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Wheel colour change for the summer. Satin black to satin bronze. Think it looks good against the green

Out of hibernation

Meeting on a dry and foggy day at the car museum were 5 Westfield's Breakfast and a good catch up on everybodies car stories We went on the run out, which was the same route as last time as it was excellent for 2 main reasons, one reason being it is full of nice bendy roads for the drivers and the second reason is that the views are great for the passengers. The fog on the high ground added a more interesting and challenging element to the driving but did spoil it a bit for the passengers. I think we will go for this route again on a brighter day. We arrived at The Calver Arms and Lee checked his car out as he seemed to have filled his tank with Kangaroo Juice. Parked at The Calver Arms Carvery at the Calver Arms In the Calver Arms We popped down the road to the Pavillion Cafe, Baslow to finish off This normally very shiny car does get down and dirty and it got much more sludgy on the way out of the car park, good job it's 2 owners love washing cars Ian followed us into the overflow car park, the only way out was through the thick sludge, don't spin those wheels! The rare Lesser Spotted Westfield hiding in the bushes Mild enough to sit outside It's been a superb day out, the driving was excellent, the views were garbage, the company was hilarious, quuite how we did cars, death and semtex all in one paragraph I don't know. It's a good job we never get any alcohol flowing or goodness knows where we might end up. Thanks for coming everyone and see you next time, The Angel of Death

At hospital with SWMBO who is “enjoying” a spinal injection when I saw this sign above one of the doors:

Some pics from GBS. Good to see Roger and his XI. Dan's Robin Hood with a Vauxhall VX turbo engine. A nice XR3 just behind too. Andrew's very clean V8 Westfield. A variety of cars were present. Roger and his XI. A great turnout for the event. Tim's Westfield and mine with the bonnet off.

Had a great day thanks Julie&Glen. Not sure how many more we will have, now that we are probably on the terrorist watch list. The conversations today did drift toward the dark side, maybe something followed us out of the fog. Great roads, great views(apparently) and brilliant company. Our car is completely plastered with muck and s… hope to have it clean before our next trip out.

Today we did a 150 mile Historic Rally around Cheshire, including 10 special stages, four of which were on the Oulton Park rally circuit. Good fun, but pretty intense. The Westfield was too new to enter, so we used the Spitfire. Good job too, judging by the number of times we grounded!

Let's celebrate the 40th anniversay of our car club by meeting at The Great British Car Journey at 10am for their Kit Car Kaboodle event. There will be a small entrance fee of which the committee will pay towards. More details will be posted on here the week before.

As part of the club's 40th Anniversary I think the best way to celebrate is to drive our Westfield's, so why not join Glen and I for a drive around the Peak District. Meeting point details and route plan will be posted on here the week before, let's invite the sunshine too shall we?

nope. By the time I got home it was too late and dark. I think the first opportunity will be Wednesday due to work commitments and that has to be weather dependent. Going away to stay with my Mother on Thursday ready for Mothering Sunday so if Wednesday doesn’t work out, the car will remain filthy till mid next week!! By then the mud etc will have hardened on nicely!

Have you cleaned yours yet after yesterday? I was silly enough to follow J&G’s directions into the overflow carpark yesterday. My car must have weighed twice its usual weight with all the mud attached. Also Ali seems to have done a mud dance before getting into the car..

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.

Sorry it’s early but letting you know so that you can keep the day free, change your shifts etc. Christmas Dinner in the Peaks is booked for 12.30 for 1 at The Calver Arms, Calver S32 3XH on Saturday 28th November 2026. Open to all members plus partners and club sponsors. Seasonal menu and all necessary further details will be available late September. Rooms are available at the venue but I would assume you will need to book early.

Fidget actually sat still for a photo LOL

See @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative , my car is clean sometimes. It is only on trips with you that we are obliged to find all the farmers muck etc to plaster all over the car! Thanks @Martyn Vann - Warwickshire AO for the write up and photos.

Rear main seal now replaced. Clutch arrived today too! Be a shame to hide this away.

First run of the year and loving it!!

Ahh, TVR Glen! The tales I could tell you about him and this operation... if I weren't on a public forum and those comments would unnecessarily land me and the club in a courtroom... Allow me to say something that I can say without that happening: MANY OTHER PLACES TO BUY A WESTFIELD ARE AVAILABLE - SEARCH THEM FIRST BEFORE YOU BUY

KX19DZU The registration of my damaged and written off car in bold, so hopefully no one is caught out. I've just been made aware that the car is currently being advertised on FB and Ebay as an Easy Easy Fix! I drove the car home after the accident and the steering wheel was out by a good 45°. It also drove strangely as if it was crabbing a bit. There was damage to the N/S floor, transmission tunnel, scuttle panel and dash support bar. As well as the point of impact at the N/S doorway. I believe the chassis to be damaged and bent. Whilst I'm sure it is repairable, I think the quoted damage has been underestimated. It's is good though, that they are offering to Mot it for you. Again hopefully no unsuspecting person is caught out. https://ebay.us/m/wpcykc

Prints in the pictures are still in PLA as these were my final test prints to confirm sizing and mounting with 2mm foam around the print. Ive sent the final designs, 4 different vent designs, to get printed in ASA carbon so I'll see how they hold up. "ASA (Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate) is a high-performance, UV-resistant, and durable 3D printer filament designed for outdoor, long-term, and high-temperature applications. Often considered a superior alternative to ABS, it resists weathering, chemicals, and fading." Vents are NOT symmetrical, they are a reverse image of each other, look at the top row of hex's in the below image. I also found that the vents on my bonnet/hood where different sizes. I found the passenger side to be 2mm wide and longer than the drivers. I ended up making a number of test prints 1mm larger than the last to get the best fit. This was one of these quick weekend projects Im now 4 weeks into.

Google TVR Glen thoroughly before even thinking about buying anything from that operation. We’ve seen a surprising number of Westfields that were written off belonging to owners on here go through his doors. The damage description has NEVER once fully matched what the previous owner described. Nor does it usually match the photos the owners have put on the forum.

I see Graham quite regularly , since he's in our part of the World. He is indeed completing a Westfield to his usual very high standard , and has recently acquired a couple of Scimitars , needing a lot of work . Somewhere in the midst of all that is at least one Escort ans a car or two stored for friends . U'll happily pas on greetings from the Forum next time I see him

@Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative @Labrat @BillyPee @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) @Hedley Bennett (HB46443) - Club Chairman @Martin Aldred - Shows & Events Coordinator @Chris Emm @Martyn Vann - Warwickshire AO @Jakejmagee @si_salisbury @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO @Tim (Sideways) Johnson - Club Treasurer @Trevor Little (Trevturtle) @Mathew Vernon - Membership Secretary @Andy Westwood @aeg @ianali @Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO @Rob Hunter - Club Secretary and anyone else forgotten unintentionally.

See you tomorrow

I love the eBay description: “No Suspension or Chassis Damage. The damage is only to the high level bar on the entry area of the passenger side” Is that not the chassis?

Windscrren frame thanks to @Rednop1 , took few days to arrive to Poland. Next part to make my track Westfield road legal. And some oil but this is track spec for zetec

@Captain Colonial I suggest then, you don't tell your doctor that you've got a pain around the entrance of your back passage....................as his reply is likely to be "as long as you use it as an entrance, you'll likely have problems" !

Yes, we will be there and we will be doing a run out beforehand if the weather is dry and at least above the minus 2 that it was the other year. Thank you to Andrew and Clare for organising x

Might keep dryer feet?

Maybe a bit late to be relevant but I came across these in the garage today from when I removed my harness: Maybe the sizes aren't that standard. David

First go at painting in preparation for colour change…. Need to tweak the air flow and gun settings as there is a bit too much orange peel and a couple of drips (too much paint and not enough air…)

Fab day out views was amazing hopefully car will be sorted for next run out , Tracey xxx

Had a pop up to Oulton Park today for a look about. This Westfield caught my attention, talking to the owner Quentin, turns out it had been in storage for over 10years and was last raced in the BARC Westfield championship.

That will be an awesome trip. There is a small group of mixed kits located across the central belt between Glasgow, Edinburgh and Fife. Three Westfields, MK, Raptor etc that meet for up for drives now and again. Maybe we could meet up at some point if everything aligned. A run up to Braemar would be awesome. All the best Andy

As always in life — “it depends.” A roll cage without a helmet and proper padding foam can actually be quite unsafe. On the other hand, in the event of a rollover, if the safety belts are tightened really, really tight, it does work — see Westfield Cup Racing at Zandvoort.

Weather forecast remains favourable, so this is on, yeay

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!

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

some little treats for my westie.

The first of this years coffee mornings at GBS Cars is on Saturday 7th March starting at 10am. Great British Sportscars and Kitcar spares Maun Way Boughton Ollerton Nottinghamshire NG22 9ZD

Ok it looks like we will be available now, so we will be there for set up to strip down and anything else in between. Two adults camping all weekend.

One week to go. I've not heard back from the Motorist since I was told that we are in front of the restaurant, turn first right after entering. There should be marshells on to direct you, just say you're with the Westfields and they'll direct you. I'm hoping to get there for 9. Hopefully the weather will be good and not raining. See you there.

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

Winter is long here in Montana so it’s the perfect time to design and make stuff. I complete in autocross with my car and one place that needed improvement was when braking from high speed (70 mph-ish - 90 mph-ish). If I simply stomp on the brake at that speed I tend to have one of both of the front wheels lock up. This never happens at lower speeds and the brake bias seems great. I think that there’s plenty of front end lift at speed and this could be the cause of the issue. So I came up with a plan and using CAD (cardboard aided design) I made two different things - - the first is what I suppose are called fender spats. The backside of the front fenders acts like a parachute and air being parted by the nose of the car gets pushed into the backside of the wheel and fender. This certainly causes a lot of drag and I suspect it causes some lift also. So I made a cover for the backside of the fender to keep air from going into the wheel and up under the fender. The material is 1/32” carbon fiber sheet. It was fussy to make cardboard template to fit but once that was done make the real ones out of carbon sheet was pretty simple. - the second and much bigger part of the system is the splitter/canard/diffuser mounted on each side of the nose. They mount to the splitter at the bottom and at the top they bolt to a bracket that is held by the front sway bar brackets. They are made from the same 1/32” carbon sheet and epoxied together to form a hollow box. What you can’t see in the photos is that the underside of these boxes is curved upward like a diffuser. These were not easy to make but it was a fun challenge. I wanted the boxes to reduce lift at speed and to divert the air up and around all the exposed front suspension stuff to reduce drag and wind noise. And the air that spills over the sides can no longer go up and under the fender creating drag and lift. I just drove the car for the first time with everything in place and I’m very pleased and there are a few unexpected benefits. The first is that there is noticeably less wind noise coming from the front of the car. I imagine this is from so much less air passing through all the suspension bits. It’s hard to say for sure but there’s less noise any way you cut it. The second thing that I noticed once moving is that I have less air hitting me in the face. I was shocked. It feels like air flow is now higher and further off to the side which makes it miss my head. It’s a pleasant feeling really and one I never expected. It’s much more calm now just cruising. I’m very sensitive about adding weight to car and make every effort to keep the weight at the minimum for my race class (1400 lbs or 636 kg with me in the car) so making these new things as light as possible was important and worth the effort. In the end the fender back spats weigh 1.1 lbs for the pair and the two nose boxes weigh 2 pounds in total. So the whole mess added just 3.1 lbs. Not is bad. Will it help with high speed braking? I think it will but will need to wait a few months until race season starts. Fingers crossed. Thanks for looking. Dave

So finally got the gear indicator sorted and tyre pressure monitoring system

A pair of new wiper blades for me, ordered from Kitcardirect a couple of days ago and arrived today. Looks like they shipped from MK sports cars, is there a link or just drop shipped direct from their supplier? Anyway, fitted already and much better than my old ones which could be classed as ‘smearers’ rather than’wipers’

First time out of the garage since before Christmas. On it's new tyres too.

Couple from yesterday’s track day taken by my brother….