MX5 Club QLD RTR The Year 2023

Option 1: Run to Bellingen and back via Tyringham a
distance of 327km.
Option 2: Was the longer 450km Corkscrew run to
Bellingen, via Coffs Harbour and Coutts Crossing.
The entire Queensland contingent opted for the shorter
run except Helen and I who opted for the longer
Corkscrew run. Helen was resting comfortably by now
and decided she would stay in the hotel and catch up on
lost sleep and continue her recovery versus being thrown
around through the Corkscrew and said I would be a pain
in the neck hanging around and that I should go on the
run, which I did. What a great run it was. Both groups
crossed during the day with Group 1 arriving at Dangar
Falls and the Butter factory just as Group 2 was departing.
By all reports the shorter run, which was still 327km was equally good and thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Another fine group dinner was held in the restaurant again that night following happy hour.
Day 3 – Easter Sunday
We woke to another perfect day, the morning was cool but with clear blue skies.
Sundays run offered both an 8.30am and 1.00pm start time for those who wished a sleep in, with a
group lunch planned at Great Hops Brewery. The vast majority attended the 8.30am run with many
also attending the afternoon run as well.
Helen and I had opted for the afternoon run following lunch, which gave us some time to look around
town, drop into a farmer’s market, grab a coffee and visit a small local vintage & rare car display next
to the market grounds. There we met an Armidale local by the name of Kev who was displaying his
pristine, multi concourse award winning Green NA, which he has owned for some 30 years and has
only travelled 13,000km in that time. Kev also owns a rare orange 30th Anniversary MX5 amongst
other rare cars we understand and is a member of the NSW MX5 Club.
34 The Year 2023