Canberra Chapter News : MX-5 Club of NSW

Canberra members assemble at Captains Flat on 16 June 2013

Captains Flat Brunch Interlude

16 June 2013 / Report by Ian Bottcher, Photos by Peter Le

On this crisp sunny morning 13 MX-5s (mostly topless) convened at Blamey Square, Russell Offices before firing up engines and cruising to Captains Flat, a former mining town 55 kilometres south/east from Canberra.

Both this engine and the Appleby operate virtually soundlessly. The flywheel is rotating at around 20rpm.

Goulburn Waterworks Museum

19 May 2013 / Report and photos by Ed Cory

Sunday 19th May dawned cool but sunny – a perfect day for a cruise in the countryside! Assembling at Gunghalin College carpark, we took some new roads out of Canberra heading for Gundaroo and our coffee stop at Gunning, and then on to the Goulburn Waterworks museum.

How to fit coilovers on your MX-5

17 May 2013 / DriftworksLtd

MX-5 Coilovers are straight forward and easy to fit. Here's a step-by-step DIY video guide from DriftworksLtd, about how to remove, prepare and fit coilovers to an NB MX-5.

Richard Hammond testing an MX-5

14 May 2013 / Top Gear

Richard Hammond test drives the Mazda MX-5 in Ireland, and puts the car to the test with an unusual race against a greyhound at Shelbourne Park. Who will win? Man or dog?

Coffee and sustainance at Gold Creek Cafe

Lake George & Gundaroo Run

21 April 2013 / Malcolm Bernhardt

18 happy people started with hot coffee and good conversation at the Gold Creek Café. Then, having cleared the cobwebs out of our eyes, we jumped in the shiny carriages and headed NE towards Lake George.

Dave’s “How To” Day and Shannons Wheels

16 March 2013 / Words and photos by: Bob Judd

Each year, the ACT Council of ACT Motor Clubs arranges a show and shine day for its member clubs to raise money for a local charity. This year, the ‘Technical Aids for the Disabled, ACT’ group were the beneficiaries of the profits from the Shannons Wheels Exhibition.

Canberra Convenors’ Run and BBQ

10 February 2013 / Words by Bob Judd; Photos by Jill Wicklander and Bob Judd

So what does a paper hat, a picture of a Queen, an ice cream wrapper and a feather have in common? They were all ‘treasures’ that needed to be found on the Mystery Run that took 26 members and a guest on a 70 km run through the suburbs and surrounding countryside of Canberra on their way to an unknown BBQ site. Along the way, there were 20 questions that needed to be answered and an ‘artwork’ that needed to be completed.

Five Hills Run

20 January 2013 / Norm and Roz Barker

The first Canberra Chapter run for 2013 was well supported, with 14 cars. Starting off at 6:00 pm in front of the Defence Russell Offices, the drivers’ briefing was short from Norm, with Bricet also giving a welcome on behalf of our convenors.