News : MX-5 Club of NSW

Illawarra Convenors BBQ

30 September 2025 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Ann Hicks, Senia Gaunson & Zan Dimovski

Who's up for gourmet BBQ hamburgers and a drink at the foreshore of Lake Illawarra on a gorgeous Spring day? 27 members joined Convenors Zan & Phil for a drive through the hills to our mystery destination.

Ian Combes receives the NSW/VIC Interstate Challenge trophy from John Downes. Photo by Bryan Shedden.

MX-5 Club hosts a CSCA Supersprint

28 September 2025 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Rob Wilko

We hosted Round 5 of the CSCA Supersprint Series on Sunday 21 September 2025 at the Amaroo Circuit of Sydney Motorsport Park. The event also counted as Round 4 of the MX-5 Club Sprint Championship and the annual NSW/VIC Interstate Challenge with 15 visiting Victorian MX-5ers. Three events in one!

16 Aug 2025
Photo by Jimmy Shen (non-member)

Our first club track day at SMP GP circuit

28 September 2025 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Jimmy Shen

Our first ever club track day at the Gardner (GP) circuit of Sydney Motorsport Park was on 16 August 2025, organised by Club Lotus Australia as Round 5 of the CSCA Supersprint Series.

photo by Andrew Edgar
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MX-5 Club of NSW 35th Anniversary

27 September 2025 / Words by Jeff & Pam Rowe, Steve Eccleston & Senia Gaunson, Photos by Rob Wilkins, Peter Hilkmann, Andrew Edgar, Senia Gaunson

The 35th Anniversary of the MX-5 Club of NSW was celebrated in grand style with the biggest event we've ever held, on Saturday 21 June 2025 at Gledswood Homestead & Winery. The event was heavily subsidised for members, with 260 members and 7 guests joining us for a huge Show & Shine and three-course lunch with a special guest speaker - Bob Hall!

Bulga & Beyond

19 September 2025 / Written by: Graham King, Photos: Denise Birrell

Playing around on Google Steet View highlighted a road that had been upgraded after many years of being undrivable. So whaty else to do but put a run together from Wollombi to Singleton.

Midweek Gerroa Jaunt

18 September 2025 / Mark Garvan

A perfect spring morning heading south to Gerroa

Wee Jasper Wandering

16 September 2025 / Words and photos by Rod Nicholas

My first trip to Wee Jasper took nearly three hours over a rough and dusty dirt track, but that was almost 50 years ago. Today, the 70 km trip to the Wee Jasper Distillery took an hour, and the roads are a delight in an MX-5 (mostly).

Zig Zag Railway

09 September 2025 / Story: Anda Clayton; Photos: Anda Clayton, Rose Smith, Keith Monaghan; Video: Brian Clayton

Rain and snow promised but not delivered, eight intrepid South Coast and one Hunter chapter member made their way to the Blue Mountains for a ride on the Zig Zag railway

Lunch at Telegraph Hotel – Gunning NSW

04 September 2025 / Words: Ian Bottcher Photos: Robyn Bottcher

With a grading of ‘easy’, the day encouraged camaraderie among like-minded MX-5 enthusiasts, all seemingly enjoying the scenic, wandering, and relaxing drive north.

Let's Get on the Tractor

29 August 2025 / Photos and Story Kay Godfrey

New owners at Tractor 828

photo by Andrew Edgar
7 Apr 2024
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Officials wanted for CSCA Supersprint

28 August 2025 / Words by Gaynor Lawler

We need your help as a volunteer official for the CSCA Supersprint at Sydney Motorsport Park Amaroo Circuit on Sunday 21st September. This is your chance to give back to the Club by helping out for the day. Plus its a fun day watching the action from up close. Give it a go!

Motor Life Museum

23 August 2025 / Story: Geoff Smith; Photos: Keith Monaghan; Video: Brian Clayton

You've probably been waiting... for ages... to hear about the 'all boys' Australian Motor Life Museum run. Despite stormy weather, it was a good drive over Saddleback Mtn to Dapto, the museum provided an impressive collection of unique vehicles and memorabilia and the boys are keen to return.

A royal run to Kew !

21 August 2025 / Rosemary Black

A short run took us to the Royal Hotel Kew for a delicious lunch!

Mazdas go to Mudgee

19 August 2025 / Words by Rod Nicholas. Photos by Rod & Maryanne Nicholas

Mudgee has been a popular destination for our Chapter. My records show a Ken Keeling expedition in 2014 to experience the Food & Wine Festival (although Ken probably led a few before that) and half a dozen since then, not counting visits to Mudgee on other runs. My planning blunder (the breweries were closed!) didn’t blunt the fun.