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Not everyones cup of tea. Thought I'd share a number of pics of my 2003 Sierra SDV, bought a couple of years ago, IVA'd this year and registered in Aug. Having had its mot at the end of august, now out and about, and loving it.

For ages I have been looking for a way of storing tools, tyreweld, compressor, scissor jack, spare throttle cables, etc. in the FW boot so the collection of seemingly random items I carry don't slosh around.... I also wanted the ability to easily take things out when I'm at trackdays. After a few pointless purchases that didn't do the job, I stumbled across some cheap bags when buying some DIY stuff from my local Toolstation. Thankfully in real life they are actually black rather then green! The 450mm slots in nicely (if you don't have it too full) in the smaller lower portion of the boot, and the 750mm sits above it below the lid. You could probably use two 750's if you felt really flush and wanted to spend the extra two hundred pence. The 750mm even accommodated the large PX600 airbox I used for trackday noise reduction. They aren't the last word in quality, but its a "first world problem" solved for just 12 quid! My Scottish genes are very satisfied 😂

Drying out your fuel tank in the airing cupboard... like where else? I did think of using her hair dryer....

Oh dear, I hope we don't see bust transmission /drive train posts shortly...............😂

Watching the video had an unexpected benefit - I have discovered the 0-60 timer function on my speedometer! 😃

Final clean of the year And then safely tucked away in the AutoPyjama cover I was kindly given by @Nemesis

I liked it, and it seems to be getting a lot of views and positive comments, even from ex-Caterham owners. The NA spec seems pretty spot on for engine, box, diff, chassis and I think they've pitched that really well. I'd rather have seen a proper roll bar but presumably that's on the options list. Good to hear they've been fairly careful with the weight, too. Certainly they've done more development than 'old' Westfield managed in their final years, fingers crossed and good luck to the team. It will be good to have them involved in the 40year celebrations next year, now they're definitely 'back'!

I agree, it would put me off a little wanting a drivers car at a £50k price point. While it won't be the only thing impacting the dynamics, I have always thought the steering rack is mounted very low on the Zero and therefore it may suffer from a bit of bump steer? Obviously its an oversimplification as I can't measure the suspension and tie rod arcs of travel, but as a layman I would have expected the optimal position to be in line with the wheel centre..... Look at a Caterham and later Westfields and the rack is pretty much equidistant from the top and bottom wishbones which you would expect to be more optimal. I've driven a Caterham, my current MegaS2000 and my previous 1996 SEIW. The Caterham and Mega are far less nervous over bumps and don't chase the camber like my SEIW did. I always put it down to the steering geometry (the SEIW had the lower steering rack) but could be wrong.... My previous SEIW could have been set up incorrectly and therefore I'm talking absolute flannel as usual 😂😂😂

As peoples are saying how long to the start I’ll pitch in with about 2hrs 20 plus petrol stops. Avoiding motorways. Looking forward to seeing you all. 😁

I'm pretty good with convoys and keeping my eye where people are going even if traffic between us from my old car cruising days, but the live location can be useful for sure, my google maps says its an hour and a half going the road way, id prefer to take 15min longer and use that route than sit on the M6 i think so ill set off just before 8.30am and knowing my "Abiding the speed limits speedo that i swear isn't accurate" I should make it on time lol

Regarding the price, yes it's high - but if you buy one of these types of cars for 10-20 years ownership fun (or more) is it really that much?

I will never be able to justify the cost for me personally but I hope many do and that they sell loads, even if it's only for the selfish reason of hopefully impacting used Westfield prices in a positive way. My current Westfield looks more and more like a bargain, especially given the fact it has almost exactly the same power to weight as the new Se.NA T version.

Good video, enjoyed watching it over lunch, I’ve seen Petrolped come up in my You Tube feed a few times, I like his reviews style - subscribed. But, as much as I was enjoying it, and thinking great, someone who’s been around Westfields for decades, has experience of Caterham, too, as well as lots of performance/sports cars from the big manufacturers my heart sank when he actually went out for a drive, and almost his first words were “I’ve never driven a Westfield before”. Doh! I was hoping he had the driving experience to compare it to previous generations. In particular, I want to know how much of a jump it feels over the Aerorace and Mega/Sport chassis’s, that were the previous top of the WSC Ltd tree. Great review though! And the Prodev engines are sounding spot on in the Westfield platform.

First off, just speaking generally, bump steer itself is not necessarily bad, it can be a dangerous assumption to get into. Uncontrolled bump steer is indeed a bad thing. However, some bump steer, when controlled and incorporated into the overall design of the suspension can be used very effectively - Lotus for example, are hugely skilled at this sort of thing! Westfields, however, are a different beast. Here, there is certainly benefit in reducing it as much as possible; we have a fairly old, and while reasonably effective, not particularly sophisticated suspension design, with a number of built in “inherited” compromises. You can’t necessarily just move one end of the steering linkage in isolation, it all depends “where” the bump steer is coming from. In the case of the Westfield chassis, it needs a combination of a higher rack position and higher tie rod end connections to the front uprights. TBH, I’ve never actually tested this set up to see how much bump remains, I suspect the final steering geometry we have is going to be a production compromise, to avoid too many new parts! It’s quite possible the rack would be better a little higher still. But this would then require either modified front uprights to raise the height of the steering arms to suit, or, a spacer on the arms, to increase the height of the track rod ends to match the rack. (Always think these look dodgy, but know they can work perfectly well). Be interesting to know how much bump the Mega/Sport chassis still has.

A sign of the times I'm afraid..... A factory built Caterham 420 SV to a similar specification is well north of £60k these days! It won't do our own residual values any harm though

Petrol Ped Interesting

His definitely special 🤪

3 hours 13 for me, and Birmingham is in the flipping way 😂 and my turbo is off the car, so basically nil pois

Yeah but you are special 😂

Ok 10 mile test run done with everything as it should be, tank filled, I’ll be there 😃 No Margaret though🙁

I recall Adam (formerly of CleaR Motorsport) wrote up some real world tests on the lobster and documented it on here. Bump Steer findings

Things change quickly in my life, and we don’t have to babysit now😀 So it’s a maybe from me, depending on my test drive tomorrow 👍

Brill, see you all tomorrow 😎

Great news, we will be at the Tea Junction, Hulme End, SK17 0EZ at midday, see you there!!

This Aldi ALDI, Foresters Way, Chapel-en-le-Frith, High Peak SK23 0RB Sounds like a plan, mines 07577652695, will fire over a message now White & Black FW, if you squint its my profile pic lol

What's a 'wife'? 😬

Doesn’t your dishwasher have a drying function on it 🤔 ours does but it only on the long cycle as I can’t always get the stuff is out before she gets home 🤪

Down to Buxton then the A515 all the way, great road😎 I wrote off my first Westfield near Fenny Bentley 😮😂 could we meet somewhere using live location?

There’s a good chance I’ll make it👍

If all the stars align and the gods are appeased, it’s vaguely possible that we might be able to join you at lunch time. Where are you aiming to be and roughly what time?

@DannyTGSSome of us do use it to help finding each other (stationary or moving), however mobile data isn't so good in a lot of places in the Peaks. It can also help when in convoys to see if all make it through roundabouts/traffic lights etc. You'll be impressed in @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative non digital navigation aids and her skills in finding great, quiet roads away from the busy areas are legendary! She does a cracking job!

no, just look here, only 1 place to keep updated 👍 speaking of which, the forecast is pretty good so this event is definitely ON , thanks for the replies and see you all in the morning 👍👍👍

🤣 tickled me this did

Here you go... https://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/topic/162077-what-do-you-carry-with-you/

I seem to recall a recent thread about this? Some good info in it IIRC

I use a variety of compact (camping style) dry bags as well, now. They're really handy for carrying spares and bits and bobs when touring. Plus easy to fit in around other stuff.

Seems like a better way than my "just stuff it in" approach I'm still learning what I need to carry with me, atm tools, tow rope (although not sure its long enough to attach to the rollcage?) wetsuit, waterproof gloves, 1/2L oil top up Tyre welds a good shout though, what about pump? urgh feel like I need to put real thought into it haha

This bit doesn't read well 🤦‍♂️ Surely GBS would have a car set up well before throwing the keys at a jorno.

When we visited them, they weren't ruling out a home build option in the future. A recent article my Top Gear on the GBS Zero adds a bit more pricing context to the current "seven" market. https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/gbs/zero/first-drive

I wish them well, just a shame they are so expensive and a home build option, they have ruled out …. To me that’s a shame. Acceleration seemed a bit slower than I was expecting too. Andy

Sounds good 👍

Robin Hood half marathon for me o Sunday unfortunately. I am determined to make it out on one occasion though!!

I'm a maybe, Would be nice to get out and meet a few of you, I just don't want to come via the motorway, but its 1.5hrs drive from home via the A523 vs 1.25 via the M6

Sorry we can't make this one