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Galleria Passo San Boldo with @mTT97 @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman @Stu Faulkner

There isn’t a section for returning users, so thought Startline was probably the best place to put this. For those of you who don’t know/remember me, I’m Mat and was a member here 3-4 years ago - used to have a green 1.8 Zetec before Covid job loss forced me to sell. For those of you I have met up with previously - hello again, can’t wait to see you all. My partner will confirm I’ve been a right miserable and grumpy sod since selling up, and so delighted to report that I’ve finally managed to rectify the situation. Introducing the Jaffa Cake. A 2.0 Duratec SEiW Deal agreed today and will be collected this coming week at some point. I’m based South Lincs, towards Peterborough. Looking forward to one of your run outs to some cake at some point @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative and @AndrewBClarke. Will be in touch with you too@Martin Bell - (Bellyboy) East Anglia AO as I think you’re my closest AO? Thanks Mat

None of this fancy European stuff for me unfortunately, just a mundane visit to B&Q. Any excuse to get out!

Starting the journey home from the Dolomites

130 miles last night. That cleared the cobwebs

So from work we get a quarterly "wellness allowance". Meant for home office niceties, gym subscriptions, fitness equipment etc. You get the idea. I managed to sneak these through as "gym trainers", in a fetching shade of Westfield blue to match the car. Just right for the treadmill, or a small pedal box, whichever seems more appropriate! 🤣🫣🤫

A few of the Kent lot this morning for breaky blat

Back in the Peaks

Attended Horsepower Hill at Heveningham Hall Country fair last weekend. This wasn’t about an A to B time but the speed you crossed the line. The track was short but fun. I was told there was a bend over a blind crest so lifted on my first run. I didn’t notice a bend so went for it on my next 4 runs. I got faster each run and my fastest was 90mph. The worst bit being a cattle grid 200m past the finish line so the brakes got a good test. There were some nice cars competing and having fun from an F40, FX90, Lamborghini SVJ, R8s, Audi RS, 800bhp Focus. The winner was a 1500bhp Nissan GTR with 119mph. Me and my daughter loved it and will go again next year.

Action shot from Donington Park yesterday.

North yorshire and pennines. You have some awesome roads. Apparently we were spotted by a friend of Bagpus while we were doing a u turn.

East Anglias array of colour choices. 4 yellow perils and thats only scratching the surface in our area.

MOT day today, needless to say zero advisories 😎 Not the best photo 🫣

Prom ready!

WOW what a great trip !!!!! Many thanks to all the guys and gals that make these trips an unbelievable experience , it makes the WSCC the greatest club in the world. Here’s a few pics from our travels ……. Compulsory McDonald’s muffin to start the day then we met @ianaliand @Andy Westwood at Ashbourne to follow last years Long way North tour up to the A65 and then head into the lakes but Andy’s car was having other ideas !!!!!! he decide to quit and make a run for home to swap to the SLK and meet us later , we carried on getting lost a couple of times and finding road closures 🙄 but still found some nice roads but then the rain turned up after a couple of diversions and re routes ( this was one of them) we decided to quit the nice roads and make a run for the hotel via the M6, the view from Ian and Ali’s car Well we got there and parked up with the others and started to dry out, Mr Westwood’s SLK was sat all alone but he did look rather dry sat in the pub 🤔 Look some blue sky 😎 some lovely roads and scenery from the day A lake somewhere (we know why there’s so many 🤣) quiet roads top of a mountain somewhere ( @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative will tell me which one 😜) we stopped for a drink and I parked in the charging bay so I thought I’d give it ago , Westfield do electric cars … but mine isn’t back to chasing the sunshine and a big shout out to the crazy gang who we’ve met through the mighty WSCC next year can we go away from GREEN we need a nice bright colour like ORANGE 🤪 Thanks again @Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator and @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative and the others for making this tour happen, love to you all Andy & Becky

Many thanks for all the kind and generous donations. Look what we've achieved together!

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome back. Car successfully collected today and 170 miles home (to do a journey that’s only 90ish). Covered in sun tan lotion, bugs in my hair and slightly deaf, but very happy!

Previous Alps trips have been 4 cars- this number works well with train & ferry cabins being for 4 people. We were joined by an Italian WSCC member @mTT97 for the day on Friday. Hence it’s just @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman & @Stu Faulkner and I this time

Time for bed

Thanks to @Robin Parker (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO @tuonokid58 & @Tony R for coming to the Carding Shed (Oil Can Cafe). I'm sorry to advise we didn't dine together there as they were shut! They no longer open on Mon and Tue! Robin had a bright idea to visit the Motorist (via @Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator)'s house.

I wouldn't; you could loose the cars identity, for a road car you would then need to IVA again, which could all get very complicated. If the factory supplies the chassis, they can ensure destruction of the old one, and issue it on the same VIN number, not something any other company should really be legally doing.. If it doesn't have clear Westfield provenance in the form of invoices, AND looks different to a stock chassis, you may then get hammered on price when ever you eventually want to sell...

You’ve got rid of your partner? Welcome back to the fold! 👍

Don’t you just love FB Marketplace! my brand new V8 baffled sump & not from postie but from Lee Smith - Black Country member & owner of Premier Auto & MOT Ltd - an original Wix W7068 filter happy days - rebuild on the way 🤞🤞🤞

Great drive on the empty minor roads from Vannes to Port de Trèvignon in Brittany today

Thanks to all you members who came along, hope you enjoyed the tour. We got wet, we got lost and we had lots of fun 😎 and somewhere there is a sign with a WSCC tour sticker on it 🤭

Just back in from the Thornes Park Show. The rain held off, it tried a couple of times but nothing to worry about. Great show with loads of different cars to look at. We managed 9 cars in total.

Good turn out last night-

I'll be there and bringing @Russ Bridgewater @David Bennett with me. I might bring my Alps shorts as well 😉

Had the insurance assessor in today to examine the car and he agrees that it requires a new chassis and body panels. He said he would try and price what the repairs would cost and then submit his report to the insurance company, so I'll just need to wait on the next update from them.

I've been going through my GoPro footage, so here's a couple of videos and some stills. Andrew chatting up Margaret Leaving the Hotel Ullswater Hills and Bends

I travelled up from Hampshire for this. Did 908 miles in total. Fault free and my Westy is 25 years old. Loved every bit of it despite some rain. What a car! What a club!!

A great big thank you to Marcus Barlow, our Events manager for giving us this tour, here it is from our seat. Thank you for the hats in the best colour! We travelled up the M6 with @AndrewBClarke, @neptune and @Stuart, making our way to the Lakeland Motor Museum for lunch by the river whilst watching the steam train, fantastic start. Lakeland Motor Museum It's cafe by the river, overlooking the cars and steam trains Next we drove along the shores of Lake Windermere to ride on the ferry and experience the Lakes close up After the torrential downpour we were glad to park our cars in the heated underground car park at Travelodge Kendal, what a luxury. I am hoping others will post their experience on here and will include a photo of approx 20 Westfield's tucked up for the night. We went into Kendal town to eat with the 3 Andy's and others The puddings flowed and the frivolities started Next morning we all gathered for the Tour Talk from Marcus Then it was time to set off, excited!! Thanks @Glynn Walters for the photo At The New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Langdale It is in a lovely situation Next stop for us was the Honister Slate Mine cafe, here is the Honister Pass And here is us parked up Glenridding, a little mountain village next Time for ice creams Then we went a walk, follow me, puff it's uphill all the way to the top! To Lanty's Tarn For views over Ullswater Glenridding The second day was the Dales tour, over Buttertubs Pass and to the beautiful Simonstone Hall with it's amazing views, stopping for drinks The walk at Malham was cancelled due to rain so we went to Ribblehead Viaduct and sat it out in the Station Inn Our journey home with Andrew was to get down the M6 and pick up the Peak District, getting to the Cupola cafe before separating A fantastic trip, even if I didn't quite have a clue which National Park I was in each day, does it matter? they are all beautiful. Thanks to everyone for making it the awesome trip that it was, now let's have a little pray that Marcus treats us to the same next year XXXXXXXXXXXX

Glorious weather for the send off from Tagg Lane Rita came too Stuart was on the WSCC Peaky Schnittzel BISCUIT Tour, that does not look like a pizza to me Bagpuss however was nursing a pizza (I did tentatively check the temperature of the silencer before sitting Bagpuss on it) The Saint NOT! Ice creams to start the tour Melting ice creams and Westfield's, days don't come much better than this Engines running at the ready, oh how so very exciting. Ian and Bagpuss. Dave Stuart GO GO GO Bye bye, Bon Voyage, have a super time and I'll try not to cry, what a wonderful thing to do and what wonderful memories to make, be safe XXXXX

They look the danglers young sir

Personally I wouldn't be too anxious about taking the step to R13, obviously tyre choice more limited but ride is great. I've taken R15 off two cars to go R13. On a previous car I had 185 60 on the front which would not fill Westfield cycle wings hence why I used Caterham style cycle wings, looked fab. Current car has 205 60 all round and they fill Westfield cycle wings fine.

I started to "study" this topic also. Foud that LiFePO4 have always much lower PEAK discharge current (typicaly 40-50-60 A with 20A 12v battery). Then BMS shoud cut current . Acid lead batteries are better in this . I am going to experiment , today got my first LiFePO4, will try to start differnt cars with it, and try if will be albe to move electric reverse in BEC kitkar...

LiFePO4 battery 20Ah and charger (charger more expensive than Battery! but seems reputable company, IP65, thick cables, solid connetor, and few modes and app for more experienced users . Battery with peak discharge current 50A. Not sure, but hope it wil be sufficient for reverse elecric motor.

Top of Gardena pass , Dolomites

A box of Amphenol AT/ATM connectors from Mouser for my ongoing re-wiring

Great few days in the Lakes and Dales. I didn't take too many photos, but here's a few. Ribblehead Viaduct, Honister pass, And some traffic lights.

Friend used his termal camera on my car after a driving session as I kept on complaining about the temperatures.... turns out I'm slowly being cooked like a lobster

Dolomites with @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman & @Stu Faulkner

Driving holiday in france, stayed at a chataeu on the banks of the Loire yesterday before driving west into Brittany today

Few more various pictures of wonderful Yorkshire. I wish I lived around here.

Day 3 pic of the day. Day 4 Decided to have a relaxing morning and a few drives. Relax and taste some of the local cultures around the pateley bridge area. Mostly ciders and cakes 🤪.We really loved the yorkshire area and the people. I think we enjoyed days 1 to 3 so much we tired ourselves out. A few pics of our chilled out day before our ride home. All the nitty gritty will be in a big write up for the magazine. The friendly cow who I will miss and his mates who I won't as they kept stopping us leave the barn we were staying in.