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Please welcome @Trevor Little (Trevturtle) - AO Representative to the position! Trevor's been a very active Club Member since 2014, and was part of the amazing Stoneleigh Organising Team for several of those years, doing a super job; we look forward to seeing where Trevor can take his new role!

My name is Colin, my best mate ex employee and just all round top bloke Jason of TD performance, bought his XTR2 around a year to 18 month ago, with him been a perfectionist where a car is concerned especially any of his track toys and this his first westfield and a beauty i think at that anybody that knows the car we would love to hear your stories we know it was previously supercharged but kept cracking manifolds, but the things that he wanted to get right he is nearly there with, one thing we could do with his healight covers or protectors. Jason aint to good on a PC and the online chatting stuff so with me sharing the same passion and been his passanger on just about all track days hes done around the UK and the nurburgring Germany. I relay and create the content for him, we probably may need a little help with the last few bits and we want to get this done soon, jason is in ill health with cancer and also had a recent hip replacement hes strong and determined so the fight is good but hes not sure how long he may be able to drive this. Thank you and hello hope i didnt go on to much above...

Westfield SEight 5.1 For sale Now I am 75 years, this exceptional Westfield is outperforming me so after just over two years fun, I will have to pass it on and enable one of our ‘normal cars’ to go in the garage. Very much a one-off car with incredible performance, and numerous special components. Personal plate W7 BEH (my initials) to go with car or original replaced - discussable! General / Bodywork Registered – 2004 V5 note for emissions to ensure easy MoT pass Current mileage – 14,500, I am 4th owner ( 2nd & 3rd were short ownerships) Westfield wide body with FW (Featherweight) panels, Crimson Carbon composite dash, boot panel and rear arch protectors Carbon NV aeroscreen and front wings Westermann Motorsport carbon fibre half doors Fibreglass half tonneau (passenger side only), quickly removable Rose jointed RAC roll bar (not currently fitted, stiff enough) Purpose made long-range foam filled fuel tank, holds close to 50L though filling to top takes time and patience. Intatrim Stoneleigh GT seats with 2 stage heating - passenger seat usually removed for solo driving with tonneau and Purpose made luggage space - currently off, quickly refitted. Schroth FIA approved harnesses Carbon Mick carbon fibre chassis rail protectors Carbon front wings Rose jointed front anti-roll bar, currently not fitted Special fuel tank, close to 49L capacity, safety foam filled Quality dust cover for garage storage Weatherproof, soft lined external cover (I have not used) 2 Rainproof cockpit covers (used when touring) Engine 5.1 V8 built by V8 Developments of Spalding 2003. Currently range of 300 - 350bhp @ 5300rpm, Jenvey throttle bodies with ITG filters (latter recently replaced with new aluminium mounting plate.) Camshaft Kent cams ground to V8DP404, solid followers, block decked by 40 thou; top hat liners, compression ration 9.88:1 Cross drilled main bearings, lightweight flywheel and heavy duty clutch. Electronic ignition DTA Converted to dry sump in 2010 - 3 stage John Eales dry sump with oil tank in engine bay/part passenger well, remote filter at front of engine. Aeroquip fittings throughout. Aluminium oil catch tank with breathers to both rocker covers Bespoke stainless steel exhaust. Headers in 42mm, 4 into 1 each side (55mm) then 2 into 1 with two silencers neatly tucked under centre tunnel. Designed to meet track sound test limits. Single large centre exit avoids side exhausts. Transmission 5 speed Rover R380 gearbox, (recently overhauled selector/grub screw mechanism) Race Line supplied Ford Sierra 7” diff with ZF LSD 3.38 ratio Steering / Suspension/Brakes Specifications for suspension and set-up development by head of Audi Chassis Dynamics (UK), while builder was testing at Nordschleife Nitron dampers, matched to springs Image 3 piece billet 15x7” wheels (1950’s/60’s Ferrari style) Nankang NS-2R 205/50/15 fitted at 12,500 miles Steering Rack - quick rack 2.1 turns lock to lock with stops BG quick release hub for 300mm steering wheel 4 pot front calipers with drilled / vented discs. Spare discs Sierra rear calipers with drilled / vented discs Instrumentation Stack ST8130 Digidash Plus with full parameter recording and lap timing DTA ECU providing traction control (on/off) and wet or dry; launch control Four wheel sensors for above. ECU accessed via DTA windows 10 software; RS232 interface and ‘dyno box’ to control during engine run. Always garaged, where I have a 2 post hydraulic lift. This was mainly used for my previous Zetec SEiW Westfield and also enabled me to lift and park wife’s car under it (with just rear wheels removed) for winter. The hydraulic lift is powered from a pump operating off standard 13amp socket and has a lift approx 2.5m. The lift system can be sold as an addition to the car or will be sold separately. I generally drive in single seater configuration with purpose made fibreglass half tonneau, but easily removed and passenger seat re-fitted. (as current) Both seats heated (fitted by last owner) but I think unnecessary as after warm up, engine heat into cockpit sufficient for winter use, and more than sufficient in summer. DTA ECU timing settings slightly changed from original to ensure running on 95Ron petrol - can easily be adjusted by laptop - I have Linx1010 set up to access ECU via RS232 and all connecting cables and intermediate rare dyno box - can be included in the deal. Builder believes change was unnecessary and 350BHP available. August MoT with no advisable. Available Now £14,500. PM for phone number to discuss anything

I've done skid pans at Silverstone, Bruntingthorpe and Donington, but they've always been in their car on a cradle and I don't know of any old airfields that are still accessible. I think the closet you will get would be at somewhere like Curborough, where you will at least get solo track time. Your question does bring back happy memories of holidays to visit family in Scotland though.... from being about 8 years old (just big enough to reach the pedals), one of the highlights would always be my Dad taking me to the disused RAF Kinnell airfield (between Arbroath and Brechin) and letting me drive the family Vauxhall Cavalier (or later a Montego!) flat out down the runway and teaching me handbrake turns! 😂

Leaving to go home Great day out thanks I am off now on my modelling career photo shoot at barnsley See you on the front cover of horse and cart yearly

Ebay still definitly has the biggest audience. I only list now when one of the reduced selling fee offers is on, they usually crop up every month. I've also had surprising success on Facebook market place, the Westfield pages and on kit car bits group.

Happy to be back in the driving seat of a westfield after a flirt with other classics just bought a running driving fixer-upper and will be scanning the parts sections for things i want or need to change looking forward to getting back out there in the spring steve

It's the future!

I’m going with probably “Peter”.

What size do you recommend for the average-sized wife?

I’ve never trusted that honey-thieving bear.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/problem-with-our-maps/ Interesting read, never realised how the maps we use distort the size of different countries.

I bought this a few weeks ago presuming it was for a wide body. I picked it up from easy composites who use to be carbon mods so possible the last brand new carbon bonnet for a narrow in existence. It's got the bulge from the wide body v8 bonnet but not the rear vent holes due to the width. This is untrimmed, has storage marks and a small crack on the front edge as can be seen in the pictures, will probably polish up OK or lacquer. £400

GOOD LUCK @Trevor Little (Trevturtle) - AO Representative if you Stoneleigh organising skills are anything to go by then I am sure you will do a sterling job

DEPOSIT TAKEN 😊

Sent you an invite to a rally car sales page 👍

Progressing, albeit slowly! Currently fitting the bodywork (I'm trying to incorporate some of your learning with respect to improving airflow through the intercooler), then a bit of engine wiring and a few bits to tidy up and should then be close to getting it mapped! Just in time for the Winter!

As others have mentioned I've sold quite a lot of items via Facebook Marketplace. There are lots of groups that specialise in the various performance /modified car allegiances so I joined them all as I was selling items that were potentially of interest to them all. Once the items sold I just left the groups.

correct

Don't you just take the first left and then follow @Julie Hall - Joint Peak District AO ?

Racecarsdirect.com parts adverts if under £1000 are only £2.50. or possibly try uphillracers for the Hillclimbers

Facebook marketplace for me as well. Sold lots and bought lots through it. Can be bit of a nuisance with people messaging all the time but in general is quite a good platform.

That explains why I keep running into the I.O.M. every time I try to sail to Scotland

@Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary are you starting a trend of sweptwings and patina blue body work!!! Welcome back Steve , all our cars are individual that’s what counts 😜

Welcome back Steve! I think the car is 'on trend' with swept wings, so a little tinkering and it will be fine.

🤞 we should be there , returning from holiday early in the morning so as long as we not knackered we should make it 😎, Andy & Becky

Yeah, he looks a ton of laughs.

Get with the program grandad!

I can't comment on the SGS one Dom, or indeed on the longevity of any of them, but I have had the Parkerbrand equivalent for 4 months and am impressed so far. I had a problem adjusting mine to oil the chain consistently, their response was impressive, send a courier for the part, send a new part by return. I have cut a dozen oily railway sleepers with mine, very capable, just take your time, and make sure the chain is oiling. Other tools feel strong and capable of applying the ample power robustly too. It is worth having a good read, they are up front about the warranty, what it covers and doesn't, domestic use only but I have to say it looks and feels robust enough.

Some great photos Nick, we had a cracking three days on the YDG good roads great friends all having a good time yes I'm looking forward to next years trip down Wales. On our way home did all that rain wash off the cow s--t from your wheel arch?

Recovered from the back garden, ready to wash the mud and many spiders webs, (shudder), off! MoT booked for the end of the month, just tidying up/cleaning up jobs to do ready for the advert. I'll miss this car. A lot.

Hi All, I just wanted to explain the reason why I have been absent from the forum for a little while. Back at the beginning of the month, my daughter of 3 years old started to act strange and telling us she felt a bit wrong. Thinking it was a cold (as she had a slight temp) we treated it with Calpol and it seemed to help. As the month progressed her temp went back to normal but she was getting irritable, sleepy and very lethargic, spoke to the doctor to which they just said keep an eye on it as it could just be a growth spurt etc.. A few days later before her bed time she asked to go to bed, something that concerned me greatly. I was up until the early hours with my wife stating that something was not right with that and insisted that we take her to the doctors in the morning. When waking her the next day (she normally is up at 6am) she was awake but pretty much unresponsive, not talking or anything. Taking her to the doctor and doing some tests showed that her Glucose levels were really high and her keytones were really high as well. She was suffering from Ketoneacidocis. We were told to take her to ER right away. My wife took her to the hospital it was confirmed she has Type 1 Diabetes which is an Autoimmune disorder which isn't related to diet or exercise but is caused by something as simple as a Cold of flu virus, the doctors still don't know what causes the body to do this but it does happen. So this was a massive shock to us and she had to stay in hospital for 5 days while doctors got her blood back into a less toxic state and the glucose under control to some extent, we also had to learn how to treat our daughter moving forward. She needs 4 injections a day and all her food needs to be calculated before she can eat etc.. After 5 days my wife and my little girl came back home from hospital and we started to get to grips with the new adjustments.. However on top of all this my wife at this point was due to give birth to our second daughter in the next couple of weeks, this obviously put the pressure on to make sure we were confident with treating our daughter in time before the baby was due to arrive.. Fast forward a few days to a Saturday, we felt confident enough to take our daughter swimming as we want to make sure she does not feel that anything is a miss in normal life.. however my wife was complaining of irregular short sharp pains during the day. That evening they started to get worse, so my wife called the hospital for advice, they said it was nothing to worry about and to just keep an eye on it.. We went to bed and that's when the pain kicked in, yes my wife was in labor, as we have no one at home to look after our 3 year old and due to covid only allowing 1 person in with the mother, I had to stay at home while my wife went in on her own. She ended up spending the night there and the labor seemed to be long like the last one. I managed to get some friends around early in the morning to babysit our daughter so I could go and see my wife and hopefully the birth of our baby girl in between giving her, her injections. Luckily when I arrived she was being prepped for a C section as there was no progress, so I arrived got into scrubs and right into the operating room where my wife was, the operation was taking a little while and time was approaching to administer our daughters next injection.. luckily our 2nd daughter was born with just 5 mins to spare and I got to hold her, I then had to rush off and tend to our other daughter.. As my wife had a c section she is not allowed to do pretty much anything for 2 weeks and not able to do any lifting, driving or work for 6 weeks. In the first few days our 2nd daughter started to lose too much weight, So back to the hospitals to work out why our 2nd daughter isn't gaining weight and after an anxious wait (thinking it could be the same issue), the blood tests all came back fine and all it was down to the fact my wife was so stressed with what was going on it was effecting her supply. So this is where I have been, looking after my girls. Needless to say its been one of the worst and best months of my life, heartwrenching but also joyful... its a odd one to feel... The good news is, that we are getting there with our daughters blood glucose levels, our new little one is now putting on weight and my wife is back on her feet, So I should be able to update you all with new offers etc .. I just wanted to share this with you all just to explain my absence

First video: An early session, son Pete at the helm ..