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A good turnout with six cars- @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman @Greenstreak-Andy D @Nomad @Westie66 @Russ Bridgewater @Si.Dalziel Nice to see @Nomad lovely new car too. Someone's had some new boots too. He'll be able to find these in the dark!

Is the weather forecast ever correct? 🤷‍♂️😂 The Westfield brolly has been a godsend!

We managed to stay dry in Cheshire-

I had been working in Castle Donington (2 miles from the Clock Warehouse) and the forecast looked great so I thought I'd go in the Westfield to save me the trip back and forth later in the day. The weather forecast was brilliantly accurate.... 😂 Arriving at the Clock the weather was actually quite nice. On top of our regulars who came in various tintops (work and weather worries conspired against Westfields) we had some new faces at the meet. Dan arrived in his green Westfield that he'd recently got back on the road. Dan has been on a Peaks run a year or two ago before the car needed work and some of you met him at Donington for the recent track day. Another new face was George who some of you may know from the Thames Valley area. He has recently moved to Matlock with his red 3.9 SEIGHT so hopefully we will be meeting on his doorstep when we get a good weekend. After the introductions we got down to the serious business of polishing off some food and exchanging hilarious stories of the recent Donington and Newark events, both of which included copious amounts of precipitation. A couple of shots of the cars... Dan's car flanked by Del's Jaaaaaaggg. The EV's behind were Steve (9 volt) and Gavin (12 volt) 😂 Paul's lovely VX220 Turbo next to mine. Yes, I got some leg pulling for keeping the Javelin sticker on and my jaunty parking angle! George's glorious sounding SEIGHT Brilliant to see you all and thanks for coming along, hope you got home safe 👍

And that certainly doesn't help either, especially being an old fart that remembers you being a wide eyed youngster accompanying his Ma, Pa and young sis around Curborough paddock 🤣

I have both a standard slide rule and one of these:

My vehicle display pass arrived today 😎

Westfield Sport 2000 for sale. Attractive, well presented classic SEiW registered 2005 with 19,851 miles from new. Combining timeless “sevenesque” looks with modern performance and safety upgrades, and everything from fully adjustable suspension to full wet weather gear. Just don't have the time to use it. Bodywork and exterior Limited edition dark red (burgundy) gel coat in good condition for age and mileage Body-coloured front cycle wings (new 2016) Chrome headlamp cases with halogen headlights and LED side lights Playskool carbon effect rear wheel arch protectors and indicator pods with re-wired high level front indicators (2020) Micro LED front side repeaters in nose cone (2020) Spare wheel mounted on refurbished brackets, with new rear number plate (2020) Black powder coated RAC roll bar with high level LED stop light (2014) Modified and re-painted boot box liner to accommodate roll bar stays Polished alloy windscreen pillars and heated windscreen with dash mounted timer switch (2020) New stainless steel/chrome wiper arms and blades (2020) Drivetrain 2.0l Ford Duratec engine with new engine mounts and catch tank (2014) Jenvey throttle bodies and OMEX 600 ECU (harness re-plugged 2018 and re-mapped 2021) Ultimate performance cams (new 2018) New TPS and mapping to 206 bhp @ Powercrazy Motorsport, Cullompton (2021) Pipercross air filter (new 2019) New Raceline Type 9 Sierra H/D C/R “Rocket” 5 speed gearbox fitted with SPC Tracsport semi-helical gear kit (2016) Caterham/Westfield quick shift gear stick New clutch thrust bearing (2019) 3.92 LSD (fitted 2016) Polished stainless steel re-packable silencer (new 2014) Coolex VW Polo alloy radiator and new fan mounts (2018) Brakes, suspension and wheels AP Racing 4 pot front and VW Golf rear calipers Vented front disks (new 2019) Brake pedal micro switch mod (2017) Westfield wide track front wishbones (2014) Quick steering rack (2014) Rear rose joints (new 2014) Protec fully adjustable shocks and standard factory springs (new 2015) Full geometry set-up @ Blink Motorsport (2016) 15” x 7” silver alloy ATS 999 wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport 195/50 R15 (front and spare) and 205/50 R15 (rear) Full brand new set of sports included too Interior Fully upholstered interior with light grey vinyl panels and black carpet Light grey vinyl dash with black vinyl crash pad Classic Westfield Sport seats, black vinyl with red piping, on adjustable runners Heater VDO clocks with black bezels SLD sequential shift light TRS four-point harnesses (new 2016) Momo QR steering wheel hub and 300mm OMP steering wheel (new 2019) 12v socket and USB with blanked holes for Sat Nav mounting bracket Interior passenger courtesy light Wet weather equipment Factory side screens/doors Full vinyl hood with factory hood frame on custom-made mounting brackets to enable frame to fit over RAC roll bar and secure hood in the normal position Black vinyl boot tonneau cover (new 2014) Extra info Mileage 19,851 Air horns Locking wheel nuts Garaged and on C-tec battery charger/conditioner (not included in sale) Some minor age-related marks in gel coat commensurate with age and mileage Complete history file included MOT to 14th April 2024 Currently on SORN £13000 Not included in sale, but available by separate negotiation (please ask for details): Set of 4 Team Dynamics Pro Race LT with Toyo R888 195/50/15 £700 Hardly used Please note: Advertised elsewhere. Genuine enquiries only please. Private sale. HPI clear. Passenger test drive offered subject to weather conditions, happy to do any video walk rounds/drives

I've not used one since the first term of university where they more or less made us use them before telling us to "throw them away" we'd never use one again, cause now we had computers!

We’ll meet at the Golden Pheasant as usual this month, as the weather forecast seems a bit changeable on Tuesday, and I’ve not had chance yet to check the Swettenham Arms car park is fully restored, and critically, still as big as it was!! 7.30 pm, Thursday 3rd August!

Didn't have the A/B buttons by that time, but I'd forgotten all about the "how to use a phone box" evening, at Cubs, I seem to remember getting a patch for my uniform sleeve!!

I know what they are, but have never used one, or know how to use them. I think I only saw one a couple times at school, and that was being used by a teacher.

Wonder if anyone today knows what a slide rule is?

I vaguely remember being at either Goodwood or Silverstone and being told (not quite accurately I believe) by my uncle that the driver who had just roared past had only one arm. Archie Scott-Brown. Elders may know about AS-B and when he was active.

As one of the resident young people (Also 23 years old) of the club, it's insane that they've never rang a landline number before!

I was bundling along the M40 going home one summer's evening in the late 1970s when a Mercedes of some description shot past me well into three figures - as I was err, a bit over the posted limit and he made me look sluggish. My philosophy has long been that when someone is taking the Mick so obviously it is likely to bring out the unmarked cars. I dropped back from lane 2 into lane 1 and slowed to sixty-ish only to be passed like a flash of lightning by another German car clearly playing with the Merc. They clearly hadn't spotted the Renault 30 in their rear view but the two uniformed officers in the Renault had certainly got the pair of them in his viewfinder. The next thing I spotted was the second German car on the hard shoulder with the first one about a mile farther along being addressed by a nice policeman. Presumably the second car left on the hard shoulder had been told to sit tight or face the consequences. All jolly fun, what! Who knew Renault 30's were that fast? 2.7 litre V6 IIRC.

And what about Sonic the Hedgehog? Wasn't that great?

Hi thanks for replying. 1992 xflow! Always nice to have a bit of old skool company and hopefully won’t leave me lagging behind too far 😉 i’m hoping to fit around everyone’s circumstances and if two cars turn up, that’s a bonus! I’m sure we can accommodate some season variance, locations to suit etc. we are starting from scratch and the idea is just to get cars out garages. I fall into the category of having a few spare hours some evenings and weekends but keen to make the most of them. taking the car out always gives me a buzz but life just gets in the way sometimes. So if the weather stays ok on the 10th I think we have a few who can make it. If I review who has said they can make it, then I’ll try to suggest a central point to meet. Hook isn’t too far away, especially as we Euan in Alton I think. We might even have a little convoy from point A to point B!! cheers Martin

A phrase I often use.

Where are you based? There are lots of motor factors around and I don’t know any who are trade only. I will be shocked if you are not near one. The biggest issue is they all use number plate parts systems and Westfields do not appear on them. You just need to come on here and we will guide you what the car it was fitted to. I retired from the aftermarket parts supply last year but sure I can advise without going on line. one company on line is good for oils Opie oils who have great stock of several makes and great service. Car Builder Solutions is great for many items a factor will not have.

A Monday night in the country side👍. Hardly anyone around and the one guy that was, understood the memo kindly pulling in....why does this not happen more often😐

Yes I’d need to ask for the exact amount as it was a package but I remember that the difference between the standard cover and adding on the 5-trackdays bundle was somewhere around £175-£200. Only need to do a couple of days to make it worthwhile.

Hi, Following the great time we had on Tuesday (despite the rain!), we are already planning the next one! Four of us have already booked onto the track evening at Donington on 30th August 2023 so far with more to come. If you fancy joining us remember you can do it through the Javelin Trackdays site and take advantage of the WSCC members discount and save a few quid 👍 None of us are hard-core track fiends, we just go at our own pace and have a chuckle. Spectators are free and have access to the garages and pit wall if you just fancy coming along to watch. Obviously not an official WSCC event so please make sure you sort your own insurance etc. Hopefully see some of you there 👍