News : MX-5 Club of NSW

Pub With No Beer Run

27 October 2016 / Words - Wayne Lang ; Pictures - Wayne Lang & Graham Rochester

A lovely day spent on some of the quiet back roads that half our crew had never been on, while avoiding as much as possible the Pacific Highway.

Hunter Chapter's 10th Anniversary

26 October 2016 / Article: Lindsay Green & Josh Fitzgerald - Photos: Peter Hilkmann, Helen Green, David Gazzard

The Hunter Chapter’s 10th year has been a big year and the celebration of this milestone was likely to be just as big.

Run to the Roses

24 October 2016 / Words and pictures by Malcolm Bernhardt

Malcolm books a pub for lunch. What happens next will surprise you ...

Majestic Mountain Meander

24 October 2016 / Words: Bricet Klören and Bob Judd; Photos: Bricet Klören, Bob Judd, Norm Barker, Kerry Evans

The wild and woolly weather up and down the East Coast threatened to put a damper on the marvellous three day meander planned in the majestic Blue Mountains. Read on for how wet did it get ...

KK Outback Circuit Run

20 October 2016 / Article: John Evans Photos: Karl Mittmann

Another Kaos 300 midweek run, done and dusted, and as usual it was a great fun day.

Wakefield Club Track Day – A First Timers View

19 October 2016 / Andrew Digney

Who's up for a Club Track Day at Wakefield Park on a Monday? The whole world is seems because it booked out in no time. Read on for Andrew Digney's account of his first timer experience at Wakefield Park.

Entries are now open for the next club track day

10 October 2016 / David Lawler

Our next track day is at Winton, with double points available in the track day championship. We will also be contesting 2016 Interstate Challenge between the MX-5 Clubs from NSW & Victoria.

Oktoberfest Hunter Style

06 October 2016 / Article Helen Green Photo: Helen Green

18 enthusiastic Hunter Chapter Members crammed into Oma’s Kitchen in Newcastle to celebrate Oktoberfest “Hunter Style”. We all certainly got to know each other better!

Signing the One Millionth MX-5 in Philadelphia USA

MX-5 Fan Fest

04 October 2016 / Mazda Australia

Mazda Australia are hosting an MX-5 Fan Fest on 21 January 2017 at Sandown Raceway in Victoria. The one-millionth MX-5 is doing a tour of the world and it will be in Melbourne in January for this event. You will have the chance to sign the car and be part of history! Register your Expression of Interest now!

Central Coast Mazda becomes new Major Sponsor

04 October 2016 / Glenn Thomas

We are pleased to announce that Central Coast Mazda has joined us as a new Major Sponsor of the MX-5 Club of NSW. The sponsorship funds received from Central Coast Mazda will be put towards the production for our Club Torque magazine.

Wakefield Park MRA 14 Aug 2016 - photo by Rob Wilko

Supersprint Round 6 at Wakefield Park

03 October 2016 / Words by Bryan Shedden

The penultimate round of the 2016 Supersprint Championship was held at Wakefield Park on 11th September. Can we reverse the 112 point gap to ARDC in the Club Championship? You bet we can! And a 12 year old Class Record was beaten in the process.

The starting grid at Wakefield Park club track day 19 Feb 2012 - photo by Tiit Saul

Wakefield Park track day results

03 October 2016 / David Lawler

The final results for the Club track day at Wakefield Park on Monday 12 September are now available. The pointscore and lap records have also been updated for the new 2016/17 season.

GreaseShed: A Communal Garage for the Enthusiast

30 September 2016 / GreaseShed

Imagine being given access to a private set of quality tools, a hoist and your own workshop space. If you are servicing your car on the street or in the driveway because you don’t have the space, GreaseShed is for you. Contribute now to the crowdfunding campaign to make this dream a reality.

President's Picnic 2016

28 September 2016 / Words by Michael Soulos, Photos by Mel Keller, Rob Wilkins, Grant Webber, Helen Green

Another successful President's Picnic was held at Ebenezer Church on Saturday 24th September 2016. About 120 MX-5s lined up on the grass and they all looked stunning on a warm spring day with clear blue skies overhead. We fed lunch to over 200 people and the opportunity was taken to present CareFlight with over $4000 in donations. What a day!

Central Coast Views Run

22 September 2016 / Story: Phil Mayo Photos: David Gazzard

Wet weather was not enough to scare away 16 MX-5s on the Hunter Chapter run to the Central Coast for a bit of whale watching. Sadly the whales were nowhere to be seen despite Josh's best efforts with the world's largest binoculars.

Daniel Gardner on the Gardner Circuit at Sydney Motorsport Park - photo by Rob Wilkins

Supersprint Round 5 at SMP GP

20 September 2016 / Words by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Rob Wilkins

The Grand Prix circuit at Sydney Motorsport Park was the venue for Round 5 of the CAMS NSW Supersprint Championship on Sunday 21 August. We had 20 Club members competing for the Championship, in addition to a few non-Championship entrants looking for some experience on an alternate track.

MX-5 Fan Fest in Melbourne

20 September 2016 / Mazda Australia

Mazda Australia are hosting an MX-5 Fan Fest on 21 January 2017 at Sandown Raceway in Victoria. The one-millionth MX-5 is doing a tour of the world and it will be in Melbourne in January for this event. You will have the chance to sign the car and be part of history!

Illawarra Chapter Karting Practice

18 September 2016 / Story and photos: Brendan Barr. Video: Geoff Pollard

a final race to decide the representatives destined to sweep all contenders aside in the upcoming annual Interchapter Jinba Ittai Karting Challenge.....

Lingering Longa at Gundy

02 September 2016 / Story: Yasmin Allen Photos:

We had a great Sunday this week out on Phil's Horsepower run, lead by George and Jen to the Linga Longa Inn in Gundy. Phil was the organiser but was unavailable on the day, so Jen and George took the run on and did a fantastic job on their first time leading.

Hunter's Go Kart Challenge

29 August 2016 / Story: Rachel Crawford Photos: Grant Webber

Having been billed as the Josh & Josh re-match, a dark horse stole the pole position! A must read for those wondering who the Hunter's dream team will be at this year's inter-chapter challenge...