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Five Hills Run - 2025

24 January 2025 / Author: Norm Barker, Photos: Lili Chi

The Five Hills Run is our traditional first run for the year.

Honeysuckle Creek Picnic Run

22 January 2025 / Author: Mike Lawless Photos: Mike Lawless

A trip to Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station with Mike and missing a particularly important left hander.

Sprint Championship Technical Rules Updated

19 January 2025 / Sprint Championship Panel

The release of the 2025 Sprint Championship Rules raised questions and concerns from several club members. The Sprint Championship Panel has met to review the feedback, and prepared a detailed response. A few clarifications and minor changes have been made to the 2025 Technical Rules.

Twilight Run to Bottega B

18 January 2025 / Zan Dimovski and Rob Giacometti

A Memorable Evening Drive and Dinner at Bottega B, Bundanoon

Hillbilly Cider Bilpin

18 January 2025 / Maree and Steve Eccleston

Renamed: Magical Mystery Tour

Appin day out

15 January 2025 / Brigid Gallop

A great day out with old friends and new.

Introducing the 2025 Sprint Championship

10 January 2025 / Story by Chris Andry

Club track days in 2025 have a brand new look. If you're planning to enter our track days this year, it is essential you read on for an introduction to our brave new world.

photo by Joe Kovacic

Kangaroo Valley Twilight Run 2025

08 January 2025 / Story by Bryan Shedden, Photos by Phil Betts, Senia Gaunson, Joe Kovacic, Bryan Shedden

The mission: transport 61 people in 34 MX-5s and one Mustang from Haywards Bay to Kangaroo Valley for a pub dinner via the twistiest and most scenic driving roads the Southern Highlands has to offer ... without losing anyone. We made it!

Linga Longa Inn Gundy

17 December 2024 / Story Barry Luttrell, Photos Denise Birrell

Fancy having a month where we don’t have a run, even in December we should be able to round up a few cars. So, it’s off to Gundy for the 2nd time this year but by a different route.

Hunters 2024 Christmas Party

17 December 2024 / story Elaine Gazzard, Photos David Gazzard & Wendy Mullholand

Hunter Christmas party held at Ellos by the lake

Illawarra Passionate Christmas 2024

16 December 2024 / Words: Senia Gaunson | Photos: Brigid McCarthy and Bryan Shedden

The heat was on at Passionate Palate for Illawarra's 2024 Christmas bash....

Spring on the South Coast and the Snowies

08 December 2024 / Story: Bob & Linda Downing, Bill Short, Keith Monaghan; Photos: Bob & Linda Downing

Coast to country and the mountains in between.

Not Meeting

08 December 2024 / Story: Rose Smith; Photos: Anda Clayton

When is a meeting not a meeting? When it is Christmas and we are off to lunch instead.

South Coast Christmas

08 December 2024 / Story: Anda Clayton; Photos: Anda Clayton

Not exactly a snowy white Christmas but, hey, 38 degrees is normal for an Aussie Christmas and a great time was had by all.

Hunter - Melbourne Cup Lunch

04 December 2024 / story Denise Birrell, Photos Denise Birrell and Lilo Bonus

Melbourne cup lunch at the Imperial Hotel Maitland, all proceeds going to Riding for the disabled and a fun day was had by all. Best dressed prizes and luck in the sweeps!

Hunter Chichester Dam Picnic

04 December 2024 / story Glen Hawkins, Photos Denise Birrell and Helen Mayo

Come along and join Wendy & Bob for a run to and from Chichester Dam.

Run to Allambie Cherry Orchard

01 December 2024 / Author and Photos - Mike Lawless

Mike and Jo lead the Canberra Chapter to Allambie Cherry Orchard to pick cherries!

To the Sea, to the Sky

01 December 2024 / Author - Rod Nicholas, Photos - Rod Nicholas, Simon Trickett

Four chapters, nine cars, seventeen members, four days, thirteen hundred kilometres, some wiggles, some twists, and some fantastic roads - what more was needed for a fantastic long weekend?

Clyde River Cruise

01 December 2024 / Words and Photos - Steve Wakeling

Steve led the group to Bateman's Bay for fish and chips and a river cruise!

MX-5 NA Register Run

21 November 2024 / Story & Photos by Louis Serret

The NA generation MX-5 started it all for us, manufactured by Mazda from 1989 to 1997. The Club has had a Historic Register for a number of years with almost 60 cars currently on historic or classic registration. This run was aimed to bring out as many NAs as we could, and by the turn out we succeeded!