Winter Roads, Warm Roast & MX‑5 Magic

13 July 2026 / Story by Gary Nobrega, Photos by Gary Nobrega, Rob Wilko and Mark Godfrey

The skies turned blue today for 12 MX-5’s to celebrate Christmas in July at Mt. Victoria There were 2 new members on the run, one of whom had owned her yellow NA MX-5 for 23 years. Members of the Sydney chapter made their way up the Putty Road from Windsor, cutting through the swooping backroads of Kurrajong before turning onto Bells Line of Road. After a well-earned rest at Mount Tomah Botanic Gardens,  the Darling Causeway took us to the Victoria and Albert Guesthouse where we joined in the festivities and had a roast lunch while the resident Kookaburra kept a watchful eye on us.