5/2014 mx5vic.org.au The monThly magazine of The mazda mX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania Dreams are made of this! Find us at: MX-5 Club of Victoria Print Post Publication: 100018450 5/2014 contents Your Committee: 2013-2014 President > Don Nicoll | (03) 9437 2787 (ah) e: [email protected] 4 President’s page: Don’s Drive(l) 5 scene about Vice President / Communications 6 membership | crossword #19 7 full Throttle > Murray Finlay | 0416 247 677 e: [email protected] 7 natmeet iX in Caloundra ... there and back secretary / Public officer > Peter Dannock | 0408 522 093 (ah) 10 like us on facebook ... your contributions welcome! e: [email protected] 10 2015 Club calendar ... very collectible! Treasurer > Dave Collins | (03) 9755 2167 (ah) 11 favourite road ... Kiandra to Khancoban – in the high country e: [email protected] Club Captain – motor sport 32 Club grill ... meet Travis McInnes, Eastern Victoria Chapter > Daniel White | 0400 304 006 e: [email protected] 33 best in show ... top gong at the RACV Classic Showcase assistant Club Captain – motor sport 34 Tech Talk ... Say cheese! > Tim Emery | 0424 091 167 (ah) e: [email protected] Chapter chatter Club Captain – social > Cary Warren | 0418 368 246 (ah) 12 northern Tasmania ... West Coast Gentry e: [email protected] 14 eastern Victoria ... Magnificent MX-5 Muster at Maffra assistant Club Captain – social > vacant 15 southern Tasmania ... Easter Bonnet run department of youth / social media > Ben Sale | 0434 906 673 (ah) 16 Western Victoria ... Halls Gap run membership 18 Central ... VicMeet 2014 > Will Campbell | (03) 5261 4816 (ah) e: [email protected] 20 northern Tasmania ... Trail of the Tin Dragon merchandise > Bruce Gray | 0478 219 856 (ah) 22 north-eastern Victoria ... The “No Idea” run e: [email protected] Points 23 Central ... Well done those men! > Coral Campbell | (03) 5261 4816 (ah) e: [email protected] Motor Sport Committee member 26 a dream, a man and a mountain > Alex Hailstone | 0414 155 383 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 28 City mazda sprint Championship ... rd 10 – Phillip Island Chapter Captain - Central (acting) > Cary Warren | 0418 368 246 (ah) 30 What a weekend ... and what a welcome! e: [email protected] Randy Stagno Navarra attacks the Dipper at Chapter Captain - eastern Victoria Cover Mt Panorama. He and other Club members Find us at: > Alan Laine | (03) 5195 5375 (ah) mX-5 Club of e: [email protected] image: had a big day at on The Mountain over Victoria Chapter Captain - north-eastern Victoria Easter. Photo: Andrea Stagno Navarra > Ron Gillick | (02) 6033 0253 (ah) e: [email protected] mxtra is the monthly newsletter of the Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria Inc (#A0021659A) Chapter Captain - Western Victoria PO Box 7438, Beaumaris VIC 3193. Registered for Print Post: 100018450 > John Gleeson | (03) 5333 1113 (ah) All contributions welcome: please send articles and photos to the editor, murray finlay: e: [email protected] • e-mail: [email protected] Chapter Captain - northern Tasmania • post: mxtra, Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania, PO Box 7438, Beaumaris VIC 3193 > Bruce Harvey | 0438 562 224 (ah) DISCLAIMER e: [email protected] The Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria Inc., its Officers and Committee cannot be held liable for any Chapter Captain - southern Tasmania errors and/or omissions in articles, reports, notices, advertisements, comment and advice of > John Waldock | 0409 658 716 (ah) events that are published in mxtra in good faith. It should be noted that the publication of e: [email protected] 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 | 0409 629 180 articles or reports published in mxtra. 13 3 Don’s Drive(l) ... Scene about ... ■ don nicoll – President [email protected] ■ Photos: Kelly berggren, bronwyn roche, Karen bradshaw, ron macdonald, Wendy Clark, marg gillick For your diary … hi everyone, welcome to the may mxtra. My betting credentials are not good, but Once again we have plenty to keep you if I was asked for an opinion then you See the full calendar for details entertained. would have to speculate on the need to This month I thought I might put my carry the current Mazda KODO, soul of May two bobs’ worth into the new model motion design elements into the next 16 Motor Sport awards night MX-5 discussion, the so-called ND. There MX-5 when you have an engine bay 17-19 Eastern: 3 Peaks run has been a lot written about the new which may be more like the original NA car and we see artists’ impressions from than the current NC. So I’m betting that 18 North Tassie: Picnic at Ross the media’s motoring gurus and the the current Mazda design will either 18 South Tassie: Picnic at Ross occasional carefully-worded release from not apply to the new car or it will be Mazda, all adding to the expectation and a very scaled-down version. If you can 25 NE Vic: Scavenger Hunt lower the bonnet and gain some better confusion. The latest information from 25 Eastern: Khanacross the New York Motor Show certainly added aerodynamics, would you insist on to the discussion. following the KODO design of the other Mazda models. My reading of Mazda is June I thought I might approach it from what that Jinba Ittai comes before everything 1 Central: Yarragon run we know as fact and then do a bit of else in the MX-5, so forget the “shark speculation about body shape, rather face”. 7-9 Western: Queen’s Birthday than take a photo of a Mazda6 and weekend run (with Eastern) moving on. As I write we are about to superimpose it on the back end of an NC, 8 Eastern: Gippsland run which seems to be the common approach hit yet another milestone in our Club of many in the motoring press. First-off membership. We are now over 575, 19 Central: New members’ night which Will (our Membership Officer) had we have seen photos of a mule which 22 NE Vic: Tastes of the North-east comprised an NC-like bonnet with an predicted as a likely target for the year. extra few centimetres between trailing I’m not sure how he does it but there will July edge of said bonnet and the windscreen. be some maths involved somewhere! At 5 Sprints 2014-15 Rd 2: Phillip Island So the car could be longer from front the rate we are going we are heading for bumper to windscreen … why? over 600 next Club year. Just amazing. 12 Central: Trivia Night Well, if you looked at the rolling chassis in spite of the number of members, we 18 Eastern: Social night which made its debut at the New still struggle to find people prepared to York Motor Show last month, you will help out on the Committee or in Chapter August have read that the engine sits almost roles. Having said we are now back to a 3 NE Vic: Mitta Mitta/Dartmouth full strength Committee thanks to Alex behind the front axle. There was also 3 Sprints 2014-15 Rd 3: Winton commentary on the opportunity this Hailstone joining at out last meeting. It offers to lower the centre of gravity. Could is great to have some more youth on the 10 Central: Lancefield run explain why the mule is longer than Committee to look after the interests of the current NC? But this has another the younger members of the Club. We still September implication. If you can lower the engine need a Central Chapter Captain to take 7 Eastern: Licola run over the role vacated by Ron Macdonald. If then you don’t need the taller bonnet 14 Central: Healesville Sanctuary run of the NC (compared with the NA and you are interested please let me know. NB) which makes you question the finally a big thanks to Murray who, 14 NE Vic: Mt Buffalo run need for the Mazda6, large-mouthed besides looking after all the Club 26 Central: Chapter dinner grilles that have been used in the artist’s communication activities and holding impressions. down a job, has decided to go back to October college for a spot of re-training. He 12 Central: Great Ocean Road run started the course at the beginning of the year and somehow he has continued 18-19 2014 Winton 6 Hour to contribute to the Club and the 19 NE Vic: Jingellic run Committee without any noticeable 26 Eastern: Leongatha lunch run change. I am not sure how he does it, but I’m extremely grateful for his efforts. TBA Central: High country run Thanks again Murray. November Must go ... the driver’s seat is getting cold! 15-16 Summit to Sea run Remember ... Safety fast first! 16 Eastern: Mt Worth run Don December 14 Central: Annual CFA run 14 Eastern: Social night 14 NE Vic: Christmas run 4 5 Current membership count: Membership 583 Full Throttle! ■ Will Campbell – membership officer [email protected] ■ daniel White – Club Captain - motor sport [email protected] and growing! Hi all! Central Chapter City Mazda MX-5 Sprint Membership has again taken James and margaret roger and Teresa 2010 metropolitan off with 24 new members since 2007 blue nC Championship Round 10 – Cash o’halloran grey my April report. Phillip Island, 5 April stephen gallagher and Justin Power 2011 silver nC Apart from when the Club was 1990 neo green na This was the final round for the 2013-14 first formed and to the best lisa donovan ian, Katherine, Caitlin Sprint Championship, and was a great way of my recollection, that’s the 1989 Classic red na Travis forrest 1999 Classic red NB and alannah stewart to finish of another successful season of highest monthly increase in MX-5 motor sport.