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Watery eyed and breathless following a well aimed kick from the Christmas Elf, Rob would never again utter the phrase "I don't like the Cake" .

''Climate activist glues his nose to a gas guzzling sports car''

Was chilly at Donny last Sunday (11th) too! nice to have a heater though! 😁 (edit: ooops! Just noticed the thread title - sorry it’s not my Westfield 🫢)

A few snaps from a very chilly (-6C at time of signing on!) Donington trackday last week. I washed the car the day before but you wouldn't know it from how it looked by the end of the day!

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

I do enjoy an evening at Donington! Its just down the road for me and 3 hours driving round in circles is plenty 😀 Booked - see you all in July!

All as said above. For those who want to read the legislation it is Section 6(2) of The Motor Vehicle (Test) Regulations 1981 that exempts vehicles from needing to comply with Section 44(6) of The Road Traffic Act 1972 (Amended 1988). or in English you can legally drive an unregistered and untested vehicle to and from statutory test. Note however as highlighted above an IVA test or MoT carried out by VOSA/DVSA are statutory tests whereas a registration examination by the DVLA is not. You are also still responsible for ensuring that the vehicle complies with the requirements of The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 and The Road Traffic Act 1988. ie it is safe to use on the road and is insured etc.

Yes you can drive it to its Iva / sva but then I had to trailer the Westie to get it’s registration certificate , they even had us take it off the trailer look at the chassis number and that was it !!! Put it back on and then wait 4 weeks for a registration. The guy that trailered it for me had the same with an imported bike, take it off the trailer look at the frame number and that was it, he asked why couldn’t he have just looked at it on the trailer and got told we have to see it on the floor 🙄 Good luck

Not sure as it’s not a kit car 😁 …but that’s the way I did it

From the VOSA MSVA PDF

As long as you are insured then you can drive to and from an IVA test centre - just the same as you do for an mot. The appointment must be booked and you must drive to and from the test, nowhere else.

You've spelt Primate wrong 😉

Tim, yes very similar, this is how I bought the car 18 months ago. As well as the wing change, the boot lid, spare wheel and a few other bits have gone. It's had a complete front and rear suspension rebuild and a complete going through from front to back.

Heeeuuey! God I'll never touch another drop again! 🤮

Steve, the previous wheels were 1980s rs/capri wheels, r13 6J et19, I believe you can get them in 5.5J as well and I used the same 205 60 tyres on the new wheels as they were only 12 months old. My old westie had rs/capri wheels with 185 60 tyres so it sat slightly lower. That car had a 2.0 blacktop with bike carbs and the rear did tend to skip around a bit if you put your foot down. The current car with 1.8 silvertop and the wider tyre, doesn’t really do this as much……

Your car is a carbon copy of mine! (nearly🤣) Its the closest I've ever come across yet.....Same colour, seats, rollbar, exhaust, v8 nosecone,black cycle wings, 13" compomotive wheels(mine are crx), I assume its a zetec too? I've just moved my indicators to under headlights, widetrack in box to fit next.

Got home from work yesterday and had a parcel turn up from the postman! Lo and behold it’s my new storm cover that I ordered in June from Soft Bits for Sevens. Will trial fit tomorrow and post some pictures, let’s hope it was worth the wait 🤞🏼