News : MX-5 Club of NSW

Valentines Weekend at Walcha

21 February 2015 / Words by Barry & Jenny Luttrell, Photos by Keiran Rodgers

15 people, eight MX-5s and great roads, just got to be a fantastic weekend with the Mid North Coast Chapter. Barry & Jenny from the Hunter Chapter tagged along for the ride and even volunteered to write the trip report.

Peter Battisson - our new Technical Coordinator - at the 2013 President's Picnic

Announcing our Technical Coordinator

20 February 2015 / Words by Bryan Shedden

I'm very pleased to announce that our Club now has a Technical Coordinator who will be responsible for a regular series of technical articles to feature in the Club Zone of our website and in Club Torque magazine.

Max and Bob work the BBQ at the Wine Barrel Inn

Hunter Convenors BBQ 2015

20 February 2015 / Words by Mark Gray, Photos by Peter Hilkmann

Hunter Chapter celebrated a huge year of awards at Chapter, State and National events, with a BBQ at the Convenor's home.

From agony to MX-5 Cup ecstasy (almost)

16 February 2015 / Words and photos by Tony King, and by Stuart McFadyen

A report by Tony King on his MX-5 Cup weekend in Deckspeed’s NC race car

Marulan track extension has MX-5 stamp of approval

15 February 2015 / Words & photos by Natalie Strain, More photos by Mel Keller & Josh Fitzgerald

The recent Driver Training Day at Marulan was a great success, with 45 drivers participating, and 10 club members acting as coaches.

NatMeet 2016 - Registration is now open

15 February 2015 / Don Nicoll

It’s happening – a once-in-a-lifetime national MX-5 gathering in Tasmania! It’s what you have been waiting for! It’ll be a big trip, but worth every cent and every second invested!

Bathurst 12 Hour 2015 - photo by Joe Kovacic

Bathurst 12 Hour Race Weekend

14 February 2015 / Story & Photos by Joe Kovacic

Mt Panorama Bathurst, Motorsport Heaven at one of the worlds best racing circuits. A sunny Saturday morning greeted 11 enthusiastic MX-5 Club cars for our run to the legendary Mt Panorama for the Bathurst 12 Hour Race weekend.

Club Track Day - 8th February 2015

13 February 2015 / Words by Mike Hicks, photos by Gail Palmer

Our first Wakefield Park Track Day for 2015 attracted a strong field with drivers and officials alike suffering through a searingly hot summer day. To think that we do this stuff for fun!

Club Track Day - 7th December 2014

13 February 2015 / Words by Mike Hicks, photos by Greg Unger and Ann Alexander

Our last Club Track Day for 2014 was shaping up to be a fantastic event. An invitation for the Toyota 86 Club to join us had resulted in nine of their members entering. This added to our normal strong entry for our December round, and resulted in a record field of 93 cars being accepted.

Nulon Nationals 2015 - Round 1

13 February 2015 / Words by Keith Monaghan, pictures by Keith Monaghan and by BC Photography courtesy of Nulon

The first round of the 2015 Nulon Nationals was a motorkhana at the Sydney Motorsport Park skidpan

Illawarra Daylight Saving Run

12 February 2015 / Review - Julie Farquhar. Photos - Brendan Barr & Bryan Shedden

A fine sunny afternoon greeted the assembled MX-5 enthusiasts. But where was our leader?

MX-5s and 86s battled it out for track supremacy at Wakefield Park on 7 Dec 2014

Track Day Results - 8th February 2015

11 February 2015 / Words by Zan Menzel, Photos by Greg Unger

Track Day results for Sunday 8th February at Wakefield Park are now available.

Daylight Savings Social Runs

05 February 2015 / Words: Adam Walker Photos: Alan Voung

The Best Burgers in Australia....Yes Please!!

Adam Hughes' NA decorated for Australia Day 2015

Australia Day at Avon Dam

27 January 2015 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Alex & Bryan Shedden & Tammie Hotz

Celebrating Australia Day with your MX-5 Club friends has become a bit of a tradition. Our venue for 2015 was the picnic grounds at Avon Dam, with a combined assembly of 54 revellers and 30 MX-5s.

2014 Member Of The Year

23 January 2015 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Mel Keller, Peter Hilkmann

The last of the recipients of our annual Member of the Year awards were presented last Sunday, so now is a good time to spread the news ...

BreakFast Club up the Putty

18 January 2015 / Words & Photos: Adam Walker

An early morning blast up the Putty Road to blow off those Christmas cobwebs.

MX-5 on wet skidpan at Sydney Motorsport Park - Photo by Matt Wilmot

Show & Shine at Nulon Nationals

13 January 2015 / Keith Monaghan

Nulon will be holding a Show & Shine during Round 1 of the Nulon Nationals this Saturday. There will be prizes on offer for the best presented cars and the best club display. Come and show your car and watch the MX-5 Club of NSW compete on the skidpan.

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