News : MX-5 Club of NSW

MX-5 Club Come and Try Hillclimb

16 August 2016 / Article: Andrew Digny Photos: Grant Webber & Rob Wilkins

The MX-5 Club of NSW held its first Hill Climb event at Ringwood Motorsports Complex just north of Newcastle on the 13th August. Read all about the action here.

2016 Victorian 6 Hour Relay

07 August 2016 / Story by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Tammie & Evan Hotz, Bryan Shedden

Two days at the Island with perfect weather. Could it possibly get any better than this? It could if we could bring home a trophy or two. Read on to find out how our five teams fared.

Entries are now open for the next MX-5 Club track day

03 August 2016 / David Lawler

Entries are now open for the next club track day, in September at Wakefield Park.

Entries are now open for the September motorkhana

25 July 2016 / David Lawler

Treat Dad this Fathers Day with a day on the skidpan! It is the 3rd and final round of the 2016 club motorkhana championship.

David Lawler ahead of Luke Kovacic at the Supersprint at SMP-GP on 10 Jul 2016 - photo by Rob Wilkins

Supersprint Round 4 at SMP Brabham

14 July 2016 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Rob Wilkins

Leading into this round, ARDC's lead in the Club Championship was surely out of reach. Or was it?

Marulan Driver Training Day July 2016

06 July 2016 / Story: Andrew Digny Photos: Grant Webber

To be honest I wasn’t sure what such a small track could provide other than as it is named, ‘a driver training centre’. I stand corrected...

Luke Kovacic at Supersprint Round 3, 2016. Photo by Rob Wilkins.

Supersprint Round 3 at SMP Druitt

01 July 2016 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Rob Wilkins

Round 3 of the CAMS NSW Supersprint Championship was held on the Druitt (North) circuit at Sydney Motorsport Park on Sunday 19 June. It was a wet and wild day for our drivers.

Supersprint Round 2 at SMP GP

17 June 2016 / Words and photos by Bryan Shedden

Round 2 of the CAMS NSW Supersprint Championship was held on the Grand Prix circuit at Sydney Motorsport Park on Sunday 15 May. A clash with the Nulon Nationals at Bathurst hillclimb meant that our team numbers were down for the day, yet we fielded a strong team of 20 MX-5 Club drivers, which was an excellent effort.

MX-5 ladies in Motorsport development program

Ladies Motorsport Development Program (Part 2)

23 May 2016 / Photos: Guy Coles, Words Steph Katz

Steph gets some one-on-one coaching at a motorkhana and Marulan Driver Training Centre.

Jamie Martin at the Marulan Regularity on 1 May 2016 - photo by Rob Wilkins

Keeping it Regular

08 May 2016 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Rob Wilkins & David Lawler

On 1 May we held our first club regularity event at Marulan to fill a gap in our motorsport calendar. And what a fantastic day it was!

NSWRRC Ladies Development Program

12 April 2016 / Words by Steph Katz

Steph Katz jumped at the chance to have a go at the Lady’s Motorsport Development Program run by NSWRRC and sponsored by CAMS. Read on for her story of how it went.

Wakefield Park Noise Limits

23 March 2016 / David Lawler

Newly introduced noise limits at Wakefield Park may affect some MX-5 Club members with race cars at club track days.

NatMeet Theme Night - photo by Tom Wilde

Team NSW does NatMeet

13 March 2016 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Peter Hilkmann, Tom Wilde, Josh Fitzgerald & Grant Webber

NatMeet XII at Launceston, Tasmania on 13-18 February 2016 attracted a record participation of 184 people and 106 MX-5s. Read on for the story of how 63 of our Club members ticked a few boxes on their bucket list.

NatMeet bus ride to Team NSW dinner - photo by Bryan Shedden

NatMeet - Team NSW Dinner

13 March 2016 / Words by Maree & Steve Ecclestone, Photos by Bryan Shedden & Helen Green

After two days of wonderful MX-5 drives around the Launceston countryside, NatMeet lunches and dinners, it was time for the NSW members to have their own function and see the city lights of Launceston.

NatMeet - Gowrie Park run - photo by Grant Webber

NatMeet - Targa Roads Touring

13 March 2016 / Words by Peter Hilkmann, Photos by Peter Hilkmann, Josh Fitzgerald, Grant Webber & Tom Wilde

The theme for NatMeet XII was "It’s all about the Car", and for us MX-5ers ... Tasmania is all about the "Targa Tasmania Roads". And let me tell you right from the word GO ... we were not disappointed with plenty of Targa Roads to explore, before, during and after NatMeet.

NatMeet - Concours at Josef Chromy Winery

13 March 2016 / Words by Craig Morrison, Photos by Peter Hilkmann, Grant Webber, Josh Fitzgerald & Tom Wilde.

Under threatening skies, the first day of NatMeet XII kicked off with a brisk top-down drive from Launceston Country Club through lively, twisting roads to the picturesque grounds of the Josef Chromy Winery - our venue for Concours d'Elegance, Show & Shine and a superb lunch.

On the marshalling grid at Baskerville - photo by Josh Fitzgerald

NatMeet - Baskerville track day

13 March 2016 / Words by Phil Donnelley, Photos by Grant Webber & Josh Fitzgerald

The 2016 NatMeet in Launceston was a very special week of activities for everyone. However, at the top of my list was the track day at Baskerville, just north of Hobart. It is pure MX-5 heaven! Valentines Day was a perfect date to fall in love with this place after the straight-line blast at Symmons Plains the day before.

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