July - Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania

Membership■ Will Campbell – Membership Officer membership@mx5vic.org.auHello everyone ...Another membership year has come to an end but, with thenew year now a couple of weeks old, renewals (and some newmemberships!) are flowing in.We finished 2011-12 with 541 members (another new record!),and we had over 100 renewals for 2012-13 in the first 24 hours!Reminders for this year were emailed or posted to members mid-June. If you missed out, or if you require assistance, please giveme a call on 5261 4816 or send me an email at membership@mx5vic.org.au.Please remember that we give only one month’s grace forrenewing members. If you haven’t renewed by the end of July,the July mxtra will be the last edition you receive.I would like to extend a warm welcome to the new memberswho have joined our ranks:Southern Tasmania ChapterHenry De CesareLisa-ann Gershwin2001 Sunlight Silver NB1989 Classic Red NACentral ChapterColin WarrenWestern Victoria ChapterColin NankervisChris van VelzenCurrentmembershipcount: 2341990 Classic Red NA1989 Classic Red NA2001 Black NCI say this each year: whilst the Club enjoys a particularly highparticipation rate, there are some members – some of themlong-standing – who rarely get along to events.Life can be hectic and timing is everything, but I encourage allmembers to make full use of your membership and to enjoy themany and varied events that are offered.Enjoy your MX-5 and I’ll see you out and about ...WillAlan Bennett’sMX-5 crossword #41 2 3 4 5 678 910 11 12 1314 15 16 171819 20Across1 A welcome change indirection for the driveror dancer (5)4 Signposted changes indirection (5)7 Going round and roundin an MX5 of course! (7)8 Older than kilos perrectangular centimetre(abbrev.) (3)9 Phone a friend whenstuck beside the road(abbrev.) (3)10 Petty, worthless, flimsyand inconsequential– except it aidsperformance (11)14 Don't brake withoutit! (3)17 Used in fastgear changing incombination with theheel (3)18 17 across in a sale toseparate (annag.) (7)19 Wait for the car behind(5)20 Kit out before beingment (5)Answers next month ...Down1 Drive from here to therewithout stumbling overa computer (4)2 Running while waitingready to go (6)3 You can follow a cambut there's no place forwater and a cat (6)4 As the head says, "Thisis the other side of thecoin" (4)5 An angry combinationof the road and atemper (4)6 Toyota with a red bull(4)10 Doing 7 across albeit atleast once less than afaster driver (6)11 To close in, just in case(6)12 Can you have it and eatit too? (6)13 With 17 across butwithout ice protects thefoot (3-3)15 Circular graduatedmeasuring instrument(4)16 Yours changes over timebut the MX-5's does notunless impacted byforce (4)6