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It has started to become an annual event for us in Derby & Notts to do a trackday our two so a bunch of us had booked the Opentrack Donington GP evening for the 1st September. We were all nervously weather watching all weekend as it looked like rain, thankfully we needn't have worried as we had amazing weather! Sadly @Steve Bosworth @Naranja_Al and @Glynn Walters couldn't make it so we ended up with five cars with 5 different engines..... @Tim Coles in his 280+bhp ecoboost engined SEIW @Nick Mucklow in his 185bhp Duratec Silva Striker. Nick had taken Glynn's spot at the last minute. @DanDB in his 200bhp Zetec SEIW @ben1975 in his 180bhp R1 MNR Vortex Myself in the MegaS2000 We also had a load of spectators, including Tony, Rachael, Iain, Hedley, Tim's son, and Jonny (my brother in law who had come for his first track experience). Great to see you all, and thanks for cheering us on! Waiting for the briefing, we were all surprised and delighted to see @Simon Waterfall Syman84 who had brought one of his BMW race cars for a shakedown before the next round at Croft this weekend. Simon has graduated from the Sprint Series, through MX5 racing and now is a multiple race winner in the BRSCC BMW 1 Series Supercup, I was looking forward to seeing the car on track! After the sighting laps, we sat out the first 10 mins and were amazed that there were no red flags.... time to get out on track! With Jonny strapped in my passenger seat, we all headed out slowly building up our pace. We spotted Ben on the grass at one point, thankfully was fine and had pulled off due to a sticky throttle. Thankfully, he made it back to the garage and was seconds to sort (debris under the pedal). Having a look at laptimes, I was pleased to see I'd managed to get into the 1m54's with two 16 stone blokes on board and a lot of traffic to pass. I'd been a little worried how Jonny would find the experience but he absolutely loved it, getting out of the car with rhe biggest of grins! My last (and first) time on the GP circuit two weeks ago had seen me get down to 1m52.6 running solo and felt I could improve on that... so I went out for a run without a passenger to really wring it's neck! A few laps later I headed in to check my times and was so pleased to see I'd managed a 1m50.5, much, much better. I think im going to need some tuition to get much quicker than that.... I had been running with and passing a couple of race winning Ginettas (a G40 from the 750MC roadsports and a stunning 60's G4R that has had many class wins in the HSCC and CSCC). The G4R in particular was amazingly fast and consistent, taking beautifully clean lines, he had far more talent than me! The other guys had also been charging round, getting in very quick laps in the 1m56 to 2m0 range, we had a great atmosphere in the garage 😂 Heading back out with Jonny riding shotgun again, we had only just got to Redgate when I saw Simon in the BMW 1 Series looming in the mirrors! I pulled aside to let him by, then set about chasing him down the Craners. It was amazing fun following him for a couple of laps, a fabulous opportunity for someone of my meagre talents to watch a pukka race driver's lines and braking points up close. We had a bit of traffic on occasion but were pushing hard when the track was clear. The memories of chasing him down the Craners at over 100mph, throwing the cars through the Foggy Esses, and then sideways trail braking into the hairpin are truly bucket list stuff 👌 Back in the pits and still buzzing, we were all comparing laptimes. Ben who had been lapping in the 1m56 bracket was pulling my leg about my Racechrono app being about 5 seconds optimistic vs his far more expensive AIM Solo he has fitted to the bike engined MNR 😂. Challenge accepted, we went out in tandem so he could follow me round and either prove or disprove the myth! With Ben clamped to the FW rear end, we charged round for a brilliant couple of laps through a bit of traffic before he got over enthusiastic on the power exiting from the Melbourne hairpin and had a harmless low speed spin.... it looked brilliant in the mirrors 😂 In the garage, we compared times and he had managed his personal best. My Racechrono app had me at 1m51.88, with his AIM Solo registering his lap at 1m51.79, result! It is amazing how closely matched his light bike engined car is to my heavier car engine over a lap. Nick, Dan and Tim had also been charging around, making the most of the fading light. Tim had swapped his new wheels/tyres for the R888R's he'd all but worn out on the hairpins of the Alps trip (his son had brought them in his daily), these were totally destroyed by the end of the day 😂 It was a fantastic evening, all cars ran faultlessly and everyone was safe, and all had a great time. Track etiquette was generally pretty good and we only had one red flag (the G40 had a gravel trap excursion). As always, you get some fantastic photos as a memento, here's a few I've downloaded and edited. Simon and Dan at the Old Hairpin Dan chasing Nick through Coppice Tim proudly displaying the 2024 Alps Peaky Blatters stickers on the side heading up from Mcleans Ben chasing me down the Craners on our 1m51.8 lap. Chasing down the beautiful (and very fast!!) Ginetta G4R through the Old Hairpin Heading down the Craners Using up the last of the sunshine! Simon looking focused! Tim and Dan at Coppice Nick pushing hard at the hairpin

Slightly edited versions of stunning Opentrack photos

Amazing photo of @ben1975 and I, courtesy of @Hedley Bennett (HB46443) - Club Chairman

Date, Tuesday 16th September. Start time, 6:30 Address, The White Horse, Mullens Pond, Wiremead Lane, Andover, SP11 8EE. https://thewhitehorsethruxton.co.uk/ The pub can be easily accessed from the A303 or more local roads is you would rather and there is the possibility of using a field they own for car parking when the weather is nice. Please let me know if you would like to come along and also if you would like any food. If it's raining and like me you don't have a roof please come along anyway, we might get lucky at some point and be able to turn up in proper cars !

Due to an increasing Labrador family, and hence the need to have a ‘practical’ 2nd car, I have had to make the painful decision to part with my much-loved Westfield. This is a factory-built car that I bought through Westfield as a 2nd owner. Vehicle registered new in 2001, I purchased in 2003 and it has been with me ever since. Jenvey / Dunnell engine upgrades all undertaken by Noble Motorsports at Chesterfield. Rolling road results (Northampton Motorsport) gave 187 BHP with the original ‘restrictive’ Westfield exhaust manifold fitted; this has since been upgraded to the Dunnell manifold (new BHP and Torque figures unknown!) Mileage is genuine and only 19,672 (full record of all MOT’s, receipts, etc) Most recent MOT undertaken in July ’25 (no advisory’s) along with full wheel alignment geometry checks / adjustments undertaken by Track Torque (Tockwith), along with rear wheel bearing replacements. This car has been meticulously maintained throughout my ownership, as demonstrated by the specification below. The bodywork has some crazing in the fibreglass as you’d expect for a Westfield of this age. Don’t really want to sell, but given I’m going to have to, I’d like it to stay within the WSCC if possible. £12,800 ono The car is located near York. Contact Martin for any enquiries mburge@sky.com Specification - Zetec 1800 engine, supplied new by Westfield Pipercross Air Filter (C603D) Jenvey Throttle bodies Dunnell Inlet Manifolds Dunnell Gas Flowed Cylinder Head Kent Cams Vernier Cam Pulleys Dunnell ZRV Camshafts ARP Rod Bolts Odyssey AGM Battery Magnecor HT Leads FSE Power Boost Valve Dunnell RMP 1960 4:1 Exhaust Manifold (non CAT) Wunnoff Repackable Exhaust Silencer Raceline Shallow Sump Gaz adjustable Monotube Dampers and Springs MBE Mappable ECU Engine Management Shift light (set @6800 rpm) 15” Team Dynamics Alloys with Toyo R888’s Ferodo Fast Road / Race Brake Pads all round Ducted nosecone Upgraded 4” Headlights Carbon effect Cycle Wings Carbon effect Stone Guards Carbon effect Rear Light Set Lockable Boot Westfield bespoke Fuel Tank with integral ‘Swirl Pot’ VDO Gauges Car will be supplied with – Original Westfield exhaust system (Integral CAT in silencer) Sidescreens, Roof Frame and Roof (I’ve only used twice) Internal Car Cover Original Westfield Dampers and springs Spare Wheel (never used), along with carrier. A box of spares and bits!!! Build Manual, records, paperwork and MOT certs from purchase through to present. Thank you for your interest.

Hi all, Hope everyone is well and enjoying the summer. We will launching our new clearance sale today at 3:00, this sale includes stock of cars we no longer support including the Mazda SDV, the Sport 250, Honda S2000 and other parts used on older models over the years. The sale is aimed at making space for the new parts used on the new Se.Na model. We will have more parts added later on but we have the first 150 plus lines ready. All the items are sold as seen and are non refundable. Many thanks for all your support. Westfield Chesil Limited

Calling @Mole to restore the balance of power in Ford’s favour….🤣

Yep, David has sold it, I can edit the title 👍

Yep, Honda remains the fastest 😂

I'm glad you've represented Team Honda so well 😉

Haha, yes he did make it round apart from a little spin at the Esses 😂 I think Tim was in the high 1m50's in the end but it's hard driving on canvas instead of rubber 😂😂

Good to see Ford vs. Honda continues after our 2024 Alps trip! Equally great to read @Tim Coles slicks are still serving him. Could he get round the tight curves without a three point turn at Donnington? 😉 What were Tim's lap times?

Great write up and photos!

Sounds like you had a great evening. And this photo is 🥰

How’d everyone get on last night? Absolutely gutted I couldn’t make it…..

Hi all, The sale is now live and below is the link to take you straight to the clearance section https://sapentia-fg-westfield.odoo.com/shop/category/westfield-clearance-182 Kind regards Westfield Chesil Limited

Taken at Futura cars open day, not sure who took the photo, but stolen from @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative . It's dirty due to the hosepipe ban in Yorkshire, but still looks good in the sunshine 🌞 ☀️ 🌞

Had a wee run out to Glencoe and Oban today. Views are of Loch Earn, Glencoe and Glen Etive/skyfall road. The weather was stunning for a change. 270 miles covered and met a friend on the way.

A few taken in front of the Rolls Royce / Bentley garage in Great Easton, Essex. Lovely weather and perfect backdrop.

Lovely run over Clee Hills this morning with my lad. Good couple of hours, before the roads got busy. Stopped at this spot for a break, and a lovely chap who was there on a bike came over for a chat. Turned out he worked at Westfield on our cars in the 90s developing things like the V8 and a lot of other things that were still in my car now. He had some great stories. After we left, wished I'd got his name.

Great to get out and about in the ☀️