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As many of you are aware, my much loved and developed car has been sold. This was a huge decision to make but the time was right. The Speed Series and indeed everyone who organised, managed, competed against have been a huge part of my life for 15 plus years. Im privileged to have met some of my dearest friends through this club, the Speed Series family and memories will always remain exceptionally close to me. Winning the Championship in '09 will always rank as one of my lifes great achievements and something I'm exceptionally proud of. A huge thankyou to everyone who has made the journey so memorable, Tim, Luke, Terry, Nick, Del, the Ansonator, Garry, Matt and Gom to name just a small few, there really are so many who have influenced, inspired me and really taught me how to hold my drink! I'm very sure when my life settles down I'll be back along to an event or two for a socialise, a general p*ss take and to reminisce. I hope 2021 is a successful year for you all and that you manage to drive your cars in anger again soon. For now, it's over but not out, lang may yet lums reek! Rich

Booked finally! Now to arrange my trip to Preston and collect The Munter from @AdamR...........the lads at work are over the moon Im bringing 'another' car into the workshop 😂 Ive said if they want to pay the rent....................😑

+1 for Michael's comments! I've spent many, many years training technicians to follow the process demonstrated in the video. Unfortunately it is so often practised as 'swaptronics' until the fault goes away!!! Remember, diagnostics is a detective story, logical, step by step. Alway ask yourself if you have covered all possible avenues, be like Columbo, 'just one more thing'.

RIP Eddie

Welcome to my world. lol He may be a clever fella but there is nothing clever about that vid or the diagnostic process. He is just following a straight forward logical process and coming up with the right conclusions. Very competent and exactly how the job should be done. Its a pity the dealer did not do this, that is typical of most dealers until they get to know pattern faults and even then they can't be arsed proving the faults. An important part of any diagnostic process is the final verification to ensure you have actually fixed the reported fault. A modern day myth is that diagnostics is plugging a computer in to the car. Many don't realise that this is only the start and the most important tool to use in the process is the computer between your ears.

Hi all I’m Matthew or call me Matt ! ive previously had a 7 type car many moons ago ... it was a Robin Hood the type with the suspension in the nose ! it was my first fun car I guess .. not including the Toyota MR2s I’ve had over the years ... after selling the Robin Hood I bought a TVR chimera and still have it 13 years later ... due to a loss of a loved one I inherited a Nissan GTR R35... as time passed I found it was too fast and stressful to look after ... I swapped cars for a weekend with a friend Nissan GTR for a Westfield. I had so much fun in my friends Westfield I realised the GTR had to go.. so I recently sold the GTR and bought my first Westfield.. And not looked back.. the GTR was an incredible machine but too fast for the roads imo, also a huge responsibility to keep it running . I must say I’m really enjoying my Westfield it’s reminding me what driving is all about 💖 ive changed the brakes, wheels , and put an msa roll bar on so far ! Next is some shiny pipes !! I look forward to meeting some of you fellow owners in the near future when the virus 🦠 has gone !!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlK-BZuq8K8

That's a bit obscure - Jimmy Somerville after Edwyn Collins! Because they're both Scottish? That's like having Rick James after Neil Young, because they shared a flat in Canada while Rick was dodging the Vietnam draft.

Class act! Met him once, lovely fella who took the time to chat with me!

That opening guitar riff still gives me goosebumps... 😁

Moving on, Eddie Van Halen played guitar on this.

I think Im allowed to put this one as well, another awesome musician gone........

Hello you lovely lot! We have updated our advert in Westfield World 🙂 and you'll hopefully notice it says "Ask us about Track Day"... so if you are interested in or frequent the tracks then do mention it when you call for a quote. Not only do we offer individual track day cover as and when you go circuit seeking but we also have the option of adding a bundle of 5 track day covers at the start of your policy (at quote stage or renewal), which works out to be a huge saving if you're doing more than 2 or 3 in the year! As always - I'm here for support if needed. Carlie P.s. I miss seeing everyone at shows 😭

I asked the baker "why are all the cakes in the window priced at 50p each , except that one at the front which is £1 ? He said :- That's Medera cake !

I don't know any music after 2000.