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Let the mayhem start...... Photos taken by Marie, sent to Michael in Ottawa and then forwarded to me in Blighty. That’s the wonders of the www! Wish we were there. Looks like you are barking mad but having a good time. Happy Christmas everyone.

The Santa's Special train was in Richard and Tash bought some toys that their own children had out grown. The rest of us were busy giving choccies out to the kids and eating mince pies. Steve and Kate bought their reindeer out for the day And we get tested on our emissions for a MOT, steam engines clearly don't We posed for photo's like celebrities, the kids loved it nearly as much as we did It was time for a brew and a sit down, still eating btw Give us a smile Tash Steve and Trevor Steve and Kate with the cute reindeer We were joined by a reindeer, now there is an idea for next year's costume, I dare you! Thank you to everyone for an absolute manic day, it really does compare to nothing else in life, same time, same place next year xxx Oh and thank you for my present, are you trying to say that my car may be a fire hazard?

More photo's Ian arriving Scott, with Glen inspecting his snowflakes, he wants to put an order in for some please as he thinks that they would also look good on our car. Charlie having fun Scott (40ish) and Charlie (14) are a father and son duo that make me laugh. They both had a late night last night and were suitably suffering, clearly they both think that they are 20 years old. Tangoman, Bagpuss and Snowman having a get together while we went into Marks and Spencer's cafe Even Luke's car gained a Tango Aldi's Kevin the carrot made it too, other supermarkets are available @OrangeCrush has been busy What makes a Santa Special Day? 8 cars and 13 people. Here are the cars and a few photo's on the move. Luke's Honda engined car Scott's Honda engined car Richard's Mazda engned car Dave's Sigma engined car Steve's 2.0 Duratec engined car My teeny weeny 1.8 Zetec engined car Ian's Honda engined car Trevor's 2.0 Zetec engined car Cheers

@Michael Clarke Thank you to Marie for coming to see us off and taking the lovely photo's, how very thoughtful xxx

Just stopped raining in Nottingham but were still coming. (That is if I can get the teenager out of bed) and 😂

Thanks @Julie Hall - Peak District AO Another great run out a round trip of nearly 250 miles everyone of them spent smiling ear to ear. Unfortunately the weather did not hold out and I did get a soaking 30 minutes from home. I will put up some pictures my dad took when he sends them over. Thanks @Trevturtle for the doughnuts, lovely. Merry Christmas all. See you soon

We met at Ashbourne, ate lots of jammy doughnuts freshly fried by Trevor this morning and thanked our lucky stars that the rain had done one, we had a dry day afterall.

Snap! .. but quite a few years ago..

Old school Westie with 1980s Ford RS wheels

It's dry in derby.😁 I'll look for Addams family rain cloud arriving from stoke

Bagpuss Blat-cast Trevor’s not been so clever with the weather. Currently raining in Stoke-on-Trent 😱 However it’s not going to dampen our enthusiasm or stop us having a great day👍 See you all later.......just off to put my Xmas frock on 😜

Some great advice there. The only thing I would add is after the sighting laps everyone is very keen to get out on track straight away, and it can all get a bit mad with a lot of cars on track on cold tyres. I usually sit out the first 15 mins, watch the other cars for awhile and then go out when things have calmed down a bit and there is a bit more space on track. Also to pace yourself and just do a few laps at a time to give yourself and the car a breather. Usually by mid afternoon a lot of people have started to drift off home for one reason or another, and it’s not uncommon to find yourself as one of the only cars on track.

Lol.. Charlie said the same thing as we travelled through Castleton.

That brought us to the Travellers Rest at Bradwell. We go to this pub often due to it's beautiful setting and we always have excellent food and service, the opposite of what tripadvisor suggests, today was no exception. Dave very nearly wore shorts today Was he looking for them in the 'pass the parcel' Everyone unwrapped a throttle cable until the final prize was revealed, oh my, I now have my very own Tango Man. He will be loved and photographed and will live in my car xxxxxxx thank you very much @OrangeCrush Back outside Dave aquired a new sledge while the Honda boy's did the Honda talk. Back on the move we had a train to catch

On the move, we travelled through the villages, waving at people and just generally making everyone laugh, there were some surprised faces. It always makes me laugh that it's the older people that wave the most, the kids are more nervous about it. In Ashbourne Through Matlock Bath and Matlock To Bakewell Castleton With a good bit of quiet countryside in between. This is the first proper test drive for my front shock absorbers and we are highly delighted with them, the comfort of a production car whilst riding in a sports car.

Tyre choice / wheel choice is going to make big differances to any car, and from what I have tryed and understand westys are light and don't need massive wheels and tyres. in my racing days I ran avon crossplys 7. 20.0. 13 up front fitted to a 8 inch rim and 8.2 22.0. 13 rear fitted to a 9 rim. The front was fitted to a rim that was 1 inch out of optimum spec and after changing to a 7 inch rim the front gripped better felt better and the tyre looked in better shape after use. You can overtyre a car of light weight and you will not get the tyre to operating temp also fitting a tyre to a rim out of spec will affect the tyre dynamics and make it feel as if you need to go bigger for more grip

Chucking down here in Sandbach at the mo, my beards going to get wet!

Hey this Westy is familiar, These were 11 years ago

Just bought her but not so much as driven it yet,

I wish ... Mav's stuck in a storage unit somewhere in the depths of Shakey Wakey 🙁 When the weather improves and I make space in the garage it will be back!

I did the same thing 2 weeks before Oulton at Silverstone! I might become sensible one day and get a trailer 😀

gee guys i am in tears thanks for the birthday wishes now we are not moving it looks like some stuff for car the bolt on stuff that cost a fiver all delivered to a mates house sneak the parts in when she is out when she gets in the car and says is that new you reply no love cant you remember getting it from stonleigh early this year it was only a fiver thats how its done guys thanks again now i am 61

Or constantly in the kitty litter...

If you are going to attend and take part in your first track day then firstly I would make sure your car has had a recent service, any oil leaks fixed, recent brake fluid change and make sure you have a descent amount of pad and Tyre life left etc. Dont worry about spending money upgrading the parts on your car before you go but make sure the car is in good order before you go, you know common sense. You hear so many say they get through a set of pads and tyres on a track day, and while this is true with some track day veterans you are very unlikely to do the same on your first track day. Most track day organizers have instructors on the day (usually free) and getting an instructor alongside you in your car telling you where to brake, where to keep your foot in and position your car etc will be the most sensible thing to do and you will be amazed at what you, and your car can do when you get your lines right. The other thing is keep calm, I have seen so many people on their first track day nervous as hell and it shows when on track. Dont worry but just get used to the track first, do a few laps at moderate pace, track day rules means no overtaking in the corners and if the other drivers obey the rules you wont need to worry about what the other drivers are doing behind you as they should position themselves safely. If the person is clearly faster than you the track marshals should see this and you "should" be shown a blue flag, if this is the case then just keep your pace the same and when on a straight pop your indicator on to show that you are going to pull off the racing line and let them by, they will appreciate that, once done if they are struggling to overtake you then just let off the throttle a little to enable them to pass. If you notice someone coming up fast behind you in your mirrors and there is no flag then just do the same, indicate and then pull off the racing line calmly when its safe to do so. Once you get used to the layout of the track, then pick up the pace a little at a time, no one is timing you and its all about having fun. If you are at a large circuit like Silverstone GP then because the track is so wide you can get a false representation of speed and you can easily go barrelling into a corner faster than you feel comfortable doing. So its important to just build up slowly. I always found that for a new person on track, the best thing to do is to go out on the warm up laps (most organizers do this) this is 2 or 3 laps where everyone gets to check out the layout of the circuit at a moderate pace. Then as soon as you are able get an instructor in with you. He will tell you how to get your car around the circuit quickly and safely. Then when you break for lunch see if you can get the same instructor to hop back in the car with you when the afternoon session starts he can then tell you how you are doing and see where or if any improvement can be made. The most important thing is to have fun and to build up at your own pace. Dont worry about being overtaken.. after a few track days this wont happen so much.

Good Afternoon All, We are shut from tomorrow 20/12/2019 at 3pm until Thursday 2/1/2020. We would like to wish the entire WSCC community a Happy Christmas and New Years. See you all in 2020. Best Regards Westfield Sportscars Team

I have two vastly different wheel sets for my car. For the street I use 13x7 Revolutions with 205/60-13 Toyo RA1's. When competing I use a set of Real Racing Wheels in a 13x10 with 21x9x13 Avon slicks. One set rides very nicely and handles very well....the other set rides very poorly but sticks like glue. Both are fun. dave

Revolution wheels 205/60/13 R888R's

Not Westfield wheels, and I don't normally like black wheels, but I do love my Alfas. 18" with 225/40 tyres.

Dishy 13 inch Image...

13" Compomotive CXR in a light gold, 6" front 8" dished rear

13" Weller Roadsports - glorious steel

Any excuse to post a photo. Mini- lite reps refurbed in gold (think they are two gates) 14 inch 185 / 60

15” Image RM2. Offset from memory is 5.

OZ Racing 17" x 7" Superturismo GT