I crashed at Castle Combe. Westfield 200bhp.

[@boosted38]

Found the issue. ns rear shock spring height adjusting collar had come undone and once rear of car on axle stands big height difference ns/os. Collar had unwound 10mm. single collar design not good!

[@kern-sladeengineering1325]

Lovely consistent laps prior, minimal steering inputs and a quick car , glad you came out ok

[@boosted38]

Got done to consistent 1.15s but have now sold the car and building a mx5 turbo and running a civic stop gap track car.

[@kern-sladeengineering1325]

@@boosted38 i have a supercharged mk1 , love it

[@boosted38]

this is all fixed now. i have not been back to combe init though but have in a slower car lol.

[@carguyuk3613]

Glad you weren't hurt. It happened so quickly. Not the best place for a tyre wall. Perhaps polystyrene wall might have been better? I have a Westfield, and they are great fun until it rains. My is undriveable in the wet due to too much power/torque and not enough grip. I have several friends who have written off their westfields, but not on a track. Ebay is good to sell broken bits.

[@shadowe69fly]

shit mate that was a big one.!!!! didn't tell me bout that ! glad your ok tho fella.

[@macbitz]

Very unfortunate but good that it didn't involve other cars and lots of bent metal! Have driven a few times at CC, mostly in a Ginetta G40 GRDC with an insructor to my left (great hotel in the nearby village too!). Shame it's so far away from my home.

[@rainerl.760]

Das kann Passieren wenn man es übertreiben will 👍

[@smudgepost]

Lucky you came out in one piece! Pity too, were doing well.

[@boosted38]

yeah, distant memory now, not a good day lol, on engine 3now rofl...

[@warwickprince3473]

Shame there’s a tyre wall there 😂 to be honest it really isn’t needed there

[@dannydyerschocolatehomuncu7640]

Warwick Prince think its just there to stop any straight lining through that section

[@Sparkplugsteve]

you see a lot of kit cars have accidents like this because the rear wheel locks on downshifts. is that what happened. heel and toe stops it

[@boosted38]

hi mate, yes heel and toe. When i first got it spent a lot of time on airfield circuits going into corners sideways when letting the clutch out lol! and a few spins...the gear change down was done and my foot was just about to apply throttle. in the transition form brake to throttle....ive over analysed it now and important thing is car is fixed well 98% and soon to be back on an airfield trackday to see if all ok. fingers crossed time.

[@Sparkplugsteve]

boosted38 hope it goes well next time.

[@vitamingrin1]

blimey , that were unlucky .i used to build these chassis` at westbury , great things.

[@boosted38]

all fixed finally.

[@boosted38]

on reflection after checking car over driver error ( me) broke later & harder into esses. As soon as applied the throttle induced oversteer as weight still over front. 15 years of track daying at combe had to happen sooner or later. shame as setting this up for racing in Special Gts. Quarry aint got me yet!

[@georgejacob3162]

Damn who put that tyre barrier there! I've done 4 track days at Castle Combe and Quarry hasn't got me yet either! I thought it was going to get me one time though as I was right on the apex of Quarry Corner in a Subaru WRX when I saw this shadow out of the corner of my eye and thought that I was going to get wiped out by another car. Thankfully, it was the shadow of a VERY low flying Hercules that I'd not seen or heard! That shit me up! The closest I've come to going off at Combe was when I was in my RenaultSport Clio on my first ever Track Day and a car in front retired off the track with an oil leak and I went through the 2nd chicane WAY faster than normal due to oil on the tyres! How I got through the tyre barriers without spinning I do not know! I guess the Clio's front wheel drive and normal road tyres saved me on that day.

[@boosted38]

LOL! hercs and apache buzz our house...goes dark for a few seconds...ive been back quite to combe a few times with the westy...on its 3rd engine now.....

[@Boatlife1964]

Ouch

[@KD--jz5zi]

Idiot organizers using solid diverters .... come on think for f’s sake. 😤🙄 Use poly or other feather weight block. Just tag it. Talk about brainless. Imagine if they did that at F1. Track also in bad state of repair, far too undulating with humps and patches. Needs a full re-tarmac and level. 🧐