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Very quick message to say thanks to everyone who came along to the 1st proper meeting. We were very lucky with the weather and there was a good selections of cars there.

Just a few reminders for Friday's trackday. 1. Aim to arrive by 9am 2. Order your breakfast at the cafe 3. Complete the signing on sheet 4. Briefing and track walk 9.45am 5. Helmets are mandatory 6. Long sleeves & trousers mandatory 7. Gloves optional 8. Track opens 10am

I have simulated my body weight in the Westfield to set up the alignment after replacing a wishbone And by the way – don’t throw away your old brake discs, they can be really useful!

Sorry for the delay. I can’t see anything in the Admin CP that would trigger auto renewals - turning off save details seems sensible, but it was still enabled in stripe (despite unchecking in the Admin CP) so I have also made that change in the actual Stripe account. Time will tell I guess! As others have said I hope you get well soon @Maurici- CleaR Motorsport

10mph faster if you do it orange

Many thanks, hadn’t thought of that! Will check

I might be wrong but, check that they aren't imperial threads. Ford may have gone metric later.

Looking forward to meet you all

Exactly! I keep telling people but they just won't listen 😂

A great start. Well done!

Yes please Andrew and thanks for organising.

We've been busy on the bodywork this summer. We have already repainted the nose, bonnet and scuttle, so only the tub was left. Removed all the old paint, repaired holes and cracks and have now finished primer. The primer here is after about 4 rattle cans and it took 12 plus 2 high build in the end. Very happy with the results. Colour is going on, when we have the next dry weekend. And yes, the same colour as before, Ferrari Old English White.

Wow ! That is something ! Re flight suits- take it ! and use in Westfield , to drive on hot day or mechanic work, we use similar ,.comfortable, breathable, lot of pockets, and some nomex - thin but always better than cotton material.

Almost two years late, but I've managed to get my 40th birthday present sorted: A flight experience at Goodwood, in their Harvard. I had an amazing time, and got to fly her for maybe 5 mins whilst we were up,followed by a suitable amount of aerobatics. It turns out, if you don't clench hard enough, you really can start to grey out at the bottom of a 4g loop. 😮 Quick in-flight selfie: The view out over the wing, showing Thorney Island: An ever so slightly adrenaline filled me: I may take up wearing flight suits, as they're rather slimming.

Full: Bank account: Empty

Changed Winston into his winter plumage, by fitting the 15” wheels with new Uniroyal Rainsport 5 boots on, in place of the 13” R888Rs. Also refitted my half doors and popped the roof on so I’m ready for anything. It will be interesting to see how different the drive is from a ride and grip perspective. These are 195/50 vs 205/60, at least it should have a bit more grip in standing water, the 888s only have about 2mm of tread left which is fine in summer but…. I also weighed the wheels/tyres to see how they compare. Less difference than I thought. 14.65kg for the 15” with the 195s and 13.75kg for the 13” with 205s. I prefer the look of the 13” still. Annoyingly I somehow managed to b*****r the thread on one of the bolts which holds the caliper on (and the bottom of the cycle wing bracket) so will need to source another.

I've started work on assessing the damage done to the XI. This was flat: The lowered passenger floor has taken a bit more of a beating than I realised, as it doesn't look too bad from underneath. Lifting the seat pad out gave a different view, as I could fit my hand under the gap. Some how, the chassis has nothing more than a scuff to the powdercoat at the front! There are three rivnuts that spin due to bent bolts, but otherwise the damage is limited to the bolt on undertray and the seat floor. I am rather glad I was flying solo at the time!

I've been running chunks of what I think was concrete over, although it could've been a brick or chunk of kerbstone. I couldn't see it until the very last moment as it was the same colour as the road and in dappled shade, although I certainly felt it as it bounced the car into the air! I'm damn glad I didn't go over it a few inches to the right, as I suspect at least the sump and oil pump would've been trashed. Guess I get to practice my aluminum and steel working skills some more in the near future......