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2021 Club Track Day Round 2 is open!

10 March 2021 / Ian Combes

Still spots available for round 2 of the 2021 Motorsport championship on 21st March.

Beautiful Bermagui 2021

04 March 2021 / Words: Steve & Cecelia Wakeling. Pictures: Norm & Roz Barker and Rod & Maryanne Nicholas

A bit of rain wasn't going to stop the fun, as eight MX-5s set off (at the respectable hour of 10:30 am) from Bungendore for a 4-day run down to and around Bermagui.

Gerroa Fishermans Club

28 February 2021 / Words: Jennifer Keenahan; Photos Adele Weatherall

What better way to work up and appetite than to get blown off the Kiama Blowhole!

Falling for Fitzroy

28 February 2021 / Story: Mark Mansell; Photos: Anda Clayton, Anne Zattera, Bob Downing, Mark Mansell

Forecast of rain but a sunny start. Trust to luck and enjoy the scenery of the beautiful south highlands.

Forster via Old Bar mystery run

16 February 2021 / Wayne Lang

A mystery run to Forster

Loopy Lunch Run

16 February 2021 / Words: Peter & Annemie Wilson. Photos: Peter & Annemie Wilson, Jill Wicklander, Rod Nicholas

It was ideal weather for touring with the top down, not too hot or cool. Very little traffic for an enjoyable drive down through many twisties to the Murrumbidgee River and across the Taemas bridge.

Beautiful Boydtown

13 February 2021 / Story: Brian Clayton; Photos: Anda Clayton, Dace Abolins and Brian Clayton

Late summer cruising to a relic of our whaling past.

It was a bit damp in the Valley

10 February 2021 / Words by Rod Nicholas, Photos by Maryanne and Rod Nicholas

It was a touch … damp. That made the last 10 km of twisting and winding road down into the Araluen Valley a little interesting.

Canberra Chapter Pizza Evening

27 January 2021 / Words and pictures by Bricet Kloren and Lili Chi

Summer nights are special in Canberra. After the heat of the day, the cool of the evening is a special time for enjoying good food and a glass or two of good wine with good friends in a beautiful garden setting.

Five Hills

27 January 2021 / Report: Norm Barker. Photos: Norm Barker, Bricet Kloren and Rod Nicholas

It was the reds vs. the rest as we set off on our annual Five Hills run around Canberra to start off the year. The route was chosen because these five hills around the centre of Canberra are the only ones that have road access to the top, so they make for great sight-seeing.

Bellbrook Picnic Run

22 January 2021 / Roby Leckenby

A fun run to Pee Dee Creek

COVID-19 Update 10 Jan 2021

10 January 2021

The latest COVID-19 Procedure

Club track day Wakefield Park 17 Feb 2017 - photo by Rob Wilkins

14th February Round 1 track day is open!

09 January 2021 / Ian Combes

Round 1 of the 2021 motorsport competition year is open!

photo by Tonia Ciacchi

Kangaroo Valley Twilight Run

06 January 2021 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Tonia Ciacchi, Dianne Tierney & Bryan Shedden

The Illawarra Chapter kicked off 2021 with a fabulous twilight run to Kangaroo Valley for dinner. This year we avoided severe thunderstorms, bushfires and searing heat, but who would have thought we'd need a jumper in the middle of summer?

Substitute Christmas Run

03 January 2021 / Words and photos Adele Weatherall

Illawarra likes Christmas so much we will be celebrating twice in 2021.

MNC Mystery run, Xmas party & presentations

01 January 2021 / John Hansen

MNC Xmas festivities

P plate on an MX-5

Vehicle restrictions for provisional drivers

30 December 2020 / Bryan Shedden

All Mazda MX-5s are allowed for provisional licence holders in NSW, right? Excluding the turbo SP of course. Well think again!

NatMeet XIV Update

23 December 2020 / Peter & Jill Feutrill, George & Jenny Boyko, Elaine & David Gazzard

Everyone would be aware that Covid-19 meant it was not possible to run NatMeet as scheduled in April this year. It has been a challenging time for many this year and the impact in the NatMeet Committee has also been a challenge.

Hunter Coast to Mountains Weekend

22 December 2020 / Story & Photos: Jenny & Barry Luttrell

Hunter's first multi-day run of the year and the weather reports were not promising.

Hunter MOTY Presentations

18 December 2020 / Written by: John Purcell, Chris Cameron. Photos: David Gazzard, John Purcell

Hunter Chapters 2020 MOTY Award winners