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@Benrobson2999 - Kent AO I know I harp on about this a lotwhenever I see a pic posted on the forum, but your passenger's harness is woefully mal-adjusted. In an accident, she would 'submarine' under the belt and down into the foot well, and the cross-strap/buckle would wreck havoc with her chesticles/armpits/throat/neck. Most lay-passengers aren't clued on the intricacies of harness adjustment, so it's up to the captain to ensure the passenger is safe and instructed. You probably already do the following yourself self- consciously, but loosen off the shoulder straps fully and get the passenger (and help if necessary) to tighten down the hip straps first. For the first seating of the day's run, it maybe easier to sort the passenger before you climb into your side. Folks, notice I said hip straps, and not waist or stomach straps. Only then, once the hip strap is snug and tight, are the shoulder straps adjusted snug against the chest but not too tight that they are trying to hoick the hip strap up. If you have multiple passengers, they are all different shapes and sizes and the procedure needs to be followed for each. I'm an ex-Airforce flight safety tech dealing with ejection seat and parachute harnesses, so this stuff has been drilled into me - and I wish everyone in any kind of harness the best chances of survival when s*** happens.👍

Fantastic turnout guys. A few missing but still manage 10 cars and a few tin tops. Great year ahead guys. Nice to see some new faces.

I notice there is no Area Organiser in the South Wales area. Are there many members in that area (ones actually with cars)? The better weather is on the way, I'm wondering if there is any mileage (excuse the pun) in South Wales members getting themselves together and maybe occasionally meeting up with us lot from over the bridge (Bristol and Bath area)? Many of us blat over to Wales to enjoy your lovely country roads so there has got to be a good case for a load of us to meet somewhere this year? Any thoughts anyone?

The problem with harnesses is that they work best with race seats, where each strap passes through a slot in the seat, which helps keep the strap in it's intended position. On 5/6-points, the crotch strap needs to pass through the seat just in front of your business. The other thing I see is the number of harnesses used with the factory tombstone-backed seats where the shoulder straps pass around the seat back, rather than through it. Unless you or your passenger have Olympic swimmer wide shoulders, in an accident your shoulders will very potentially slip through. My missus is petite, so I had no desire to swap out the 3-point retractor belts on our Westy. Here's something I found to think about... Typical g-forces in a motor-vehicle collision. According to GSU's HyperPhysics Project, a 160 lb person—wearing a seat belt and traveling at only 30 miles per hour—experiences around 30 g's of force in a front-end collision with a fixed object. That's 2.4 tons of force acting on the body! Apologies for kidnapping the Look at my Lovely Day thread, please resume the great pics.

Cheers Julie. Were on the look out for good cake shops and bakerys. We have a long way to go but were getting there.😃

Fabulous, it's great to see the East Anglia area taking off, well done everyone!! If you are an AO and you are reading this PLEASE DO THIS IN YOUR AREA and the very important bit afterwards is to post some photo's of the day. It's good for you and good for the club 👍

Yeah, I'm planning in going 5 or 6 point, added safety is always welcome. I used to make the mistake years ago of tightening the shoulder straps too much and as @BigSkyBrad says it pulls the hip strap up to your tummy, very dangerous. I nowadays tighten the hip strap has hard as I can and then ALWAYS tweak all the straps once moving because they always slacken slightly due to momentum I find.

Keep harping on @BigSkyBrad the more that see the good message, the better!

Weather permitting me and a friend 🙂

Hi Guys. We are planning a get together at Arbuckles on the outskirts of downham market on saturday 23rd march. Planning to meet around 10.30am where we can have a catch up and a laugh. plenty of parking and it is someones birthday too. So start your engines and lets see you there. Cheers martin

It's actually great to hear from someone with specialist knowledge like this, not many of us give really serious consideration to our belts. Well, certainly not as much as it sounds like we should anyway!

Be great to meet up si. We have some events coming up soon closer to you. We are also doing the baston car and bike show at grimsthorpe castle near you. Plus we have regular car and coffee meets near holbeach.

Maybe next time when it gets a little warm I will try and get across.🤞

I'm based just north of Newport and most definitely up for this. I'm a month or so off getting the car back on the road. I know plenty of cracking roads throughout the valleys 👍

Well done everyone..that's fantastic to see so many cars..wish I could have joined you..and what a great day for it!

That's great! If you meet us there, give me a call on the mobile (07920 183679) when you arrive 👍

The list is merely a reflection of exactly what everyone selected on the forms when they entered - there’s usually at least 4-5 errors when people sign up. Corrections can take time. Thanks for pointing it out.

That is a rather small, and disappointing, number of entries. And why is Craig in class G with a Westfield? I'm hoping to get over to Mallory Park tomorrow, to see some of the guys. The weather forecast looks quite good.

Anyone want to meet up at the Motorist on Good Friday? Let me know and I'll sort out times.

Someone picked me up on this on FB I think when I posted a picture of my little daughter in the car, for which I’m very grateful. They recommended a ‘Bubble Bum’ booster seat to lift her up a bit and I adjusted the belts properly, much better now. Ideally I would like to get a six point harness for the passenger seat; I’ve got one and it feels much more secure, and is also a lot easier to get on!!

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Our regulations for 2024 have been passed by Motorsport UK, with a few minor amendments. Please find enclosed Published Copy. 2024 WSCC - Westfield Racing Speed Series Championship Published Copy.pdf

We hope to be going to this .. not sure if we will make the rendezvous but hope to get to mallory *first run out in new toy.