Think about a Westfield

[Ybotc]

On 21/02/2020 at 20:15, TableLeg said:

Are you aware of the Stoneleigh Kit Car show in May? If you haven't made up your mind by then I'd suggest you definitely come along. You will not only see more Westfields up close than you could imagine but you can also meet many of the helpful and friendly people who frequent this forum.

https://www.nationalkitcarshow.co.uk/

 

 

that is an excellent idea and fits in with my time line of when I’m looking to buy, right need to break the good news to my wife that we going for a weekend away 

[Ybotc]

Sorry back with a few more dumb questions, have been looking around and seen a lot of cars I like the look of.

 

I had never contemplated before but now like the idea of doing the odd hill climb, do you need to have a full cage or is the back style row bar enough.

I think this might be an awful question that is likely to bring a whole load of rage down on me but: do any of you have stereos in your car or is it just too noisy to here a stereo , most of the time I’m sure the engine noise will be entertaining enough but on the odd ocasión quite like a bit of music 

 

[Kingster]

19 minutes ago, Ybotc said:

do you need to have a full cage or is the back style row bar enough.

Full cage is desirable but not essential. An MSA approved roll bar is the minimum. 

 

20 minutes ago, Ybotc said:

do any of you have stereos in your car

Technically yes - I wear a helmet with Bluetooth audio 😁

[Rob Hunter - Club Secretary]

15 minutes ago, Ybotc said:

Sorry back with a few more dumb questions, have been looking around and seen a lot of cars I like the look of.

 

I had never contemplated before but now like the idea of doing the odd hill climb, do you need to have a full cage or is the back style row bar enough.

I think this might be an awful question that is likely to bring a whole load of rage down on me but: do any of you have stereos in your car or is it just too noisy to here a stereo , most of the time I’m sure the engine noise will be entertaining enough but on the odd ocasión quite like a bit of music 

 

 

I've not done any hill climbs but I believe the MSA roll bar is adequate for hill climbs for road legal cars (I'm sure someone will jump in with more info 😁).

 

As for a stereo, I don't think you'd hear anything over the wind, exhaust and tyre noise. I also love my music, so if I'm on my own I listen to music I stream via Bluetooth to my headset. Although with my aeroscreen I still can't hear much above 50-60 mph

[andyj007]

whos was the car stuffed into the ditch, is he still on here, i have a question?

 

 

[Kingster]

It was one of our local lads that joins us on the odd blat. Not a member on here. 

[shrops-paul]

On 21/02/2020 at 20:15, TableLeg said:

Are you aware of the Stoneleigh Kit Car show in May? If you haven't made up your mind by then I'd suggest you definitely come along. You will not only see more Westfields up close than you could imagine but you can also meet many of the helpful and friendly people who frequent this forum.

https://www.nationalkitcarshow.co.uk/

 

 

Great idea. It’s a grand day out. 

[Mighty Mart]

On 24/02/2020 at 19:36, Ybotc said:

Sorry back with a few more dumb questions, have been looking around and seen a lot of cars I like the look of.

 

I had never contemplated before but now like the idea of doing the odd hill climb, do you need to have a full cage or is the back style row bar enough.

I think this might be an awful question that is likely to bring a whole load of rage down on me but: do any of you have stereos in your car or is it just too noisy to here a stereo , most of the time I’m sure the engine noise will be entertaining enough but on the odd ocasión quite like a bit of music 

 

 

Regarding the odd Hillclimb, unless you are planning on being competitive, then I couldn't think of a worse value for money scenario, if you factor in gearing the car up to pass the various regs, entrance fee and very few actual runs on the day.....

 

However, I can thoroughly recommend a Hill Climb Drivers School, where you only need pitch up in (any) road legal car, show your licence and mot, get a briefing of the course, walk the course with Instructors, have two trial runs in a fairly fast procession, followed by 3 or four solo runs using cones at various braking points, and then further runs on a 'bare' course. OK, the runs are untimed, but you can time yourself later if you are interested and have on board footage to give you an idea.

I did roughly 12 runs at Gurston down last year and it was IMHO fantastic value for money and a very good intro into Hill Climbing, for roughly £150 if my memory is correct?

 

Regarding sound tracks in the car.....only one required - thats the engine via the exhaust, IMHO....

 

Mart.  

[Alan France]

I have a pair of bluetooth ear pieces linked to my phone (cloudplayer) which work well enough.

 

Prior to that I fitted a 100w (too quiet) and then a 200w amp with a really good pair of speakers from my old Lexus, under the scuttle. The sound was too quiet at 70mph and too loud at 30mph. I tried a speed sensitive app on my phone but never got the "La Scala" quality I was looking for and gave up in the end, even before the fat large lady came onto the stage. 

 

In any event it's much nicer to hear the pops and crackles when you ease off the throttle. As good as Santana and ZZ Top, but not quite Eric.

 

 

 

[Ybotc]

4 hours ago, Mighty Mart said:

 

Regarding the odd Hillclimb, unless you are planning on being competitive, then I couldn't think of a worse value for money scenario, if you factor in gearing the car up to pass the various regs, entrance fee and very few actual runs on the day.....

 

However, I can thoroughly recommend a Hill Climb Drivers School, where you only need pitch up in (any) road legal car, show your licence and mot, get a briefing of the course, walk the course with Instructors, have two trial runs in a fairly fast procession, followed by 3 or four solo runs using cones at various braking points, and then further runs on a 'bare' course. OK, the runs are untimed, but you can time yourself later if you are interested and have on board footage to give you an idea.

I did roughly 12 runs at Gurston down last year and it was IMHO fantastic value for money and a very good intro into Hill Climbing, for roughly £150 if my memory is correct?

 

Regarding sound tracks in the car.....only one required - thats the engine via the exhaust, IMHO....

 

Mart.  

that sounds ideal I will have a look 

[shrops-paul]

Where are you ybotc?  Welcome to come and drive mine if you want a go. 🚗 

[SootySport]

Radio 😀   You’d be lucky to have a conversation with your passenger, you can just about hear the odd word if you shout.

[DamperMan]

For longer drives or dull drives, I love my Bluetooth, noise cancelling headphones.  An unexpected benefit was that if using the Phone as a satnaf instructions come over the earphones too...      Passengers!... No one ever wants to get in.  

[mikef]

On 24/02/2020 at 19:36, Ybotc said:

 

I think this might be an awful question that is likely to bring a whole load of rage down on me but: do any of you have stereos in your car or is it just too noisy to here a stereo , most of the time I’m sure the engine noise will be entertaining enough but on the odd ocasión quite like a bit of music 

 

Mine had a radio /CD player installed when I bought it with 2 large speakers in the boot box and 2 small speakers under the dash.  I removed the speakers in the boot box so that I could use it but kept those under the dash.  Absolutely no good when driving but quite useful when waiting for recovery and/or the ferry to the Isle of Man. 🙂