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I had to deliver something I had sold to a place called Thurloxton near Taunton today, and decided to take Winston because the weather was so nice. Some cracking roads and some dull roads, but really enjoyed the drive. Stopped on the Coombe Farm approach road on the way back for some pics. On the way out on the A30, I exchanged waves with a BRG and yellow Westfield, not sure if it is anyone on here? Also had a number of chats with people who were interested in the car when I parked up, plus a ‘That’s a really cool car’ and a thumbs up from a young girl out with her mum 😊.

Opps. I only paid attention to what the signed actually said after I'd already parked up.

I hope you defrosted the rabbit before making the casserole @ianali 🤣🤣🤣. Easter Bunnies beware if the Wesfield club comes out next weekend!! We met at Cupola, a stunningly designed building in a stunning setting, reflecting the lead processing history of the area. Inside the cafe we tucked into breakfast Back outside everyone had parked together We went on a run which was full of twisties and new roads to keep the drivers happy and amazing views to keep the passengers happy. Thank you to Ali for capturing a snippet of the views, you are nearly as good at photography as your husband😁 Arriving at The Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale just in time to raid the cake counter. Ian had us rolling with laughter as he had not operated a real, non phone camera since he was about 10, so it's not a bad photo considering. In the car park After deciding that we perhaps should not be allowed to keep pets it was time to leave. Brilliant day out all round with great venues, great cars on roads made for driving and the best bit was the people, the fun and laughter we had, it's good for the soul. Next weekend is Easter 🐰 so stay posted for which of the 4 day break we are gathering, the route will be carefully chosen to avoid any Bank Holiday traffic x

Great day as usual. Beautiful blue skies, dry roads and fantastic company. Home now and the rabbit casserole is simmering gently.

A great run round and I hope Craig with his nice bike powered MK comes out to play again too. His 13750rpm rev limit sounds delicious! I did get a drink on the way there- Craig didn't want one, though- There was one or two bikes in Matlock-

I never thought being average would feel so good 😁

Yes but if you read the small print at the bottom it says 'Westfields excepted' 😂

With the Speed Series having some local events this year, I had been really keen to make sure we show our support and get some members along to watch. Hopefully, some of our enthusiast spectators will turn into competitors! Amazingly through the day, excluding the guys competing, I counted 8 cars and about 20 members (plus partners, friends and family) spectating. Lee had come across from Lichfield and joined by two new local members Martin and Julian (with partner Clare) in their respective cars. Martin had only joined last night and Julian about 6 weeks ago, really good to meet you 👍 Word had also got out to our friends at Burton Car Club so we also had two Ferrari replicas and a stunning Mclaren 570. A quick 20 min convoy and we landed at Mallory where we were joined by Nick (in his new Striker) and then Dale shortly after. Alex, Hedley and Tony had come in their tintops, and Ben had turned up in the VW Caddy so he could bring his cute grandson Hunter (what a great name! 😂).@Garry Bunn - Derby & Notts Joint AOalso joined us after lunch James's lovely Mazda engined car Del's TR6 Wandering the paddock we bumped into more and more members like Neal and Dave who we hadn't seen since our last Huggys meet. We also met Dan and Del while admiring John Loudon's Force TA. Some more amazing machinery in the paddock 😍 A fantastic day all round, I'm definitely fancying a go at it myself!

Not sure yet but I've not ruled it out.

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 👍

Flash,bang,wallop! What a picture!

Congrats on your new found stardom 😁

I made it!

List corrected - I think?

@Flying Carrot Steve Just create yourself a WhatsApp group 👍🏼

I’m based in Cwmbran just up from Newport I would love to meet when you head over the bridge.

Well done to both Barry and Martin for getting the Norfolk/Suffolk areas together and for getting such a good turnout on the first meet of the year! 👍

Your area is so picturesque

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!

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.

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.

@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.👍

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

Working again I’m afraid 😟