12/2014 mx5vic.org.au The monThly magazine of The mazda mX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania Ken Beaton: this is your life! Find us at: MX-5 Club of Victoria mx5vic.org.au Print Post Publication: 100018450 13 12/2014 contents Your Committee: 2014-2015 President > Don Nicoll | (03) 9437 2787 (ah) Regulars e: [email protected] Vice President / Communications 4 President’s page: Don’s Drive(l) 5 scene about > Murray Finlay | 0416 247 677 e: [email protected] 6 membership 9 Track Torque secretary / Public officer > Peter Dannock | 0408 522 093 (ah) 7 mX-5 Club grill ... meet Loz Thomas, NE Victoria Chapter e: [email protected] Treasurer 8 favourite road ... Hobart to Police Point, Southern Tasmania > Dave Collins | (03) 9755 2167 (ah) 8 2015 calendar ... it's here! e: [email protected] Club Captain – motor sport 10 Tech Talk ... Club plates for beginners > Tim Emery | 0424 091 167 (ah) e: [email protected] 16 Ken beaton ... 15 years to life (membership) assistant Club Captain – motor sport > Randy Stagno Navarra | 0409 210 872 Chapter chatter e: [email protected] Club Captain – social 12 Central: Show'n'Shine and motor sport at Sandown > Cary Warren | 0418 368 246 (ah) e: [email protected] 14 eastern Victoria: Leongatha run assistant Club Captain – social > Alex Hailstone | 0414 155 383 18 Western Victoria: Show'n'Shine x 2 in the west e: [email protected] social media 20 north-eastern Victoria: Omeo Gold run > Ben Sale | 0434 906 673 (ah) e: [email protected] 22 eastern Victoria: Worth it? You bet! membership > Will Campbell | (03) 5261 4816 (ah) 24 southern Tasmania: Lunch at the Possum Shed e: [email protected] merchandise 26 northern Tasmania: Ken & Carl's scenic picnic run > Bruce Gray | 0478 219 856 (ah) e: [email protected] Motor Sport Points > Coral Campbell | (03) 5261 4816 (ah) 28 City mazda sprint Championship – rd 5 … Sandown e: [email protected] 30 Winton 300 ... real racing! ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Chapter Captain - Central > Geoff Roche | 0409 039 867 (ah) Northern Tassie legend Ken Beaton is all Cover Find us at: e: [email protected] smiles after receiving his Life Membership mX-5 Club of image: Chapter Captain - eastern Victoria award on 16 November. Photo: Kelly Berggren. Victoria > Alan Laine | (03) 5195 5375 (ah) e: [email protected] Chapter Captain - north-eastern Victoria mxtra is the monthly newsletter of the Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania Inc (#A0021659A). > Ron Gillick | (02) 6033 0253 (ah) 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, murray finlay: Chapter Captain - Western Victoria • e-mail: [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 | 0438 562 224 (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 Don’s Drive(l) ... ■ don nicoll – President [email protected] Welcome to our last edition for the year. february 2015 will be 12 months from it has been quite a month. the next natmeet, which our Club is hosting. We are well on the way ForFor youryour diarydiary …… As you will read, life membership to being able to announce formally SeeSee the the full full calendar calendar for for details details was awarded to Ken beaton for his the outline of the event to be held outstanding service to the Northern near Launceston in Tasmania. Dave Tasmanian Chapter. Richly deserved as Collins and Bruce Gray together with DecemberOctober it is, you can only marvel at the efforts Bruce Harvey have been very busy 19 made by Ken to get the Chapter up and getting the early planning in place, 13 NEVic:Christmasrun running. The Chapter and the Club are all 21 accommodation reserved and motor 13 Sprints2014-15Rd6:Broadford beneficiaries of Ken’s enthusiasm, energy sport events planned. It should be a 22-27 and determination. fabulous NatMeet, very much based on 14 Central:AnnualCFArun in november we also celebrated 25 years the fantastic MX-5 roads available in November 14 Eastern:Socialnight of the car at sandown. What started as Tasmania. 4 low-key event to recognise the birthday 2015 also marks the next step in 144 Western:Christmasrun of the car (the Committee having decided the slow change of the motor sport 10 that the big event should be the birthday competition to a calendar year, so that 20 STas:Christmasrun of the Club), we suddenly found ourselves we can tie in with the other Clubs with 17 in the midst of great enthusiasm to whom we share events, particularly January meet at Sandown, show off the cars and AROCA. 11December Central:Grantvillerun watch the motor sport guys doing their 2 We also hope to bring all the Club stuff on the track. I think all those who 258 Western:AustraliaDayrun participated went home with a smile. membership and event payments in-house in 2015. Northern Tasmanian 319 Sprints2014-15Rd7:PhillipIsland so, not being one to look back, what have members, Kelly Berggren and her 16 we got in store for 2015? Well we start husband Carl, have been working away February with the Vic /SA biennial get-together, on a software package which we hope January 2013 this year in Robe on SA's Limestone Coast. to start using soon. It will allow us 14 Central:TwoSpursrun(joint) Already we have 75 people from the two 19 to create a Clubroom on the website 14 Western:TwoSpursrun(joint) States expressing a desire to participate. which we have been talking about for If you haven’t claimed a spot, you better nearly two years, however I’m reliably 14February Sprints2014-15Rd8:Sandown hurry as I think Robe may be running out informed we are getting close. 9 of accommodation. finally, 2015 will be the year of the ND March 2015 is the 25th birthday of the Club. launch. We know a lot already about 6-9 SouthAustralia/Vic-Tasbiennial There are actually two dates to recognise. the car thanks to Ben Sale’s reports. It weekend,RobeSA The first is on 6 May when Mazda will not be long before we should be invited all MX-5 owners from Victoria seeing the car in the flesh. The Club 21 Central:MidnightMX-pressGORrun to a gathering at the Cheese Factory in hopes to be very much a part of the Berwick – then the largest gathering of events planned by Mazda, more of 29 Sprints2014-15Rds9/10:Winton MX-5s in the southern hemisphere. The which we can communicate as and –DoubleHeader! second is on 10 August when the Club when Mazda are ready. was formerly convened. We are still in April discussions with Mazda but we hope That just leaves me to wish you a very to celebrate both dates, the first with happy Christmas and all the best for the 4 Central:Bendigorun Mazda and the second as a special Club New Year. Take care on the roads over event possibly along the lines of the the holidays and keep an eye out for all 17-20Central:4-dayhighcountryrun 20th birthday party we held at the Lexus those who think they know how to drive Centre in 2010. Stay tuned. – but don’t. Must go – the driver’s seat is getting cold! Remember ... Safety fast first! Don 4 Scene about ... ■ Photos: rob Tanner, Karen bradshaw 5 Current membershipcount: Membership 524 ■ Will Campbell – membership officer [email protected] andgrowing! G’day! This month, I would like to welcome the following new members and wish them all the best for a long and happy association with the Club. They are: Central Chapter eastern Victoria Chapter andrew alexander 1989 Classic red na david evans 2009 sunburst yellow nC Peter arnold 2005 sunlight silver NB Paul and maree sertori 2005 Classic red NB Craig bryant 2006 Copper red nC southern Tasmania Chapter Julian Casson 1989 Classic red na dennis and ann rau 2005 Copper red nC Kenneth galbraith 1993 White na To all I have met, and to all those I am still to meet, have a safe nur abdul Kadir 2006 blue nC and happy festive season. Peter mustow 1989 Classic red na Enjoy your MX-5 and I’ll see you out and about ... Joseph roccuzzo 1989 Classic red na arthur rosa 1992 Classic red na Will Costa Tzalis 1989 orange na Trading For Sale 1989 Classic Red Eunos Roadster For details of this and other items to buy, swap, sell and borrow, see the “Trading Post Post” section in the “Clubroom” section of the Club’s website, mx5vic.org.au Burson automotive Repco VIP Club retail discount products at trade prices Financial MX-5 Club members may join the repco Current financial Club members can ViP Club for 10% off full retail at any time, and up purchase automotive parts, tools, accessories and car care to another 30% off full retail with advertised offers.