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7/2012 www.mx5vic.org.au The monThly magazine of The mazda mX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania Don’t try this at home! 2012-13 membership renewals are now due! In this edition: Upgraded MX-5 launched in Japan Doin’ DECA How the wheel (and CAMS) came to be Print Post Publication: PP381712/2306 We live and breathe Mazda Genuine 10% discount off parts and As a Mazda Dealer only we can service your service for financial members Mazda using the MMDS (Mazda Modular Discount on presentation of membership Diagnostic System) - developed for Mazda vehicles for Genuine card before purchase. by Mazda. The MMDS is the only means by Discount not valid for which the computer system in your Mazda can be Members Monthly Specials. periodically updated. Call Max Kirwan Mazda and get with the Mazda Partner Program. 120 BELL STREET, PRESTON ph 03 9480 3555 fax 03 9496 0657 Get Genuine Parts. Get Genuine Zoom-Zoom. • Prices include GST. Prices do not include fitting or painting (if required) 7/2012 contents Your Committee President / Communications > Murray Finlay | (03) 9588 2868 (ah) e: [email protected] features Vice President / editor > Don Nicoll | (03) 9437 2787 (ah) 5 Upgraded MX-5 launched in Japan! e: [email protected] secretary / Public officer 20 Doin’ DECA > Peter Dannock | 0408 522 093 (ah) e: [email protected] 22 Motorkhana: Welcome to Park-enham! Treasurer > John Todd | (03) 8746 9529 (ah) 23 Mazda on the track: returning to Le Mans in 2013 e: [email protected] Club Captain – motor sport 24 Getting an esky home ... Ron’s MX-5 truck substitute > Robert Downes | (03) 9568 2761 (ah) 25 Hot MX-5 hits Goodwood e: [email protected] assistant Club Captain – motor sport 26 How the wheel (and CAMS) came to be ... > Daniel White | 0400 304 006 e: [email protected] 29 Tech Talk: NB muffler Club Captain – social > Janette Todd | (03) 8746 9529 (ah) Chapter chatter: e: [email protected] assistant Club Captain – social 10 Central: The President’s run to Mazda > David Collins | (03) 9755 2167 (ah) e: [email protected] 12 Southern Tassie: Dawdling to Eaglehawk Neck membership 14 Northern Tassie: Burgers in the snow ... rain! > Will Campbell | (03) 5261 4816 (ah) e: [email protected] 16 North-Eastern Victoria: Jingellic Run merchandise > Steve Dunlop | (03) 9842 9065 (ah) 18 Western Victoria: Run to Jingellic | Run to DECA e: [email protected] Points regulars > Coral Campbell | (03) 5261 4816 (ah) e: [email protected] 4 President's corner 5 Motor Sport Torque department of youth / social media > Ben Sale | 0434 906 673 (ah) 6 Membership / Crossword 7 Scene about ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Chapter Captain - Central 9 Club Grill: meet Allan Pryer, Southern Tasmania > Ron Macdonald | 0422 490 786 (ah) e: [email protected] Cover Motorkhana in a corner! Mark Szutta Chapter Captain - eastern Victoria Find us at: > Grant Butler | 0403 929 315 image: puts his car through its paces in the State mX-5 Club of e: [email protected] Motorkhana round, Pakenham Council Victoria Chapter Captain - northern Victoria carpark. Photo: Bob de Bont > Ron Gillick | (02) 6033 0253 (ah) e: [email protected] is the monthly newsletter of the Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria Inc (#A0021659A) Chapter Captain - Western Victoria mxtra PO Box 7438, Beaumaris VIC 3193. Registered for Print Post: PP381712/2306 > John Gleeson | (03) 5333 1113 (ah) e: [email protected] All contributions welcome: please send articles and photos to the editor, don nicoll: Chapter Captain - northern Tasmania • e-mail: [email protected] > Bruce Harvey | 0427 656 074 • post: mxtra, Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania, PO Box 7438, Beaumaris VIC 3193 e: [email protected] DISCLAIMER Chapter Captain - southern Tasmania The Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria Inc., its Officers and Committee cannot be held liable for any > John Waldock | 0409 658 716 errors and/or omissions in articles, reports, notices, advertisements, comment and advice of e: [email protected] events that are published in mxtra in good faith. It should be noted that the publication of an advertisement, or expression of views in articles and reports, does not necessarily imply design/publishing endorsement by the Club of the advertised product or service or the views expressed in any > Alyssa Finlay | (03) 9588 2868 (ah) articles or reports published in mxtra. 3 Murray’s Corner ... ■ Murray Finlay – President [email protected] G’day all! For your diary … it’s hard to believe that yet another year want to go, and how best to get there. See the full calendar for details in the life of the Club has slipped by. We’re looking at ways to improve our We’ve just entered a new membership communications, service our members, July year, having finished 2011-2012 with grow motor sport involvement, as well as 22 Central: run to Awards lunch yet another record number of members at core elements including our corporate (541!). our annual awards presentation governance and financial management. 22 Club: 2012 Awards presentation, is fast approaching, and the AGM is just Woodend We’re also going to begin looking at a few weeks away. Didn’t we just have the additional sources of income, which may 28-29 Western: Ballarat to last one? include sponsorship, as well as additional Beechworth & Mansfield run Of course, the record membership doesn’t benefits we might be able to generate for just happen. It’s a combination of new our members. August members joining our ranks with an ever- For that, though, we need to know more 4 Central: Trentham run (Saturday) increasing number of existing members about you – our members. Our plan, for 8 Club: AGM, Albert Sailing Club retaining their links with the Club. later this year, is to survey all members 12 South Tas: Tasman Peninsula run And that has to be due to some fine (voluntarily, of course!) to get a better idea leadership, on a number of fronts. of the number of members in different September age and income ranges, interests, other Not least of these is the motor sport team, TBA Central: High country run led by robert downes and daniel White. vehicles etc – and what you’re looking Our entry fields at the Championship for. When we have a better idea of who 9 South Tas: Coles Bay run events are very large – often 40, 50 or we represent and what interests you, we October more! – and the standard of competition will have a much clearer idea of who to is growing ever higher ... resulting this approach and what to ask for ... and what TBA Central: GO Road dawn run year in a four-way tie for Motor Sport we can offer in return. 14 South Tas: Maydena run Champion! It’s a brave new world for this Club! 21 Eastern Vic: Gippsland run Then there are the Chapters, which are but back to the present. As mentioned, 22-27 NSW South Coast week away very ably led by ron gillick (North-Eastern the annual general meeting (AGM) Victoria), John gleeson (Western Victoria), is coming up. It will be from 7pm on November bruce harvey (Northern Tasmania), Wednesday, 8 August at the Albert Sailing TBA Central: CFA run John Waldock (Southern Tasmania), Club, Aquatic Drive, Albert Park (followed grant butler (Eastern Victoria) and ron by the August Committee meeting). 4 South Tas: Orford run macdonald (Central) and their various 25 Central: Christmas lunch Everyone is welcome to attend, but I assistant captains. Most of the Chapters would appreciate you letting me know if are very active indeed, and I’m sure their you’re coming so we can provide enough high visibility has led to much of the tea and bikkies! growth the Club has enjoyed. There are no issues to vote on this year, Remember And of course, in the middle of it all, trying other than the Committee election. One our Club to hold on to all the strings, are the 12 third of the Committee (four people) dedicated Committee members. Smartphone must stand down each year; four of the From me, I offer heartfelt thanks to all in current members are re-standing, but calendar the Club who so readily give up their time any financial member is free to nominate. and energy to make this such a fun and (Nomination forms must be received by 7 The smartphone version of the Club’s inclusive group to be part of. August.) events calendar is at www.mx5vic.org.au/ smartphone/events.html over the last 12 months we have been If you can’t make the meeting, you can doing much to address the future of the still register your vote via a proxy form. You can type this URL directly into Club, which has kept the Committee well The Notice of AGM and other forms are your device, or you can visit the events calendar page on the Club website and and truly on its toes. included with this month’s printed mxtra click on the small icon at the top of or via this month’s e-mail link. The most significant development so far the page. Once there you can add the was the introduction in March of the new You must be a current 2012-2013 above icon to your home screen. Label it Club structure, which divested a lot of the financial member to stand for election something appropriate ... day-to-day responsibility for running the and to vote at the AGM or by proxy. Club from the Committee to the Chapters.