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Hunter Weekend in Walcha

25 July 2017 / Article: Christine Cameron, Photos: Grant Webber, David Gazzard, Ian Nunn

The Hunter Chapter loves Christmas so much we celebrate it TWICE a year and this July 16 cars reveled in driving some great NSW country roads to enjoy the wintry but welcoming hospitality of Walcha.

Zooming 2017

05 July 2017 / Painted and donated by Kerry Shepherdson

Renowned Canberra-based artist, Kerry Shepherdson, has specially painted and generously donated an MX-5 themed painting for auction at Sunday, 23 July, Canberra Chapter Charity Lunch - why not make a bid on the painting pre-auction?

Hunter Rylstone Run

20 June 2017 / Jenny and Barry Luttrell

Twenty seven participants and sixteen cars including a Porsche and VW GTI had an early morning met at Cessnock Tourist Centre for our 450km inland run through historic towns and villages.

Charity Lunch for CareFlight, 28 May 2017 at Mulla Villa, Wollombi

MX-5 Club Charity Run and Lunch

30 May 2017 / Words by Keith Monaghan, Photo by Peter Hilkmann

Our annual charity fundraiser event for CareFlight was a huge success on Sunday. How much did we raise? Read on to find out.

Kaos 300Plus Putty run

22 May 2017 / Article: John Evans, Photos Karl Mittman

Another KAOS 300, eagerly anticipated, immensely enjoyed and now relegated to history! What makes a perfect MX5 day? The road, the weather, the company, all our ducks were in a row!!

Hunter Breakfast Blast

17 May 2017 / Article: Josh Fitzgerald Photos: Grnat Webber

The air was fresh for the 7:00am meet at Cessnock McDonalds, but to our surprise not fresh enough to keep 22 cars and 37 attendees away from an early morning blast to breakfast down the Putty Road.

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2017 MX-5 Club Hillclimb Championship Round 1

10 May 2017 / Words by Andrew Digney, Photos by Grant Webber & Jacob Motum

Read all about it! The first Round of the MX-5 Club Championship for 2017 was a smash hit!

Help celebrate the 20th Anniversary of MX-5 Club motorsport

07 May 2017 / Ian Combes

Come and help celebrate 20 years of MX-5 Club motorsport on the 26th November at Wakefield Park!

Kurri Kurri Nostalgia Festival Run

24 April 2017 / Article Phil Mayo Photos Phil Mayo & Ian Nunn

The Hunter Chapter's March Run was planned as a low kilometre run with the emphasis on kicking back and socialising, and what not a better opportunity to kick back than at the Kurri Kurri Nostalgia Festival.

Hunter's Endless Summer Soiree

11 April 2017 / Story: Elaine Gazzard, Photos: David Gazzard

Well after a week of downpours which decided to continue into the weekend... so to set the scene we had a sand and water backdrop moving with the breeze and sound of water flowing down the driveway as well as a welcome gift for each attendee, a “lei” …. lol. A fantastic social night was, thanks Elaine & David Gazzard for hosting!

Hunter's Twilight April Fool's Run

06 April 2017 / Story: Grant Webber Photos: David Gazzard & Grant Webber

Approximately 15 cars and 25 members gathered at Thornton to catch the last of daylight savings with a twilight run to Port Stephens. All aboard, our run leaders for the evening Elaine and Lyn, decided to pull a late April Fool’s prank on us all by taking a wrong turn straight out of the carpark. A quick loop around the block had us back on the correct path soon enough!

2015 CareFlight donation - presentation by Glenn Thomas (Vice President) to John Legge (CareFlight Air Crewman) on 11 December 2015

Annual Charity Lunch webpage has opened

04 April 2017

The webpage for the Annual Charity Lunch for CareFlight has opened! This year's event is being held in Wollombi and hosted by the Hunter Chapter. Come and join us for a fun filled day and raise funds for a worthy cause!

Wanted: PHP/SQL programmer to update Event Entry system

03 April 2017 / Ian Combes

The MX-5 Club is looking for a PHP/MySQL programmer to help with the club website.

Ultimate Sydney to Melbourne - photo by Philip Yee

Ultimate Sydney to Melbourne Road Trip

27 March 2017 / Words & Photos by Philip Yee

Can you imagine declining Mazda-paid return flights to Melbourne from Sydney to attend MX-5 Fan Fest? It was an easy decision for Philip when the alternative was the ultimate road trip from Sydney to Melbourne 1,600km and 23 hour drive time. This is a bucket list item ticked.

Hunters of the High Country

23 March 2017 / Article: John Purcell

The Hunter Chapter took to the roads heading south into the Southern High Country for a week of stunning views, great driving roads and what better company to have than fellow club members.

Mazda MX-5 RF Launch day

28 February 2017 / Article: Josh & Lindsay Green - Photos: Josh Fitzgerald, Peter Hilkmann & Rob Wilkins

There is always an air of excitement when a new model or variant of an MX-5 is launched. The MX-5 ND RF was one of the most exciting to date.

Scenic Saints Sunday

27 February 2017 / Article: Jen Boyko Photos: Phil Mayo

Twenty MX-5 cars, 35 members, 2 visitors and an SUV headed off with overcast skies and optimistic tops down. Read all about the Hunter run to Saint Albans here

Stadium Seat sale - Feb 2017

MX-5 Club picnic seats - run out sale!

13 February 2017 / Alan Townsley

Get your MX-5 Club folding picnic seat. New year sale ... reduced to only $45!

Australia Day 2017

12 February 2017 / Story by Brendan Barr, Photos by Brendan Barr & Bryan Shedden

Who not only dressed up themselves, but also their car for our Australia Day get together?