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Not long now until show weekend 😎 Thanks to all who have volunteered so far to help on set up day and over the weekend and we hope to see as many members attend this growing show as possible 👍 Please see below information for the weekend, anything I've missed please shout up! Friday 21st July set up is from 10am to 8pm, no access before 10am, van and show gear will arrive approx 12 noon. Please use the main entrance for entry to the showground, clearly sign posted for kit cars. Club gazebo will be erected with tea urn and hot and cold drinks provided FOC with Air Ambulance donations appreciated 👍 Rumour has it there might also be some cake Club pitch will have electric. Club BBQ will will be on site for club members to bring there own food to cook. Club pitch is not as big as Malvern (or Stoneleigh) there will be a smaller version of Westfield Avenue 😁 Club pitch should be easily located by the WSCC blow up arch Club camping is also on our G3 pitch this will be behind cars/Westfield Avenue. There will be no official rota, plenty of people have offered help, we can decide on Friday who does what.. main tasks are parking cars on Westfield Avenue, meet and greet, tea/coffee.

Went for a solo blast today. Quick pre mot shake down before tomorrow

With the nose complete it was fettled to the final shape and offered up to the chassis. An aluminium bracket was made to fix it to the top of the chassis and a Dzus fastener fitted. The bottom is secured in a similar way with a Dzus fastener through the floor. the back of the bonnet will be fixed with slide fasteners.

I remember being behind you when we left a petrol station up near Kielder way. The first corner you were gone. You said to me, "we didnt build our cars to be fast, we built them to be fast around corners".....it showed.

The last major task is the nose cone. I must confess I’ve been putting this off and it’s been redesigned more times than any other part of the racer. My first thoughts were to fabricate from steel or aluminium since they’re materials I’m happiest with but eventually I settled on fibreglass since it would allow me to introduce sone curves. First job was to make a buck. As I’d already drawn the nose in 3D in Solidworks I made some prints of the profile at 50mm intervals to give the general form. these I then to roughly cut the shapes from 50mm thick insulation. Rye four layers of this were then glued together to roughly form the nose. Once the glue dried these were then cut to the final shape and then sanded to the finished profile. Onto the buck I then applied 2-3 layers fibreglass resin and chopped mat. I’ve not done much with fibreglass so the end result was looking somewhat lumpy but generally what I hoped for. Much like my skills at plastering walls it needed plenty of sanding to remove the high spots and then I gave it another light brush over with resin to fill any holes. the insulation was then cut out from the inside leaving the finished nose cone.

Back on it again this week. Looking at the bonnet I felt it didn’t quite look complete and needed a small windscreen. I cut and folded a strip of aluminium to make a mounting and then ran it through the rollers to put a slight curve on it to match the profile of the bonnet. I then used a scrap piece of aluminium to mock up a small screen and get a shape I liked. once happy I then cut the screen from 2mm polycarbonate and riveted it to the aluminium mount.

Although when travelling I always leave the engine in the car, rather than carrying it next to the car.!

In my eagerness to support our AO’s - especially @Robin Parker (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO @Rob Hunter Derby & Notts AOand obviously @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative and not needing to ask permission to come out, I said I would probably be coming. Since then I have checked the calendar and remembered that I am on the Wales trip the weekend of the 5/6th July starting with a long distance drive on the 4th from Lincolnshire to Snowdonia. I might have to forgo coming out on the 30/6 so I can socialise with my lovely wife who is not coming to Wales and get the car /myself ready. I will return to this decision nearer the time but at the moment I am going to have to pass. 🙁

Sadly Speed Vhills stopped the good camping pitch close to the track hence why we moved to the Alps in 2019 for our Euroblat. They could only offer a location which would need busing in each day or the generally camping area.

Well that didn't work out as planned! Long story short, while lockdowns should have presented a perfect opportunity to work on the car, it was in my parents' garage, but I couldn't visit for a long time due to shielding reasons. I can't believe I wrote this post almost 3 years ago! I have been reading up for a couple of days now on what everyone has been building while I've been away, as well as refreshing my memory of where I had got to with mine. I've started putting together lists and a plan to get it finished - including some changes to get around the problems where I was getting stuck. I'll try and get over to a local meetup at some point, I'm sure that would also be excellent motivation!

I can do a meet on the 10th September, the Saturday, please remind me the week before and we will go for it!!

Julie is planning this event, If you haven't been to one of our meetings this will be a great opportunity to see what we are all about and maybe make new friends. Julies Peak District meetings are legendary in the WSCC, this one is designed to bring a number of different areas together. The route from the Manchester area to Strines is great, over the Woodhead pass going and returning via the Snake pass. So who's coming? we can meet anywhere between Manchester and Glossop for the run out. Put your names down here and your preferred meeting place, then we can sort out a timetable. Meet at The Strines, Mortimer Road, S6 6JE, midday on Sunday 30th July. I am hoping that this fairly central location will attract AO's and members from a lot of different areas so we can have a good tyre kick by the display of cars. The fairly small car park in front of the pub has a big over spill car park behind it up the hill, as it is summer we will be better off park'ng up there. Bring your flags if you have one. Who is interested? who is coming?

For everyone coming from Yorkshire, meet up at the Red Kite, Denby Dale Road, Wakefield, WF4 3BB, at 10am, leaving at 10:30. I've got a route in mind avoiding motorways. It's about an hour and 27 miles, if we don't get lost. If you're coming, let me know and let's have a good turn out from Yorkshire.

Anyone heading to Cadwell this Friday? We'll be there, along with some friends and their Caterham. Hopefully the weather holds out!

I used to have a tonneau and like @McFrancis used to leave it covering the passenger side as it was normally just me in the car. I found that it gave good protection when closed up in the rain and a bit more security by keeping everything hidden. I have a couple of covers now which I’ve only used a couple of times; the problem in heavy rain is that it pools in the middle and just drags the cover down. So, I would likely go tonneau.

Old thread revisited… Sorry about that, Donnie.

I'll be going, but not in a Westfield, as I sold my last one several years ago. Which day is the historic F1 race, or are there races for them on both Saturday and Sunday?

Just seen this after looking on the Oulton Park website. Think I’ll be there 😊👍🏻

I have both and use the tonneau when I'm one up, I leave the passenger side in place and it makes the whole experience a bit warmer on cold days, and it is quick to zip up and makes the car look reasonably secure. It is OK if left in the rain, you get a bit of puddling on the top but nothing that is a problem, although the tonneau is not as waterproof as the shower cap in heavy rain.

I have had both. I never used the tonneau and eventually sold it. I much prefer the storm cap and use it more than I thought I would. It has been good for protecting the car on a night if left outside but I have also found it really good if I park in town or in a carpark as I have found it stops people hanging around the car or putting children in it to take photos. [ I have caught people doing this in the past ]. I am not sure I would want to use it on a car I was towing though. I have never done it but I imaging air blowing underneath and it eventually billowing and getting damaged. I don't know if it would but I just don't fancy the idea.

I started my build in 2016....it sat unloved for a couple of years, but I did take full advantage of lock down and manged to get it finished in 2022...Good luck with yours.

Welcome back “take 2” Peter. Hope you have an uninterrupted run to IVA now.

Hi Chris, have done Le Mans 3 times last one approx 8 years ago. Each time we’ve gone thru organised camping & tickets thru Speed Chills - now Motor Sports Tickets Ltd - they used to have 2 camp sites both 250 mtrs from track side but 0.5 miles apart, providing great clean shower/toilet blocks - security fencing & gate - security staff booking in/out each time you or your car leaves the site. Pricing is realistic as you buy the floor space you need - I.e square meterage for car, tent & table/chair/BBQ areas - entertainment Thursday thru Sunday in a great PROPER COLD BEER tent. Tickets package purchased included grandstand seats as a package - don’t take the front row as nunneys without tickets scramble in front of the stands with little security staff to police & can be a free for all (honestly you don’t need to go and scrap with every nationality & not see the start of the race) Also they provided Free travel between the two campsites too & a really eclectic group of peeps 18 to 80 in Minis to Ferraris - will be going again with them - check out there website: https://motorsporttickets.com/en/wec/le-mans-24 great local entertainment & food BUT WHEREVER YOU GO, GO EARLY AND TRY TO BOOK YOUR TABLE cus everywhere is heaving arrive min of 3 or 4 days before to take it all in & go to the town on Friday for the drivers parade. Biggest thrill for me was driving the Mulsanne Straight 2 hrs after the race has finished - Brilliant 🏎️🏎️🏎️ Last one, take plenty of soft ear plugs & full cans too, cus you can hear the wonderful Covette V8 from 3 mile away. Enjoy 😉

Yes let's dad dance the rain gods away

Looking forward to it. Weather gods and mechanical gods 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞!

9 mins 5 seconds.

Yep will be there this year, only on the Sunday this time though. Andy

For everyone coming from Yorkshire. We can meet at the Red Kite, Denby Dale Road, Wakefield, WF4 3BB at 10am, leaving at 10:30. And take the roads avoiding motorways. It's approximately 1 hour and 27 miles to the Strines. I'm not familiar with the route, but that should add to the fun. Who's joining me there?

Great to the the Kronenbourg box being emptied 👍

Looks like a winner to me. This is probably better built than a lot of kit cars with engines out there. Keep up the quality work Mark 👍

Just had this drawn love it 😍 🥕🥕

It's finally summer in Montana, USA and race season is in full swing. The car is working very well giving great results. The handling has really gotten dialed in and it allows me to get very close to the cones (the closer you are the better in almost all cases) which in turn makes the course shorter....so precision is key. Good fun. dave

Thanks for all the comments I’ve a busy weekend coming up so doubt I’ll have much time to work on the car but I managed to find a quick half hour after work this evening to cut and fold the bonnet. the aluminium sheet was too large for my bender so I clamped the fold between two lengths of steel angle and then hammered the bed with a rubber mallet. the roll was likewise done on the lawn over a length of 4” drain pipe.

See you on Sunday.

Well, it’s happened, she’s off to her new home. 😢