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He's been out stuffing his face again! But where are his hands? What mischief is he up to now? From Julie's pointing finger, I suspect she knows! Look like he's now got a 'High Tech' GPS to aid future trips too!

Mizzley, wizzely, drizzely stuff, it never rained heavily but it never stopped either, so after a quick meet up in Matlock, we drove straight into a road blocked with an accident. 3 point turn, nice in a Westfield with a roof on, and we took a road up to Lea, past Willersley Castle and back down to put us 1 mile down the road on the other side of the accident. We were not supposed to do a run around today but it was not unpleasant and we soon arrived at The National Stone Centre to display the cars. Andrew presented us with our present that he has made, a weather vane with a green Westfield on. Designed and hand made by Andrew, it is a wonderful and very thoughtful present which will take pride of place on our house. In the Blue Lagoon Cafe the feasting began with lamb casserole and crusty bread, followed by birthday cake, then jammy cream scones for us and tarte au citron for Andrew, burp, excuse me. 3 hours later we reluctantly headed for home having enjoyed the party atmosphere in the cafe, good car chats and laughs. Glen won a £5 gift voucher on the pass the parcel. For the journey home the drizzle lingered on but it was cosy and warm in the car with the roof on. A great big whopping thanks has to go to Andrew today for driving all the way to meet us and then bringing a prezzie too.

I have been watching this 'discussion' develop as a newcomer this season. Whilst I have several thoughts on the comments above I am refraining from challenging. May I make a suggestion? We should first of all accept the SSOT no doubt have thrashed through various scenarios and arrived at this proposal in an attempt to arrest the decline of the Series, not for the betterment of themselves. At the 'Blyton weekend' in 2020 we have a meeting to discuss/ put forward proposals for 2021 for the SSOT to examine or work up. At that point we would also have the benefit of 1/2 a season to see how the 2020 proposals are working through. Between Blyton and publication of 2021 regs the SSOT could possibly provide an update by way of say Facebook live or some other web based discussion facility if required There is no simple answer when we have such a variety of cars

or no speed limit.....................enjoy.....................!

ONLY 2 DAYS TO GO BEFORE THIS COMPETITION CLOSES Email, text or PM your mileage to me and we will verify with your MOT certificate it if it is a winner. Competition closes on 8th November.

I don't see why a 'backward' step is a bad thing. It's cheaper (cheaper tyres, and you can use them in the wet as well as the dry so you only need one set), you learn to drive better and it's more fun sliding about. Perhaps this mentality is partly why there are / were low entries in A and B in previous seasons? Those with 'lower spec' cars are seen as 'lesser competitors'? I certainly felt that way while driving in Class A. Having a larger number of 'basic spec' cars entering would be in itself I feel be a reasonable carrot for new sprinters, more people to play with. I hope the new structure will do this by having more entries in the 'lowest' class. Like Maurici, I won't do any more MSA events. Reasons for me: the stressful scrutineering (the constant feeling that the scrutineers just want to exercise their power and make you squirm, trying their hardest to find something to pick fault at with your kit or the car), the stupid rules (new lithium battery one as an example. If a car is safe enough for a track day, it's more than safe enough for a sprint with only one car on track!), and the lack of track time. I've said it before and I'll say it again - just like my groceries, there are mutiple 'shops' I can 'buy' my sprinting at. If my current shop doesn't feel like good value, or I don't enjoy it, i'll start to look elsewhere. Then when I find one that does suit me better, the previous shop will have a heck of a job getting me back, especially if it doesn't make significant changes. Barny asked me to post the following: "I run in a sprint series outside of WSCC which operates a first past the post scoring system. Generally it works fine. The max score is 100, provided there are sufficient cars in the class (I think its above 5 on the day). Less than 5 cars entered and it's a reducing scale down to 2 cars and 96 points max. This means if you're in a smaller class, you'll never win the overall championship. Sucks if you're in the position, but does motivate those looking for glory to move to the bigger classes. However the scoring for single vehicle on the day needs review. I'll give you a specific example that is playing out across 3 or 4 different classes in that series right now. I am in the situation where I have won my class on the day by a pretty significant margin at each round I've attended (despite having the slowest car by an also significant margin, which supports Maurici's point) with an average score of 95 (thanks to letting Adam double drive and him beating me, otherwise it would be 96 as it's a small class!). However, the scoring system is such that if theres only one car in a class, the maximum points score is 75. My closest rival, who I have beaten by a minimum of several seconds at each event we've attended together, can win my class simply by not turning up to the last round, forcing me to take a 75 point score. That is not right. I have attended 6 events out of 8, where only 6 count, so I don't get a dropped score. I have been at one event of the 5 so far on my own, so am therefore carrying a 75 point score already. Despite being faster, he can win by taking a tactical decision to just not turn up, which in my book completely ruins the competition. I don't think I should claim 100 points for being there on my own, but a 25 point deficit is way too high. 95 would be sufficient, its below the max score for the class but doesn't penalise me for other people's diary management. There should be a balance between scoring points because you were there and for being the fastest. I hope the SSOT take this under consideration, alongside the scoring adjustment based on number of cars in class, as I wholeheartedly agree that the fastest driver should be rewarded, not just those who have the most free time."

October 19th, 2019 Spend: £0.00 Earlier this week I had a small electrical faux-pas as my carbon cycle wing had slowly worn away at my wiring and caused a short! At the same time my engine would turn over but not start, so after a lot of failed attempts at diagnosing the issue, it actually turned out to be the damn idle adjuster screw again. Have now marked it's position, so I can spot it earlier. Repaired the wiring and all is good again... other than knocking off my centre mirror when refitting my scuttle 🤬 October 26th, 2019 Spend: £0.00 Found a (temporary) replacement mirror cheap on Ebay only for it to be not as advertised with flat glass, but having convex glass. It now looks like every car behind me is riding my A***... Got a refund after complaining. October 31st, 2019 Spend: £0.00 As my commute to work is 98% motorway, and the risk vs reward is low, I've decided to SORN the car until the weather is kind again next year... Last month: £ 9402.26 This month: £ 0.00 ----------+ Total: £ 9402.26

and those registered in the Isle of Man where there is no annual test ever

I hope the brief trip on the 'truck of shame' hasn't cost you a prize!

@Julie Hall - Peak District AO Just PM’d you with my entry. Thought I’d missed the deadline.

Just a clarification... I don't think BEC vs CEC is irrelevant... A 1000RR blade with exact the same components as my car (aside of the engine and box, of course) will be galaxies faster than me. The car at least... The driver? that is a different matter and that is why I was saying that if we address the unfairness of the scoring system Is a good step forward. Here I do totally agree, and did I care, I wouldn't be happy. Thankfully I don't and I just talk because I can and i'm trying to be objective. I don't think this change came overnight... and its been fully radio silence till after the submission, so i can see why graham sees hidden intentions 🤣

That probably says it all - hence why I do not envy the SSOT...

Is not worst than a scoring system that won't give the prize to the fastest competitor, because is a situation no-one stopped to evaluate. Or one that will give the highest score when 2 slow drivers turn up alone in a track rather than when 15 cars are running in competitive times.... and Several other small issues that any championship will have... There is no perfect scoring system when there is that little entrants and segregation.

Glad to see you had company for your mid week outing. What a fantastic early Xmas present from @AndrewBClarke Not that you really need a weather vane, as it's always 'Westfield O'clock' in your world! 😎

If you want to start your list: The reason i stoped regular competition after my first year was the calculated target time system, witch was random, erratic and from my opinion pointless, along on being the only competitor in my class almost always. The reason you will probably never see me again in a Speed series event, will be because the MSA issues I've suffered, and the very poor treatment i had from L&Dmc, as most of the events I can and would fancy doing are run by them. Being mistreated while in my hobby isn't part of my plan for amusement and enjoyment nor giving them a single extra penny to help them survive... witch is a random and particular reason... as many others you will find if you ask around... If you ask individually, every single competitor will have its own reason... and i bet it won't be a majority of people coincident in their reasons... You will not address it even turning the championship regs upside down and finding the perfect solution. You may convince 1 or 2 guys that are on the edge of joining or not... but you won't pull back the 30 ones that have hung the gloves... nor will suddenly attract people with no interest whatsoever in competition. It is maybe time to assume that the numbers are shorter than before in general (because they are all around, not only in the ss) and the championship must change to accommodate the lower number of entrants. Regarding other comments, on the BECs... I didn't stop to analyse in particular till your comments but after reading you I'm thinking now, and i can see who will win the series outright. (Well i actually have 3 possible candidates, depending on how many rounds everyone does)... and I'm sure i won't be too wrong.

It also shows we have covered a good number of the possible Westfield configurations covered. Which means no technical barrier to entry! So why are we not attracting more entrants into the SS? Those who compete Westfields in other Championships and those Westield owners who maybe would like a crack at competing! For me this is a much more important area that needs addressing than changing the scoring system for the benefit for what will be a very small number of the existing SS entrants! Glutey

my wife is a head veterinary nurse, making the arrangements was easy, plenty of contacts, the vet came to our home, hell they even lit the candle back in the office reception

He is a natural driver. As others have said, it's impossible to compare with others of the past with any authenticity because so much has changed, but Jim Clark will always be my No.1 for natural ability is everything he drove. Fangio was before my time, and Schumacher was a cheat in at least one of his championships and several races, and certainly did not command the respect his ability deserved for that reason. Bottas seems a decent sort with few signs of tantrum, but Verstappen's behaviour this past weekend lost all respect from me, sorry. There was a rather mean-spirited interview with Jackie Stewart on 'Today' this morning. He could hardly bring himself to praise Lewis's success without implying it was mainly the cars that were responsible. Poor show 'Sir' Jackie, and very well done Lewis!