Central West Tour - Chasing Fields of Gold - Details Changed due to Fires

Date: Sat 26 October 2013
Duration: 2 days (26 October - 27 October)
Meet: NOW McDonalds Mt Colah - decision will be made as to route on the day subject to fires status and road closures Was: McDonalds Richmond, corner Market and March Streets Richmond next to Richmond Rail
Time: 7am
Organiser: Guy Coles, 0419 914 443, sydney@mx5.com.au
Assistant: To Be Confirmed

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CENTRAL WEST TOUR

“Chasing Fields of Gold”

SYDNEY CHAPTER - A One or Two Event

Sydney Chapter event is a H graded Convoy Run

Dates: Saturday & Sunday 26 & 27 October 2013

Meet: McDonalds Richmond, cnr March & Market Streets next to Richmond Railway Station

Time: Saturday 26 October 2013 – 8.00am for 8.30am start

Overview: The CWT for the Sydney Chapter is an H graded convoy run that is more relaxed than the BreakFast Club starting from Richmond over the Blue Mountains on Saturday passing through Rylestone, Mudgee and Hill End then down to Bathurst for dinner and breakfast with the BreakFast Club the next morning. On Sunday both the Breakfast Club and Sydney Chapter embark on great MX-5 roads south of the GWH with the option of meeting up with RPM on the Sunday at Mayfield Gardens in Oberon for lunch to end the tour or join the BreakFast Club to run Tablelands Way on the way home.

GETTING TO BATHURST

Option1: Join the Sydney Chapter on their 400km run on Saturday 26 October 2013 from Richmond.

Option 2: Drive up to Bathurst during Saturday or on Sunday morning to join the Sunday runs.

SATURDAY 26 OCtober 2013

DAY 1 The CTW for the Sydney Chapter run starts from Richmond with a dash over the mountains on the BLOR to Lithgow then up the Castlereagh Highway to Ilford to turn off for Rylstone and the Lue Road to Mudgee. From Mudgee the route heads down to Hill End and the historic Royal Hotel for a late lunch. After a pub lunch the final leg is a great drive down the MX-5 friendly road to Bathurst to meet the BreakFast Club for a few drinks and dinner followed by a good night’s sleep.

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 Panorama 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 buying some food & drink in Oberon for a picnic with the RPM members for lunch and a run home or heading back across the mountains. The BreakFast Club will head directly 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 Sydney Chapter is for you then email sydney@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

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 Sydney Chapter: http://bit.ly/19Z0Z7f *

Final Day Sydney Chapter: http://bit.ly/14cqh17 *

See Club webpage for the Sydney Chapter run’s Code of Conduct*

See Club webpage for the Incident Sheet*

Accommodation

Panorama City Hotel Motel: http://www.panoramacity.com.au/