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I was slightly worried that the sump might not be salvageable and I even went as far as to buy a replacement to modify but after a good dousing of degreaser and the old glazing paint had been stripped off I was pleasantly surprised to see that we metalwork hiding beneath was actually in remarkably good condition. A quick check was made for any leaks and then it was ready for paint.

I don't own a Westfield any more, but I still remain a member of the Club. I personally think it is excellent value for money. The magazine is a very professionally put together item, which I enjoy reading through, and I still like browsing through the forum although these days for obvious reasons I don't post so often now. The area meetings can be a fun way to meet up with like minded petrol heads from time to time, and they don't seem to mind an old fart in a Jaguar (or whatever fun vehicle you may be driving at the time) tagging on for an occasional run out into the countryside! Oh, and for anyone interested in a bit of very competitive but also very friendly motor sport, the WSCC Speed Series is a fantastic championship which visits most parts of the Country in the course of the season.

I am one of the moderators on this forum and I can Assure you there is an awful lot of spam and crap that we have to remove

Sorry only time for a "first half" of an answer right now, but for starters, the club is NOT the forum, you are not joining a forum per se, you're (hopefully) joining a club, that happens to have a forum. The Club comes with many benefits, some social, some technical and yes, some fiscal. If money is your sole measure of things, then you could recoup your nominal membership fee within minutes with a bit of online purchasing via our sponsors. You'd even have something shines to see, (unless of course you saved your £'s through the cheap insurance deals). Or perhaps you could join join us at the Silverstone Classic, where, with the early bird club discount, you effectively get a second adult ticket free, oh and possibly take part in a display lap of the course, between races. The club is run and supported entirely by volunteers, so the admin staff take no money. Some of your membership fee does go to things like insurance for the club and it's members at club events, some goes to the purchase of Club display equipment for shows and events, even including a BBQ and medium size gazebo, in addition to flags and banners - all of which are available for any Area to borrow - subject to availability of course, for local events all round the country. The forum you mention, is hosted on our own servers, on our own disc space, enabling us to offer easy, social media like, hosting and display of pictures - and when every so often, our more prolific photographers, like @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO Run out of room to store their fantastic pictures, we usually nudge the available storage space up, because we can, and we have control. We couldn't do half of this for free. Is it good value, for very many, yes it is, for some no, I'm sure. It depends what you want out of the Club and what you want to put in. I can guarantee you the more you do put in, the more you'll get back in spades. Do we get everything right, no of course not, and we are always listening and trying to come up with ideas of how to do things better.

@Julie Hall - Peak District AO Two for me please, amazingly my 16 year old has committed to awake from the dead in time on a Sunday morning! The wonders never cease 😂😂

If you have a problem with your car, want to know about upgrades and get unbiased advice the forum pays for itself and more each year with this alone. That excludes the benefits of club trackdays, local meets and days out and a great event each year at stoneleigh, and no idiots posting noise like other forums Have a look around, its all there,, just join in,.....you will be welcomed Great club and great value for money

I was wondering where my posts were going...

I'd also respectfully disagree... I've only been a WSCC member since August and have found the forum invaluable. Given that no two Westfields are the same (rather than a production Lotus or whatever) I think it's a great idea to only have paying members have access to post. We may have to wait an hour two for advice sometimes, but it is definitely always worth the wait! I also drive a track prepped BMW Mini that I've built over a couple of years and I'm a member of lots of free forums for the R53, track days, modified cars, etc... The level (or rather, the lack of) knowledge on most of these is frankly astounding! I've seen some rather scary advice given to some people.. Also, as they are open to all and sundry you get uninformed opinions on almost everything you ask (opinions are like a***holes, everyone has one 😂😂). With the WSCC forum on the other hand, I've not seen anything other than informed advice, offers of help and support, plus great humour and a community spirit 👍 I'd also say the annual fee is tiny, I'd happily forgo a Chinese takeaway once a year to be a part of such a great club (plus missing a meal helps my power to weight ratio 😂). Finally, I should add how friendly, welcoming and helpful the members have been to a newbie like me. It's been a hugely enjoyable part of Westfield ownership as far as I'm concerned. Here endeth my sermon 🤣🤣

Geez @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary, you need to up your game!!

First you laugh at the crashes, then you feel for the crew who will now spend thousands fixing or re-shelling their classic rally car. Also makes you think how easily it all can go wrong as we nip around the country lanes in our quick cars.

Worth taking a few minutes out too learn the flags.

This last month I’ve been getting to grips with a few smaller jobs when time has allowed. I’d picked up some replacement brakes for the rear a while ago as these were in a slightly better state than my originals. Even so they still needed a good clean up and rebuild. Everything was stripped down and the back plates were dropped off for powdercoating. In the end I found both the adjusters and the wheel cylinders to be rusted solid do these were all replaced when reassembled.

Be good to see you at your local area meetings. Check out the Forum for details and Tim is your local AO Dont forget to visit Stoneleigh, where the club has a large presence and great food& drink

Yes we'll be there

When the forums were free to post: It had good information but you often had to wade through a sea of rubbish, sniping, sarcasm, abuse and idiots to find it. Fine people were put off by the boorish, childish behaviour of a few keyboard warriors who thought they had the right to say anything because they were “entertaining “. Genuine requests for assistance were met with unhelpful replies like “do a search”, putting them off from every asking or contributing anything again. It was less about Westfields and more like a boys locker room. There was a lot of posting - and at least 50% of it was unrelated tripe. The club was losing money hand over fist paying to run a forum full of people and non-members with little or no interest in anything but being irresponsible children in a sandbox. Forum moderators were kept busy every day. The forums were littered with spam and scam. After the forum was for paid club members: Not only was the good information there, the rubbish stopped contaminating it, making it easier to get answers. Many more people felt able to post questions and give answers without fear of being abused. The idjit factor dropped continuously until we had the finest, nicest, friendliest bunch of petrolheads I’ve ever had the pleasure to know. Nobody brushes your question off with “do a search” - quite the opposite, they’re eager to help. It’s a forum first and foremost about Westfields with a bit of fun. Gentlemen, ladies and children can safely use the forums. Club membership doubled within 18 months and it’s finances improved drastically. Forum moderators rarely need to intervene. Scam and spam has been wiped out. I’m the first to accept pay to post isn’t for everyone. I was sceptical when it was first proposed. I’m happy to say I was wrong and my scepticism was misplaced. It was absolutely the right thing to do, Clubs aren’t for everyone. There aren’t one size fits all solutions. But the WSCC comes pretty damn close. Yes, membership costs £27.50 to renew every year, but I’ve saved that a dozen times over with insurance discounts, special offers, discounted parts, fixing the car myself instead of paying for garages and many other things. Membership is pretty much like putting money back in your pocket if you use it as intended. I’d also point out that the forums (apart from Members Only section) are searchable and viewable via Google or other search engines. The club didn’t have to do that... but it did. There will always be those who think everything on the Internet should be free. I’ve found that things that are free usually come at a cost, one way or another, or are free because they’re worthless. It is said that a sceptic is someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. I always try to do my best to prove sceptics of the WSCC wrong, and the actions of my fellow members do that loud and clear every day and in millions of ways.

Ive been thinking of turning veggie after my turkey overdose! 😂

So we will go for Sunday then, I will book us a table and I will have to assume everyone is coming.

Sunday sounds good to me, I'll see if my lads want to tag along in one of the Mini's... the promise of seeing some nice westies and a free lunch might tempt them out of their pits before the afternoon for a change 😂😂

At least you won't have to worry about it being CAN bus compliant Actually, try to make sure it doesn't include a ballast/load resistor if you can, it would waste power for no benefit.

When it’s warmer and drier 😁

A video of the towns, villages and lots of waving + a bonus of Julie's rally stage and Richard and Tash's tinsel dilemma. A great run out as always, thank you Happy Christmas What a great car club

We'll make more effort to nag you out! You missed a great day as I'm sure you've seen with all the pics above. Thanks to Hobo Santa @Trevturtle for organising and adding a few special treats to the day. It was good to see @OrangeCrush left a few presents for the lucky ones. Thanks to @Julie Hall - Peak District AO for the great run, even if driven at tarmac rally stage pace 😉 Thanks to the 2020 Calendar Photo Winner, Glen for taking some more great shots. Bagpuss is blushing with all the attention. I'll get my pics up later. He's a quick video I took of the train-

Sorry @Julie Hall - Peak District AO but I can’t make Sunday due to a prior commitment. Have fun!