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Good morning all Just joined. Decided to purchase a Westfield collected from Durham back to Bristol 5hr drive stopped 3 times for fuel 🤣🤣 Fitted with a TVR 4LTR V8 and chipped. Absolutely a beast to drive and a smile appears on my face every time I look at her.... not the wife !!!!!! Hopefully catch up with some members soon 👍 Regards Mike

@JamesGN don't believe Andrew, it won't just be coffee, he has been Peak District trained and has to eat cake with it😃 You are in for a treat listening to his V8 start up too. Have fun guys!

I dont plan on being in any state to leave the house on that sunday let alone drive round a track

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All propshaft bolts replaced now thanks. As well as the throttle cable after it left me stranded waiting for the AA man to come and rescue me..! Looking forward to seeing everyone (and obligatory cake) soon. Can’t do tomorrow though as I’m having my 5G chip installed

Noisier than your V8 @AndrewBClarke? I’m in Bourne @JamesGN so would be good to meet up when the weather sorts itself out!

Welcome, lovely looking car! A V8 is an itch I have yet to scratch...... one day! 😂

Happy new year The SSOT have been working to develop a new beginners guide, there has previously been one in 2012/13 but was that outdated it was worth us having another go. This is not the exhaustive list of all requirments but as you will see this is aimed at giving a starting point rather than having to guide your way though the Motorsport UK Blue Book alone for the first time. if anyone need any further clarifications or have questions please ask via the hotline and the SSOT will do their best to answer and keep this document updated regularly with any changes as and when notifcation is recieved. upated 19.01.2021 to add new race suit approvals and towing point clarification. A Beginners Guide to Sprinting and Hillclimbing.pdf

When you passed the Ponderosa? Did you not stop? Was the lure of a bacon bap too easy to resist? With a fried egg and brown sauce too? Maybe a sausage? No serious, dedicated, Westie driver could ever resist that.

might need a passport in future if Nicola gets her way

I'm calling the Police

Yeh I think I’ve sent a message direct to the other forum member so hopefully sorted - thanks again

Yeh I appreciate that thanks. Cheers

the other option is to do all this over pm, thats kind of what its for 👍

Booking a table these days is complicated 😀. Please PM me with your names and a telephone number as I have to give these with table booking.

Ok. 11 would be good. I’ll book a table. There is plenty of free parking. See you there.

If you guys need any clarifications etc please just send me a PM

Damn you! Now I’ll have to enter too 🤣

Just decided that in for a penny, in for a pound, seen as race suits are now hot topic and m owing to he kitted out......I’m interested! Plus the added bonus that I love a good sticker! 😁 Just need to make sure what I need to do for the road going class.

June’s good for me PM sent.

from a really soggy and wet Norfolk! Hope the weather clears up for you soon!

welcome mike, wow lovely car, and again a v8 is on my bucket list as well. looks like the wife has competition for your affections, tread carefully 😂.

Hello Mike lovely car. PM your phone number and Ill get Chris to add you the Bristol members whats ap. For run outs trackdays etc etc

Sorry @Gary Taylor I've just seen this I'll pm you now.

Morning! And welcome from Somerset! Cool looking beastie! Enjoy! W

Hi, I am aiming to be there tomorrow (Podium Place that is), albeit on foot or my bike (not very glamorous, I know!) Fingers crossed the rain b*****rs off!!!

I’m based in Stamford, sounds good to me, if my car stop causing me a headache🤦‍♂️🤬.

Sorry about that definitely the best car I've ever had 😉

Welcome, looks a lovely car and I’m sure the smiles won’t stop, enjoy

from Scarborough. Car looks very smart.

Hi, looks very nice. Get ready for loads of fun!

I’ve done that for you 👍

And what happens on tour stays on tour 😁

Yes. 😀. Based just north of Woodhall. There are others based in Bourne and Stamford etc. I normally try and join in with the Peak District trips as they are a really good bunch of people and there are regular trips organised. Takes a while to get to the start point but that can also be enjoyable. 😀. Always welcome to pop in for coffee or drop me a note if out and about. For me it doesn’t have to be a weekend - work for myself so can juggle days off.

Heads up for anyone booking accom @Rush Motorsport @Simon Waterfall Syman84 @maurici @a15cro @Chris King all booked at premier inn Stirling south (2 nights)

Haven’t got a recent snap but just wanted to point out that last weekend I was out in the car quite early and it was cold. Sold cold in fact that 6 days later I am still cold.....

Enjoyable drive around the highways and byways of sunny Somerset this afternoon.

His dad was equally cool when he used to drive a Dodge Charger R/T around San Francisco!

Holy thread resurrection Batman... I think my favourite meme about "Generation Z" is this one:

Pictures are about 12 years apart outside my Aunts house in Colwyn Bay. My late dad in his V8 Westfield TVR 4.5l 320bhp beast and my 2.0 Zetec. The V8 span it’s wheels in every gear😱

...feeding my upgraditus addiction

After a hectic couple of Months, work IT issues have reduced the work load pressure. Of course the music journey never stops, so after a hiatus you have 2 blogs in a week ! Dream Theater are American progressive metal 'giants' formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to concentrate further on the band that would eventually become Dream Theater. To date, Dream Theater has released fourteen studio albums. The Liquid Tension Experiment, an instrumental progressive metal supergroup, were formed by drummer Mike Portnoy after Magna Carta records gave him the green light for "whatever he wanted to do". The band comprised of Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, Sons of Apollo), John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), and Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel). Formed in 1997, the band released two albums – LTE 1998 / LTE2 1999. Due to Dream Theater ending up consisting of the 3/4 LTE members and the commitments of their main projects they did not record further work. Although they did performed as LTE in 2008 to celebrate their 10th anniversary. Portnoy’s split with his Dream Theater bandmates in 2010 seemingly put an end to any further LTE outings. Then 20 years later after Covid freed up their calendars they reconnected in the virtual studio and recorded LTE3 which was released April 2021. There is a very much more instrumental 'experimental' ‘jamming’ ‘improv’ approach creatively to the prog metal genre instrumentals, with dauntingly intricate, endearingly colourful and/or calmly melodic passages. This is especially evident on the bonus disk of their expanded LTE3 release. The band’s avant-garde side is further revealed by their reinterpretation of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody In Blue. Performed on past tours, on LTE3 they tear it apart over the course of 13 minutes, throwing away the instruction manual and proceeding to rebuild the parts with the carefree disrespect of such past progressive giants as The Nice and ELP.

We should all book together, I’m staying two nights because I’m an unemployed layabout.

I had a lovely drive over the moors yesterday. Even found a lovely spot to cook my dinner away from everyone. Little video showing what the roads are like for anyone interested.

Oh ok

Typically these are 2 of the 3 weekends im busy throughout the whole year. Birthday weekend in june so wont be in a fit state, and away in august so will have to miss sorry

After my day yesterday it was a case of sitting down with a large whiskey. Oil pressure issues when I took it for an mot yesterday, I think it’s the sender unit and when I got home the coolant hose broke off my turbo covering me in hot antifreeze. hope I’m not off the road for too long.🤞