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Lakeside Sunset BBQ

07 December 2020 / Written:Graham King. Photos:Peter Hilkmann, David Gazzard

The aim: To enjoy a Picnic while watching sunset over Lake MacQuarie The Task: To do this on a day when it was raining

2020 Illawarra Chapter Annual Awards

07 December 2020 / Words by: Jeff and Pam Rowe. Photos: Brendan Barr

Our final dinner of the year turned into and Awards ceremony for 2020! See who scooped the pool!

South Coast MOTY

04 December 2020 / Story - Brian Clayton; Photo - Bill Short

With many members accumulating points, it was a close run contest but, in the end, a clear winner...

Christmas in the Park

04 December 2020 / Story - Brian Clayton: Photos - Anda Clayton, Bill Short

South Coast host Christmas at beautiful Lake Burrill with guests from Sydney, Illawarra and Canberra chapters and, of course, the chapter mascot, Rusty the dog.

Round 8 8th November 2020 Wakefield Park Trackday

02 December 2020

A Fresh Spring morning greeted a healthy field of 68 enthusiastic Motorsport competitors to Round 8 for our Final Club Trackday at Wakefield Park for the 2020 season.

Challenge Bathurst 2020

01 December 2020 / Joe Kovacic

MX-5 Club members take out all 4 classes at Challenge Bathurst 2020!

Byabarra via Gingers creek

29 November 2020 / Roby Leckenby

A fast run up the Oxley Highway to Gingers creek and back to Byabarra

Tip Toe to Tuross

29 November 2020 / Story: Anne Zattera, Pictures: Anne Zattera, Anda Clayton

A beautiful Spring day, COVID restrictions eased, wonderful friends, lunch by the water. A great MX5 day out.

Club track day SMP Amaroo 7th July 2019 - photo by Joe Kovacic

2021 MX-5 Club Motorsport calendar

25 November 2020 / Ian Combes

The draft 2021 MX-5 Club competition calendar is up on the Motorsport webpage. It is draft, but is not expected to change much (if anything). All the various types of events have been confirmed.

Tarago Trippers

24 November 2020 / Words: Jan Gibson. Photos: Jan Gibson & Brendan Barr

Jan dazzles all with her poetry skills! Who would have thought?

Gloucester - Out of hibernation run

22 November 2020 / Roby Leckenby & John Hansen

An out of hibernation run for the MNC Chapter to Gloucester and Buladelah

AGM 2020 via Zoom

2020 Annual General Meeting

19 November 2020 / Story by Wesley Hill

The 2020 Annual General Meeting of the MX-5 Club of NSW was held on 23 October

It's a Long Way for Fish & Chips

16 November 2020 / Words by Steve & Cecelia Wakeling. Photos by Steve Hinton

It was a long way to go for a feed of fish 'n' chips, but with the sun shining, and the tops down, no-one seemed to notice.

The Fourth Be With You (Third Time Lucky)

16 November 2020 / Words Bailee & Jan Gibson. Photos Jan Gibson

It's always a bonus to find new members keen to report the news of a run. Bailee may appear like she is a good looking scatteerbrain, but boy can she write!

Mazdas in the Mist November 2020

15 November 2020 / Words Bill Short

Finally a return of Mazdas in the Mist! Read the news and sing along with Bill's poetic prose!

Ideas on how to organise a Run and run notes

15 November 2020 / Words and Photos: Jeff and Pamela Rowe

For all those who, for the first time, nervously put up their hand and volunteered to orgainse a run, here is some sage advice from some of the best organisers in the Illawarra, perhaps NSW, might I venture Australia or even THE WORLD? Read on .....

Crookwell Sox

12 November 2020 / Words: Norm & Ros Barker. Photos: Rod & Maryanne Nicholas, Norm & Ros Barker

So, socks. Who would have thought a run to a sock factory would be a bucket of fun? But it was! Sock it too me baby, ah ha, ah ha!

Motorkhana 2019 Round 2 - 14 July 2019 - photo by Rob Wilko

Round 2 of the 2020 CLUB motorkhana championship

10 November 2020 / ian Combes

Enter now for Round 2 of the 2020 MX-5 Club Motorkhana championship! Last event of 2020!

Forever Young

29 October 2020 / Words by Peter & Annemie Wilson. Photos by Rod Nicholas

Not all events will be in good weather, but we made the best of the conditions for a drive in the countryside in good company.

Track Day Wakefield Park 2 Jun 2019 - Photo by Rob Wilko

Club track day - 8th November

26 October 2020 / Ian Combes

Only 7 spots left for the last track day of the year on the 8th November!