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Julie’s Battle of the Odo’s competition is back for another year, and if you need an excuse to drive your Westfield, here is one - not that you should need an excuse, of course. The MOT certificate records an odometer reading. This competition is looking for the member who has the biggest mileage difference between their Westfield’s 2021 and 2022 MOT certificate odometer readings. In my opinion getting the ‘Westfield’ miles in makes you a winner anyway. The prize for first place is £50 worth of vouchers to spend at the Westfield Factory Parts Department and for this year only they will also receive the Chris Smith award. Second and third place will get you £10 and £5, respectively, off your membership renewal in WSCC for next year. What are you waiting for? Get driving! THE BORING BITS • The mileage must be in a Westfield. • The competition is open to WSCC members only, not the Committee or Area Organisers. • The closing date is midnight 8th November 2022. • Email your mileage to peak@wscc.co.uk with a copy of your MOT certificate attached. • The judge’s decision is final. • You must agree to your entry being published in Westfield World magazine and online in the WSCC forum. • Prizes must be redeemed within 12 months, are non-transferable and no substitute prize or cash equivalent will be offered. • If you have won first place in this competition before you cannot enter it again. • The winner this year will receive the Chris Smith Award.

Hopefully if my car passes the MOT on Friday.... fingers crossed I don't get a list of things that have fallen off 😂

Doesnt sound good.... hope you're OK 👍

Happy birthday everyone, love from Glen and Julie xxx

Have great Birthdays guys!

Meet at McDonalds, Bakewell Road, Matlock, DE4 3AU at 10am for a chat and a brew before taking off for a drive around the Peak District in search of lunch🎂😃 Who wants to come with us?

Hey happy folk, how you all doing? So results are uploaded but had a bit of a problem posting them but the wait is over and the links are below. I hope they are favourable? Anglesey Results (R2) Anglesey Results (R3) Tiggs

yikes, hoping you are ok Martin?

Thinking about other Andy’s, what about @AndyMM? Haven’t heard or seen him for ages!!

Have a great day @Ali and Gail , @Greenstreak-Andy D (My oldest Westfield friend), @Gary Taylor & @otp96 🎂🎂🎂🎂 🍺🍺🍺🍺

You mean to say your not crossing the country in search of fish and chips to celebrate? 😂 Happy birthday all

I should be OK for this 👍

Any peaky fans on here? Really enjoyed last episode. Wont spoil it if you haven't caught up yet.

It woz bostin wor it ....... I've followed it right from Series 1 ....... final series was a lot darker ..... possibly because so much had to be re-written after Helen McCrorys sad death, she was a real star in it, also a lot of it was filmed during covid so I suspect thats why a few more quieter small cast scenes ? Last episode was a belter, without giving anything away I liked Jonny Dogs line saying "I'll be going to look at the fog" 👍

Having helped with the final viewing of cars, before the new owner disappears down the road with it, on it's (for them) maiden voyage; one thing I would suggest, even if you have an accompanying tin top, experience of open top cars etc, that many don't consider if they have no kit/sevenesque car background, is their clothing for the journey!! This is particularly important if you have long motorway or dual carriageway stints. Siting at seventy for an hour or so in an open topped Westfield is nothing like doing the same in a modern MX5/BMW/Merc etc, or even an older MG/Triumph or so on. It's draughty and windy at those speeds, (not unpleasant, as long as you're prepared). I found out very quickly when I started my Westfield ownership, just which jackets, coats etc were genuinely wind proof - one of the critical things to get right, and which were properly water proof. Layers are key, 'cause on a nice day, at moderate pace, it can be really warm in the sun. But at 70, unless it's a baking day, the wind can really chill you. Likewise, your hands can feel very exposed on a cooler day, add speed into that and gloves become a must for any length of time. Buff's (or more usually, copies!!) are great for keeping the chills off the back of your neck, too.

Thanks everyone for the good wishes, now where to go for cake , and all the best to @Ali and Gail @Greenstreak-Andy D @otp96 hope all have a good day and the weather improves again soon

Hi, All sensible questions - but don’t over think it though! You’ll love the drive home - big grin all the way I expect! A-Plan - can’t recommend highly enough. Great service and lovely people. Recovery - I have mine through A-Plan but not used it as yet! Research at he time suggested it was good and specific to kits - so accounting for low clearance etc Ear plugs of some sort a must for a long motorway thrash. Think that Dave has it spot-on for tools - essentials. Put my little kit together on his advice some while ago. Fuses always handy and pipe clips. Tyre goop and / or a small compressor are really handy to get you out of trouble. It will all probably stay in the boot for ages and you’ll have a blast! Enjoy! W

A right dodgy character, that one!

Thanks everyone, mind at rest now! Particularly regarding the insurance. Thanks Carlie for the direct response from A Plan. I’ll give Gareth a call back once I get my collection date and discuss agreed valuation, breakdown will probably be through you guys too. Tools, spares and ear plugs etc I’ll organise shortly. Reason I mentioned the jack is that I have toybox putting a spare on the back, I’m using the car for touring rather than track so thought that would be a good option. Pressures I’ll mess about with but will start with your recommendations, I’m that used to putting 30 odd psi in a tire! My first proper run (collection) will be long, wet and slow by the looks of it! Wanting to get a decent long run in and a few local ones before the slog down to Stoneleigh in May. Brad, i still have your number (if it’s not changed), I may drop you a text when I’m home with it and arrange a wee visit, just for a run somewhere. I think there a guy called Steve (with the blue V6) local to me as well and might drop him a PM, gives me a chance to a few of you. Paul.

I’ve been through various actual insurers over the years, mainly via APlan. I’ve also had to claim, via APlan, (tin top, not kit) and the service was superb. My recovery is again, via APlan, and has been used a few times in the past couple of years. Again, an excellent service. Range is really difficult. Standard tanks are only around 28 litres on typical ZK and FW bodied cars. So, at a cruising pace, most will need to stop somewhere between 120 and 150 miles. HOWEVER, while the tanks are baffled internally, let them start to get too much under a third to quarter full, and you’ll see the fuel gauge dance around alarmingly on briskly taken roundabouts and sharp bends! So many of us don’t like to let them get too low. (As standard, there is no low fuel warning light either, just the gauge.) Tyres, try 18/19 psi and see how you go from there. Tool wise, basic small collection of spanner’s, and/or sockets, Allen keys, pliers, cutters, screw drivers. There’s usually only a few main sizes needed for any job you could reasonably do at the roadside. Spare throttle cable, definitely. (And was one of the reasons for me needing recovery recently! My spare was in the other Westfield! Doh.)

Hi Paul, KGM, like many other specialist insurers are broker only - meaning that you cannot get insurance directly through them but via a broker like ourselves. Now when it comes to their reviews, and other broker only insurers, this is often a reflection of the service offered by a broker. Our service and reviews are outstanding whether you look at our facebook (fb.com/aplanspecialist) or trustpilot etc. But not all brokers are as fabulous as us an unfortunately these reviews do get left against the insurers by mistake sometimes just because that's the name people see when they check the docs. We have an inhouse claims team and our claims manager is Mark, who is actually fantastic and is so good at what he does, I couldn't do it! So in the event of the claim 90% of the time you'll deal with us, any issues you deal with us and we will deal with the insurers - we have access to their portals for updates for many of them and if not we will sit on hold for hours so you don't have to I'm pretty sure Mark hears hold music in his sleep. 7. Breakdown cover - we have a specialist breakdown cover designed around the kit owner! £44.95, includes home start, roadside assistance, onward journey, recovery and EU if you are planning that trip to Le Mans I've used it personally, more times than I'd like to admit! This specialist product is only available to clients, so can't be bought on it's own if you don't have anything with us - our higher priced standard breakdown can be purchased by all. You also have the added benefit of having access to me online - and out of hours if you do have any queries. I rely on notifications on here when I'm not on PC but I'm on facebook 7 days a week and as long as I am awake I will respond. (fb.com/carlieaplan) Carlie

Thank you @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO looking forward to getting out to some meets and start meeting you all! Hope @Ali and Gail, @Greenstreak-Andy D, @Gary Taylor and a great day to! Just a shame about the poor weather.

Hi Paul, I’ve used a-plan and had (and have) a policy with KGM. I also had the misfortune to make a claim when my old westie was written off when an (I’ll be polite) idiot took me out! Both A-plan and KGM were excellent. No complaints at all from me.

Less of the oldest @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO 😝🤣🎉🎉 Andy

MHR.

Yes please; just need to liaise with the in-laws about collection day if that’s OK?

Same here and it's not just Peaky Blinders that is dark and mumbled. I turn on the subtitles if it's a mumbling type series.

Yes deffo us lol

Yes please 🍔 🍰

300 Miles this weekend

About to book myself and car plus three additional drivers. Hopefully I'll get a go this year!

For me it was a discussion a few years ago at Stoneleigh with the then WSCC Chairman wanting a few more folks on board with various roles, I volunteered to help the club more (as its a great club ) in any way without wanting to be an AO or Committee member as thought that was out of my depth. Being a Moderator is an interesting role and as advised by others on this thread maybe a couple more now could be useful, sometimes your mod role is not required for months then we get bombarded 😬 WSCC has a comprehensive guide for mods (a bit like WSCC constitution) to follow which I have found very useful in the role also as a mod you sometimes need a kill switch to turn off your personal opinion when moderating 😅

Glad to hear you’re coming, though a shame there’s no stand. Costs I guess.

Have a great day @Paul Harveyboy & @Simon Marks - North Oxfordshire AO 🍺🍺🎂🎂

Happy Birthday guys!

Not sure I'll be out I'm still feeling the affects of Mondays M1 crash

No for me this weekend sorry! Working all weekend