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New member joining from Finland with 1993 factory built, luckily the spring is early this year so small outings are already possible

The Magnificent Sevens at Donington Park Racing Circuit 29th March 2026. Favourite Picture & only Westfield in the Field.

Waited 4 months for these! Got them fitted today, I even managed to corner weight the car and set the geo too!

My good lady wife Lady Colonial destroyed our next door neighbour once over his personalised plate. He was one of those people who was always trying to outdo everyone else with the latest gadgets or fashion - ostentatious to the extreme. We were out in front of our home one Saturday when he and his wife (think Harry Enfield’s “considerably richer than you” couple) rolled up in his Mercedes with a personalised number plate (sadly, W@NK8R wasn’t permitted by the DVLA). Him to Lady Colonial: “See my new number plate? See how they’re my initials?” Her, thoroughly unimpressed by it but especially by him, ice hanging off her words: “I see it.” At this point, I’m wise enough to see the warning signs and to just stand back and enjoy the show… Him: “Isn’t that great? I love mine! You should get one too!” Her: “Why?” Him, somewhat flummoxed: “Why?” ”Yes - why?” I could tell she was leading him into a trap, which was great because for once, it wasn’t me. Protip: Only marry a doctor of psychology if you’re smart enough to think before you say something stupid that gets analysed afterwards. Him: “Because they’re great!” ”Why?” ”Well…. for one, because it makes it easier to find your car in a car park.” Oh Lord, here we go… Her, logic mode in full power: “Do you normally park in car parks full of silver Mercedes, making it difficult to easily identify which car is yours?” ”No, but…” ”Or is it that your memory is failing due to your advancing age, and you can’t recall registration numbers but you can remember your own initials?” Ouch! ”Well no of course not, it’s just that…” ”Do others call you by your initials to save time? Do they call you “GRS”? Because if they do, that would make it easier for them to find you on the road.” ”No…” ”Then why do you think I should have one? Because I don’t have any of those issues and if you don’t either, I fail to see the point.” ”Because they’re great!” Her, looking thoughtful: “Hmmm - I see. Fascinating. I must go inside to study this in my books.” She then turned and went into the house, leaving him befuddled and me fighting not to smirk. Him, to me: “What did she mean by that?” Me: “I’m not qualified to answer that question, but if you pay her £90 an hour, she can help you answer it yourself.”

I wasn't the only person deciding whether to have the Sunday carvery only to be told it's Saturday, oh crumbs, so tomorrow will feel like Monday and I haven't a clue what day it is, it's CLUB day! yeah that's all that matters. Great to be out with our great car club!! Meeting earlier at Quacker's to have a quick look at my TPS values and general ecu numbers as the revs on cold start seem to be down at 600 rpm for some bizarre reason. Nothing glaringly obvious showed up on a warm engine and, now Ian Kinder has shown me what to do, I will look at the cold engine in the morning. Although Dave mentioned that the OMEX ecu's are clever little sods that can compensate for failing instruments, making diagnosis a challenge. Oh the joys of owning a kit car, never a boring moment, still it made for good photo's of the tread pattern on my shoes Here we are at Quacker's car park before Luke arrived Jake and Jim arriving Inside Quacker's cafe, inside because it was freezing outside Andrew had picked up a screw in his tyre resulting in a slow puncture, Ian Kinder to the rescue again. Luke arrived and we got a fantastic display of the mighty 3.9 litre V8's, these 2 cars are about as similar as 2 Westfield's get. No 2 cars are the same. Off we went on our run out on great wiggly roads with some of the most amazing views you can get in the area, we avoided the tourist spots and flowed very well. Well, most of the time, until I saw the warning triangle for the crossroads, thinking ah that's where we turn left. Nope, it's a farm track, then to the ruddy next one and same again, a farm track, finally on the 3rd warning triangle it was the road we wanted, Derbyshire County Council must have had a 3 for 1 offer that day on crossroad signposts. Worth it though for the view as you come down into Taddington, awesome. That bought us nicely to The Cow Shed, Tideswell where it was far too hot to sit inside, even if you were wearing shorts, Mr K. A few shots of us gadding about at the Cow Shed, please add your photo's of the day too, much appreciated x Dave and Ian leaving with the Honda Roar Really, really excellent to have folks back out now the tax man has been paid and the weather is everso slightly warmer, thank you for making the time to join us and also a great big thank you for the technical expertise that member's of this club share with us XXXXXXX

Tuesday night shenanigans!

A good run round on mainly quiet roads. Thanks @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative for the usual great planning. Flashbacks to my 'risky rear' pics from our 1st Le Mans Trip in 2017. Apparently @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative thinks I was taking a pic of her tread depth! Only @Jakejmagee and I know the skill required to get round this bend safely! my Bluetooth battery monitor also logs my runs - here’s today route

A quick wash. Rain x on mirrors and a 8mile run around block to dry the brakes off honest

Not quite the postie... had to drive to Kent, but worth the journey. 3.9 LSD with new crown wheel and pinion for the XI.

Westfield Sports Car Club – 40th Anniversary Celebration Join the Westfield Sports Car Club as we celebrate an incredible 40 years at the National Kit Car Show! Three Counties Showground Malvern Saturday 30th May Evening Celebration: 7:30pm – 9:30pm You’re Invited! This is not just for WSCC members – we’re opening the doors to ALL kit car owners, enthusiasts, manufacturers, and club members. No matter what you drive, you’re welcome to be part of the celebration. Live music from Rooters Surrounded by some of the finest kit cars in the UK A relaxed, social atmosphere to connect with fellow enthusiasts Whether you’re a long-standing member or new to the scene, come along and be part of a milestone moment in kit car history. All brands. All clubs. All welcome. Let’s make it a night to remember. #WSCC40 #KitCarCommunity #NationalKitCarShow #Westfield #CarEnthusiasts

If the government issued the number plates (stamped into steel) direct to the owner and not the dealer, it would prevent the issue in the first place and stop number plate cloning as well. Many other countries do it successfully but hey, that makes sense so we’d better not do that.

Meet at Quacker's Cafe, Thornbridge Hall 10am for refreshments before heading off out for a run around the Peak District. Who is coming?

Looks like a nice run out. We missed it due to being down in Dorset, where we have just randomly bought a horse trailer. At least we will have when Monzo believe we’ve not fallen for a scam!

That was a really enjoyable run out. Sorry I was late arriving (only 5 minutes) and had to leave early. The car was looking well used when I got home but at least it stayed mainly dry.

Take a red westie add a yellow one quick shake and you have the perfect blend

It's hard to know, it's difficult to confirm if the Westfield is yellow under all the bugs and flies they attract.

We managed 4 cars, how did Derby and Notts group fare? @Hedley Bennett (HB46443) - Club Chair @Rob Hunter - Club Secretary @Garry Bunn - Derby & Notts Joint AO

Should be good for this one

Apologies if this is elsewhere - did a search but didn't find it. Anyhoo, Dave now has a YT channel, found it yesterday. https://www.youtube.com/@EmeraldM3D-Dave Only a few vids so far but hopefully many more to come.

Just got its MOT so if the weather is nice I will come to Quackers to say hello.

I do the same — suddenly I really need to buy something super important, so I take the car and turn a 5-minute walk or bike ride into a one-hour trip

Hopefully!

Perfectly normal I took mine out this evening to get fuel and couldn't find a closer petrol station than 20 miles away.

As recommended by the installer. He seems to be a fan of them. David

Wasn’t sure the Towbar would get much use! But now I’ve combined my two passions (no cruel comments about the football thanks!) it might be one of better ideas

It was fine. Great to have the first run out of the year. Enjoyed it Andy

That rain was quite heavy at times driving back home, did not envy you guy's at all.

There was a glitch in the Matrix. This meant that some members could not see their membership number in their profile as normal. But that has now been fixed using pixie dust and duct tape

Burton power goodness. Ordered after 10pm on Tuesday, arrived just after lunch yesterday. Great service. Nothing very exciting but enough to get my cylinder head back on. Mark

Networking for me this month so didn’t attend Derby&Notts meet. I did enjoy the food elsewhere though. HB.

Put dates you are planning to do in this section..would be good if we can get some days with a few Westies out on track

So long as it is mixed with red to create an all together much faster colour!

orange the best colour there is for a westfield and 10mph faster than any other colour.

Sorry, off to Dorset for the bank holiday at close of business Thursday. I’ll make it sometime over summer though, hopefully

I first met Dave & Karl when they were based in Brixton. That was a 'fun' experience! Fitted the first of his 16 load site ECUs to our Marcos - sadly, the car embarrassed itself part way through the mapping session when the starter stopped working. We fiddled & faffed for a bit, Karl raided a nearby LandRover V8 for a replacement starter, that sadly didn't fit...we then had the bright idea to test the one we took off(!), found it was OK so refitted it...then while Karl or Dave (I forget) cranked it, I was underneath and spotted the clutch flexi glowing red hot. The engine earth had corroded. Doh. Fixed that and away we went again. Thankfully it was a PTFE lined braided flexi so it took the heat without damage. Very long story short, but I'd fitted the Emerald to cure a persistent issue with the Lucas 14CUX setup the car had. I'd had some machining done and parts supplied by a V8 'guru'. The engine stalled at every junction - couldn't find why. It spent a very long time with the guy who provided me with the parts & tweaked chip for the ECU but he gave up in the end with no fix. You can probably imagine the joy of navigating London in a car that stalls every time you come to a stop. After Dave had finished mapping the Emerald, we drove home and it was transformed. Only quite recently did I discover what the original fault probably was - no road speed signal to the Lucas ECU coupled with a very light flywheel. To this day I think the guy gave me the wrong flywheel.... Anyhoo, that was the start of a long and fruitful (for me) relationship with Emerald. Still have one of their older ECUs on the Westy, the Stratos replica I had with the supercharged Alfa V6 running mapped water/meth injection etc etc was running on a much later Emerald, I've installed them for a few people over the years too and will always recommend them. I know I've tested Dave's legendary patience on a few occasions - hope he forgives me.

Excellent, I've known Dave for about 40 years and been an emerald mapper for nearly 30 .. walkers workshop was always the first thing I turned to in the old cars and car conversions magazine. Always a brilliant read. Very clever man.

Hi Steve I am a regular track day goer. If you enjoy Donnington, I'm happy to meet up at other Track days. I'm in Leeds so tend to frequent Northern tracks, but Bedford, Mallory, Donnington and my fave Cadwell also good options. First time I've messaged on here so maybe DM's better to keep in touch.

Yep, what's more memorable, should there be an incident K3V AB ? or MW 15 BWC?

I'll be there. How about @Tim (Sideways) Johnson - Club Treasurer ?

It’s our regular meet this Thursday, usual time and place, the Golden Pheasant, Plumley, around 7pm if eating, else around 7.30pm. Lets hope the weather holds and we can start seeing some Westfields again after the long winter!

Thanks

Sorry Mark, my mistake! I'll add a passenger on!

That's a very fine margin, surprised if standard plates are that accurate.

Hi @Martyn Vann - Warwickshire AO I originally asked for driver and passenger but note that above it's only me listed. Am I down for 2 people? Mark

See you there @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman)

That's what worries me, it's just another tax scheme, taking more cash off the motorist. Equally, the plates which have been changed so much they take the micky should be pulled up. Fine line off course.

Agree harder on the eye but the constant reason they give is ANPR can’t pick them up but that’s a lie, car park ANPR is bottom of the barrel and picks them up, everyone I know with dodgy spacing still get fines in the post? So clearly gets picked up, seems easier now to just run no plate lol i just hate the fact that all these police force Facebook pages etc all they brag about is traffic offences, they never post things like, This weeks task force, we took down a burglary gang or bank robbery gang, exposed a fraud team etc it’s just this week we took down 87 motorists with miss spaced plates, 3 drivers doing 44 in a 40 zone and 7 drivers with window tints

“Bet the mug’s won’t last 10 years”. Time will tell. @SootySport They will however last longer on the pyjama bottom. 10 years of fast fun! Indeed. ATB HB.

6.30am. -3 degrees. Foggy. And you expect me to come out in a car with no roof in this - did you mention a full English breakfast? And a carvery for lunch. And being with lovely like minded people mad enough to venture out instead of getting back under the duvet. Twisted my arm. On my way - only 2hrs to the starting point…..