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Well. Most of you will have seen that I've been sending quite a lot of cars to Spain lately. I've done that free of charge to help fellow petrolhead friends in spain and our club members, avoiding the hassle to have to sell overseas... All this cars, along with some other friends got along in a trackday in calafat. A very nice and technical track in Tarragona, 120Km south of Barcelona last weekend, and I was invited to share cars with all of them. See a video of myself in a flying lap 6 years ago... Once there, Old friends got excited to see me there, and I ended driving **** loads of cars, some of them quite impressive, and maybe, is worth to share the experience and some pictures... Lotus Elise S1 Sport160- This was my courtesy car while I was there. I got to drive it for about 300km, and I enjoyed every bit of her. For those who know the car, you will know is a special car... a bit in a dodgy way. Cam profile is very agressive, and lotus did a rubbish work to tune the low load and idle correctly, therefore you have to love the car, and is really unconfortable to drive steady and in traffic, however its responsiveness over 4k rpm and its handling, was FANTASTIC. This one, was only driven on the road and some spirited mountain drives, and it was awesome. Caterham S3 275R- This one was driven hard in mountain roads and in the track. Surprisingly, I enjoyed every bit of her. Out of the box, felt SOOOOOOOOOOO much better than our average Westfield (sorry guys, I'm a sinner) Ergonomy, and pedal feel was just outstanding, and I felt really confortable in her despite its narrow chasis. On track it felt somehow pretty agreesive. The weight transfer front to back was almost inmediate, and that meant that you could have the car understeering and oversteering in a few different occasions during the same split second. I think tyre pressure were a bit too high. Regardless of that, felt really good for its little 140hp. Westfield SEIW XE, 190hp former WSCC member- This is one of the cars I did sent to Spain... and Its been a great surprise. It does lap much faster than expected (about 3 seconds faster than my former MK in the same track) and given its "roadgoing" setup, its a car with shaitloads of potential. Balance on it was very very very good, feeling very simmilar to my current westfield, and alowing going fast with confidence and really compilant when breaking grip in the rears. Westfield SEIW 2.0Zetec, Ex TKM_Dave. This has been the great surprise of all the cars I did sent to spain. A car that I almost bought and I did discard it in favour of the Canary... And now i really regret. (well, not really... but is really good, and the build quality is one of the best I've ever ever seen). This car was the third fastest of the day, behind Myself in a KTM X-bow, and an Atom... so.. Yes. REALLY fast piece of kit. Its allegedly only 180ish HP, but the gearing is sooo good that would chase easily other westfields with known 220hp. Really enjoyable car. Really Dave... you made a huge mistake. That kit was a keeper. Westfield SEIW 2.0Zetec with 4 weebers. Purely a road car. well. I made a mistake, I was offered to drive it on the road... where is lighting fast, compilant and confortable... but rejected it in favour of thrashing it on track... and on track it track was... well. Enthusiastic would be the best way to describe its efforts. you could drive it well over the limit without having any scary moments... SOOOOO forgiving, but unfortunately, not fast and not too responsive. Westfield SEI 1.6XE . This car is also a former's WSCC car, and the one we bought with more perspectives... as, in paper was a fantastic piece of kit. Light, fast, reliable, not too expensive and with a propper Motorsport heritage that should warrant a decent setup and development. In truth, the car will need A LOT of development, as the handling is currently quite poor... and also broke the flywheel doing a bit of a disaster in the drivetrain. Its been a hughe disappointment as I did vouch for the car really badly. However, it does have so much potential... that i think once we have sorted all the gremlins, she will be a proper fast car. Time will tell. KTM X-Bow. I want one. Period. It feels like a Golf, Handles like a S7ven, and it has the power of an space shuttle. Really fast and Easy to drive. I know that track really really well and in my 4th lap I was lapping consistently faster than Any other KTM in the day, and taking the luxury to slide the rear like a mad man... Absolutely great piece of kit. The price is a big Pitty... as I really can't afford not quite justify it, but I'm wondering that I could sell the beemer, the westy, my dog, and Ana's mini, and maybe I could buy one to have in the garage. What a fantastic car my good. Gineta G50 Long Race Speck. Well. I can't really analyse this car, as is the most propper race bit I've ever driven. It was wild, amazingly quick, and easy to drive when in its sweet spot... but if you under drive it, or Over drive it, you will get bitten really quick, ending in a massive spin. Apparently I did it very well because I didn't quite spin, only a few big moments that I did solve with solvency, and impressed the owner. Not my cup of tea as a trackday car, but definitely, an amazing piece of kit and one of the most intensive experience I've ever had. As you could see in the picture, we needed about 3 people to make me fit in the cockcpit... really small and narrow. Well That is it!! hope you have enjoyed the write up, and the pictures!!!

I use PayPal for buying and selling on eBay and payments to and from members of this forum. eBay take a commission as you would expect, so depending on the value of the item hang onto it until they send you a £1 max selling fee offer email, click activate and then list your items, some things are excluded like whole cars/bikes and some job lots, a quick read of the T's & C's will clarify, but I've save a shed load of money by being patient. Now as for PayPal they too take a fee on payments into your account for goods and services, they don't however charge a fee if the sender marks the payment for friends or family. They don't charge the sender any fees. On a recent £13.40 transaction they charged me 69 pence, so around 5 and a bit % and there is a cap, can't remember what is is but easily researched. In the early days you might have to wait for all of your money for up to 2 ish weeks or so, there's a threshold that I've only just reached as a seller that allows my instant access to all of my PayPal funds, so if you're not in a hurry to get your mitts on the money it's not too much of a ball ache..... it's a away of deterring the casual fraudster apparently ! Also PayPal is handy for making payments in other currencies (I've done several in euros for scuba diving trips in Madeira), they give a fairly comparable rate to the high street and don't charge a transaction fee like your bank would. Now onto the downsides, just a couple in my experience, don't give them a mobile number, I made a withdrawal recently and noticed a charge on my mobile phone bill, they sent me a text to tell me I'd withdrawn funds, and it came from a premium rate number so cost me 10p. Always use tracked and signed for postage, it's the easiest way to stay protected with eBay's buyer/seller protection program. Finally if you're selling multiple items don't under and circumstances issue a partial refund against a complaint that some of them were damaged, send the buyer return postage and get the lot back, the reason for this is that some fly gits buy stuff to sell on, claim some of it was damaged, you issue a partial refund to appease them, but if you're not aware of the small print you get stung, you won't get the "damaged" item back as they are not obliged to return it, they just merrily go on to sell it for pure profit, I had this with printer toner cartridges, I got the whole lot back and there was nothing wrong with them, just a crooked dealer trying it on. Hope this helps, Nem..........

Have to agree with you there. I think a vist to Hanningfield is in order, to try it out. DS diner is a bit too far for the Kentish contingent.

All this Christmas partying and food Mr Tango man has decided to squeeze into a Christmas cracker and have a power nap.

Leave the window open, that's cheap Also do you squeegee all the excess water from the tiles in the shower cubicle every time you shower, try and remove as as much moisture from the room as possible, it only takes a minute.

Thank you to all those that bid. The winning bidders were:- Lot 1 - Force wheels - Adrian Clinton Watkins Lot 2 - Knockhill trackday voucher - Steve Arkley Lot 3 - BTCC weekend tickets - Deborah Jones Lot 4 - AB Performance geometry setup - Kevin Pullen Lot 5 - WSCC Blyton track day or Blyton spirnt entry - Terry Everall Combined with the sale of raffle tickets, donations and the winning bids for the above, we raised nearly £2000 for the 'Make a Wish' charity. Thank you to everyone who donated prizes and also to those who took part.

This one Jared: https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/SLTD350SILENT.html A 5" unit. With a timed PIR sensor over the door so it looks after itself. I did also buy a humidistat to go in parallel but the case was hideous! Couldn't bring myself to put it on the wall. I put the outlet duct in the ceiling, over near the shower, so it tends to draw the air from there. Inlet to the room is via the door. Outlet goes through the wall in the loft to outside with an an anti-reverse flappy vent thing (that bangs on windy days). On an extremely cold day, there is some dampness on the extreme corners of the tiled wall on one side (a partly external wall) but none on the ceiling. Also get some on the window as well of course. The biggest external wall has a good thick layer of additional insulation on it - I should have done the same on the other wall too I suspect, although it hasn't been a problem. There is a good layer of insulation under the heated floor too. I didn't enjoy doing the prep for that!

I know it’s early 😁 but put February 9th in your diaries 1pm at the Glover Arms, Perth for a lunch , get together and pre season planning session. If you have any ideas jot them down and bring them along. Things already on the table are Strathfillan wigwams, mystery navigation run , Bo’ness and knockhill to support the wscc speed series remember we need your input to help organise the things to do

Located on some of East Cheshire's/West Derbyshire's finest driving roads, the Cat and Fiddle pub sadly closed in 2015. It is due to re-open in Spring 2020 as a pub and a single malt whisky distillery. It's remote location at 1600ft, up in the hills above Buxton, is undoubtably magnificent and worth a drive to regardless, so let's hope the pub will be good too. Glen and I will be giving it a go and if it passes our rigorous testing we will be leading a run out to it. Look out for it next year and try to pop along yourselves or you are welcome to join us. In 1813 the Cat and Fiddle was built on a new turnpike road Charles Rolls tested his cars with Mr Royce there As the pub closed in 2015, Forest Gin was born. A local family built and now run a gin distillery, Forest Gin, in Macclesfield Forest near the Cat and Fiddle pub This family will distill whisky and run the Cat and Fiddle pub The conditions in the cellar, 1600ft above sea level, will provide perfect conditions for the English Single Malt Whisky to mature

It wasn't open in Feb 2018, when this pic was taken ! The guy who kindly took this pic, is stood outside the door of the pub. His flask is by my front wheel!

That’s great news it’s reopening. The cat and fiddle was where I had my very first realisation that my 18 year old driving ability was made up mostly of enthusiasm rather than skill , those were the days. I must make an effort to revisit once the current build gets finished.

Sorry, ignore that…….just seen the last page. Numpty.

I blame inflation!

I do, but nobody else in the house does....😖

Agree with above.. definitely add more insulation generally if you plan to stay in house. Add heat if possible as more extraction will take the heat out of the room.. air extraction and circulation important otherwise dead air can cause mould... Leave fan running as long as possible, don't just put on when actually in shower..hence why many hotel fans on a timer.. Don't forget you can buy a good dehumidifier for hundred quid and these help by giving heat, air circulation and dehumidification... As long as you can get it near the bathroom... With insulation and heat..get the window open if you can!

Bagpuss looks lonely

I've used ebay for many years buying and selling for my work/pleasure. Ebay do try to make you use Paypal for their transactions and the protection you get from them is pretty comprehensive. However, you can use your own credit card or other electronic services, I use Barclaycard which I find covers most of the requirements needed and is considerably cheaper especially as I use the credit card for many purchases including buisiness and have built up a good understanding with them. Recent Chinese transactions with them resulted in an exchange rate over 10% better than others and even with a transaction fee was better than I could get anywhere else. If you are doing only a small amount of trading on Ebay the difference will be minimal and Paypal may be easier and more secure.

paypal is fine for payment of items sold on Ebay. Ebay own Paypal or vice versa. Some dodgy folk persuade people to use paypal to transfer money as a gift and hence you've not got the same protection if you use it for purchases or sales on ebay.

Took this tonight with me new £4.99 camera from Lidle

Awesome result - thanks everyone for bidding, thank you Sponsors for your contributions and thanks team for organising.

Extractor unit with humidistat built in is the best place to start as others have stated it will run on until moisture is lowered few to choose from to suit your taste/budget https://www.screwfix.com/c/heating-plumbing/bathroom-extractor-fans/cat840654#category=cat840654&extractorfancontroltype=humidistat___timer

As a budget answer I would be tempted to put a low powered extractor fitment in the ceiling right where the problem is as it may be that the existing fan is just not removing the air in that position. With humidity fans very cheap this could be installed and only operate when the condensation at peak, only drawback is wiring it in but if you put a plug and lead on it the regulations are satisfied. Other cheaper way would be a simple ceiling vent ducted to the eaves with a non return "flappy" valve to prevent cold air being blown in🥶. It's a shame you live so from me as I'm often being called out to advise and I don't charge unless required to do the work.

Sounds fab and I would be interested in joining you. I would look to meet up in Portsmouth and probably do the Eurotunnel back but the rest sounds good. David

Yep. Double it. With regards to heating - have you thought about underfloor electric heating? The system will suggest running costs of 1p a day but it is more likely to be 5p a day. Nice form of heating. Goes in the tile glue. Quite expensive to run but effective. Towels dry even if left on the floor by those pesky teenagers!

Stop having hot showers, a cold shower is much healthier! 😄😆

Generally heating in a small bathroom is not an issue when there is adequate heating in the rest of the building. What is important is adequate ventilation(especially in rooms where water vapour is produced) because insulation, building materials etc. have virtually made buildings airtight. Not that many years ago central heating was only for the rich, ventilation fans only for factories, and steel framed window were normal (let alone double glazing).

Ah, fan probably up the job then! I went totally OTT with the towel rail as I expected it would have a job to do. The bathroom is small so only about 300W of underfloor IIRC. Towel rad is chromed which dramatically reduces the output over an enamel finish so I went for the biggest one I could fit in the room.

I have had to sort this type of problem out for many landlords with flats. Normally condensation and then mould forms were there is an issue with ventilation, with flats the occupiers would leave the properties all day without heat and with all windows/doors closed. Even with extractor fans there will be dead areas that do not circulate the air and so promote stale air. Solution is to get these dead areas to circulate, therefore the balance is to get heat, ventilation and circulation into the affected room. Easiest way is to open a window, if this is not possible you may have to change the position of the forced ventilation (in the ceiling is advisable), heat is also required and certainly 100mm of insulation is not up to modern requirements now being a minimum of 200mm or equivalent value. Where opening the windows was impracticable I set up "positive atmosphere" fans in the loft to make sure the premises changed air regularly with special regards to any dead areas. This sort of problem is very common but easy answers are not straight forward, either the assistance of a certified specialist(who will have to visit to access) or a matter of trial for fans, insulation, heating, ventilation etc. will be needed. Treatment of the mould will be best with good quality treatments but only after the cause of the problem have been removed. Hope you solve it soon,.

As a building surveyor, I would recommend insulation, heating and ventilation. Nothing much you can do about the walls but increase the insulation above. Better towel heater or radiator. A humidistat fan would be best. It will deal with condensation without timing out. To deal with existing mildew, Detol do a mould and mildew killer. Bleach is also effective but obviously be careful. Don’t cover it up without killing it as it will simply come back. If you have plastic windows, open the trickle vents and leave them open. Not a magical fix but best you can do. Good luck

Sorry what I meant was a stronger fan, having a warm room would also help when we changed the rad in the bathroom the plumber said not to go for a towel rail as they don't give off much heat - he referred to the heated mirror analogy which doesn't get steamed up. I don't know what make and model we have but it does the job.

I fitted a fairly large duct fan in the loft space above the bathroom in my place. It shifts a lot of air (will draw the door shut if left slightly ajar) and is really quiet too. Similar setup I imagine, bungalow, walls and floor tiled, a large towel rail (about 6’ tall) and underfloor heating too. 3 years since I did the bathroom and no sign of mould, thankfully! Had a persistent problem with mouldy ceiling in my last place, but that was tricky as it was a dormer and the bulk of the ceiling was barely insulated at all, with little or no prospect of doing anything about it.

@Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO You and your coat pocket were defo not there. Indeed you were missed. So who is @OrangeCrush?

Spotted it this time round.. hard to miss really. 🙂 20sec exposure.. must try harder.

I'm equally impressed with my first 106 miles on my PS3's. Started out at circa 9:00am today at around zero degrees and it's wasn't any higher than 4-5 degrees today. No drama, squealing or spinning off the road backwards. Yes in 1st and 2nd you can easily light them up (Even with the tiny torque of the S2000). Ride quality is good. No understeer and they've coped with dirty, slimy roads today. I've not had a suitable quiet roundabout to push on until they break free(3rd is good for this), but will try at some point and report back.

Where’s the photo of the ‘electric blue mini dress clad lady’?

Give Patrick a call on Monday, he maybe able to give a better P&P price and BF is still on.

Heater, roof, doors? Nah, it's only -2.0° for goodness sake!