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At the very top of Stevlio (June 2023 -about 8:30AM) and the run up was as traffic free as the pic implies!

Hello all, Just an introduction. After a long sabbatical from my last 2 seater indulgance (S1 Lotus Elise) I will hopefully pick up my first westfield next week to once again "scratch the itch" before I am way too old. I sold the Lotus with the intention of trying something different but.... someone in the family had better ideas and the proceeds turned into a new kitchen anyway, 13 years down the line a new toy will grace the garage in a few days Looking forward to some meets (I see the Yorkshire AO lives literally just down the hill from me!) and outings soon. Regards, Martin

Great run to Stanope, Alston and a quick photo at Langley castle on our way to super car sunday at The Crown and bumped into a westy owner I hadn't seen since I owned previous car

Great write up, looks like you had a fun time despite the weather! Definitely something I'd love to do in the Westfield, brilliant roads and stunning scenery 👍

Both are rammed full of intrusive pop up ads that appear as you try and read an article which makes it hard to actually read anything. Really pees me off. As soon as I go on any site that has that much advertising I just close it and look elsewhere. But each to their own…

Results below as per norm. I hope everybody was OK especially Alex, I heard the outer circuit was a bit tricky over the weekend. The weather's been particularly unkind I know but hopefully you still had a fairly good time. Blyton R15 - Sat Results Blyton R16 - Sun Results Tiggs

Thanks Dave Yep-sent him a pm-hopefully he will see it! Quite a big Westie following down here in the clubbie scene. I've had 4 over the years together with PRB, Caterham and Leitch (NZ built) and currently have a 62 series 2 Lotus 7 in the garage. Might be an idea to see if there is any interest in a clubbie 'reciprocity' holiday exchange between Aus/UK where the cars are available to each other? Cheers Rick

Got out in the car for the first time in almost a month after a long holiday (and waiting for the rain to stop), I've missed it! Dropped in to Castle Combe at lunchtime to see a few of the guys on a track day.

Another thank you to @simon walton for organising. A few more random pictures: The last stop on Sunday: Can't decide which sounded better - The Westfield's V8 or the Jag's V6 in sport mode...

Finally got some decent weather to get out and take some photos of my new car. I’ve already undertaken some minor cosmetic changes to the car; new Ford and ST170 badges to the rear, removed the stick on front plate and replaced with a smaller standard type plate (thanks @Flying Carrot Steve) and I’ve fitted a new Westfield front grill & bonnet badge. living ownership, Al

Part 2. Roll of Honour. @simon walton in his people carrier. Well organised. Thank you. @Stuart in his BMW M240i @SteveB21 in his F type @Andy Westwood and Sue in their Hyundai i40. Sorry no photo of the car. 🤪 Now some random photos of the group, views, and obviously my car 😁 About 900 miles in ‘challenging’ UK weather. Eaten far too much. Gave up competing with @Andy Westwood on the cake front. But a really good time. I’m off for a long sleep now………

Part 1 In the end there were 5 cars but only one of them was a Westfield. The pre departure weather forecast was absolutely horrendous so the sensible ones came in their Tin tops. For us, the trip started on the Friday with a 240 mile trip from Lincolnshire to North Wales. Weather was dodgy but started off without roof but soon had to revert to plan b and put the half hood on. Left home at 10 and with bad traffic etc we arrived at about 5.30 😁 The others we already there so we all got together for an evening meal at the hotel. Saturday was forecast to be interesting but not to be perturbed we simply put on the half hood again 🤪 The route was split into 4 - before cake & coffee, before lunch, before afternoon cake and tea and before evening meal. Roughly 200 miles of fantastic puddle splashing. Surprisingly, even with Storm Antoni, the roof came off for some of the afternoon. The others were probably relieved that they had come in cars with roofs!! Sunday was again planned around 4 routes totalling 200 miles. So after a full English, we set off again but without the roof on (until a downpour made us change our plans). On Monday, it was time to come back to the real world and in typical style, the weather was fine do no roof for the long trip home. Continued in part 2

Been to view my new toy

Hi Robin, Thanks for the welcome. I'm up the top of Bullerthorpe Lane at Colton so kind of up hill from Woodlesford I think 🙂 I should be able to make the Buffers meet for sure and probably the Darrington too.

thanks for getting this on line so fast . It was a great weekend, wet to start but Sunday was great fun. Fingers crossed Alex and Howard get their car fixed easily. Spooky that 7 of us bailed on the last corner after Alex prang.

I have paid my fee, fingers crossed they let me play. Looking forward to this one, the videos are amazing, especially flying through the farm yard. Fingers crossed Howard and Alex can get their car fixed in time.

Hello Martin, and welcome. As I presume you know, I'm the Yorkshire AO. We have two regular meetings month, the first Tuesday at the Buffers, Rakehill Road, Scholes, LS15 4AL from 7:30ish and a breakfast meeting at the Darrington Hotel, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3BL from 10am. Hope to see you at the next one on the 20th. Where abouts are you, you can't be up the hill from me, I live at the top!

Hiya John, still available & PM'ed

I've been over that many times myself, makes a great photo 👍

That's sick!!

Is there anyone still wishing to go I have two entry tickets and woodlands camping available, I can’t go due to recent knee replacement.

Good write up and photo's, one of the most important part of the trip, well done to @AndrewBClarke and Pete for sticking with the Westfield for the trip👏

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Good to see you again Paul. Hey what's that amazingly gorgeous orange machine in the background? Best looking thing I've ever seen 😂

Yes @Alex Gaskin, I live pretty local to Swithland so it’s only a stones throw from me or if you take the long way round it’s a good 1/2 hour or so and a fantastic drive 😉

Another Swithland Reservoir enjoyer, I think that's 3 cars in this thread who have been there to take photos!

A moist car was the understatement, while Hedley used a cup to bail his seats out I thought I’d cup my hands for a quicker way. Thankfully the sun came out in the end and dried the car out then myself, Glynn and Tim were the only ones left. A wander round the pits and then greeted by an ice cream van, obviously it’s rude not to try one in the now better weather 😁

And photo of the day.... Steve bailing out the MK 😂

Well, my "dry morning" comment came back haunt us 😂 Happier times..... just 30 minutes before 😂

It was a tad damp today….