Events

Past Events

August 2017

Saturday

19 AugIllawarra

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Illawarra Go Kart Day

The final for the annual Jinba Ittai Go Kart Challenge has been locked in for 1 October 2017. We need to select our fastest gents (3) and ladies (3) to represent the Illawarra Chapter and defend the title we won in 2016. Everyone is invited to join us at Kembla Grange karting track for some fast laps.

Meet: Awesome Drive Go Karting Centre, Kembla Grange
Organiser: Jan Gibson, 0458 715 000, illawarra@mx5.com.au

Friday

18 AugRPM

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Mid Week Run to Camden Valley Inn

Come and join RPM for a mid week run through Bringelly and Cobbity to the Camden Valley Inn for lunch.

Meet: Littlefields Park. Cnr Mulgoa Road and Littlefields Road, Mulgoa.
Organiser: Brigid Gallop, 0428114401, brigidgallop@hotmail.com
Assistant: Ron Gallop, 0428114401, brigidgallop@hotmail.com

Wednesday

16 AugSydney

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Southern Sydney Dinner

Woolooware Golf Club. A Southern Sydney social get together for all members and those thinking about joining the club. You are welcome to come along regardless of where you live!

Meet: Woolooware Golf Club. Harnleigh Avenue, Woolooware
Organiser: Julie Sando & Kim Ranger, 0438 538 837 & 0402 050 758, treasurer@mx5.com.au

Wednesday

16 AugCanberra

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Annual Chapter Meeting

The Annual Chapter Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 16 August at 7:30pm in the Rainbow Room at the Woden Southern Cross Club. Please join us for dinner in the Golden Grille and a brief meeting after.

Meet: Canberra Southern Cross Club 92-96 Corinna Street, Woden
Organiser: Norm Barker, 0409 604 041, nrbarker@grapevine.com.au

Monday

14 AugRPM

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RPM Dinner Meeting

We would love all you MX-5 people to come and join us and find out what we have planned for 2017.

Meet: Springwood Bowling Club, Macquarie Street, Springwood,
Organiser: Brigid Gallop, 0428 114 401, brigidgallop@hotmail.com

Sunday

13 AugIllawarra

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Whale Watching Cruise

MOVED TO A NEW DATE. Its been done before, but this year the whales are bigger! Bring your fishing rod for that extra bit of excitement!

Meet: Haywards Bay
Organiser: Brendan Barr, 0404 380 819, illawarramx5@hotmail.com

Saturday

12 AugCanberra

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Orange Gathering

Canberra Chapter details for the all-chapter run to Orange

Duration: 2 days (12 August - 13 August)
Meet: Hall Layby
Organiser: Wal and Jane Hick, 0478 606 428, wal.hick@gmail.com

Saturday

12 AugBreakFast Club

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MX500+ Orange via Hill End

This years MX500 will merge with the All Club Gathering Weekend in Orange with a run via Hill End. The run will follow the traditional route over some great MX-5 roads including Bylong Valley Way, Hill End, Lue, Putty and Turandale Roads on Saturday and on great back roads below Orange and Bathurst on the way home over the Blue Mountains on Sunday. If a weekend does not suit you then you have a one day option as well. See All Club post for All Club Gathering details

Duration: 2 days (12 August - 13 August)
Meet: McDonalds McGraths Hill at the corner of WIndsor Road and Groves Avenue, McGraths Hill
Organiser: Michael Soulos, 0413 11 333 99, breakfast@mx5.com.au
Assistant: Various over the weekend

Saturday

12 AugSydney

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Robertson Run

Join us for a monthly run to Robertson where we meet up with our friends in the Illawarra Chapter. Who needs excuses to go for a drive up Macquarie Pass and enjoy a big breakfast at Moon Acre Cafe? It's on the second Saturday of every month.

Meet: Heathcote McDonald's
Organiser: Bryan Hicks, 0407 225 064, blab5@bigpond.com

Saturday

12 AugClub

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MX-5 All Club Gathering Weekend

Be a part of the first All Club weekend away. All members are invited to join an all chapter gathering at Orange and overnight stay on Saturday 12th August 2017 for a dinner at the Orange Ex Services Club. Every Chapter has been asked to participate and organise their runs on this weekend. See run details posted by individual Convenors for runs to and back from Orange. See this post for details on registration, accommodation and dinner.

Duration: 2 days (12 August - 13 August)
Meet: Individual Chapters are posting their runs to and from Orange for this all club weekend, check your chapter posts. Members are invited to attend an all club dinner from 7.30pm at Orange Ex-Services Club at 231 Anson Street Orange.
Organiser: Michael Soulos, 0413 11 33 99, captain@mx5.com.au
Assistant: See individual Chapter Posts for Run details

Saturday

12 AugHunter

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Hunter Breakfast Run to Denman

Fancy a breakfast run to Denman? We'll also be meeting with the members heading to the All Club Gathering Weekend before they continue to Orange.

Meet: Hunter Valley Visitors Centre 455 Wine Country Dr, Pokolbin NSW 2320
Organiser: Josh Fitzgerald & Lindsay Green, 0404009304 or 0422470118, hunter@mx5.com.au

Saturday

12 AugIllawarra

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Spin @ Pirouette

Join other members for an informal chat and coffee in beautiful Robertson on the second Saturday of every month.

Meet: Pirouette Café in Robertson, Near the tractor place, 6/79-81 Hoddle Lane.
Organiser: Phil Reid, 0417 260 766, illawarramx5@hotmail.com

Thursday

10 AugHunter

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Hunter Dinner Meeting

This is the Hunter Chapter's monthly club meeting. Find out about what's been happening lately in the Chapter and club as a whole as well as upcoming events, general MX-5 information and club discussions.

Meet: Club Macquarie 458 Lake Road, Argenton NSW 2284
Organiser: Josh Fitzgerald & Lindsay Green, 0404 009 304 or 0422 470 118, hunter@mx5.com.au

Sunday

06 AugMotorsport

Club Motorkhana - Round 2

This motorkhana day is intended to cater for drivers who are inexperienced in car control and to provide them with a fun set of motorkhana style challenges to test and develop their skills, as well as offering some tricky bits for more experienced drivers. It is also the second of three rounds in the 2017 Club Motorkhana Championship.

Meet: Sydney Motorsport Park Skidpan
Assistant: David Lawler, 0403 070 644, eventmgr@mx5.com.au

Sunday

06 AugSydney

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Coffee & Pies

Join us for a coffee & pie at the famous Pie in the Sky on the Old Pacific Hwy Cowan, on the first Sunday each month in 2017.

Meet: Pie in the Sky Cowan
Organiser: Kerri Langworthy-Ward, sydney@mx5.com.au

Saturday

05 AugCanberra

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Canberra Coffee and Lies

Please join us for Coffee & Lies from 10:00 AM. It’s a chance to meet other club members and have coffee/tea or breakfast, or just a chat. New members, old members, prospective members, and curious non‑members are all welcome. For those who would like to enjoy some exercise meet at 9:00 AM for the two bridges walk.

Meet: The Deck at Regatta Point, Barrine Drive, Parkes ACT
Organiser: Norm Barker, 0409 604 041, nrbarker@grapevine.com.au

Thursday

03 AugIllawarra

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Illawarra Dinner Meeting

Our monthly meeting is the best way of keeping up with all that is happening .... come along and be MX5'd !

Meet: Figgy Bowlo, 120 The Avenue, Figtree
Organiser: Jan & Garry Gibson, 0458 751 000, illawarramx5@hotmail.com

Tuesday

01 AugRPM

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RPM Jinba Ittai Go Kart Qualifier 2017

It's that time of year again to find this year’s representatives for the Grand finale of the Jinba Ittai Go Kart Challenge 2017 to be held later in the year.

Duration: 32 days (01 August - 01 September)
Meet: Luddenham Raceway. 821-849 Luddenham Road, Luddenham NSW 2745
Organiser: Graham Fletcher, 0409782419, fletcgj@westnet.com.au

July 2017

Sunday

30 JulRPM

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RPM Coffee and Lies at Lynwood

Come along and join your RPM friends for a chat and lovely relaxed get together on a Sunday afternoon. What could be more agreeable than that. Meet Time: 2pm at Venue This is a gorgeous venue with plenty of parking in the middle of the beautiful Hawksbury

Meet: Lynwood Country Club Pitt Town Road, Pitt Town
Organiser: Brigid Gallop, 0428 114401, brigidgallop@hotmail.com

Sunday

30 JulMid North Coast

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Coffee and Chat at the West Port Club Port Macquarie

Please join us for Coffee and Chat at the West Port Club Port Macquarie.

Meet: West Port Club Port Macquarie.
Organiser: Graham Rochester, 0414846218, midnorthcoast@mx5.com.au

Saturday

29 JulMotorsport

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Phillip Island 6-Hour Regularity Relay

The annual Victorian 6 Hour Regularity Relay is widely regarded as the premier motorsport event in Australia for holders of L2S licences. We will again be sending five teams to make the long trip south.

Duration: 2 days (29 July - 30 July)
Meet: Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Organiser: Stewart Temesvary, 0414 516 346, regularity_relay@mx5.com.au

Sunday

23 JulCanberra

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Winter Warmer Lunch and Charity Event

Celebrate the passing of the winter solstice, and the shortest day of the year, by joining the Canberra Chapter for a cosy and fun-filled lunch and charity event at Rocksalt in Hawker on Sunday, 23 July at 12:30 PM. Every cent raised will go directly to Careflight.

Meet: Rocksalt Restaurant, 4/78 Hawker Place, Hawker Shops, 2614
Organiser: Bricet Klören, 0411 444 074, bricetandbob@bigpond.com

Saturday

22 JulHunter

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Weekend in Walcha

Join the Hunter Chapter in another famous Christmas in July weekend away. A trip heading into the Mid North Coast territory to catch up with our fellow MNC members.

Duration: 2 days (22 July - 23 July)
Meet: McDonald's Thornton, Thornton Road (just off New England Highway) **Please park outside Pet Quarters building**
Organiser: Helen Green & Grant Webber, 0434 961 109, gbwebber@hotmail.com

Saturday

22 JulMid North Coast

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Walcha Weekend

Please join us on Mike's Walkden-Brown Memorial weekend away to Walcha via Ginger's Creek.

Duration: 2 days (22 July - 23 July)
Meet: Port Macquarie Service Centre, Oxley Hwy, Port Macquarie.
Organiser: Greg Cox, 0402237715, midnorthcoast@mx5.com.au
Assistant: Wayne Lang, midnorthcoast@mx5.com.au

Wednesday

19 JulSydney

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Southern Sydney Dinner

Woolooware Golf Club. A Southern Sydney social get together for all members and those thinking about joining the club. You are welcome to come along regardless of where you live!

Meet: Woolooware Golf Club. Harnleigh Avenue, Woolooware
Organiser: Julie Sando & Kim Ranger, 0438 538 837 & 0402 050 758, treasurer@mx5.com.au

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