11/2016 mx5vic.org.au The monThly magazine of The mazda mX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania Ewed have thought they’d move for us! Find us at: Inside: Winton 10 Hour: another podium finish! MX-5 Club Huts and pubs, sunshine and snow ... mx5vic.org.au of Victoria Print Post Publication: 100018450 Running lights for dummies 13 11/2016 contents Your Committee: 2016-2017 President > Peter Dannock | 0408 522 093 (ah) Reports and thoughts e: [email protected] Vice President / Treasurer 4 President Pete’s Perspective 5 scene about > Dave Collins | (03) 9755 2167 (ah) e: [email protected] 6 randy’s rant 8 membership secretary / merchandise > Bruce Gray | 0478 219 856 (ah) 7 mazda mX-5 ‘fan fest’ ... Join the Celebration! e: [email protected] Club Captain – motor sport 9 mX-5 Club grill: meet Colin Denman-Jones > Randy Stagno Navarra | 0409 210 872 e: [email protected] 28 Tech Talk: Running lights for Dummies Club Captain – social > Richard Acfield | 0488 747 755 (ah) 30 bienniel Vic-Tas / SA Club joint weekend ... Book now! e: [email protected] assistant Club Captain – motor sport Chapter chatter > Gavin Newman | 0403 809 515(ah) e: [email protected] 10 eastern Victoria: Licola run assistant Club Captain – social > Alex Hailstone | 0414 155 383 12 Central: A day out with the President e: [email protected] membership 12 north-eastern Victoria: The Walwa run > Will Campbell | (03) 5261 4816 (ah) e: [email protected] 19 southern Tasmania: Liz & Mike’s Curry run Points > Coral Campbell | (03) 5261 4816 (ah) 20 Western Victoria: Lawrie’s run to Kyneton e: [email protected] social media 22 northern Tasmania: Kochie’s Kruise > Ben Sale | 0434 906 673 (ah) e: [email protected] 24 eastern Victoria: The legendary 3 Peaks run assistant merchandise > Cary Warren | 0418 368 246 (ah) 24 north-eastern Victoria: Castles and Cattlemen’s Huts e: [email protected] ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Motor sport Chapter Captain - Central > Geoff Roche | 0409 039 867 (ah) 16 Winton 10 hour ... another showing, another podium! e: [email protected] Chapter Captain - eastern Victoria Cover Not the sort of mob that a convoy of MX-5s usually Find us at: > Peter Ferguson | 0419 108 128 attracts! A brief interlude at Mother Bud Gully mX-5 Club of image: e: [email protected] en route to Licola. (Photo: Murray Finlay) Victoria Chapter Captain - north-eastern Victoria > Loz Thomas | 0409 639 718 mxtra is the monthly newsletter of the Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania Inc (#A0021659A). e: [email protected] PO Box 8173, Croydon VIC 3136. Registered for Print Post: 100018450 Chapter Captain - Western Victoria All contributions are welcome: > Ian Bradshaw | 0407 556 135 > please email articles and photos to the editor, murray finlay: [email protected] > or post: mxtra, Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania, PO Box 8173, Croydon VIC 3136 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 Tasmxnia photographer, and the Club undertakes not to use them for any other purpose without express permission. > Bruce Harvey | 0427 656 074 (ah) DISCLAIMER e: [email protected] The Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania Inc., its Officers and Committee cannot be held liable for 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 Perspective ... For your diary … See the full calendar for details ■ Peter dannock – President [email protected] November It’s almost Summer! 13 EV Khanacross,BryantPark 13 STas DestinationKempton it feels like it has been a colder than usual team management through to timing. spring, with more rain than you would Many of these team supporters spent 15-18NEVSummittoSearun expect at this time of year. Regardless of long hours on the wall, hanging out the this, it is still the best time of year to bring timing boards to assist the drivers focus 20 CEN Trenthamrun the weekend roadster out from under the on their lap times. It was also great to 20 WV PyreneesProducerun winter covers and enjoy the best that top- see the camaraderie of members come down motoring offers. to the fore when needed to assist others 20 NTas I’veBeentoParadiserun With a garage full of cars to choose from, in the event of a car breakdown and the 22 EV Lunch&Lies,Noojee I had chosen not to drive my roadster on a sharing of cars on track. A big thank you daily basis and had left it cooped up in the to Randy Stagno Navarra (Club Captain - Motor Sport) and Gavin Newman 26 MS Rd8+InterstateChallenge, garage for far too long. With some sunny Winton breaks in recent weeks, it was time to (Assistant Club Captain - Motor Sport) break it out and go on another Club run. for their coordination of the weekend’s 27 WV Springfest2016 activities. Well done to all involved. The President’s run in early October is one of my favourite drives: Yarra Junction to Flick through to the centre spread of December Yarragon Village, via Powelltown, Noojee this edition of mxtra to see details and 4 EV JeeralangChristmasrun and Willow Grove. Once you turn right on photos from the event. to the Willow Grove Road, you are on one MazdaMX-5FanFest 10 NEV Christmasrun of the most fun roads to drive – a great excitement is building for the mazda 11 CEN Christmastoyrun drive in great cars with great people. mX-5 fan fest on 21 January 2017, with Thanks to Bob de Bont for organising well over 200 members responding 11 MS Rd9,PhillipIsland the route and run notes for me, and to to our recent email for expressions of Geoff Roche (Central Chapter Captain) for interest. For those members who have 17 STas ChristmasBBQ organising the day. responded, you should have received 18 WV Christmasrun AROCA10Hour an invite from Mazda by now; if not, Congratulations to the three teams who then soon. If it does not arrive by late 28 CEN YarraRangesrun recently competed in the Alfa Club 10 November, please let me know and I will Hour at Winton. The event is a regularity follow up. relay event, where a team wins by being Remember that this is not a public event been selling our merchandise through the most consistent over the 10 hours. and you must have an invite from Mazda the Mazda merchandise provider and Within a second of your target lap time, Australia to take part. It is not only open this has provided a broader range of you get bonus points; go too fast, you get to Club members; any enthusiast of the Mazda-style merchandise for members. no points. You don’t need to be the fastest Mazda MX-5 can take part. Encourage Many members (like Cary!) have been car, so the MX-5 is well suited for such an your friends to come along; it will be a wondering what happened to the event, with its exceptional handling and great day. We also have terrific interest chambray shirt, and I am pleased to say reliability. The winning team this year was from the other interstate MX-5 clubs, so it it is back. In conjunction with the Mazda called ‘All Brands’ – a fitting name for the is sure to be a huge event. merchandise site, we now have a club mix of cars they drove, including an HQ It is not too late to get an invite: click on merchandise site (mx5vic.org.au/shop) Holden and several MX-5s (though not the ‘Register Here’ button from the home with a unique range of merchandise for entered through the Club). page of the Club website (mx5vic.org.au) members, including clothing, headwear It was another strong result for all of to express your interest. I look forward to and accessories. our teams, with the Flyin’ Miata team seeing you there. This site now allows payment by PayPal, coming third overall from more than 40 which will make it easier to buy your TheChambrayShirtmakesa teams that competed. The teams would merchandise using your preferred not have been so successful without the comeback! account, debit card or credit card. If help of a great group of volunteers, from for a number of years now, the Club has you need to purchase some Christmas presents, get in now to ensure delivery before Christmas. I’m looking forward to a busy few months Change of Club address ahead. Please note that, effective immediately, the Club’s mailing address has changed. Catch you next month ... It is now Po box 8173, Croydon ViC 3136. Remember ... leave sooner, drive slower, Please change your records to reflect this. live longer. ** If you’re posting material for the Club Permit Scheme, please send this to: 2 Greenhill Rise, Ringwood North VIC 3134. Pete 4 Scene about ... ■ Photos: Peter ferguson, bronwyn roche, Karen bradshaw, marg gillick, rob Tanner 5 Randy’s Rant ... ■ randy stagno navarra – Club Captain - motor sport [email protected] ItcertainlyhasbeenabigmonthwiththerunningoftheAROCAWinton10Hour. We had three teams competing in this event and, as always, everyone acquitted themselves very well.