News : MX-5 Club of NSW

Whale Watching Illawarra Style

16 August 2017 / Story: Brendan Barr Photos: Brendan Barr, Julie Farquhar & Bryan Shedden

Will the wild wanderers from Wollongong way watch any whales?

NSWRRC Regularity Relay 2017 at SMP GP Easter 2017

Easter 2018 6hr Regularity Relay

02 August 2017 / Stewart Temesvary

NSW Road Racing Club will be running the third annual 6 hour regularity relay at SMP GP circuit on the Easter weekend next year - 31 March 2018 and 1 April 2018. Most of the teams that competed in 2017 will be back in 2018 to try and stop the MX-5 Club from repeating the success of 2017 where the two RPM Chapter teams (Blue Mountains Mazda and Panorama Mountain Men) took out first and second place. The event is run over two days with Easter Saturday being devoted to practice and Easter Sunday being the event. Entries for this event open on Tuesday 8 August and teams are currently being organised.

2015 CareFlight donation - presentation by Glenn Thomas (Vice President) to John Legge (CareFlight Air Crewman) on 11 December 2015

Charity Lunch for CareFlight

30 July 2017 / Story by Lindsay Green & Josh Fitzgerald & Photos by Peter Hilkmann & Rob Wilko

Each year the MX-5 Club of NSW organises a charity lunch event to help raise funds for the club’s chosen charity – CareFlight. This year the Hunter chapter was chosen to host this prestigious event.

Walcha Weekend combined with Hunter Xmas in July.

29 July 2017

Walcha Weekend with the Hunter MX 5 Car Club Xmas in July.

Canberra Chapter Annual Chapter Meeting

27 July 2017

The Canberra Chapter Annual Chapter Meeting will be held on Wednesday 16 August at the Woden Southern Cross Club in the Rainbow Room at 7:30 PM following dinner in the Golden Grille Bistro at 6:00pm. Come along and enjoy dinner and a brief meeting.

Hunter Weekend in Walcha

25 July 2017 / Article: Christine Cameron, Photos: Grant Webber, David Gazzard, Ian Nunn

The Hunter Chapter loves Christmas so much we celebrate it TWICE a year and this July 16 cars reveled in driving some great NSW country roads to enjoy the wintry but welcoming hospitality of Walcha.

Winter Warmer and Charity Lunch

24 July 2017 / Words: Bricet Klören, Pictures: Peter Le

The Canberra Chapter raised a total of $2,126.65 at our Winter Warmer and Charity Lunch on 23 July 2017!

2017 NSW Supersprint Round 5 - photo by Rob Wilkins

NSW Supersprint Championships - Round 5

20 July 2017 / Words by Ed Cory; Photos by Rob Wilkins

The quest for the "Four-peat" continues (four consecutive wins for the MX-5 Club in the Club Championship), with Round 5 adding a mighty 9 points (!) to our lead over the Australian Racing Drivers Club – now 63 points, 1907 to 1844. Thanks to the 18 Club members competing we added a total of 416 points to our tally.

Hillclimb Round 2 Results

18 July 2017

Results from the Hillclimb at Ringwood Park on 9 July are now available.

Entries open for the next club track day on 20th August

05 July 2017 / David Lawler

The next track day is happening, 20th August at Wakefield Park

Zooming 2017

05 July 2017 / Painted and donated by Kerry Shepherdson

Renowned Canberra-based artist, Kerry Shepherdson, has specially painted and generously donated an MX-5 themed painting for auction at Sunday, 23 July, Canberra Chapter Charity Lunch - why not make a bid on the painting pre-auction?

Hunter Valley Weekend

05 July 2017 / Text and Photos - Ken Keeling

The Canberra Chapter enjoyed a great weekend away in the Hunter Valley, including the wonderful all-club charity lunch at Mulla Villa.

Wakefield Park club track day 11 Dec 2016 - photo by Rob Wilkins

Updated Classes for 2017/2018 Club Track Days

03 July 2017 / Ian Combes

In the spirit of providing fair and even competition, the class structure for the 2017/2018 competition year has been revised and a new class introduced - Super Clubman.

Jugiong Jaunt

03 July 2017 / Words: Ian Bottcher, Photos: Peter Le

Fifty-two keen Canberra Chapter members enjoyed a very successful lunch outing to the Sir George at Jugiong.

Brass Monkey 2017 - vlog by Rob Charlwood

Chasing the Brass Monkey 2017

03 July 2017 / Words by Michael Soulos, Video by Rob Charlwood

A total of 115 members and guest chased the Brass Monkey to Mudgee this year. Check out the excellent vlog capturing the madness of the occasion.

Wakefield Park track day 11 Dec 2016 - photo by Grant Webber

2017/2018 Track Day Entry Fees

28 June 2017 / Ian Combes

Our entry fees for track days at Wakefield Park and SMP-South have changed from July 2017. Please read on for an explanation ...

Hunter Rylstone Run

20 June 2017 / Jenny and Barry Luttrell

Twenty seven participants and sixteen cars including a Porsche and VW GTI had an early morning met at Cessnock Tourist Centre for our 450km inland run through historic towns and villages.

Arakoon Trial Bay Lunch raining all day with tops up and the welcoming committee of Kangaroos.

Trial Bay Arakoon Lunch Run

18 June 2017 / Words & Photos by Wayne Lang

A day of wet weather didn't stop our intrepid Mid North Coast Chapter members from enjoying a great drive to Barnett's Bakery at Crescent Head and then to South West Rocks for lunch.

Illawarra Charity Weekend 2017 - photo by Jan Gibson

Illawarra Charity Weekend in the Hunter

08 June 2017 / Words by Gary Williams, Photos by Jan Gibson & Gary Williams

For many people, Sunday is a day of quiet contemplation - particularly Sunday morning. A time of gently rebuilding the intensity of energy that will be called for in the coming week. Not so for club members on this very social weekend in the Hunter region by the Illawarra Chapter.

TB Cup

07 June 2017 / Ian Combes

The TB Cup (Tiger Beetle Cup) is a Knockout Sprint Event being held in NSW that involves production sports coupes and roadsters whose engine sizes are 2.0 litres and below driven by amateur drivers only. MX-5 Club members have been invited to enter.