News : MX-5 Club of NSW

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!

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

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

Canberra Chapter Christmas Lunch & Presentations

15 December 2020 / Words by Rod Nicholas. Photos by Keith Monaghan and Rod Nicholas

The Canberra Chapter wrapped up the 2020 Events Program with more than just a touch of class and a very enjoyable lunch at the Yowani Country Club, hosted by our Convenors Peter and Annemie Wilson.

Mazdas in the Mist

15 December 2020 / Words &Photos Adele Weatherall & Gary Williams

Is there a substitute for Christmas spirit?

Design competition for 30th Anniversary Badge

13 December 2020 / Peter Barnwell

Here’s a challenge for your creative juices ... come up with a suitable badge design to celebrate our Club’s 30th Anniversary.

Berry Mountain Adventure

13 December 2020 / Story: Bob Downing; Photos: Anne Zattera, Mark Mansell, Bob Downing, Anda Clayton

Berry Mountain becomes Misty Mountain for our little adventure.

COVID-19 Procedure Update 8 Dec 20

11 December 2020

The latest COVID-19 Procedure

Canberra Chapter Events Calendar 2021

11 December 2020 / Rod Nicholas

Your Committee has been hard at it preparing an events program for 2021. Please note that the program is subject to change (for a whole lot of reasons). While this will give you a good idea of what’s coming up (so you can start planning now), please refer to the individual event notice on the website for details and up-to-date information.