Past Events

August 2017

Sunday

27 AugIllawarra

Bungendore Run Illawarra Style

Just a casual run just for fun! Turn up and join, no booking required!

Meet
Hungry Jacks, Haywards Bay
Organiser
Kerry Smith, 0418 477 507

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Sunday

27 AugMotorsport

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NSW Supersprint Championship - Round 5

Many MX-5 Club members will be presenting the club at Sydney Motorsport Park in the NSW Supersprint Championship. Entry is also open to non-championship entrants.

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

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Saturday

26 AugHunter

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A Bridge too Far

A Bridge too Far - Hunter run to Forster-Tuncurry via Bulahdelah.

Meet
Thornton McDonald's, Thornton Road (just off New England Highway) **Please park outside Pet Quarters building**
Organiser
Grant Webber & Helen Green, hv_green@yahoo.com.au

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Saturday

26 AugMid North Coast

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Port Macquarie Mazda Go-Kart Challenge

Mazda MX-5 Club, Mid North Coast Chapter, Go-Kart Challenge. 26th August. Come and join us for the annual Go-Kart Challenge in Port Macquarie.

Meet
Port Macquarie Go-Kart Indoor Track, Hastings River Drive, opposite Warren Plowright Toyota.
Organiser
Peter Rodgers, Peter 0422237588 or Graham 0414846218, midnorthcoast@mx5.com.au

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Saturday

26 AugRPM

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Yarramalong Wyong Run to Milk Factory Tavern

Join RPM on another fabulous MX-5 Run to Yarramalong/Wyong to the Wyong Milk Factory Tavern for lunch. We will be taking the River Road, Lower Portland to Wisemans Ferry where will stop for morning tea. An extremely lovely trip in an MX-5.

Meet
McDonalds, McGrath's Hill. Cnr Windsor Rd & Groves Avenue, Windsor NSW 2756. There will be a secondary pick up at Wiseman's Ferry.
Organiser
Theresa Bown, 0413 350 222 , tlbown@bigpond.com
Assistant
Trevor Bown, 0413 350 222 , tlbown@bigpond.com

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Monday

21 AugSydney

Sydney City Monthly Dinner (and Trivia)

This is a regular get together for members in the areas surrounding the centre of Sydney and the Sydney basin.

Meet
The Union Hotel (Changed 20 March) Pacific Highway, North Sydney
Organiser
Guy Coles , 0419 914 443

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Sunday

20 AugMid North Coast

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Coffee and Chat

Come and join us for a Coffee and Chat at the Westport Club Port Macquarie

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

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Sunday

20 AugMotorsport

Club Track Day - Wakefield Park

Join us for another of our famous track days at Wakefield Park.

Meet
Wakefield Park Raceway
Assistant
David Lawler, 0403 070 644, eventmgr@mx5.com.au

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Sunday

20 AugMotorsport

MX-5 Cup - Round 5

The MX-5 Cup is a race series open to all MX-5 Club members, and is intended as a safe and fun competition, particularly suitable as the first racing experience for drivers coming from track days or supersprints. This round will be run as part of the MX-5 Club track day.

Meet
Wakefield Park Raceway
Assistant
Verne Johnson, 0408 973 799, mx5cup@mx5.com.au

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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