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Tonight’s escapades saw the carbon westy head for its first trip to the rollers. a bit disappointing not to come away with the anticipated numbers as we identified a problem with the ignition tables so did a couple of pulls and some data logging and back in a fortnight .

Bikerpics from the morning journey are published https://www.bikerpics.co.uk/p681312317

This was the first Westy I owned, I see it now has a new owner is taxed and MOT'd, would love to see what it looks like now, Does anyone on here own it?

Be good to see you . Camping is free is you want to stay over on Friday or `Sat night

I don't know if anyone else has stumbled across this on the world's favourite video site, but they are quite interesting if you like watching engines being engineered. Here is one to get you started, but the guy has loads on his channel.

Knife edging is done to make the crank cut through the oil. The theory is that a normal crank hits the oil and aerates the oil. I would have thought on a dry sump car that would not be much of a problem. It does also lighten the crank

Iv not entered this one as the car not ready yet but will be coming along to spectate and say hello 😀

Is it true that @AndrewBClarke or ABC is changing his name to HSBC and his interest rates are really good , I might have to come on a run just to discuss my financial needs 😜

A wee jaunt out with a mixed group of lads from Inverness saw us meet up and off up to kyleskue for pictures then back to Ullapool for fish n chips. 301 miles and the last few were chilly though 🤣 Still a cracking day out with hood company and the roads are still tourist free enough to enjoy, lol

A good day out indeed as usual. Rita is certainly running better with your new weight saving mods (-80kg!) Run down into Dove Dale Parked at the pub for Lunch (sorry, I'd not got your car in this shot Julian) Thanks for a great run out and traffic free run @Julie Hall - Joint Peak District AO

Went to Thirsk for dinner

You do have to go back a long way to get to the nub of the issues here and the article in the Guardian is a decent one. The EU and the West wanted a number of ex Eastern Block countries to pull away from Russian influence and have done so by providing support to groups who opposed Russian influence. In 2013 President Yanukovych was democratically elected after re runs in an election that was seen as fair. There was going to be a closer free trade agreement with the EU and freedom of movement prior to his re election which theyoung in particular wanted. In the end the president decided to not sign it and renewed ties with Russia. This led to protests and eventually the government was overthrown in 2014, with the EU supportive of the change. At that time there were three distinct Pro Russian areas, one being Crimea and that was where the Russian Black Sea Fleet was based. Denying them use of that would be ideal for NATO but unsurprisingly not Putin and Russia. The response was inevitable and the West did nothing but tut tut as they wanted cheap oil etc. So fast forward to now and there was renewed calls to join NATO and the EU, Putin acted. I think he has underestimated the reaction this time and is now somewhat cornered hence his increasingly bizarre comments. Is he mad, no but he has no one to tell him he has lost the plot militarily as descent is a fatal mistake in his team. even now if he wins what will his prize be? The media on both sides of a conflict is never truthful all the time, a few pictures of dead children is certain to whip up anger, rightly so, in Russia they have the same revulsion but they see dead Russian soldiers instead. Now from my travels I have met many Russians and never met a blood thirsty one, but their history in WW2 is why they fear war and when they go to war they want to win. They lost 27 million lives in that conflict, by contrast the UK and US were less than 500,000 each and France 600000, China lost 20 million. They are no more warmongers than we are in the general population I meet people from all over the world and stereotypical comments are usually from one source not from experience. Those I meet are wanting the same as us, a good safe life it is always the business men and politicians who want more and will risk war to get it. I think this thread has been conducted well but it is the sign of a healthy democracy that opposing views can be made. Lets leave the name calling It is my opinion it is the Russian people who will help end this. Witness the brave protesters on the streets being carried away. As sanctions bite they will be the ones who make the most noise

Have a great Birthday, Kev! 🍻🍻 🍺

It is disgraceful, bigoted and borderline racist. So by your logic if all Russian people had access to the actual truth, not putin's truth they would all be 100% supportive of the 'special operation'? Complete nonsense. Nothing to do with differing cultures. Its right and wrong. Universal the world over. This is Putin's war not the Russian people's. But it will be those that suffer. Not as much as Ukraines people mind you.