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At the “watchers” this morning

I could shout anything as nobody would have a clue what was said over the engine noise!! I have tried it to the distress of my copilot who seems to get embarrassed in case they can make out what comments were made. The problem is that I forget that the engine doesn’t drown out the comments when stopped at traffic lights!!😁

Won’t be at this one as we’re camping, not saying where as I don’t want waking up by Glen @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative 🤣 Have a good one!

Rain all day stopped play, but did manage to get out this evening. I wanted to go back to the house above and deliver my photos, and within sight is the pub at which a local car meet was held. Fortunately the owner was in this time and even invited me in, as suspected the house was gutted on the inside , I even got to stand in the same bedroom that 53 years ago I had stood in as 4 year old, anyway the owner was well chuffed with all my photos and we are keeping in contact on Whatsapp. I left the house and 1 minute later arrived at the pub car meet, not exactly a big turn out ( although the rain that day may have put folks off) , took just a few pics . Tomorrow (weather permitting) I am due to visit Llangollen Motor Muesum, as an old friend owns it, no idea if he will open the museum for me but it is just a catch up with old mates, we will see. More soon

Trying my best to match your scenery Gary 🤣, this one from today Horseshoe Pass Llangollen Denbighshire.

Well !!!!!!!!!!! After a day of negotiations and arm twisting at work , things are looking up, it seems we will be able to have our cake and it eat on Sunday. Take care and see you Sunday luv A & B

So @Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO is totally wiping the floor with my holiday quota and is going away for a whole month 😁 so does that mean we can call you Judith Chalmers instead of me? I think so. good move Tony, for the wider audience can I explain that on recent holidays my nutcase husband travels past camp sites early in a morning (either in a Westfield or on a cycle) and shouts 'Wakey Wakey' as we zoom past. At that point I totally disown him😁

Ok, I'll revive this topic. Due to some serious health problems of a family member which prevented my UK visit last December, I've just booked again my flight in for September, so I'll be in Macclesfield from 13th to 18th Sept. I think I'll be having a full free day on the 17th. @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO eventually I can take the train down to Stoke if you're around

Hi, in terms of your event entry forms you would be in class 2B. For the Speed Series you would be in W2 as we have combined a number of classes. For your roll cage I would expect your spec sheet would be acceptable for the class you would be in. It's only when you get into Mod Prod that you start to need a full cage and an MSA log book. Yellow tape on the top roll bar would be fine. That's what most of us do. I never had a loop/strap at the front or back even when I had just the roll bar. I've had a full cage for a few years now and just have yellow tape on the top bar front and back. Have it in the corner rather than centre as it's stronger there. Edit to add: some scrutineers do like to see open wheel nuts where you can see the amount of thread on the stud protruding - two or three threads is normally sufficient. With the enclosed type nuts you can't see the amount of engagement. You'll find that scrutineers can be quite variable in what they pick up on. They don't have long to check your car and they each have their own things they focus on. It's highly unlikely you wouldn't be allowed to run though, it's usually a case of 'best sort that out before the next event'

Well I'm planning on taking my camera to any meets or drives so I'll hopefully get some pictures to post on here . (New camera so hopefully I'll get some pictures) I've posted on the robinhood owners forum to see if there's anyone up for going to any upcoming events so fingers crossed I might even be able to get them on here aswell

Not me I’m afraid, but you know that already, probably see you in October 😎

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I like that term, Tony, and I hope you and everyone else that joins us feels welcomed and looked after. We all met at Hulme End Tea Junction, it made a nice change to meet there, as we drove through Matlock Bath all the scooters were gathering for a large meet, which was lovely to see. Hulme End We sat overlooking the car park First meal of the day The best bit about meeting at Hulme End is that we get to drive the Crowdecote road on the way out. You can see right up it before you drive it and I could see a milk tanker on it's way down, so we all patiently waited for it to pass, then it was brrrum......ha until there was a cyclist on one of the really nice tight bends and I took that at 1 mph, never mind. Hat off to the cyclist for attempting such a hill, I have never seen one on there before, although we cycle the opposite side of the valley which is fairly tough. The next challenge was on the lovely twisty Miller's Dale road. There were a lot of fresh twigs on the road and I was thinking that there would be something big ahead of me, then an oncoming car flashed me.....sure enough a tree had been bought down onto the road. Luckily we could get past and we all agreed later that it was probably a hay lorry that bought it down. The country roads really are the most dangerous. For me the challenges make the driving interesting and we had a good, flowing run on quiet roads meaning that we arrived at the Traveller's Rest in perfect time. ABC had told me earlier that he was having problems with his fuel pump and he would meet us there, and sure enough he and Peter were waiting for us. Our new member, Tony, had only owned his car for 6 weeks and everyone wanted to offer advice so it was not long before the bonnet came off, to show the 1.8 Zetec on Webers. It was a lovely car, purchased from Toybox and Tony was pleased with it. Very soon Paul took his bonnet off as he also has a Zetec on Webers and the knowledge flowed, how lovely. The Traveller's Rest Paul bought his Australian nephew, David, along for a ride and he looked like he was really enjoying it. It was great for us to be able to learn what life is like on the other side of the world too, very interesting, a pleasure to meet you sir. After a hearty lunch, or a kids one if your name is Chris 😁, the two Billy's and Paul and David carried on in a Northerly direction and we went cake hunting. With a lack of Andy's present we took advantage and headed for Chatsworth to see who could get the biggest portion. Chatsworth car park I was guarding our '4 pick and mix' cakes ABC definitely won the 'largest slice' prize Chris was pacing himself for the large meal waiting at home later Glynn and Tony were right up there with ABC hogging the big slices of roulade Oh we have fun over these cakes, they are unbeatable and if they are good enough for the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire then they will do for us. It has been another great day out, lovely views, roads, even some cow poo to moan about, we have had it all THANKS FOR COMING EVERYONE XXX

Many of you will know me as I have been in the club over 30 years and previously exhibited at Stoneleigh and enter the WSCC Speed series and have built and still own Westfields. But a quick intro about us. First thing is we are not the factory but are the largest stockist of car seats in the UK and probably the world. We are based in Edenbridge Kent. We have a small showroom where you can try seats. It all came about when I bought a second hand sport 2000S car around 2008 that was fitted with Westfield race seats. Being a well built lad who likes his ice creams I didn't really fit. A trip to Autosport the next January and I came across Tillett. Long story short but a B5 was perfect for me but nobody carried stock and the factory lead time then was about 8 weeks. So I became a stocking reseller and a few months later took delivery of about 50 seats. It's not our main business which is air conditioning but it is a fun sideline and introduces me to some great people and projects. And that is our model - to sell from stock which seems quite unusual in the motorsport world. The range of seats has expanded including the FIA seats and so has our stock holding. Lead times vary from 8 weeks to over 30 weeks depending upon the model and time of year. We sell about 200 - 250 seats a year and ship all around the world as well. We offer a special discount to WSCC members only given our background. Tillett are not cheap but they are the best shell seat in terms of shape and rigidity. The seat is your contact point with the car so must be correct. Feel free to call us if you need any advice whether for Westfield or any other car you may own. By appointment you are welcome to pop in and try the seats too. David

Last picture, behind the Westfield my daily which is a Ford Puma Zetec S, not a FRP unfortunately but fitted with Recaro interior though. Forever in love with Zetec engines! Cheers. Pierre.

Bye bye England, see you soon... on its way to Picardy, new home, new life!

Hi again, as a brand new wscc member, let me now show you my beloved...

Perfect timing. I’m recommencing my monthly trips to Germany in Sep and you’ve chosen the week I’m there 😱 I’ve not been since Jan 2020. I’m sure others in the area may be around to meet you. I hope you have a good visit

I'm not coming this year, wish I was though. Have a great time. And don't drink too much.

I'm only down on the Saturday, so won't be at Woodlands this year.