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Sticker has been stuck, excitement is definitely building

So completely un Westfield related but I hope worthy of a mention. On Saturday (have been recovering since) I took part in a 20 mile walk around the Ullswater Way in the Lake district. Done primarily to support a colleague who has been fighting a chronic illness for the past 4 years meaning mobility can be very painful. He set himself the challenge of doing this and we agreed to support him. I mean how hard can it be. But wow was I in for a shock. I made the mistake of not doing anywhere near enough training for this though I thought I was reasonably fit and active. But wow was it tough for someone not used to this type of thing. Unfortunately I didn't quite make it. I was just 1 mile short when I had to stop due to a knee injury. But what a day. The team supported each other to get as far as they could. All but 3 of us made it the full distance. I think what surprised me the most was how rough the track was and in places more like a bolder field. But the views were stunning despite the poor weather and I would love to do it again. I would also be a little more prepared . But Chris, who we were doing this for, shamed us all. His effort was incredible and he completed the challenge amazingly well. I didn't have many pictures of the trail itself but here are a few from the day. But more importantly a shameless plug for the charity we decided to raise money for during the walk with a bit more info on what we did. https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/Team-Avtel-UK?utm_term=m8ZyEENEQ

Hi Marcus and all. Been out for a ride today and did a recce of the starting point car park. For those wanting coordinates they are as follows - N53.34560, W1.81550. The car park is actually sign posted as MAM TOR (photos attached). We approached from Glossop and the roads were relatively clear (minor roadworks). We also rode on towards Chesterfield and back through Castleton, all appeared free flowing. Roll on Saturday. 👍

Hi everyone, I've just joined the club having decided to finally (hopefully!) scratch the itch that is a Westfield. I've wanted one for years and years, but always talked myself out of it. Decided to stop procrastinating! Not got a car yet (keeping a close eye on the adverts!), but getting excited I'm located just north of Warwick, so if there's anyone around here / local meets I'd be keen to pop along. Cheers, Chris

Hi Chris. The car is now sold Steve

Monthly. @Martyn Vann - Warwickshire AO is your man

@rockers100 the Warwickshire area meet is held just north of Warwick - at The Falcon in Hatton. And the next one is this Thurs

Eagle eyed @Jim cunliffe has spotted a mistake in the road book page 14 first diagram is not a T junction its a right turn off main road and also has a reservoir on the corner

If the weather holds out, I'll be coming along for this too.

Commited heresy... finished instalation of Electric Power Steering in mine Track Aerorace Westfield. I know, I know... but, track I am time to time drivig has karting, veeery twisty (slow angled corners) part , mine wrists are not quite healthly (chronic so would be only worse) , and with hot sticky sliscks I use its hard. Also car has a short (2,2 or 2,4 rack, and short steering arms, that not helping in lighweight operation too) So i fight with car in this section rather than to be precise on perfect driving line . So far just tried this EPS on normal road around home , and.... looks to work really well ! Starting froms downsides - quite a lot of work - additional 8 kg located high and on weighted drivers side (maybe more than 8 kg due to size of bearing I have used but wanted to do it once for ever . And weight of brackets I have welded in chassis . Advantages : - normal drive - like normal car, so light as this is a light car so now it feeling suits it (on slow drive, not only on speeds as before) - what I hope for - more precise less exhausting and less hand-painfull drive on twist parts (and all parking / pitstop / trailer etc operations ) - now I can easily operate smaller 280mm steering wheel (so far had 300mm and it is just-just regarding space with with legs, bigger wheel for less effort was not possible to install. Will see how it works on speed. Even can easily sit in and get out of cockpit with wheel still on column! (this might be partly due to smaller wheel but also highier positioned - more upward angled column. So its based on Opel Agilla used unit (aprox 40GBP ) + controller from servtronic.com (aperox 30GBP) + fuse box , some wiring and lot of scratching my head and internet reading (did not find on this forum similar topic?) Some welding did myself, some I commisioned to experienced welder (this part on column itself). Managed to use original Westfield mouting points, so if want to go back to mechanical column its easy - just unbolt electric, disconnect some plugs, and fit old upper part of column (lower part is still original Westfield one) . Oh, had to change rev-meter to smaller one, before had original Westfield one just above column, was already tight there, bu tnow wit highier posiotion and huge bearing had to go for smaller or relocate, easier was (had a cheap one in local shop )go for smaller. Oh, and in the electronic kit there is a potentiometer to off EPS or change the amount of force. Not sure if it works, maybe on highier speeds, feel like there is some change but not huge. On max setting it not to much anyway. All even fitted under the scuttle, only had to enlarge a little cutout for colum (and had to modify footwell cover) . So few pictures, as those are more than words:

Cleaned, dried, oiled and refitted the K&N filters from my Webers. They haven’t been touched for about 25 years, so were perhaps due a clean!

After what seems forever we are back racing with a live stream this weekends triple header in the BRSCC Mazda MX-5 Clubman Championship at Anglesey. If you get bored with the the little 24h race happening in France this weekend and want to see some real Close Racing then tune in Saturday link Sundays link https://www.youtube.com/live/Ro98M9BgORs?si=Vsmer1kCj_kb7XT8

I've often thought of doing the same. Will be really interested to see how you get on

Having been to malvern and seeing as so many kits are based on mx5 mazdas , this came up locally with only 35000 miles and one owner and i managed to get the price down as well. Started to strip it down and see if you really can sell the parts for more than the car cost, I have the donor car parts required list from four of the manufacturers to see i dont sell any parts I will \need when i decide what to go for.

OK... Here are the backup routes for satnavs with many thanks to @Stuart for sorting , these are .gpx for Garmins and Stuart has advised you need to copy these to Garmin and do not use basecamp software, we also have .itn routes for tomtom's but the forum will not allow these to be uploaded so contact me for these via email if required. The 5 files are the sections of the route/roadbook where we reset the trip meters on the cars as follows: 1 TLWN - Start to Hebden Bridge (fuel/lunch) (trip reset) . 2 TLWN - Hebden Bridge to Scotch Corner (Hotel) (trip reset). 3 TLWN - Scotch Corner to Hartside Pass viewing point (trip reset). 4 TLWN - Hartside Pass to Henshaw (fuel) (trip reset). 5 TLWN - Henshaw to Berwick-Upon-Tweed. 1 TLWN.gpx 2 TLWN.gpx 3 TLWN.gpx 4 TLWN.gpx 5 TLWN.gpx