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That was an eventful days racing........ First race run didn’t go to plan with an ‘off’ that caused some (understatement…) mechanical issues that weren’t fully apparent until we’d pushed back up to the top: Broken spoke Broken rear mech Bent chain Deflated tyre Still, she’d managed to complete the run to get a time on the board. So with not much time to get the bike fixed before the second race run the team (me a mate & his wife!) jumped into action! With Darren sorting a tube out for the deflated tyre (spoke through the rim tape….), Alison gave me a lift home to fetch a spare rear mech, cable and other bits if needed – I didn’t have a spare chain though… So with tyre fixed, rear mech fitted and chain straightened as best we could, she made it just in time for category start – great effort, thank you so much guys!! Second run went a lot better but still taken as a ‘safe’ run due to the slightly dodgy chain and ‘roughly’ set up gears. Still finished with a 2nd place, but a fair way back due to the cautious run. So this week I will be mostly buying new parts, some spares and fixing a bike.......

Managed to perform few tests, to check if onboard cameras fixing is steady and angles of view are correct

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/police-target-nuisance-drivers-targeting-9471410?int_source=nba Is their pic better than mine?

For sale - My sport 250 registered (IVA) May 2022, Full sport 250 kit bought Brand new from Westfield c/w 2.0 ecoboost engine. I built the car mainly during covid lockdown when not much else going on. The car has only done less than 200miles so practically brand new. £22,950 o.v.n.o

Not sure where to go exactly so I’ll start here. Just joined, just heard about WSCC. Building an XI, saw them at the Portland historic races and fell in love. Worked thru Tom McClintock at Manik in Texas and got the ‘original’ v8 XI body and a bunch of Miata parts. That didn’t work very well so I started over and ordered a whole new kit from Tom, musta been right been right before Manik went TU. Took delivery in ‘22, spent the next 2 years in the hospital, lost my wife to cancer, and started my build about a month ago. I do have some technical questions ; steering, suspension, etc, if someone could direct me to the correct forum. Please. Looking forward to it. If there's anyone in the PNW or specifically Portland Oregon, I’d love to get together.

Just watched this and found it amazing the lengths the Dutch people go to, recovering and showing respect to the War dead. Very touching. I had the honour of attending the Last Post at the Menin Gate this year at the end of our Euro trip and found that quite emotional too. Lest we forget.

Bad news😢, can’t make it, work has cropped up and changed my plans 🤦‍♂️. if it changes and it’s still going ahead I will let you know.

Carbon zk rear light housings These are £350 and are only sold in pairs . Again like all my products these a made from high quality Prepreg carbon and are baked at 120°c making them strong light and really high quality these are not plastic item that have been skinned with carbon material and a pot of wet resin These are £350 price plus postage and packing Lights are not included!

Was out back today and could hear a microlite type plane,looked like a UK military spy drone😳

Best David Attenborough voice… ”And here we find “The Wench”, a Westfield SEi in Post Office Red, now recovered from her recent mechanical maladies and looking resplendent in her full plumage, displayed in her frequent natural habitat, the country pub, after a spirited blat.” It’s times like these when I fall in love with her all over again. 🥰

Just innocently helping Glen clean the car after last Sunday’s run out and our neighbour fetched her granddaughter over for a driving lesson. Was happy to oblige ❤️

Still reckon the Westy has much higher “smiles per gallon” 😁

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: