News : MX-5 Club of NSW

Sun, Pies & the Nurbushring

21 November 2016 / Article: Josh Fitzgerald Photos: Lindsay Green

27 members met for lunch at Heatherbrae Pie’s on a rather warm November Sunday to begin the “Nurbushring Run” taking in two of the best drivers road in the Hunter Valley.

High Tea Mystery

09 November 2016 / Words: Julie Farquhar. Pictures: Julie Farquhar & Brendan Barr

Top secrecy surrounded the planned adventure to a high tea. Our meeting point at the end of a royal driveway had some participants dreaming of James Bond leaping from an E-Type Jag to serve some shaken but not stirred English Breakfast Tea. Would our dreams come true?

2017 NSW Supersprint Championship

30 October 2016 / Ed Cory

New season, new rules!

Life Members - Pam and Ray Estreich. Awarded at the 2016 AGM on 21 October 2016.

New Life Members - Pam & Ray Estreich

28 October 2016 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photo by Mel Keller

Congratulations to our newest Life Members - Pam and Ray Estreich.

Annual General Meeting & Awards Presentation

28 October 2016 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Mel Keller

The AGM of the MX-5 Club of NSW was held on Friday 21 October 2016 at Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club. Read on for all the reports, new Committee members, and awards recipients. There was a BIG SURPRISE in store with the awarding a two Life Memberships!

Entries are now open for the next club track day at Wakefield Park

27 October 2016 / David Lawler

Our next Wakefield Park track day is on Sunday 11th December 2016.

2017 Club Competition Calendar Preview

27 October 2016 / David Lawler

Preview of the 2017 Club Competition Calendar

Pub With No Beer Run

27 October 2016 / Words - Wayne Lang ; Pictures - Wayne Lang & Graham Rochester

A lovely day spent on some of the quiet back roads that half our crew had never been on, while avoiding as much as possible the Pacific Highway.

Hunter Chapter's 10th Anniversary

26 October 2016 / Article: Lindsay Green & Josh Fitzgerald - Photos: Peter Hilkmann, Helen Green, David Gazzard

The Hunter Chapter’s 10th year has been a big year and the celebration of this milestone was likely to be just as big.

Run to the Roses

24 October 2016 / Words and pictures by Malcolm Bernhardt

Malcolm books a pub for lunch. What happens next will surprise you ...

Majestic Mountain Meander

24 October 2016 / Words: Bricet Klören and Bob Judd; Photos: Bricet Klören, Bob Judd, Norm Barker, Kerry Evans

The wild and woolly weather up and down the East Coast threatened to put a damper on the marvellous three day meander planned in the majestic Blue Mountains. Read on for how wet did it get ...

KK Outback Circuit Run

20 October 2016 / Article: John Evans Photos: Karl Mittmann

Another Kaos 300 midweek run, done and dusted, and as usual it was a great fun day.

Wakefield Club Track Day – A First Timers View

19 October 2016 / Andrew Digney

Who's up for a Club Track Day at Wakefield Park on a Monday? The whole world is seems because it booked out in no time. Read on for Andrew Digney's account of his first timer experience at Wakefield Park.

Entries are now open for the next club track day

10 October 2016 / David Lawler

Our next track day is at Winton, with double points available in the track day championship. We will also be contesting 2016 Interstate Challenge between the MX-5 Clubs from NSW & Victoria.

Oktoberfest Hunter Style

06 October 2016 / Article Helen Green Photo: Helen Green

18 enthusiastic Hunter Chapter Members crammed into Oma’s Kitchen in Newcastle to celebrate Oktoberfest “Hunter Style”. We all certainly got to know each other better!

Signing the One Millionth MX-5 in Philadelphia USA

MX-5 Fan Fest

04 October 2016 / Mazda Australia

Mazda Australia are hosting an MX-5 Fan Fest on 21 January 2017 at Sandown Raceway in Victoria. The one-millionth MX-5 is doing a tour of the world and it will be in Melbourne in January for this event. You will have the chance to sign the car and be part of history! Register your Expression of Interest now!

Central Coast Mazda becomes new Major Sponsor

04 October 2016 / Glenn Thomas

We are pleased to announce that Central Coast Mazda has joined us as a new Major Sponsor of the MX-5 Club of NSW. The sponsorship funds received from Central Coast Mazda will be put towards the production for our Club Torque magazine.

Wakefield Park MRA 14 Aug 2016 - photo by Rob Wilko

Supersprint Round 6 at Wakefield Park

03 October 2016 / Words by Bryan Shedden

The penultimate round of the 2016 Supersprint Championship was held at Wakefield Park on 11th September. Can we reverse the 112 point gap to ARDC in the Club Championship? You bet we can! And a 12 year old Class Record was beaten in the process.

The starting grid at Wakefield Park club track day 19 Feb 2012 - photo by Tiit Saul

Wakefield Park track day results

03 October 2016 / David Lawler

The final results for the Club track day at Wakefield Park on Monday 12 September are now available. The pointscore and lap records have also been updated for the new 2016/17 season.

GreaseShed: A Communal Garage for the Enthusiast

30 September 2016 / GreaseShed

Imagine being given access to a private set of quality tools, a hoist and your own workshop space. If you are servicing your car on the street or in the driveway because you don’t have the space, GreaseShed is for you. Contribute now to the crowdfunding campaign to make this dream a reality.