News

Gosford Classic Car Museum Visit

19 July 2016 / Article: Josh Fitzgerald Photos: Rob Wilko, Grant Webber, Helen Green

From the moment gossip and news articles started flowing through about plans for a huge car museum in Gosford, the planning started for an MX-5 Club visit.

David Lawler ahead of Luke Kovacic at the Supersprint at SMP-GP on 10 Jul 2016 - photo by Rob Wilkins

Supersprint Round 4 at SMP Brabham

14 July 2016 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Rob Wilkins

Leading into this round, ARDC's lead in the Club Championship was surely out of reach. Or was it?

Marulan Driver Training Day July 2016

06 July 2016 / Story: Andrew Digny Photos: Grant Webber

To be honest I wasn’t sure what such a small track could provide other than as it is named, ‘a driver training centre’. I stand corrected...

Midweek Overnighter Wrap Up

06 July 2016 / Story: Karl Mittmann Photos: Gaye Morgan

5 MX-5s and 8 Members from Hunter Chapter enjoyed the overnight run down to South Coast seaside village of Shoalhaven Heads.

Superloop to Nerriga Pub

02 July 2016 / Words by Brendan Barr, Photos by Bryan Shedden & Brendan Barr

Here is proof that you can miss the start but enjoy the finish!

Luke Kovacic at Supersprint Round 3, 2016. Photo by Rob Wilkins.

Supersprint Round 3 at SMP Druitt

01 July 2016 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Rob Wilkins

Round 3 of the CAMS NSW Supersprint Championship was held on the Druitt (North) circuit at Sydney Motorsport Park on Sunday 19 June. It was a wet and wild day for our drivers.

Hunter Charity Barefoot Bowls

29 June 2016 / Article: Josh Fitzgerald Photos: Phil Mayo

The shoes came off and the donations rolled in for the Hunter Chapter's Barefoot Bowls Charity Day

Matchbox MX-5 ND - photo by Lamley Group

Good things come in (very) small packages

24 June 2016 / Bryan Shedden

Do you like your cars small? Like, really small? Then here's something for you. Matchbox and Hot Wheels have released stunning models of the MX-5 ND.

CANCELLED Wakefield Park Long Circuit Run

23 June 2016 / BreakFast Club

DUE TO THE SUB ZERO WEATHER FORECAST AND RISK OF FOG & ICE AROUND GOULBURN THE RUN IS CANCELLED. The decision is regretted but the risk to members on the roads east of Goulburn is too high to justify the Club leading the run over the backroads targeted for the day.

Harrington Run

22 June 2016 / Words: Greg Cox; Pictures: Keiran Rodgers

The small fishing village of Harrington, situated at the mouth of the Manning river, was the destination for our June run. With another East Coast Low bearing down on us, our eight MX-5s departed the Port Macquarie Service Centre for our first leg to Johns River for morning tea.

SB Autos turbo MX-5 Night

17 June 2016

A relatively quiet Wednesday set the scene when over 30 MX-5 enthusiasts descended on Hurlstone Park in Sydney’s inner west for the first SB Auto Tech Night.

Supersprint SMP GP 15 May 2016

Supersprint Round 2 at SMP GP

17 June 2016 / Words and photos by Bryan Shedden

Round 2 of the CAMS NSW Supersprint Championship was held on the Grand Prix circuit at Sydney Motorsport Park on Sunday 15 May. A clash with the Nulon Nationals at Bathurst hillclimb meant that our team numbers were down for the day, yet we fielded a strong team of 20 MX-5 Club drivers, which was an excellent effort.

Repco VIP Club

Welcome to the Repco VIP Club

17 June 2016 / Glenn Thomas

We are pleased to announce that members of the MX-5 Club of NSW are now eligible to join the Repco VIP Club Card and benefit from discounts of up to 30% off full retail.

Hunter 2016 Putty Run

14 June 2016 / Story: Andrew Digney Photos: Grant Webber

Hunter heads south on our annual Putty Road run to meet up with the Sydney Chapter in Windsor for the return trip. The early start was hard, but the lack of traffic heading south made it one of the best Putty runs to date!

Barry & Jenny's Midweek Putty Run

08 June 2016 / Article & Photos: Barry & Jenny Luttrell

Another of our mid-week runs for members who may have other commitments on weekends.

Canberra Chapter logo

Canberra movie evening

04 June 2016 / Chapter Social Committee

Sixteen people attended the Chapter Social Committee outing on Sunday, 29th May to see 'The Hunt for the Wilderpeople'.

A Meandering Loop through the Sapphire Coast Hinterland

04 June 2016 / Ken Keeling

Notwithstanding a forecast for a cold morning with and showers to follow, 12 Canberra cars plus one from Bathurst (RPM) departed Queanbeyan in cool but reasonable weather for Braidwood and a coffee fix.

Nowra Trees Adventure

Swinging in the Tree Tops

29 May 2016 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Paul Farquhar & Bryan Shedden

Illawarra Chapter members released their inner Tarzan with a fun afternoon of flying foxes, rope challenges and cliff scrambling. Followed afterwards by homemade woodfired pizza at Don & Jackie's place.

MX-5s assembled at Southern Highland Wines for the annual charity lunch on 17 May 2016

Charity Lunch for CareFlight

24 May 2016 / Words: Jan Gibson Photos: Bryan Shedden

Our annual charity event was a huge success! Set in the beautiful Southern Highlands, our luncheon attracted a huge crowd of MX-5ers and successful fundraising for CareFlight.

Helen & Lindsay's Wyong Milk Factory Run

23 May 2016 / Article: Andrew Digny Photos: Peter Hilkmann & Grant Webber

Cheese, Wine, Twisting Roads and Sunshine, a perfect combination for a run in the Hunter Valley!