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The online system to enter the Blyton Sprint weekend is now open so lets see your entries and make it a great weekend of motorsport.

Weather looks good for tomorrow! Car on trailer ready to go!

I’m a big fan of the “I do cars” engine tear downs. It’s insane just how much carnage a block can contain. The Barum engines is ok but like you said some of the warranty videos would put me off ever using them lol. My personal favourite was the crank in backwards!

If you can stand the inane drivel from Cherry whatshername and Greg Wallace's faux jollity, it might amuse you to watch Inside the Numatic Henry vacuum factory episode on iPlayer. Late on in the show there's a visit to a place where a prototype robotic road sweeping machine, Westfield AutoSweep, is being developed and trialled. It is a branch of our very own beloved Westfield and Westfield cars are seen in the visit footage. The Henry production is impressive too, with one disappointment - they buy in the motor from Italy. I served a five year engineering apprenticeship at Hoover Ltd in Perivale rather more years ago than I care to remember, and I recall being underwhelmed by the production facilities there in my naive ignorance, until some years later when I realised that Hoover made almost every single component in-house - motors included. Numatic's factory is little more than a modern injection moulding and assembly factory in comparison.

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Good to see a full house 👍

Disappointing thread. No chrome and def no p@rn. You must have some strange 'preferences' Mr K

Yeah, I fell into that trap with my last Westfield; got the MoT due notice at 12 months after SVA, (as it was then,) with it being on a Q and me not realising, I just assumed that's what you did with Q plate cars. I found out after mentioning to someone that I'd just done my MoT, that I didn't need to have one, and someone on here, I think possibly @pete g clarified with the DVLA that you didn't. So year two, I get in touch when the renewal notice comes through, to be told that no, I hadn't needed one, but that I was now on the system as showing MoT expired. So anyone doing a vehicle check would only see that. So basically I was then "stuck" with MoT'ing from then on in... Except, I've been really lucky to have been able to use two exceptionally good garages over all my kit MoT's, that both understand Kits, Q plates and how they affect the test, but also to really understand kit's too. - they understand, that normally they are the only trained person to examine the car, once a year. So both garages have actually gone out of their way to examine important things for the safety and drivability of the car, regardless of whether they're normally testable items. - It's funny, the first words of the garage owner, from the place in Congleton, once he'd guided me on to the lift, were usually "Have you had the nose off?", (always was a yes, of course), the next words were usually, "well I hope you've brought your spanners to adjust the bl**** headlights, I'm not doing them for you!". But it's always been reassuring that the car has been properly checked over, top and bottom, on a proper lift, where you've got good access and can see everything.

Thanks Jase, I appreciate the swift update. I may be heading up past you next week so if no joy with parts from here by then, I'll grab some on my way...and a coffee too! Regards Chris

@Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO yeah I pushed the boulder off the cliff… anyways it means some else checks my nuts each year.

All depends on what your intent is See if and what is there and where it is going OR track something to target and attack? It is fascinating to see what sensors/platforms are being brought to bear by the West to 'see' into UKR and BEL and RUS but also that Putin thinks he can operate in UKR oblivious that every citizen has a phone and hence is a media outlet - he controls that IN RUS but not in UKR.

Yep, that’s right, look for the PLG tax rates if you want to check. under 1549cc £170, over £280

All kit cars are PLG,if the engine is bigger than 1549cc you pay the higher band. Under 1549cc cars pay a lower price .

Surely, one of these is a better option? Far less effort, although no good for tight spaces

Yes I was a Royal Navy Medic in a former life, I saw some 'interesting' times and I got my marksman badge early on in my career, Please get me within a mile of the crazed Russian loony..... I'll do the rest, I promise.

How does NO sound?

Hello all, Tonight ive updated the server the website and forum run on to be on the latest versions and patches. While ive tested this a lot already - im sure it might create some little issues or oddities. Please post here so Quinten or I can follow up. Regards, Adrian.

I’d be interested Paul, as Kingsters on route pit crew, he can’t function without me on the motorway 😁

Hmmm, there are some I know who've headed off track with passengers!

It's a fair point and yes I do wear an N95 mask 'cos I have a few lying around... I have also dampened the floor first to keep the worst of it down 'cos toxic or not, it's still pretty unpleasant.