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put my rollcage on yesterday the lads at my local meet said it would be much safer than my rac bar not so sure about that banged my head on it 3 times already just doing some work on the interior.

Took my road Westfield out of the Chinese Car Bubble after winter. I did not touch the bubble except for removing snow (the Car Bubble and Carcoon collapse in the same way under fresh snow). Looks like the bubble worked very well. I also added a regular old car cover (creating something like a two-layer cover inside, not connected to the bubble). So – the disc brakes are shiny and clean, completely rust-free, just like in a Carcoon. Battery was disconnected with kill switch, alarm disabled. No battery charging (18Ah gel type motorcycle rgular battery ) Engine started on one key turn like I left it yesterday Driving was great, little cold, but great!

Had these two bad boys out last night to look at Jupiter. They are both Japanese Takahashi scopes, one new and one quite old. The shorter one is a 180mm reflector type, only about 6 months old, the long one is a 128mm refractor, over 20 years old I think but gives lovely views still. The Great Red Spot was centre stage at around 9pm, so I had great views. The image below was taken by a chap called Keith Johnson on my Astro forum, and I have detuned it so it gives a very rough approximation of the view through the eyepiece. In some aspects the eyepiece view is better, some worse, it’s hard to exactly replicate it. The spot itself was a lovely orange colour, it does change over time in both size and colour.

A little teaser of something in the pipeline.... The XI was a pig to start, but once running it performed admirably .

Anyone else joining us at GBS tomorrow? The home-made cakes are excellent!

Baggy appears again in the Caribbeano thanks to our Tony aka Bigfoot.

Been quiet on here for a while, probably the rubbish weather! I popped my solar scope out at lunchtime and had some decent views today, nice to be out again. Will have a look at Jupiter tonight as the Great Red Spot will be visible at around 9pm.

2012 FW Special Edition 2.0 Blacktop Zetec Factory built 36500 miles 3 Owner (previously owned by forum member for 10 years) MOT Oct 2026 Many of you will recognise the car as it has been forum owned for over 10 years, I only bought it last spring and I absolutely love it but sadly I need to free up some money for the house. The previous owner owned this car for 10 years and put over 90% of the miles on it, taking it on regular trips to Europe etc. It's been very well looked after and has been great to me. The car comes with a full history file spanning its whole life, including build photos from the factory. Timing belt was changed in 2022. In my ownership I have; Replaced the tires with Rainsport 5s which are still brand new Replaced the headlights with LED units Spent £520 sorting the alignment Specs: MSA roll bar Omex ECU Protech coilovers with larger 2.25’’ diameter springs Sport Turbo seats Team Dynamics 15’’ wheels Lowered floor Wide track Heated windscreen Contoured dashboard Westfield half hood Side screens Wind deflectors Westfield HiSpec brakes Heater Westfield rear diffuser 4 point harness Shortened indicator pods Electric mirror upgrade Cigarette lighter 12V socket & USB Race tech quick release steering boss Carbon Fibre: Mick-made front splitter Silencer Rear stone guards Front cycle wings Gear knob Fuse box covers I am away for the next few weeks so these photos are just to give you an idea, I will get the car cleaned up properly when I am back and take some better ones. iCloud link to video: https://share.icloud.com/photos/01bXclMPWVodTb7h4ajXs7MnA Price: £13,950

Had some great views of the partial solar eclipse this morning. Took a couple of fairly average smartphone shots through the scope. Was able to share the views with Mrs Stu and Little Stu which was fun.