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My recent submission for the calendar 😁

Just an update, as of writing this all members who have posted above or private messaged, now have a replacement magazine on the way to them next week. thanks mark

Started off a dry ride out for a pizza in the cars. Ended up terrential sideways rain!! The Soft bits roof was great, I didn’t get too wet at all. The wipers stopped,lucky I had some spare fuses and the Toyo 888r’s kept my concentration all the way home! The pizza was great and still I enjoyed a drive out

Dartmoor, just back on the road after a 22 year rest.

Haha, love it! Let's hope we get plenty of the Yorkshire, Manchester, Peaks, Cheshire and Derby/Notts members to come along (obviously other areas welcome too!) 👍

Hi, I'm somewhat reluctantly advertising my Westfield for sale. I've admitted to myself that I want to dip my toe in to the world of BEC's. It was built by a fairly wealthy retired chap in 2010 who had something of a 'gentleman racer' fantasy with the idea that he'd have a car that he could drive to the track, race and then subsequently drive home. As far as I know that idea remained something of a fantasy throughout his ownership, it never saw a starting line but he did build a really good car. Four years ago I wasn't really looking to buy a Westfield, just casually browsing the forum and stumbled across an advert for this car, once I'd viewed it, I realised it was too well built to miss out on and ended up buying it. The car is built on a 2010 Aerorace chassis power by a Zetec blacktop that was brand new at build date, the most recent rolling road graph I have shows 232bhp at the flywheel and 212bhp at the wheels Full Specification 2010 Aerorace chassis with removable rear arches (chassis marginally lighter and stiffer than the road chassis of the same period) fully road legal and the same dimensions as the standard SEIW. 11000 miles It has an MOT for another 9 months. Black bodywork with carbon front arches, in very good but not unmarked condition. In that spec at the last setup session with about 1/2 tank of fuel it weighed just under to 572g. Engine Built in 2010 with new Zetec Blacktop Head ported and polished by CNC heads and matched with their specification cam. Following this link ( http://www.cncheads.co.uk/?p=755 ) takes you to the website the tuner provides on this head and cam combination for more info, extrapolating the power claims CNC make ( 215bhp @ 6400rpm and 247 bhp @ 8200rpm) to the 7500rpm limit on this car fairly accurately supports the claimed power output on this engine. Arrow engineering buckets ARP rod bolts Balanced and polished crank Standard Zetec flywheel machined and lightened by CNC Heads Raceline sump Omex 600 ECU Jenvey throttle bodies Bosch green injectors Simpson Race Exhausts aluminium manifold 4 into 2 into 1 ( http://simpsonraceexhausts.com/manifolds/ ) Westfield carbon silencer Bespoke breathers all feeding into aluminium catch tank in the nose cone, although very little oil ever gets blown into the tank. Most importantly lots of time and effort spent mapping the engine. Despite it's relatively high state of tune it starts easily hot or cold, idles nicely and is generally very drivable and tractable with no grumpiness or nasty flat spots. In the interest of longevity the limiter is set at 7500 rpm at which point the power curve is still climbing. It also makes some lovely burbles and pops on the overrun. Centroid fuel sender which gives a better accurate fuel level reading. Cooling NEW black Aluminium race radiator from Radtec with 60mm core and Aerorace ducting ( http://radtec.co.uk/products/331/Vauxall-Ford-Cosworth.htm ) Custom pipe work and thermostat housing which ensures this car never has the cooling issues some Zetec Westfield suffer from, coolant temp is rock solid in both traffic and in hard use on track Drivetrain Helix fast road clutch Rebuilt Sierra 3.92 LSD, no clunks or play and locks up nicely but not too aggressively. I actually prefer this diff to the ATB I had in a previous car, although it's not quite as tight at slow speeds for 1st gear sillyness that seems to result in it never 'pushing' the car into understeer in faster corners on track. I therefore prefer the way the car drives in comparison to car with a tighter diff, however it wouldn't be as useful in an autocross type scenario. BGH E8 type 9 gearbox. Ratios and price listed in the following link, this is the strongest and most expensive 'box BGP supply ( http://www.bghgeartech.co.uk/html/5_speed.html ). The ratios suit the engine very well with a usefully long first and 5th geared to a theoretical max of about 140mph. (Ratios are 2.66/1.75/1.26/1.00/0.86) Chassis Standard Aerorace chassis with associated extra bracing in comparison to same era road chassis, this car does not have lowered floors. Protech single adjustable shocks valved and setup by Procomp in Birmingham along with a full geometry setup, car runs with a reasonable amount of negative camber and some toe out at the front which gives a pretty sharp turn it, understeer isn't really something it understands! Anti roll bars are fitted to the front and rear 13 inch Compomotive CXR wheels in black with nearly new medium compound Toyo R888R in 205/50/13. Rallydesign Quickrack and sort steering arms fitted. Unlike some of the so called 'quickrack' setups I've seen this gives a real two turns lock to lock with the arches almost touching the tub on both sides on full lock, ie it's a genuine quick rack, not the version Westfield sell which is far from it and gives a terrible turning circle. Westfield alloy uprights both front and rear. Westfield widetrack front wishbones. Rapfix quick release steering boss has been fitted with a momo suede Mod.26 wheel Braking is a full AP racing setup including master cylinder and front and rear callipers. Fitted with Ferodo DS2500 pads and a brake bias adjuster. The car (in my opinion) drives beautifully, it's pointy, intuitive and hugely predictable but the setup is still relatively soft which means it's eminently useable as a road car with sensible ground clearance and great compliance while still being blisteringly quick on track. Other Bits Track prepared 13 inch ProRace 1.2 wheels in black with nearly new medium compound Toyo R888R in FRONT 185/50/13 REAR 205/50/13. Floor mounted Westfield padded race seats with 4 point Westfield harness for passenger and in date FIA 6 point harness for driver. Dash2Pro instrument with suede three spoke steering wheel and carpeted interior. FIA approved Caged Roll Cage with homologation sticker. New plumbed in Lifeline2020 fire extinguisher system. Lifeline FIA rain light which is wired to additionally act as fog light for MOT purposes. FIA approved battery cut off switch (which doubles up as a good security addition. PowerLight lithium battery. 8 Channel Freewheel system installed Dash2 pro with ECU connectivity Push button start TOAD Immobilizer Exterior/Carbon Front micro indicators Westfield.de Carbon V8 bonnet Westfield.de Carbon Nose Cone Westfield.de Carbon Aero Screen Westfield.de Carbon Cycle Wings Westfield.de Carbon Uprights Westfield.de Carbon Scuttle Westfield.de body mounted aero screen Carbon crash pad Recessed Dash2 mount into the carbon dash MickMade Carbon Rear bulkhead MickMade Carbon kick pads MickMade Carbon custom indicator pod MickMade Carbon Boot lid MickMade Carbon chassis rail protectors. MickMadeCarbon dash Carbon NV Rear diffuser Carbon NV Tunnel Top Carbon NV Tunnel Sides Trigger light weight handbrake Carbon/kevlar floor Carbon front carbon bulkhead Carbon pedal cover I'm sure there's something I've missed but that's hopefully the important stuff. It's got a great spec and, much more importantly, it's been really carefully built by someone who knew what they were doing and had both the time and cash available to do the job properly. I don't have to sell it and know that replacing it with a car of the same standard will be difficult. Thanks for reading,, Nick

Thanks Dave. The location took way too much finding, turned out it was on my doorstep all along 🤦🏼‍♂️

Sorry to miss you @Yorkshire_Pudding 🙁 give your dad a nudge, it's always lovely to see him as well @tuonokid58😍

the question normally asked is whether you’ve had any “accidents, claims or losses”. The honest answer to that is yes, regardless of whether you claim off your own insurance or directly from the other party.

Is it too late to get Guy Fawkes back to finish the job?

I think it is staggering that any ex prime minister gets this. £115k a year to run your office, when most of them make a fortune in after dinner speeches etc. This greed is shared by all parties and approved. We really need a system like in PLC's now where we have an option to agree such payouts and end them. They should get security, for a time but limited as once out of office they are no longer a tier one target.

Prices for Gairloch 2023 are finalised. Anybody that provided their email should be notified shortly Please pay your deposit ASAP to guarantee your place and pod. Balance is due no later than 4 weeks prior to the event

Route for Saturday. Rothwell sports centre, 9:30. Bretton roundabout, 10:00. Cannon Hall, 10:15. Tesco, Penistone, 10:30. The Strines Inn, 11:00. All times are approximate. If you're coming, please let me know. Not sure how many, if any are coming from Yorkshire.

Westfield seiw with front corner damage. 1995 on an M registration. I will post pictures soon. Westfield on the v5 ,unrecorded. SOLD

I’m good for this one😁👍

Of course. Always willing to help out.

I'm working 😪@AndrewBClarkecan you eat my share of cake please 😋😂

I should be there too 👍 I've posted it on the Derby Notts Facebook page and our local chat group so hopefully we'll drag a bunch of us southern rabble along 😂 Fingers crossed on the weather!!

An awesome day out left at 7am and home at 9pm just under 400 miles around the 5 Scottish ski centres on the Bandit Run, 29 varied cars and a brilliant bunch of folk Here’s a few pics for now

Being a Prime minister in this country is akin to being England's football manager, an impossible job.

Sorry guys would love to have been there but still working away I’m afraid 😭 should be at the next one hopefully enjoy 👍🏻👍🏻

Thank you all. You've each confirmed things I suspected but secretly hoped might not be the case. I wasn't sure if I was overthinking how much I'd get stitched up. Turns out I wasn't. It really sucks doesn't it. If I was guilty of anything it was being naïve enough (initially) to believe the claim would not affect me. Thank you for instilling in me a little more healthy cynicism 😉👍

I haven't been in the Strines Inn for decades and I would've had a run up to this. But I'm in Glasgow next weekend.......