Bob De Bont (Left) and Stephen Gallagher Finished First and Second in Class B in the 2015 NGK Victorian Motorkhana Championship
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1/2016 mx5vic.org.au The monThly magazine of The mazda mX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania It’s Mark Three! Find us at: MX-5 Club mx5vic.org.au of Victoria Print Post Publication: 100018450 13 1/2016 contents Your Committee: 2015-2016 President > Peter Dannock | 0408 522 093 (ah) Reports and thoughts e: [email protected] VP / secretary / Communications 4 President Pete’s Perspective > Murray Finlay | 0416 247 677 e: [email protected] 5 scene about 6 membership Treasurer / natmeet 2016 Chair > Dave Collins | (03) 9755 2167 (ah) 7 Track Torque – 2015 motor sport awards e: [email protected] Club Captain – motor sport 8 mX-5 ND – Japan’s Car of the year! > Tim Emery | 0424 091 167 (ah) e: [email protected] 9 mX-5 Club grill ... Peter Dannock, incoming President Club Captain – social > Cary Warren | 0418 368 246 (ah) 10 going topless! Taking care in the sun e: [email protected] assistant Club Captain – motor sport 15 25 years – Recognition from CAMS > Randy Stagno Navarra | 0409 210 872 e: [email protected] 16 favourite road ... Highwood Pass, Alberta, Canada assistant Club Captain – social > Alex Hailstone | 0414 155 383 28 Tech Talk ... more footroom for the NC e: [email protected] social media 34 Tech Talk ... tyre age & safety / Replacement tyres for the NC > Ben Sale | 0434 906 673 (ah) e: [email protected] Chapter chatter membership > Will Campbell | (03) 5261 4816 (ah) 12 Central: Dreaming of a ... safe Christmas e: [email protected] merchandise / natmeet 2016 14 northern Tasmania: Christmas in Deloraine > Bruce Gray | 0478 219 856 (ah) e: [email protected] 18 eastern Victoria: Alan Laine’s Gippsland Run re-run Points > Coral Campbell | (03) 5261 4816 (ah) 20 north eastern Victoria: A North Eastern Christmas e: [email protected] Committee 22 Western Victoria: Alan and Dawn’s Christmas run > Richard Acfield | 0488 747 755 (ah) e: [email protected] 24 southern Tasmania: Ho Ho Hoing Home ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Chapter Captain - Central 25 Central: Murray’s Unplanned Run > Geoff Roche | 0409 039 867 (ah) Club members Dianne Lindner and Richard Mark e: [email protected] Find us at: Cover celebrated their wedding at Pebble Beach Cove Chapter Captain - eastern Victoria mX-5 Club of image: near Mt Martha on 4 December in fine style ... > Peter Ferguson | 0419 108 128 Victoria with a special guest of honour, of course! e: [email protected] Chapter Captain - north-eastern Victoria mxtra is the monthly newsletter of the Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania Inc (#A0021659A). > Loz Thomas | 0409 639 718 PO Box 7438, Beaumaris VIC 3193. Registered for Print Post: 100018450 e: [email protected] All contributions are welcome: please send articles and photos to the editor, don nicoll: Chapter Captain - Western Victoria • email: [email protected] > Ian Bradshaw | 0407 556 135 • post: mxtra, Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania, PO Box 7438, Beaumaris VIC 3193 e: [email protected] Photos supplied for mxtra will also be uploaded to the Club’s online gallery. Copyright will remain with the Chapter Captain - northern Tasmania photographer, and the Club undertakes not to use them for any other purpose without express permission. > Bruce Harvey | 0427 656 074 (ah) DISCLAIMER The Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania Inc., its Officers and Committee cannot be held liable for e: [email protected] any errors and/or omissions in articles, reports, notices, advertisements, comment and advice of events Chapter Captain - southern Tasmania that are published in mxtra in good faith. It should be noted that the publication of an advertisement, > John Waldock | 0409 658 716 (ah) or expression of views in articles and reports, does not necessarily imply endorsement by the Club of the advertised product or service or the views expressed in any articles or reports published in mxtra. e: [email protected] 3 Pete’s Prespective... ■ Peter dannock – President [email protected] happy new year to all our members. i has recently acquired a 2005 Velocity Red hope that you and your family had a Limited Edition NC, previously owned For your diary … relaxing and joyous holiday period. by other members of the Club, and had See the full calendar for details This edition of mxtra is my first as expressed a strong desire to get involved. President and, with the support of the As Richard says, “You get out of the members and the Committee, I am Club what you are prepared to put in.” January I would like to welcome Richard to the honoured to be entrusted with the role of 24 EV:Fish&Chiprun President. Committee. 24 NTas:Summer&Shade Thank you to my predecessor, Don Nicoll, The past year has been a big year, with who has left the ship in great shape, the Club celebrating its 25th Anniversary, 26 Western:AustraliaDayrun as is evident with the growth of the the launch of the ND and another record membership. This year appears to be just 31 Central:MorningtonPeninsula membership over his three and a half run years as President. Join me in wishing as big with the Club hosting NatMeet in Don and Linda luck with their move to Tasmania in February, many great runs Hobart; I look forward to their continued scheduled for each of the Chapters and February another full year of motor sport activity. involvement with the Club. Don and Linda 7 EV:MaffraShedrun will remain as members in the Southern For NatMeet, we have 185 participants, Tasmania Chapter and Don has agreed to in 106 cars. This will be my first NatMeet 13,15-18NatMeetXII,Launceston and I am looking forward to participating. take back the role of Editor for mxtra. 21 CEN:Bob’sBoolarralunchrun Thanks to our Club Captain - Motor As a member of the Club for the 21 EV:Boolarralunchrun past eight years and Secretary of the Sport, Tim Emery, the motor sport Committee for the past six years, I have calendar has been finalised for 2016. The 21 NEV:MittaMittarun Championship will be over nine rounds enjoyed a large range of social and 21 WV:RuntoSomewhere... motor sport activities. My wife Jane and between January and December – plus daughters, Melanie and Georgia, are also two additional motor sport days in members of the Club and I’ve owned Tasmania as part of the NatMeet events. three MX-5s over that time. My daily 2015 was also the first full year where driver is a 2008 Stormy Blue NC and my Club vehicles were eligible for the Mark those corners! weekend roadster (primarily for motor VicRoads Club Permit Scheme. This Please remember, on social convoy runs, sport) is a 2001 Silver NB. Unfortunately, scheme allows Club members with an to mark the corners for those following. my 1990 Crystal White NA was sold to MX-5 car that is 25 years or older to It’s very simple: when you get to an inter- make way for other cars in the garage. register their car at a reduced cost, which section or a point where the route of the If you need to find out a little more out is particularly useful if you only use your convoy might be unclear to the car behind about me, turn to page 9, as I get ‘Grilled’. MX-5 on an occasional basis. To date, 38 you, please wait at the corner until you’re The Club would not be successful without members have successfully registered sure the following vehicle has seen you . under the scheme. The Club is pleased the support of its members and those If it’s unsafe to wait at the corner, please that it can support its members under who volunteer to participate on the wait in a visible position nearby. Committee, take on the Chapter Captain this scheme. You won’t get lost because, if everyone roles or help in organising runs and I recently had the pleasure of test driving complies, the car you’re following will be events. I look forward to getting out to both the 1.5L and 2.0L NDs and was waiting for you at the next corner! provide ongoing support to those who impressed with both of them. The 1.5 volunteer their time to make the Club is quite spirited and likes to rev, but the what it is today. In advance, I thank those 2.0 does give you a little more grunt. people for their continued support and I Regardless of which one I would choose, for the President, don’t feel shy in airing encourage others to become involved. you can’t go past the GT Roadster with its them with me. Please just drop me an Symbolic of this volunteer spirit within upgraded stereo and leather sets. I look email at [email protected]. the Club, I am pleased to introduce forward to having one in my garage in I look forward to meeting a lot more Richard Acfield as a new member of the the future. members in the near future. Committee to replace Don Nicoll. Richard If you have any suggestions or comments And remember ... leave sooner, drive slower, live longer. Pete 4 Scene about ■ Photos: Cheryl murray, bronwyn roche, geoff roche, Peter ferguson, marg gillick, Karen bradshaw 5 Current membershipcount: Membership 635 ■ Will Campbell – membership officer [email protected] andgrowing! G’dayagain! We’re off to a good start for 2016 with 35 new members, including six who drive NDs. Congratulations to all for their fine choice of a motor vehicle! Central Chapter eastern Victoria Chapter bruce & elizabeth diamond 1991 neo green na Peter Prysten & sonia zalucki 2012 blue nC geoff graham 1990 neo green na north-eastern Victoria Chapter brian hammett 1991 neo green na Peter battison 2006 galaxy grey nC alf Katz 2015 White ND Western Victoria Chapter michael Kogan 1991 Classic red na roger Wood 1989 Classic red na stephen, sharyn, alexander 2013 midnight blue bC & Charlotte lanham northern Tasmania Chapter daniel luong 2003 sunlight silver NB Peter Jahnz 2003 silver NB nicole lynch 2015 soul red ND Tim & dot manion 2000 heritage edition NB Philip, esperance & 2015 soul red ND darren Watts 1990 White na Ethan menezes lori & mary mercieca 2006 burgundy nC southern Tasmania Chapter John osmotherly 2004 Velocity red NB se michael Collinson 1990 Classic red na John, Katrina, matthew 2015 soul red ND & ben Palmer To all I have met, and to all those I am still to meet, have a safe and happy 2016 russell & suzanne Pata 2015 soul red ND Enjoy your MX-5 and I’ll see you out and about ..