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not far from me then The Peak District 'nutters' are out tomorrow: I'm not, as I'm delivering kids to their grandparents for their annual pantomime trip out (which isn't dissimilar from some Peak District antics!)........oh yes it is............... I'm sure they'll be pleased to see you. We had the Cheshire / North Staffs Meet last night. The next one is , 6th Feb here:

Yes - there's a patch for it available, I'll sort it tomorrow folks 👍

Possibly not far from me either (depending which bit of Staffs), I'm over near Burton on Trent. If you are in my neck of the woods, you're welcome to take a look at mine (so to speak 😂) and have a chat. I've only been an owner for 4 months so know how daunting it can be. As @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AOsays, the Peak District crew are always out, you would be welcome to come and meet up and have a look at the cars... I'm a newbie and have been made to feel really welcome. Oh, and there's normally cake involved somewhere too! 👍

Hi all, what a warm welcome, thank you. Ill be going stoneleigh again this year (3rd year on the trot) and iv been in 2 Westfields and 1 mk indy (which was BEC And i see the appeal 110% as it was phenomenal but im a car engine guy) Im in Staffordshire, west mids. Will have a gander for the next nearest meet and get myself down there.

Its an Invision (the folks who develop the forum software) problem - a fix is coming...

Watered and cleaned the Bloodhound I’ll be sniffing you out . you should hear me coming .

Hi, I'm almost 6ft 5 with size 11/12 feet (and I'm not what you'd call skinny 🙄) and fit in my SEIW with a standard floor and padded seats. I did modify my drivers seat a little to allow it to move another 1cm further back as I was banging my right knee. Mine came fitted with a 280mm steering wheel which definitely helps. I do have GRP seats on my upgrade list, will probably remove the screen (and go aeroscreen) and I'm about to upgrade to a quick release steering wheel. I wouldn't say it's overly comfortable but I'm not crippled after one of Julie's peak district runs where I'm in the car for 4 or 5 hours. I didn't buy it expecting comfort to be honest... I can't heel and toe even with OMP race boots on but it's fine to drive normally. If you're worried about roll over safety, lowered floors and/or the MSA bar is better than the RAC I have... I'm sure I'd be eating tarmac if the worst happened 😳 It'll fit in a single garage fine (mine does easily). For peace of mind, IIRC the width is about 1.6m and the length is just under 3.4m. Picture of me in it on New Years Day (one of Julie's great photos). If I'm honest I wanted one so badly I'd have resorted to a big tub of Vaseline and a giant shoehorn if I hadn't fitted 😂😂

Hi Paddy Yes a widebody will fit fine. ~£150 a year on insurance, whatever tax costs these days, £9000 per annum on upgrades.

You can gain space just by removing the seat sliders and finding a comfy Low seat, usually the GRP kind which are comfy believe it or not. Bolt the seat direct to the floor to suit yourself only. You can also fit a smaller steering wheel and shorten or lengthen the column for extra space, it’s not hard to do and help is at hand on this forum. As for footwear, the classic Puma and Addidas trainers have narrow widths and thin soles for pedal control, you’ll find something to suit.

I know when you are leaving as I can hear that car of yours in Scarborough.

Thanks everyone for the words of advice and encouragement. It’s game on. Time to speak to the bank manager (And the wife 😳). Are there any owners in West Sussex on here I could potentially get in contact with? I think I’m in the same boat! I’ll chop my big toes off if it means I can get one!

Happy birthday

if my memory serves correctly the gg has a wear rating number of 100 so is comparable to other tyres of this number. maybe a bit low for the amount of road miles you do chris. and also if you remember our very very wet day at cadwell a few years back they arent the greatest in the wet unless you can get them warm and it took me a good few laps to get enough heat into them to feel comfortable. but in the dry there a fantastic tyre both on road and track

GG is the hardest of their compounds. Still soft by road tyre standards, but in competition terms it is a medium/hard compound.

Where’s the middle finger emoji when you need one... 🤔

Agreed, gone from 21 visitors to just the 2 of us and it’s bliss.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?LH_AvailTo=-99999999&_ssn=paultwin82&_sacat=179680&_fcid=-99999999&_sop=12&_stpos this guy usually has some good deals on new tyres if your looking for new

Great video @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO Some great roads and views there! When’s the next one and can I come? 😁

Unless you know something I don’t, then most likely... agreed So I will update the OS first, rendering the current MS Office useless, then go for the MS Office 2019? Gulp! I hate computers! You may be getting a phone call @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary at some point over the weekend! Thanks for the replies gents Andy

Hi and welcome...

Just a quick heads up Halfords have a sale on with castrol magnatac 4L 5w - 30 £17.50 and even cheaper if you have a trade card

I'm 6ft 4 and size 11. Lowered floors and grp seats are a must for me. I cannot comfortably drive a car with sport turbo padded seats. Pedals are ok providing no really wide shoes. I have a pair of narrower puma trainers that are perfect for driving in. I also find the taller windscreen from the sport turbo/sport 250 better for me too although not a necessity with lowered floors. My kids all love drives out. My youngest was 5 when she first went in a kit car and still loves it to this day. She actively pesters me to take her to any Brownies/girls brigade/swimming lessons etc in the kit along with runs to the coast for an ice cream. Shes asking me on a weekly basis when my current build will be finished

All the more recent Westfields (certainly those made within the last 10 or 12 years) will have a built in lowered floor, and all the carsd built in that period will be wide body. So if that is within your budget you will be ok. As to your feet, it will be tight, but I have size 10 extra wide and I was ok. What you would need to do is buy a pair of driving boots. They don't need to be fire proof (unless you plan on doing some competition in the car) but the point about a proper driving boot is that they will have a rounded heel and a very narrow welt, so your feet fit and can get to the pedals without one foot pressing 2 pedals at once except when you want them to for heel and toeing. If you are sure you don't want to sprint or circuit race, then karting boots can make excellent driving boots, but you'll have to do some homework to find out where you can get boots in size 12!

You can pretty much tailor the costs to suit your budget. Insurance is usually cheap as the mileage is restricted due to use. Tax again varies according to how new a vehicle you are looking for down to zero if an old one is selected. You will have to look out for cars with lower floors/longer legroom due to your status but there are units available, again foot size can be accommodated but you will have to try out but don't expect to wear boots, they will not fit. My costs now to run are only confined to maintenance as I have a 1988 engine and any upgrades I want to do, but I am retired so monies are restricted, think I have spent less than £200 this year and that includes expensive oil at near £10 per litre. There will be a local area meet which you can find on here or I'm sure one of the organizers will let you know soon. Happy New Year and don't give up the dream.

True CC, but that doesn't invalidate The Law, but shows that it may have sub-clauses as yet defined. Mostly, though, it's true in my experience. Sod's and Murphy's Laws are fellow travellers. "If it can be done wrongly, it will be" and "...even if it was fitted correctly (as applicable) it will be faulty". DIY is the only answer.

welcome too....! (although mine is the fastest colour)

@TrashPanda13 Whereabouts in the UK are you? I'd suggest getting along to your local WSCC Meet and you'll be able to look at different cars, and even ride in them. This will give you a better idea of what to buy etc. Note given the time of year, there won't be any/many cars out at some meets, but I've used my aeroscreen heaterless car, every month for the last 4 years, since building! I've also been on 3 great Eurotrips so far. The lastest one is written up here:

I couldn't help but post this... I've had the facing fall off one of my savage switches a few weeks ago and finally got round to replacing it. Not wanting to remove the dashboard, the photo is of my son shoehorning himself into the foot well to do the swap... He's took great delight in telling me of the advantages of not being old and fat 😂😂😂 One for the 2021 calendar?!

Not sure if this counts, you can see it covered up

The crunchie? Looks like you really couldn’t wait 😁