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Making the most of the sunny weather 👍

I took the TVR to work today

Run out over the peaks in the 30C heat- a bit too hot for me. Got a passenger view of Chesterfield from East Moor. Then we did a bit of cleaning and polishing before the kids decided to pretend to drive it.

Fun little meet up this morning with NWKCOG. Steve, Paul, Lee, Gary and myself landed at Uttoxeter services early and grabbed a coffee in the glorious sunshine. Within half an hour we had 20 kits scattered around the car park including the NWKCOG Jalopy with that had dragged its exhaust through the car park.... Rarely does that car do a journey without some mechanical calamity 😂 There was a brilliant line up of Fury, Ultima, Cobra, Tiger, Westfield, MK, Marlin, MEV, SVE etc A quick chat with Trev and some of the other guys we know and they were off to the JCB Factory. We had originally planned to go to Cobwebs but as it was later than we expected we were concerned about the limited parking there so changed plans and headed to the Honey Pot. A quick route was planned for some lovely B roads through Marchington, Barton under Needwood and Walton on Trent and we headed off. 40 mins in the cars and we were glad of some shelter from the sun in the cafe.... it seems September is the new July! We all polished off a lovely all day breakfast but didn't have room for cake 😂 Great to see everyone today, hope you have fun at The Strines tomorrow

Has anyone checked the weather forecast for tomorrow? Here Strines area I ordered a new radiator from Autodoc as recommended, the email address is .co.uk , but the company is German and the rad comes from Berlin so I didn’t hold out too much hope. Instead today I started making some new garden gates, when the rad arrived 😄 Meanwhile gates on hold and back in the garage, rad fitted and off for a test run. All is well and ready for tomorrow, as usual no response to my posts, but if it’s dry in the morning we are coming 😎

We met some of the NWKCOG guys while they were in the area today 👍

Isn’t that considered unconstitutional? Good job you spotted this Julie, double cake for next time I think!

the future of your membership in this club could be in doubt if this behavior carries on😁

I've been messing around on YouTube to keep the Grandson happy, you have to do your bit.

First drive after having a roll cage fitted, loving the new look. A big shout to the boys at Westfield/Project Shop for fitting the cage. I thought hard about doing it myself but having built the car I couldn't bring myself to start taking it apart again! I would highly recommend using these guys, nice to deal with and top quality work as you would expect. I intentionally stopped for a photo at somewhere I've been before so I could make a before and after. Here's the before: And today:

Yes, me, it is the same as today - a chance of thunderstorms - I will take that as it just got hotter and nicer as the day went on today. Paul, you can be the first one to feed me those exact words if we all get wet tomorrow 😁

Meet at McDonalds, Matlock ready to leave at 10am for the lovely route past the Ladybower Dams and on to The Strines Inn, where we will meet the other's.

Hi, A few of us are meeting some of the NWKCOG gang at their last stop before their JCB factory tour. We will meet at 915-930 at the Starbucks (Uttoxeter Bypass, Uttoxeter ST14 5AA) for a brew and meet the convoy. Once we've seen them off we will head a few miles south to Cobwebs Cafe (19 Goose Ln, Abbots Bromley, Rugeley WS15 3DF) near Abbots Bromley for 1030am. If we have time we may also head to Blithfield Reservoir for a photo or two.

Only a week to go and currently about 7 takers. Anyone else like to join us for the seaside run. Should be a little cooler!

Fantastic turn out yet again you northern guys. Wish I could figure out how you do it tbh. Well done all involved 👍👍

Yep, no matter how amazing their tracking systems are, they are only as good as the Mk1 Human Being that operates them 😂

The Royal Mail lost an AP Racing master cylinder I sold due to shear incompetence. The number of phone calls to try and (unsuccessfully resolve it was insane. As was the working culture within the organisation. When i finally got through to someone who knew what they were doing, we actually worked out where the MC was. (My local sorting office), but there was no way for either them or me to get at it. All their system was set up to do, was refund the postage cost. which they did. A month or two later, it arrived back at my house, as someone at the sorting office happened to look in the pile we knew it was in and decide to take it back to the return address! But if they hadn't, it would have been gone for good. All because some incompetent muppet scanned it in incorrectly at the first stage of it's journey through Royal Fail

Not sure at the moment whether I'll see you here or at the Strines. Working today, so kind of depends when I finish/how I feel

Nice meet and a good selection of westies, pleased to be there 👍

Dave hasn't retired, he's just on suspension. I'll get my coat.....

So after a mammoth (self induced) period upgrading my front end to wide track, protech, westy uprights, willwood brakes etc I managed to make it to the start line for my summer trip round Wales - Bill 7 H's Welsh 500. For clarity, I am Billy (long story, beer required...) and H is my mate on his trusty BMW 1200 RT. H has done many a bike tour of Wales but generally in the pack and not planning or leading, I've done none! So quite rightly, I left that bit to him. Having got the car finally together on Bank Holiday monday night I set off to see Dave Gallop, Track Developments, North Of Castle Coombe - he worked his old school magic and the car came back handling a dream. Rear wheel alignment and height setting Bump steer adjustment - including machining down the camber adjusting nut and making a castor adjusting shim to go under the steering rack. I then struggled to bleed my new brakes but with help from the forum and local members I got this done Thursday morning and finished the final bits - cycle wings etc on Thursday evening approx 2200! We set off at lunch time on Friday, meeting at the M48 Service just before the Severn bridge... Via Chepstow, and heading to Raglan to pass over the Brecon Beacons heading West....or we were until my left Cycle Wing stay undid itself and picked a fight with the tyre! H drove and found a garage that was kind enough to provide some bolts, washers and spring washers which allowed us to get to Abergavenny to raid the Motor Factors for more appropriate bolts and threadlock. (voices of I told you those bolts might be too long echo from Tim Thall...). Checked the RHS too and they were starting to undo too! Onwards again! Glorious roads over the Beacons with little traffic we shook down and worked out riding/driving styles and comms too. In the end my cheapo phone mount kept popping off the windscreen (@Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO I need to follow your lead and bolt it to the dash!) so H lead most of the way which lead to him nimbly overtaking at every opportunity and me painfully waiting for a suitable spot to stretch the Westy's legs. All was well with only a few showers but as we headed down into Cardigan we hit a lovely forested section with great bends going downhill but both H and I realised that the roads were still wet and a tadge slippy! But we made it safely to Flambards Hotel, Cardigan where we parked the motors round the back nicely out of sight and after a quick change had an awesome Rib Eye steak dinner and few sleeping juices. Saturday morning we refuelled before we did the same with the motors and then off for a monster drive up the West Wales coast dipping in and out for some of the best bits to end up in Snowdonia. Easy drive up to Aberystwyth for a coffee stop on the sea front having just missed the Rally of Wales WRC! However, what we didn't miss was one of H's detours for a more interesting single track scenic diversion - beautiful to look at for him up high on motorbike, but I only saw the hedges and the long grass in the middle of the track - Oh yes and the chuffing big tractor that won the face off. Battle scarred and muddy we cracked on! Some of the valley roads and inland forays were truly spectacular and we just kept going until we arrived for a late lunch at Bala - memories of old from my youth in my 1275 Mini GT were strong! By now we were running a little late so we applied some haste and made up some ground by cutting the corner North from Capel Curig to Bangor finishing some nice roads in the process and then onto the Great Orme for an Ice Cream. On arrival at the top we both baulked at the £4.50 minimum car park so took some snaps and headed back down, taking the lower Orme roads that circumnavigates the rock (one way traffic too 😉) and gives stunning views out over to a foggy Anglesey... From here it was a easy run down through Conwy, including the Tunnels, no excessive throttle blipping was conducted M'lord... We arrived at Furnace Farm, Bodnant for our accommodation which was top notch and we certainly enjoyed the local Welsh Lamb cutlets and beer too! Next morning, Sunday, was another beautiful day and we had a hearty breakfast in the Farm Shop Cafe before I borrowed a hose to wash the car, making H sit in to keep it ticking over, or was that to ensure he got his fair share of mud too! After kitting up we set off back into the heart of Snowdonia for the return leg to Bristol. This was again a blessed route with little car traffic and plenty of bikers who, having a bike escort, treated me nicely! Back through Bala and then out onto the moors and those lovely flowing roads. We were there early enough to miss the hordes that we saw heading there later and had some nice drives with other enthusiasts including some mega fast sports bikes, touring bikes and a blinking fast Westy that caught us up! Apart form one caravan, dispatched quickly and a single 'driving miss daisy' couple we had glorious weather and empty roads again! This was truly epic for me and really let me stretch the legs of the car and test the braking, steering and suspension mods to the full - all good happy to report! Stopping for a late lunch at Crossgate Biker Cafe it was clear that the Westy was a rose between thorns (in my view) and did indeed attract some nice comments and intrigue, especially when they found out I was paired with H on an ex-Police RT! We did a final top up of fuel and set off for Abergavenny and the final stretch down the Wye valley. By the time we got to Tintern Abbey it was baking hot and so an Ice Cream stop was in order! What a magnificent building this must have been in its day. Then it was the final stretch down the Wye Valley with its thankfully shaded sweeping bends and out over the M48 Severn Bridge again to land back in England. H peeled off to head South on the M5 and I pootled home to Bristol. Gave the car a quick check on return and no new issues. Stats for the weekend were: 560 Miles 68 L of Fuel 37 mpg overall Smiles a million Next year either Devon & Cornwall or NC500....

Results for this weeks events are below, it was a lovely weekend for racing so hopefully you are happy with the times? Aintree (R19) - Sat Results 3 Sisters (R20) - Sun Results Tiggs

Many of you will know me as I have been in the club over 30 years and previously exhibited at Stoneleigh and enter the WSCC Speed series and have built and still own Westfields. But a quick intro about us. First thing is we are not the factory but are the largest stockist of car seats in the UK and probably the world. We are based in Edenbridge Kent. We have a small showroom where you can try seats. It all came about when I bought a second hand sport 2000S car around 2008 that was fitted with Westfield race seats. Being a well built lad who likes his ice creams I didn't really fit. A trip to Autosport the next January and I came across Tillett. Long story short but a B5 was perfect for me but nobody carried stock and the factory lead time then was about 8 weeks. So I became a stocking reseller and a few months later took delivery of about 50 seats. It's not our main business which is air conditioning but it is a fun sideline and introduces me to some great people and projects. And that is our model - to sell from stock which seems quite unusual in the motorsport world. The range of seats has expanded including the FIA seats and so has our stock holding. Lead times vary from 8 weeks to over 30 weeks depending upon the model and time of year. We sell about 200 - 250 seats a year and ship all around the world as well. We offer a special discount to WSCC members only given our background. Tillett are not cheap but they are the best shell seat in terms of shape and rigidity. The seat is your contact point with the car so must be correct. Feel free to call us if you need any advice whether for Westfield or any other car you may own. By appointment you are welcome to pop in and try the seats too. David

Sorry I think I put my response in the Yorkshire area by mistake. Sorry, I am refereeing at a clay shoot again. Have a good time.