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Hi guys, I’m new to the club and look forward to meeting you at your gatherings. I’m located in Frome, just outside of Bath. I collected my first Westfield (Seight) from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 on Saturday, it’s always been a dream car. Wow, what a machine!! 400 miles of pure joy and excitement 😁

Just an apology for absence really, some ( but not all) are aware I have mental health issues, well it hit me again and only this last few days/weeks have I begun to engage with the world again ( sounds stupid but that's how it is) I need to be somewhere that I am familiar with again, and here is really were I should belong. So expect more mayhem from me , lots of car changes have happened since I was last on here and I will post those as and when . catch you around folks. Regards Richard.

MOT done. Now for some nice weather.

After sometime away in others kits am back in a Westy and a model I have always wanted 😀

Not Westfield but 7 type still MNR Vortx CBR1000RR sc59 . Visited dyno: 192hp 128NM. Std sc59 honda engine , MNR exhaust , mine airbox intake Happy

Nice run out with my Caterham buddy

Coil packs finally arrived today, so waited for my oldest to finish school, he put them in and we took it for a test drive. It appears to be a successful result, super happy.

First outing with the her new shoes on

Today's trip around

Or if it’s for a number of days buy one rather than hire. depreciation on trailers is virtually non-existent so you may find that buying one and then selling again once you get back to Ireland works out cheeper than the cost of hiring.

It's back folks!

Spotted this on the way home last night, looked it up and it is a CSR260, seems a very nice spec.

Thanks to Nick for the stickers and membership card, race ready for gurston this weekend

@joolz the maps and other images are now back. I hope this and a good chat with Rob and the gang on Thu, makes things clearer and we'll look forward to seeing you there.

Heroic first trip! I think it took me two years to travel that many miles in mine. Only in year 3 did I venture onto the motorway, so was pleased to discover that as you say, the SEiGHT cruises quite happily there. (In my defence, there are no motorways in Dorset, so I have to go quite far out of my way to ever reach one.) I'm sure there'll be a convoy of Dorset/Somerset cars up to the summer meet and AGM at Malvern, so join us for that.

The roads from East Lothian to the motorways were epic, but once on the motorways it just cruised. I had a smile on my face the entire way 😁 and yes, the sound track is unmistakable. in the traffic jams on the M5 people putting their windows down to hear it burbling away and giving it a thumbs up. It’s always been my dream car and it certainly lives up to expectations 🤩

Welcome from South Derbyshire. That's an epic journey, I bet the V8 sound track made it a bit easier though!

That is the plan! There are some secret (🤐) discussions going on via PM with a member who has a Black set and may be able to get an orange set available. I hadn’t necessarily planned on buying them just yet but if they are hard to come by it makes sense.

They are rare these days as Team Dynamics no longer make their 1.2s in a 13” wheel. Apparently there wasn’t enough demand for them 🤷‍♂️ There is a set for sale on Facebook on the MK Sportscars page, not sure if you’ll be able to open the link. They are £600 with a set of slick tyres…..ET23 PCD 108. https://www.facebook.com/groups/mkindymarketplace/permalink/1876644649467463/?sale_post_id=1876644649467463 No affiliation to the seller.

In a local pub car park while out for lunch this week…

Oops! I seem to have lost an engine and gearbox… not to worry, new one being built by Richard Wragg at ProDev Engineering. Build thread to follow…

Hold that thought, it's just started working.....😀

Just to close this thread off, it did indeed appear that their website threw a wobbly when it said failed, but now I have a green box on the checker website - yay. Matter closed.

Modern have Independent too. But I have read in that time Westfield need to do sth different to be different . And did that in good direction. MNR well I have to like it as I am building one but its not so smile realase desingn as Westfield's. Not metion so helpfull and friendly community as for Westfields! I am proud to have WSCC stickers on Westfields. And - You look at Westfield and just smile ! I love that topic just too look at all that cars . Powerfull antidepressant

Me too! I think it is the narrower nose which makes it look better.

Just drive it, but with breakdown/recovery cover. Simples.

Thanks Stuart means a lot. Yeah been mucking about with the webers etc, had a huge issue trying to get it started again after a 9 month layup, was Ethanol related (as a spoiler) but I will post all that om my build page if I can remember how to navigate around here again, lol. ETA just realised the tax is out tomorrow, wow what a coincidence with me here now - its like someone or something forced me here - spooky stuff.

Whatever you do it will cost you. Option 1 fly to East Midlands and then train to Stamford. Make sure you have RAC recovery and drive it back. If it did breakdown you are covered. It is around 170 miles to Liverpool and three hours and a bit if you stick to Motorways. Option 2 get it transported, a thousand is not far out in truth and easiest. Option 3 hire a trailer drive over collect car and drive back, with ferry costs fuel etc that seems hard work and will you save much? A mate of mine sold the shonkyest locost which had a rover V8 to a guy in greece. He flew over and drove it back with no weather gear or heater in October. Motor bike gear and helmet, he got back fine. Unless the car you are looking at is a shed it should make that journey okay

Indespension have branches across the country including NI and ROI and offer hire. https://indespension.co.uk/trailers/to-hire?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwrcKxBhBMEiwAIVF8rCX3G0ajaO1K0-dRWGLHUspLCM6diXN3duiBv0F2CWNSZ6tHVXY1rBoCwsAQAvD_BwE No idea of prices though and whether you can return it to a different branch.

A big box of stuff has arrived, must be the promotional clothing 😎

Hi @joolz to try answer a few of your queries the pork in a bap evening meal is open to Volunteers, organisers, members and invited guests, if both you guys can do a stint volunteering that's your best option 😎 nobody has to stand outside the marquee! although if its nice weather hopefully we all will be! we do get allocated a certain amount of entry/camping tickets for Friday set up folks firstly, then any remainder distributed to other weekend helpers accordingly. This will happen closer to the event and any volunteers will be notified by email. Anybody entering the show and camping can purchase advance tickets from the show organisers at https://nationalkitcarshow.co.uk/tickets/ or pay at the gate. We invite new members especially to volunteer, it does not matter how much you know about the cars its more important to come along , join in , meet other club members and have a good weekend !

Hi @joolz, we can have a chat about it. Volunteering is quite simple and you don't need any great amount of knowledge 👍

Hey Leo, Welcome to the club and being a fellow - yellow SEight owner - I'm still very much a newbie (June last year!) and I've got to ask? Did you drive it back all the way on M'way???? If so well done cus I still dislike the M6/M5 in mine and avoid like the plague - hope to meet up soon... Bestest Phil R

Hello and welcome!

Porbably because even when they were in production, the 13" Prorace 1.2 wheels where available in 7" rims but not 8" rims, so when I was sprinting I did the same, namely 8" CRX's on the back and 7" Prorace on the front.

Welcome from the Midlands Great car, enjoy!

I would look at CXR's since they are still in production you can get them direct in almost any offset. I have: ET0 on the rears for my CXR's My ProRace 1.2's have. Spacer on them at the back I use my ProRace for the track and CXRs for the road typically ProRace CXR

Welcome. What a first journey! That's more miles than some do in a year!

Entries are now open for the above event Regs - https://sandhmc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mallory-Park-Sprint-Regs-june-23-06-24.pdf Entry form - https://sandhmc.co.uk/entry-form/

Monthly meet for a natter and a pint, usual venue, The Crown Inn Bridport DT6 4AX from 19.30. Hope to see some of you there.

Great car. Reminds me of my first Westfield 20+ yrs ago. Wool pulled over my eyes with big end bearings goosed. Engine rebuilt with 150bhp at flywheel (Motorscope tuned carbs). Fantastic engine.

Ah I see, thanks chaps. So whoever buys it now is making a sound investment 😬

The car is not 30years old yet Ive run the reg and it was registered 1998 so its 4 years short at the moment

When I first started competing with the VSCC 25 years ago I never knew more than 10 days before the event if I had an entry. Fortunately things have moved on and the greater majority of clubs confirm the entry within a few days giving me the chance to organise myself. So far I have a receipt for my payment for the Blyton sprint, so I assume I have an entry. I had a talk with David Taylor about this at Anglesey and he took the time to explain the situation which I can understand to a certain extent. But I would have thought a club that is run as professionally as Longton would not have fallen into the trap of being dependant on one individual, and even if they had, would have recovered by now. I'm looking forward to the sprint, the best part of it is at 6.30am walking the track and seeing and hearing all the sky larks, I have never seen so many in one place.

Don't see many of those these days. A very good Caterham. More than 450bhp/tonne and handles superbly. Could apparently outperform an R500 on the road!

Its standard equipment in Alfa Romeos (at least in 156 and 166) . Great tool.

At my age all wheels feel like 50kgs 😂

I got one of those and they are very helpful - especially for the 19" wheels on our X3 which seem to weigh about 50kg 😊

It's one example where bolts score over studs and nuts, of course. The only real drawback with bolts is with heavy wheels and trying to align the holes in the wheel with the hub holes. Something like these will make this part much easier than getting a damaged back and a hernia fitting wheel to a hub with no rotational registers such as studs provide.