News : MX-5 Club of NSW

Breakout! – With (some) Added Henry

05 July 2022 / Words; Peter Feutril, Photos; Senia Gaunson

Enjoy our story and photos of the festival that was not a festival.

Bowral Adventure

29 June 2022 / Words by Mike Lawless. Photos by Mike Lawless, Peter Wilson, Rod Nicholas

Mike and Jo promised that a couple of days touring the Southern Highlands would be a great break from the Canberra mid-winter blues. They sure were.

Round 4 of the 2022 Motorsport championship

29 June 2022 / Ian Combes

Round 4 of the MX-5 Club 2022 championship needs your entry!

Braidwood Lunch & Retail Therapy

29 June 2022 / Story: Anne Zattera; Photos: Anda Clayton & Anne Zattera

It's winter but there is sun out. Tops down for a run up the mountain to Braidwood for a museum visit and some retail therapy. And what is a South Coast run without lunch, the fabulous Albion Cafe.

Now with added Gs! (5G 4 Lunch

21 June 2022 / Words by Rod Nicholas. Pictures by Rod Nicholas, Maryanne Nicholas and Donna Sharp

There’s heaps to think about when planning a run. A destination. A route there and a route back. A start point and time. And a snappy title.

Burn to Bendooley

21 June 2022 / Story: Bob Downing; Photos: Anda Clayton, Anne Zattera

A lovely autumn day, perfect for top down and scarf on, for a run up through the Southern Highlands and a lovely lunch at Bendooley Estate. A browse in the bookshop was an added bonus.

Mazdas to Mudgee

15 June 2022 / Story: Chris Fondum; Brigid McCarthy; Peter & Annemie Wilson; Rod & Maryanne Nicholas Photos: Anda Clayton; Rod Nicholas; Rob Wilkinson

Four days of country roads, fine wine, good food and good friends. Another great MX5 adventure.

Crookwell Pub Lunch

14 June 2022 / Words by Peter & Annemie Wilson. Photos by Peter & Annemie Wilson and Stephen Yong

e arrived at the Bakery just before 10.00am and half of the group were already enjoying cakes and coffee before the 10.30am start. It was cold outside and a chill factor from that breeze was more than a little chilling. It was a very quick briefing in the car park.

Hunter's Outback tour

14 June 2022 / Story & Photos by tour members

Having gone north, south & along the east coast of NSW on our previous runs it was time to head west. As far as Bourke anyway.

Hillclimb at Ringwood Park on 16 June 2019 - photo by David Gazzard

2022 MX-5 Club Hillclimb

06 June 2022 / Ian Combes

Get those entries for the hillclimb in now!

Coota Caper

01 June 2022 / Words by peter & Annemie Wilson, Pictures by Peter Wilson & Rod Nicholas

It was a typical Autumn morning in Canberra, around five degrees with a few clouds in a blue sky. The call was for 'tops down' as we headed off on our Coota Caper.

Illawarra Chapter 10th Anniversary at Cambewarra Estate Winery

Illawarra Chapter Celebrate 10 Years

23 May 2022 / Story by Brigid McCarthy, Photos by Senia Gaunson, Rob Wilkins, Brigid McCarthy

Illawarra Chapter celebrated their 10th Anniversary in style with a large convoy of MX-5s and assorted ring-ins making their way south to the function at Cambewarra Estate Winery. It was a fabulous, stylish and fitting celebration of a major milestone.

Gems of the Central West

23 May 2022 / Words by James & Giulia Schiemer

The morning was cool and cloudy. The cemetery was misty, tranquil and serene. Wait ... what? The cemetery?

A Smart Day Out

19 May 2022 / Story: Bill Short; Photos: Bill Short

What is a Smart Day out? A Smart Day out with South Coast is a day trip to the National Gallery in Canberra who are having an exhibition of Jeffrey Smart’s works in celebration of one hundred years since the birth of acclaimed Australian artist Jeffrey Smart.