Central West Tour - Chasing Fields of Gold - Details Changed

Date: Sat 26 October 2013
Duration: 2 days (26 October - 27 October)
Meet: NOW : McDonalds Mt Colah a decision will be made on whether to proceed and how due to the fires and road closures Was: McDonalds McGraths Hill corner Windsor Road & Groves AvenueMcGraths Hill
Time: 7am
Organiser: Michael Soulos, 0413 11 33 99, captain@mx5.com.au
Assistant: The participants

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CENTRAL WEST TOUR

“Chasing Fields of Gold”

MX5 BREAKFAST CLUB - One, Two or Three Day Event

BreakFast Club event is a XH graded Waypoint Run

Dates: Friday Saturday & Sunday 25, 26 & 27 October 2013

Meet 1: McDonalds McGraths Hill, cnr Old Windsor Road & Groves Avenue, McGraths Hill

Time 1: Friday 25 October 2013 – 6.30am for 7.00am start

Meet 2: Bathurst Motor Inn, 87 Durham Street, Bathurst

Time 2: Saturday 26 October 2013 – 7.30am for 8.00am start

Overview: The CWT should see the BreakFast Club and Sydney Chapter catch fields of golden or more to the point fluoro yellow canola intermixed with a blush of purple Paterson’s Curse and green crops in the Central West. The BreakFast Run is a XH waypoint run for MX-5 enthusiasts including the iconic Putty Road, Bylong Valley Way & Tablelands Way and through a maze of scenic, seldom used sealed rural back roads for your driving pleasure over either one, two or three days. As a Club event the focus is on the camaraderie and fun of a long hard drive on roads that are ideal for MX-5s

GETTING TO BATHURST

Option 1: Join the BreakFast Club on the 500km run on Friday 25 October 2013 from McGraths Hill.

Option 2: Drive up on Friday afternoon or evening to Bathurst to join the BreakFast Club for dinner.

Option 3: Drive up to Bathurst on Saturday morning to join the BreakFast Club’s Day 2 Run.

Option 4: Drive up to Bathurst on Saturday or on Sunday morning to join the Sunday runs.

Friday 25 October 2013

DAY 1 or 1 DAY RUN. The CTW for the BreakFast Club starts from McGraths Hill on Friday morning with brisk run up the awesome Putty Road to finish at Singleton to refuel body and car. After brekkie the route heads over to Denman then down the Bylong Valley Way, a great MX-5 road, to Rylstone where anyone on a one day run leaves the group. From Rylstone the route takes the Lue Road to Mudgee before a run down to Hill End and the heritage Royal Hotel for lunch. After lunch the final leg of the day is a great drive down the fabulous road to Bathurst for dinner and a well earned good night’s sleep.

SATURDAY 26 OCtober 2013

BreakFast Club - DAY 2 For the BreakFast Club the CTW starts from Bathurst on Saturday morning with brisk run on back roads through Blayney to Orange for brunch. After the break we head off on a loop out west then down to Canowindra and Cowra for a run down to Wyangala Dam. The high point of the day is the challenging road up from the dam that will be driven twice if time permits. The day ends with a run back to Bathurst on sweeping back roads to meet up with the Sydney Chapter to exchange stories about the day’s events and dinner that night.

Sunday 27 October 2013

BreakFast Club & Sydney Chapter’s Final Day Sunday is the final day for both the BreakFast Club & Sydney Chapter runs that starts off with brekkie at the award winning Hub Cafe and a visit to Mt if open to cars due to an extreme sports event. From Bathurst both groups head for Oberon at their chosen pace over the same roads as a waypoint and/or convoy run respectively. The route passes through Rockley to Mt David, Black Springs then a run up the fabulous stretch of road from Shooters Hill past the pine plantations to Oberon. RPM is having a picnic run to Mayfield Gardens in Oberon and members have the option of joining the RPM members for lunch and a run home or heading back across the mountains. The BreakFast Club will head south from Oberon on the MX-5 friendly Tablelands Way to negotiate the Abercrombie Gorge on the way to Taralga and Goulburn for lunch on the route back home.

ACCOMMODATION & MEALS

Bathurst Motor Inn: Fifteen rooms (7 standard single, 2 standard twin/double rooms at $110.00 & 6 de luxe twin/double rooms for $135.00) have been reserved at the Bathurst Motor Inn for the nights of Friday 25 & Saturday 26 October 2013.

Booking a room: Participants must have contacted the motel before 11 October 2013 to secure a reserved room. When making your bookings for either Friday and/or Saturday night please advise the reservation clerk that you are booking a room reserved by the MX-5 Club of NSW.

Bathurst Motor Inn, 87 Durham Street, Bathurst

Phone (02) 6331 2222 Fax (02) 6331 3568

Email: sales@bathurstmotorinn.com.au

Independent Accommodation: All reserved rooms that have not been taken by 11 October2013 go back on sale to the general public. You are not obliged to stay at the Bathurst Motor Inn. Participants can independently make their own arrangements. Bathurst and its surrounds have plenty of accommodation options available see link. Be aware that there is an extreme games event on Mt Panorama the same weekend.

REGISTRATION

If you think the CWT with the BreakFast Club is for you then email breakfast@mx5.com.au for a place on the starting roster on this multi day event Members must secure and pay for their own accommodation in Bathurst with a starting roster to be maintained in this post and on the Forum leading up to the event. The event is only open to members of the MX-5 Club of NSW and their guests.

QUERIES ABOUT THE EVENT

CTW details: If you have a query about the accommodation, route and event in general then contact Michael Soulos on 0413 11 33 99 or by email to captain@mx5.com.au

Links

Please familiarise yourself with the Code of Conduct & Incident Sheet. Print out the asterisked (*) documents to bring with you on the run.

Google Maps with directions

Day 1 BreakFast Club: http://bit.ly/17WX4VA *

Day 2 BreakFast Club: http://bit.ly/1gnb9Am *

Final Day BreakFast Club: http://bit.ly/18O54xT *

See Club webpage for the Waypoint Guidelines*

See Club webpage for the Incident Sheet*

Accommodation

Bathurst Motor Inn: http://www.bathurstmotorinn.com.au/

Bathurst Accommodation Options: http://bit.ly/16j5Kb0

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