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I went out for the first proper drive ever (after 600 miles) by myself. Glorious sunshine and decent roads. Maybe I enjoyed myself too much, as 'Life360' (the app we use to keep track of family members) reckoned I had 35 'risky events' over 47 miles...😬. I ended up at my usual haunt (Elstree Aerodrome) for a cup of coffee. One day I'll find a nice vintage aeroplane for the XI to pose against 😃.

Hi Everyone, New member here, picked up my Westfield Megablade mid week, looking forward to being part of a community with drive outs and track days etc Based up in Manchester

Heading down Countisbury Hill into Lynmouth on a fab day out with the Dorset, Devon & Somerset mob. Thirteen cars and a bike, plus some great weather. Spectacular views coming down the hill, though best not to lose concentration due to the lack of fence and sheer drop! 😱🤣

Both my cars, Prior to this I absolutely got caught out in Sundays downpour properly drenched, One might say a proper welcome to open top cars haha

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.

I’ve been a Westfield fan for very many years having gone to the factory very many years ago with my brother in law to collect his pre litigation 7 kit. I’ve watched the car being built and over the years morphing into a track orientated vehicle. Over a few beers on the weekend the potential sale of the weapon was muted so I thought why not buy it and then decide what to do with it. Offer accepted and it looks like I’ll soon be a Westfield owner hoping that many on here will be able to assist in my plans for it.

we are there (wheels at the warren great morning must have been over 300 cars but these were the best three

I asked ChatGPT for an image of my car with a full FIA roll cage fitted. Not sure it got this quite right! 🤣

Cracking run out last night for our WSCC north east monthly meet, not as many as previous months but still a good night, looking forward to Octobers meet already 👍

Not the postie, but a mobile tyre service to fit my tyres. Not sure when I will swap wheels as I’m really enjoying the r888rs, but the Rainsport 5s make more sense to get me through the winter.

Despite the very unpredictable weather, we saw a good turnout of Westfields this evening!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/KkugZCx7QcGMR35u6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/Zfdck3JiZyJtYXNm6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/UJYJ3zoS8XZp8zE28 https://photos.app.goo.gl/CkEdhLQV5nhBXeKo9 https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ju3E7FRbA5kw8tzaA As requested a few photos full photos will follow once I’ve viewed and finalised the purchase.

Not mine but westfield sei chassis and mixed sevens parts and with this lump in it. Actually very impressed how it fitted in

And this,

Hi all i purchased David’s car just for the record

September poem for @marcusb AI Style. “Traded raw thrills for a badge and some gloss, Swapped Westfield joy for Lotus loss. The dark side called, but let’s be frank- It’ll never match that Westfield spank!” Oh Westfield, my thunder, my open-air song, You roared through the bends, where my spirit belonged. Your heartbeat was raw, unrefined, yet so true, A cockpit of joy with a limitless view. We danced through the corners, alive in the breeze, The crackle of throttle, the rush to appease. Each mile was a memory, bright as the flame, Each drive was a story, no two were the same. But now you are gone, sold off with a sigh, Replaced by a Lotus-oh, how could he try? To trade purist passion for something so tame, To cross to the dark side-it just isn’t the same. So here’s to the Westfield, forever my muse, A car for the mad ones, the brave ones who choose. Though others move on, I’ll remember your fire, A legend of freedom, of purest desire. He’ll be back!

I just got home for the first time this month and turned over my calendar, I think I will enjoy September, cos thats @Marcusb following me round the Nurburgring 😂😂😂

Thank you for the warm welcome I will post up photos once the deal is completed which may not be for a week or so. I’m sure on here there will be many willing to give advice as I proceed with the next chapter of its progress. I am a lifelong Lotus fan and currently own an Evora GT410 Sport. Living in west Wales I also organise an annual Pembrokeshire Driving event for the Lotus Drivers Club along with one other annual Wales based event.

where's westie

It's defo quick on the Brakes could outbrake most, if not all around me and through the twisty bit of stuff was pretty good also. Helps been a short wheelbase in that aspect. Can't quite push on down the hill sections and loose a tad on the straights but overall I'm pretty impressed with it as it's set fully soft aswell on the Dampers! Will defo get some better tyres next year when these have run out of wear for sure something that is a combination for fast road and track tho as a compromise as don't want to replace em every few track days. If money was no object would have a set of Road, Slicks and Wets lol. Defo a great day and look forward to a few next year for sure.

@Hedley Bennett (HB46443) - Club Chairman strikes again with an amazing shot! @ben1975 and I giving it the full berries chasing @Simon Waterfall Syman84 in the BMW Supercup car down the Wheatcroft Straight

Looks lovely, not many engines sound quite as good as a xflow on twin webers

Black Top Zetec 2L on Omex throttle bodies with Omex 600 ECU, Northampton motorsport mapped 170 BHP TTS lightened flywheel and clutch Upgraded Coolex radiator Raceline sump Type 9 box & LSD Sports exhaust chrome and also carbon sports exhaust - de-cat Widetrack with Team Dynamics 15” wheels. Proxy R888R 195 front and 205 rear. Lowered floors with Sports Turbo Seats on adjustable on runners Heated Screen & upgraded Heater with custom isolator Big brakes all round (Red) – custom handbrake adjustment panel. Carbon effect front wheel arches and rear stone guards Carbon exhaust trim, mirror covers and kick strips. Rear diffuser LED headlights with DRL Quick release steering wheel Beeper for indicators USB charging ports Westfield wet weather doors & Soft bits for sevens full hood Westfield Perspex Side Screens Soft bits for sevens storage tunnel cover Stunning car, impeccable build (Build log available on WSCC by prior owner) 6k miles £19000 Private plate not included/separate Located in Hampshire.

These AI/LLM programs don't really have any intelligence, they're really just convincing sounding bull**** generators. They're statistical models, there's no problem solving ability there. This is really well demonstrated by the recent amusement at chatgpt's inability to answer the question "how many letter Rs in strawberry". Not only would it incorrectly answer 2, it would steadfastly argue that it was right. Because they are trained by analysing large amounts of text and developing statistical models about what word follows another word, they are really just complex guessing engines. The problem (specifically in this case, but in general also) is that there's not a lot of learned argument around about how many Rs there are in strawberry because anyone over the age of about 5 would just count them, get a definitive answer and get on with their day. But that's a process that is just beyond LMMs; they just don't even have that simplistic level of problem solving ability. So all they can do is answer that, for that 'shape' of question, the answer is probably 2. But because they answer with such disturbingly good English people grant them authority that they just don't deserve. Thank you for attending my Ted talk 🫣

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g2qp8wed0o And I'll pile on to EDF. Not price related but bereavement. Needed to change ALL bills/insurances and household "stuff" from my fathers name to mine. Just about every company, agency and whatnot understood and just did it. Not EDF. I complained about the lack of service and basic human understanding. Their "bereavement department" wrote to me saying they will be in touch to resolve. That was May 2023... I resolved it by moving from EDF to British Gas. Took 48 hours with no questions asked. EDF sent a "we're sorry to lose you, but why?" email. It was a two word reply...

Be good for Malvern though. Occupy the kids!

A word of warning from me I wouldn’t recommend asking for a picture of a gender swap version of yourself… ime shocked 🤣

Lego westfield from a picture 😎

I'm here too!!

Looking to put it back to predominantly road use and the odd track day and sprint/hillclimb maybe. First stage of the lan is to get it onto a rolling road to sort the engine and to maybe replace the existing straight cut four speed gearbox. interior will need seats etc sorted but it’s a great looking project and a car I know the complete history of.

Yes the pictures are excellent but don’t do it justice - it’s probably the best one I’ve ever seen. David is utterly meticulous and a really nice bloke. (that’s 3x pints you owe me now @DMc 😁)

I’ll be doing some engine mods and differential , yes I’ll do a few track days and generally have some fun in Uk & Ireland

Happy birthday old timer from all in East Anglia

Thanks I’m yet to get the experience of driving it but the spec seems pretty good with 130bhp at the flywheel so I’m told.

Calendar worthy pics mate 👍

My "customers" use AI searches to try to outsmart me and drive prices down. Thankfully there is quite a lot of rubbish written about those parts of my profession that it's easily defeated. The problem is when it comes up against someone (and there are plenty of them) who believe AI can't actually be wrong about anything. At the moment the film "Idiocracy" is looking more like a prophecy that is actually coming true...

Or alternatively@Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AOyou could buy a proper engine…?🤔🤣

just been told they have them in stock and should arrive by end of the week ordering now 😶‍🌫️

@Nige_T, spec and price are right on. Sticking my neck out i would say it's your photo's not selling the car. Put the CXR wheels on, and take some all round photos would help show off the car, also put it on the FB for sale page, you will get more coverage. IMO the CXR's bring out a raw track ready look on a Westy, but I am biased 😁

I haven't watched soaps for almost 20 years. Too many better options these days.

I didn't know myself at the time, im impulsive lol

You didn't mention you were in the market for a Westy when you did my exhaust cat recently, Danny! That Megablade looks a nice piece 👌

A westie doesn't fit in the size 2 believe it or not mines size 3 L

... unless you happen to be VERY large that is 😉

I am glad he is up and running Al... that is definitely a mess and would explain the oil everywhere.. I wouldn't know what went first however the damage on the piston looks more like fragment damage rather than detonation? Hopefully I will be back on track end of September..it has been me taking time to mend rather than the car!

“Classic Flying Carrot, first you’re handing out rosettes, next you’re plotting world domination. We’ll keep an eye on you at the next WSCC meet… just in case the buffet goes missing!” 🥕😅. AI response 😂😂

Welcome @DannyTGS car looks great! I'm often out in the Peaks, so hope to see you at some point. Runs out are posted in here- Runs out etc

Yes. !!

I've only used it for this,