News : MX-5 Club of NSW

Marulan Driver Training Day 17th May 2015 - Entry form available

25 February 2015 / David Lawler

Entries have opened for the next Driver Training Day at the Marulan Driver Training Centre on Sunday 17th May 2015.

Valentines Weekend at Walcha

21 February 2015 / Words by Barry & Jenny Luttrell, Photos by Keiran Rodgers

15 people, eight MX-5s and great roads, just got to be a fantastic weekend with the Mid North Coast Chapter. Barry & Jenny from the Hunter Chapter tagged along for the ride and even volunteered to write the trip report.

Peter Battisson - our new Technical Coordinator - at the 2013 President's Picnic

Announcing our Technical Coordinator

20 February 2015 / Words by Bryan Shedden

I'm very pleased to announce that our Club now has a Technical Coordinator who will be responsible for a regular series of technical articles to feature in the Club Zone of our website and in Club Torque magazine.

NatMeet 2016 - Registration is now open

15 February 2015 / Don Nicoll

It’s happening – a once-in-a-lifetime national MX-5 gathering in Tasmania! It’s what you have been waiting for! It’ll be a big trip, but worth every cent and every second invested!

2014 Member Of The Year

23 January 2015 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Mel Keller, Peter Hilkmann

The last of the recipients of our annual Member of the Year awards were presented last Sunday, so now is a good time to spread the news ...

Port to Comboyne Run

12 January 2015 / Text - Greg Cox; Photos - Keiran Rodgers

Being our first outing for 2015, and with inclement weather threatening, it was pleasing to have our largest group to date consisting of nine cars depart the Port Macquarie Service Centre for the Boorganna Nature Reserve near Comboyne.

Driver Training Day at Marulan on 13 March 2011
Photo by Tony King

Marulan Driver Training Day 1-Feb-2015 entry form available

11 December 2014

Entries have opened for the next Driver Training Day at the Marulan Driver Training Centre on Sunday 1st February 2015.

Joadja Christmas Run

09 December 2014 / Words by Hella Underwood, Photos by Mel Keller

All six chapters of the MX-5 Club of NSW gathered at Joadja Winery for a Christmas get together over a lunch of woodfired pizza and local wine. What a fabulous day!

Rollands Plains Run and Christmas Lunch

08 December 2014 / Words: Peter Rodgers Photos: Keiran Rodgers

The weather forecast was for thunderstorms, not the best portent for the Mid North Coast Chapter Christmas lunch; but fortunately (and not so unusual) the forecast was wrong. We had a beautiful sunny day with some breeze, so we had a great drive.

Jinba Ittai Go Kart Challenge 2014

21 November 2014 / Story by Graham Fletcher Photos by Mel Keller & Guy Coles

Founded by the Illawarra Chapter’s Peter Feutrill in 2013, the Jinba Ittai Go Kart Challenge is now a hotly contested annual event.

Nurbushring and Pacific Palms Run

11 November 2014 / Words Mike Walkden-Brown, Pictures Peter Rodgers

Once again a perfect spring day for our monthly MX-5 run to our lunch stop the Pacific Palms Recreation Club. Perhaps indicative of our busy lives and our smaller Mid Coast Group we had a select group of three MX-5s this time, two joined at Port Macquarie and the other at Taree.

Port Macquarie Mazda Go Kart Challenge

11 November 2014 / Words Peter Rodgers, Pictures Jodie Carty

The Port Macquarie Mazda Go Kart Challenge was held back in August. Congratulations to Keiran Rodgers for winning the inaugural Challenge and Trophy by a whisker from Greg Cox.

The new tenure badges for 5 year, 10 year, 15 year and 20 year members were unveiled at our 2013 AGM. Sponsored by ACDC.

Annual General Meeting & Awards Presentation

31 October 2014 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Rod Carter

The AGM of the MX-5 Club of NSW was held on Wednesday 22 October 2014 at Garage Cafe, Sydney Motorsport Park. Read on for all the reports, new Committee members, and awards recipients.

Port to Port via Dorrigo weekend

12 October 2014 / Text Barry & Jenny Luttrell; Photos Barry & Jenny Luttrell & Keiran Rodgers

The Mid North Coast is blessed with some of the best MX-5 roads in New South Wales. What better way to enjoy them than with a weekend trip to Dorrigo via the twists and turns of the Oxley Highway.

President's Picnic results

19 September 2014 / Michael Soulos

The Club held its annual President’s Picnic at Lane Cove National Park on Sunday 14 September with 147 people registering and more turning up on the day. Results for the Concours d'Elegance and Bits & Bling are posted here.

Impressions from the ground

05 September 2014 / Words & Photos by Ben Sale

The new ND MX-5 is a car that you really have to see in person to fully appreciate. Ben Sale shares his first impressions from Monterey.

The next generation Mazda MX-5 will be unveiled on 4th September

Meet our man at the ND MX-5 unveiling

02 September 2014 / Words: Ben Sale

The global reveal of the new generation MX-5 is happening this Thursday from 11am with simultaneous events in Japan, USA and Spain. Ben Sale has been sent by Mazda to cover the event in California on behalf of the MX-5 Clubs of Australia. Read on for his first message from the Melbourne departure lounge.

MX-5 25th Anniversary brunch at Tatlers Wines - photo by Peter Hilkmann

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