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Folks, On behalf of the Committee and the SSOT, we have called a halt to this thread at this time as it seems to have run the course it was opened for and now drifted to areas that are uncomfortable, inflammatory, borderline defamatory and sailing pretty close to the edge of what we voted in as a set of behaviours in our constitution. No response to this statement is expected or required but considered and polite feedback is as ever welcomed in connection to the draft regulations as shared with you in the initial post. Please remember that our much needed, welcomed and trusted Sponsors are members too and we must present a friendly and professional public image at all times, if there is a real need to vent, please use PMs but beware that behaviours in PMs are just as expected elsewhere… I have said it before; I, supported by the committee am extremely uncomfortable of any public bashing of any fellow member or contributing organisation and especially of those who are elected and/or chosen to provide this club and its members with a service. If you can't offer up constructive feedback without having to sleight others, then please keep your feedback to yourself. What has been offered in this thread is early sight of what has been a considerable effort from the SSOT in consultation with me and the rest of the committee and subject matter experts on what are some fairly significant changes. This was done, as has been said from the outset (and explained in the accompanying document), to try to improve and simplify the system, attract and retain competitors and ensure we minimise the risk to the existence of the Speed Series in a climate that is clearly failing grassroots motorsports across the board; we are all trying really hard to keep this going. Change must and will happen, the old ways were not working, we agree new or different ways as a team and move on. The SSOT have nothing to hide, all the points made in the earlier posts are well understood and have already been discussed. Decisions have been made within the SSOT to which all have agreed to abide by and support, even if an individual did not personally agree, as being the best way forward in terms of scoring and classes and are necessarily and sadly reflective of previous low entry numbers. It is not necessary to have the further input or the iterative contribution from the wider membership during this process; on that point we are no different to all of the other championships out there. It is also quite a reactive thing to which the SSOT and Committee have done their best to respond to quickly and accommodate if possible. Again, consider other clubs and how they approach their regs… we have taken the choice to publish the draft regs so you can get a head start, not all clubs do, seems we are to be dammed if we do and damned if we don’t. There will always be opposing views, that is perfectly natural, expected and accepted, there is no one size fits all and I know this has been borne out at pretty much every session the SSOT has conducted to reach the conclusions they have. The Committee do not feel that any one individual currently has any overarching sway, nor that any of these changes are unilateral, it’s a team game and we discuss, argue, vote and move forward, it’s what our constitution tells us to do, it's what our club is all about. We do appreciate all the views and feedback, some most sensible and logical but I am not and nor are the majority of the Committee experts in this area, this is why we have the SSOT and why we as club must accept and respect that they are the doing right thing by everyone, there is nothing personal, dictatorial or unilateral here. For now, peace and harmony please, let's see where the new regs take us, let's see if we can work together to promote the Speed Series and make it better and bigger. Any related threads and PMs (including other social media) will be appropriately moderated to ensure we are on track to achieve that and remain as the friendly club. Thank you.

First place is @Quinten with 4600 miles, winning a £50 Westfield Parts Department voucher Second place is @AndrewBClarke with 4540 miles, winning £10 off next years club membership fee Third place is @LukeW with 2927 miles, winning £5 off next years club membership fee Well done and thank you to everyone for entering. Remember though, you are all a winner if you drive a Westfield.

This thread is going beyond a discussion now and going to end up with rudeness and further issues. I am locking this now and will discuss with the committee.

Well done all and it's no co-incidence that all 3 of these drivers don't live in the Peaks but have been for runs in them, which can only help get your (s)mileage up!

Early morning, O.5°C, but still managed to persuade my daughter to come out for a run with the promise of breakfast 😁

Still looks challenging to get there?

I am glad to report that the roads around Sainsburys, Matlock are open and water levels have dropped as fast as they have risen. @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary are you bringing a tyre for disposal? we will be going past the recycling centre and have a moment to wait while you drop it in.

Put my sister-in-law in the passenger seat. She’s enough to deter anyone.

Yes, but with your thirsty car the extra 61 miles might have cost you more than the £40

How close did Andrew and I got! Amazing If I'd live closer, my mileage would be intergalactic!

Looks like Julie's had here mop and bucket out N.B. in the interests of clarity, as far as I'm aware 'mop and bucket' isn't a euphemism for a part of the female anatomy or featured on modern mountain bikes. Though I'm sure it's worth of a look in the Viz Profanisaurus 🤪

if your coming back out on 1b’s Barry I’m packing up 😩

Looks like we might need a boat to meet at Sainsburys... 😮

Dear all please take time to read the Forum guidelines these are in place for everyone’s benefit

Dear all please take time to read https://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/guidelines/ these are In place for everyone’s benefit

You do if you're a driving god 😁🤔 Sorry, couldn't resist 😄 That, and playing the numbers game and choosing events carefully. The new system changes that somewhat, which I think is a good thing. I can start going back to venues I've long avoided because the target times were so out of reach.

Well done @Quinten and @LukeW As Julie said, I needed to take one extra trip to the beach! Still there is always next year and at least I can enter again. Thanks Julie for organising it.

I know you told me that story 😂🤣😂

Better to find out at home and not on a dark, wet, country lane on your own! See you when it's fixed!

Doubt I’ll make it next year fella, more just wondering how much a set are? Need to find time to have a quick scout round

Ta Adam👍

AR-1s.

A new Escargot episode will be up tonight.

Firstly... no I'm not back just yet 😏 but don't you worry! I'll be back in the office from January ☺️ Secondly... Winter is coming! ...well, it's basically here and the fight for "can we have the heating on?" has begun! Is your Westy snuggled up under a blanket in the garage? Don't just go uninsured for the worse weather months! Here in the Thatcham branch of A-Plan we have specialist policies in place for laid-up cover (no road risk) for such good rates and forum members get club discounts included as well 😄 Do you know what else we do whilst on the subject of heating? Home insurance! Not only do you get specialist rates on vehicle insurance (Car, Van, Bike...) but you also get discounts on home insurance, buildings cover, contents cover and Landlord policies by being a member of the forum. You'd be mad not to give us a try, a quote doesn't cost anything but some of your time! 01635 879920 - Vehicle Quotes Team 01635 879921 - Vehicle Renewals Team 01635 879922 - Home Team Carlie 😍

I was in Pontefract yesterday for a meeting and driving there and back was 'interesting! I did think about you when I passed one of your 'pulse' Shops used for navigational references! Too much information! 🤪

There is a little bit of water around here at the moment, which hopefully will retreat before Sunday. Here is a photo of the engineer at work today, and my cycle in this morning was a bit hairy as the water got to well above my bottom bracket. I can vouch for my waterproof Sealskinz socks though, as my feet were dry when I got to work, which amazed me as my feet were fully submerged. Currently Matlock Bath is closed as well as the roads around Grindleford and Bamford, so I will choose the route carefully.

wait with a base ball bat

Sorry can't make tomorrow. Sadly my squeeky drive belt has turned out to need more than just a re-tension. The alternator was only hanging on by the adjuster bolt - bottom 2 fixing bolts had sheared. Looks like its time for winter works to start