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West, Peter K
Date of Birth:   25/08/1934
Career Description

1958 Doc Shepherd 4th in  the uk touring car championship in his A 35
1959 Doc Shepherd A40
2nd  in the uk touring car championship
Cambridge Racing First season 8 - 1sts   11 - 2nds   5 - 3rds
1960 Doc Shepherd A40 won the touring car championship
1961 Sir John Whitmore - Don Moore - Mini Cooper - Won the Touring car championship
1962 Christabels Ist win of many Easter Goodwood my last meeting with Don Moore
Sir Stirlings big accident
1963 Start of Stitch-mi-lane  engineering   Prep Jim Bulloughs Rapier  for the Monte
Private  Entrants  award & Britax Trophy
1964 1st GP - 2 cooper mods  for  JD myerscough
Prep of J Allens - VX490  for  Monte Carlo Rally run as a works assisted private entrant sister car to Sam Nordells  works car with  Ted Rowlands (nav) that  went off on recce only  Ted survived 258ft drop
1965 Simon Born Just prior to  leaving for  The Monte  with  Jim  Bullough/John Middleton
1966 Jim Bullough - Ford Cortina GT
2nd  overall motoring news Championship                
25th  overall in the RAC Rally of GB Tom Warburton 1293 Cooper S class wins at Harewood Hillclimb and Thol -ty-Whill Hillclimb IOM  new hill records in both the latter won him the Mylcreest Trophy
1967 Jim Bullough  and  Don  Barrow   "Westune"  Lotus  Cortina
1st Motoring News RallyChampionship                             
1st  RAC Rally Championship
1st BRTDA Rally Championship 5 - 1sts 4 - 2nds and 1 - 3rd   
Monte Carlo Rally and Circuit of Ireland
J D Myerscough joined  Westune on  sales.
Dave Thistltwaite and Jim Youd Coupe -des Alpes "Westune" 1071 Cooper S
1968 "Westune" Twin Cam Escort
2nd on  Motoring News Championship.
3rd Overall UK RAC Rally of GB - 1st Private Entrant
J D Myerscough 1800 Anglia - 2nd overall Redex Championship
World endurance record attempt HB viva 3days and nights average inc stops 83.5  mph - Mothlery Paris. attempt terminated contaminated fuel (water)
1969 Spa 24hr Saloon Car Race Twin Cam Escort - 12th overall - 1st all uk team and car
After 3,665km at average of 152 km/hr Ken Coffey and Nigel Moores.
JB/DB wins on Illuminations, Welsh Marches 1st overall, class win, club team award. The Vales 2nd overall, and class win and team award 2nd  Norwester Rally.3rd Plains Rally.
JDMyerscough won the battle of Britain Trophy Croft saloon cars
1970 Spa 24hrs Saloon Car Race - Twin Cam Escort - 16th Overall - 2nd in class after 3,777km at average of 157km/hr - Drivers Ken Coffey and  John Myerscough.
Shortest time in pits of all finishers.
Rallies - Bullough/Barrow 1st IIuminations Rally
Circuits - Sept Oulton Park  JDMyerscough wins 1800cc saloon car race push rod Anglia. Next meeting set fastest lap then broke Crank, Twincam Anglia Oct 1st meeting won saloon race Oct 22nd Libre race Maclaren M10B won again
1971 Spa 24hrs Saloon Car Race -  K Coffey Twincam Escort
JD Myerscough 2nd  saloon car race - Oulton Park Oct 7th - Ford  Falcon
Won the saloon race at Croft Oct 21 in the same car
Crown Lane works opened.
1972 Spa 24 hrs Saloon Car Race - Escort Twincam - Ken Coffey and Ted Worswick
July J D Myerscough won the saloon car race at Mallory Park "Westune" GRP Escort bodied Elan
1973 Spa 24hrs Saloon Car Race - Ken Coffey and Ted Worswick - only failure to finish !/2 shaft failed very late on in the race
.JDMyerscough class win Escort bodied Elan - Aintre
1975 TT at Silverstone Alfa Sud Ti JEN99P - Drivers JDMyerscough and J Raffo - 2nd in class after the race of 3hrs in twin carb form.
Development of twin carb kits for Sud started following this race.
1976 "Westune" Alfa Sud Sprint debut for the British GP saloon car race, rhd cars about to be introduced into the UK. Twin carb suds tested by Motor magazine
1978 Alfa Sud Ti 2nd in the1300cc class British Touring Car Championship 5th overall driven by Rex Greenslade, maiden win Mallory Park July 1st plus 8 2nds in the year. Sister car JEN99P owned and driven by Malcome Wayne finished 3rd in the class in the Championship.
"Westune" awarded  the  first of many "Service dealer of  the year" awards.byARGB.
1983 "Westune" second service dealer of the year award.
1986 Westune Crown Lane closed
1987 G  Whitaker " Westune" Morgan  Plus  Eight + Class results 4  harewood events
1  1st    2  2nd  1  3rd  Fastest time of season by any Marque  Sports car,  and any Morgan.
1st in class Aintree Sprint
1st in class Batings Dam  hill climb
1st in  class Curborough Sprint
1st in class Scamonden Dam Hill Climb Marque & Modified Sports Cars
Barbon Manor Hill climb 3rd Modified Sports Cars.
1989 Moved into Howard Street, Bolton
1991 Tom Warburton and Jim Youd successful Marathon in BN1 Healey built by Simon
1992 Moved into Marsh Street, Horwich
1996 Simon West Alfa Romeo Championship events "Westune" 1800cc Alfa33 3 class places 3 events
1997 Simon West Alfa Romeo Championship events"Westune" 1800cc Alfa 33 6 class places 6 events
1998 Simon West Alfa Romeo Championship  events "Westune" 1800cc Alfa 33 4 class places 4 events inc 1 fastest lap and outright win
1999

Cod Fillet founder members Tom Warburton and Jim Youd  Le Carrers Classico
Espagne Class win and 6th overall Austin Healey 4 cyl
Simon West Alfa Romeo Championship events "Westune" 1800cc Alfa 33 2 class places, 2 events

 
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