Damn Fine Dams Run

23 July 2014 / Words & photos by Bob Quinlan

On 20 July, we arrived at Hungry Jacks, Haywards Bay at 8:35am for a 9:00am start on a cool and cloudy morning. Phil had everything prepared; sign-on and detailed runsheets. Right on time, eight shiny MX-5s departed; three with roofs down ... brave souls!

After arriving at Picton we were joined by another three MX-5s. By this time the clouds had disappeared and it was turning into a beautiful winter's day. The party of eleven MX-5s departed Picton, all with roofs down and wound their way to Warragamba on roads that thankfully had a lot less traffic on them than many of the other runs we have been on. Arriving at Warragamba for morning tea, a group photo was taken and there was plenty of chat about what is good for MX-5s and what is not.

Suitably refreshed, we climbed back into our MX-5s and hit the road for Cataract Dam. This is where Phil's runsheet came in handy as the leading three or four cars got away and there were a few left and right turns to confuse us. Thankfully, when we got to Appin the lead group were waiting for us. From Appin it was a ten minute drive to Cataract Dam where the barbecue and picnic sheds were utilised. After lunch Anne and I drove home while a few stayed and walked down to the dam.

Thanks Phil for a good day and excellent organisation.