To Berrima with the BreakFast Club

01 June 2017 / Words by Andrew Lord. Photos by Stephen Lord

A fresh chill and a clear sky greeted the BreakFast Club at Eastern Creek for it's run to Berrima for BreakFast.

With engines well lubricated and heaters running warmly after a short taxi down the M4, the intrepid MX-5ers headed for the hills and the relative desertion of traffic along back lanes and rural roads. The double white lines of The Northern Road gave way to the sleepy early morning hamlets of Warragamba, Wallacia and Silverdale as the BreakFast Club forged south.

The Camden LGA has some tremendous backroads that are perfect for an early morning strafe in an MX-5. Big Hill Rd in The Oaks can certainly be added to this list. Although only short in duration, the road is pure delight with it's sharp hairpins and narrow aperture.

Onwards through Cawdor and up the Old Razorback Rd went the BreakFast Club, stopping briefly to catch their breath atop Razorback Mountain with it's distant city vistas and Mr Hordern's tree. Happily, the group was reinforced with an additonal SE, which provided some welcome turbocharged flair to the morning.

Menangle Road provided one last rural road blast before the trundle down the Hume towards Mittagong and eventually Berrima. An underrated strip, this section has a bit of everything for everybody from the tight switchbacks of Spaniards Hill to the double crested hills that often catch out inexperienced players. All this, for the vast majority, at a signposted 100km/h.

Breakfast was a hearty affair and was a good opportunity for old hands and first timers to get to know each other better as well reflect on a perfect, crisp autumn morning of driving.

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