book them for more info see link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/le-mans-come-to-st-mawes-tickets-66329097115

Massive thanks to Jeff and to his wife for organising the refreshments for the gold cup ( the cakes and apple Pie were excellent) All monies raised (£53) is going to St Lukes Hospice

Good to talk to you on Sunday, I hope you all had a good weekend. Spending all 3 days in orange overalls trackside was a bit toasty, but did have some advantages when the FI demo was on.

Great day out, will stay in my memory for a very long time, massive thanks to all and great photos and a fantastic trip around some fantastic sceenary CAKE

Roger Wilco!

It is the future and it will be interesting to learn about battery range and if affected in very cold weather. You could give us a running report maybe in a few months.

Having marshalled myself a lot at Blyton on start line I have seen how this could happen if start line Marshall is not paying full attention. Drivers can also help be ensuring they stop several inches before beam. The Marshals can then easier see the start lighting combinations as the car is moved slowly forward. I also always take a final look along the beam line to check car positioning.

Another good day at Oulton Park. Nigel didn't make it today I think he had to much sun yesterday

Car out on driveway whilst cleaning out the garage. Getting closer to thinking about applying for the IVA

https://www.channel5.com/show/paxman-why-are-our-politcians-so-crap/ on C5 Mon 02 Sep 9 to 10pm. Paxman asks 'how did we reach a stage where our Government seems either untrustworthy, ineffectual or comical'? Viewers won't know whether to laugh or cry.

Hi All I would like to add the following info to help round out the circumstances That I faced at about 5-30 pm on a Sunday evening at the end of a long and hot 2 day event! Firstly I would like to restate my total appreciation for the time the marshals give us to help make our sport as enjoyable as it is! Particularly Dave and Dave for their support of the WSCC event at Blyton! I would also like to assure Dave E that I was given a real good working over by the timing team that it was my fault, ie dragging clutch, wrong size timing strut and anything else that came up at the time of night. I stuck to my guns as I know my Westie better than I know my wife ( I spend more time with it) and the head timing guy agreed to inspect my car which was still in the paddock un-touched sinced my final run. After the inspection it was explained to me what had happened and as a result my time for my last run has been corrected to everyone's agreement and satifaction! For those who have not been to Loton Park this is still one of the events where tyre warming is still available. So controlling a squirming 200 hp Westie flat out in first gear on an uphill patch of track no longer 3 car lengths without hitting anything, going off into a pond or deep foliage and more importantly not injuring anyone dressed in orange takes up every ounce of concentration we have at the time! So with the greatest respect the position of the alignment beam is not at the top of priority list at that time! I believe I have always stopped in approximately in the correct area as I have not had such an experience on any of my many previous visits to Loton, something was wrong on Sunday! My only only regret is that I did not query a similar error on my second practice run which would hopefully would have eliminated the issue that I have brought to your attention in my initial post! Hopefully the bigger picture is now somewhat clearer for you? Thanks G

It’s always worth trying, you just never know when you’ll be lucky and hit a treasure trove of info. Mind you, it doesn’t happen often, I’m sorry to say. But when it does, it really makes all those failed attempts to trace cars worthwhile.

Parked up on a very foggy morning at the Stokes Bay Car Show..

Absolutely; when I've done it in the past, we've usually asked the paddock marshals to tell the drivers while they're queuing, too. Stop a foot short of the beams and let the start line team roll you in - you'd be amazed how quickly you get into a rhythm when drivers do, and how - other disruptions aside - you start moving through cars more quickly and smoother. I used to signal where to stop as the driver pulled up - you'd be amazed how many would still just shoot by though, too busy looking for the times of the last guy, or too focused in on themselves and their lap.

Dave, your car is literally going to fly with that on there mate............ can't wait to hear what its like when going and also the figures

Perhaps this should be relayed to the man doing the briefing It all makes perfect sense when explained, but I guess unless you do the start line job you'll never know!

Tom you know me so well !

Great day out on Sunday, thanks guys for organising I see it got too much for JohnD and look what he did to that other chair 🤣

A big thanks to everyone who joined in on the run, you all made it what it was. Having been on, and indeed organised, many of these tulip mystery runs back home in NZ (some up to 150 entrants), it's great to know that the formula works just as well with a group of Westies. Certainly gives me encouragement to organise another one, in the hope that a good number more join in on the fun - the more cars entered, the more fun it becomes, with crews crossing paths through the day. The great roads and scenery were a given, Scotland is riddled with them, and the weather really was one out of the bag. The social side is a bonus, everyone had a blast, and no divorce proceedings were undertaken! Having an event where the 'navigators' are having just as much fun can help loosen the purse-strings for that engine swap or new carbon thingy you've been after!👍😉 (or just a new front end in Brian's case, sorry mate, couldn't resist). So on those notes, I have already started thinking of route options for next year, and the more I think about it, the start and finish will more than likely remain the same, given the Cairn Lodge services is well placed and has plenty of space and there is plenty of accomodation options in Peebles for those who wish to stay over on the Saturday night. A new thread for 2020 will be posted in, well, 2020 - start of January. That gives plenty of notice for folk to schedule calendars and sort accomodation if required, for late August/early Sept (tba). Again, thanks to all on the run. The rest? - come and join us, it's a hoot.

Well we bought it! Done about 200 miles in it today and love it love love it! Taken to it like a duck to water and oh heck its fast! It has a dry sump, stand alone engine management system and a million other things, its like a piece of artwork! The guy is as OCD as me when it comes to the finer details. Just need to sort the seats out now as me and the Mrs have been using cushions all day lol Going to fit some runners/rails and spacers tomorrow. Ive tried to put pics up but it wont let me keeps saying theyre too big, how do i reduce them in size?? Thanks for your replies

How very strange, exactly 1 year ago today I led a run back from Curborough along the route that @NigelO took us on Saturday. These are the pictures of the Blithfield reservoir that we drove over. We haven't been on that road since, what a coincidence. Good old facebook with it's '1 year ago' posts.

Ok change to My travel plans now going down on Saturday ( booked a b n b ) so have spoken with Steve and will meet him and pick up the shelter/ flag on Saturday afternoon thanks Rab and Matt fire station address Linlithgow Rd, Bo'ness, EH51 0QF see you there

What a fantastic day I have had today. Felt so unbelievably relaxed and enjoyed every minute of my day. Up at stupid "o" clock and went for breakfast at a little cafe on Bridlington Harbour. The harbour was so quiet and it was a lovely place to sit and eat. [shame about the smokers so I eventually moved inside the cafe. Lovely clean food, well priced and super coffee and it made a great start to the day. I stopped at Hornsea Mere to feed the birds and then made my way to the bunker. WOW is an understatement. The bunker is absolutely huge and so interesting. It even has 3 floor levels. All areas apart from a small section are available for viewing. They encourage you to touch items and they even removed chains in areas to grant us better access. Inside is a recreation area and the juke box, space invaders, pool table and pinball all have permanent credits on them for you to play as long as you like. I had a great time playing Galaxian, Scramble and darts. Pinball also took a hammering. The guides who take you round are really informative and friendly and I was in the place nearly 3.5 hours. Lots of top secret stuff on show and various films been played giving the history and role the bunker played throughout the Cold War. One room I found very moving and left with a tear in my eye. From here I ventured to Cherry Cobb Sands to find the decoys that they built in the war to move the port of Hull. Lamps would be hung from wooden poles, with the light shining down onto artificial pools of water underneath. The pattern of lights would hopefully resemble Hull docks when viewed from a passing Luftwaffe aircraft, and so trick the bomber crews into attacking empty mud flats and farmland safely away from the city. I was over the moon when I found the place and will be going back for drone footage. I also found the location of a heavy gun battery nearby which is well hidden but I have been told that there is quite a lot left to see, so that is a return visit. Even saw a huge field just full of sunflowers. Here are a few pictures of my day.

Here's a few pics from me: 'Celebrity Shoe Off' @Stu Faulkner's Lovely 'Mazdafield' The initial line up: 'girls just want to have fun' All ten cars (Taken by Glen!) Asbourne (Taken by Glen): Proof that @Stu Faulkner goes both ways (Taken by Glen): Chasing Rita (Taken by Glen):

Good day at Oulton Park today and no apple pie left for tomorrow

Great Day had by all !

Great day, some young members too.