MX5 Club QLD RTR The Year 2023

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Brisbane Loop de Loop Brisbane Chapter Sunday 9th July, 2023 Organised by: Story by: Shane and Lori Davis Steve Hodgson Photography by: Steve Hodgson The hills were alive (sic) with the sound of music
Darra to the Gap Brisbane Chapter Sunday 13th August, 2023 Organised by: Story by: Ura Auckland Ura Auckland Photography by: Not Supplied And so we gathered on an auspicious August day in Darra, to commence another MX-5 road run and acknowledge Indonesian Independence Day with representative clothing with us all decked out in something red and white, colours of that nation’s national flag. Good turnout with 24 cars on the start line, including some newbies. The morning was warm and welcoming as we set off across the Centenary Highway before heading towards Wacol prison and the sight of wild wallabies. Later one of the group mentioned seeing ‘a man in a wallaby suit’ which on the face of it was a bit…odd, however we did see some more real wallabies some distance further on! The trip was very well planned, navigation straightforward and almost avoiding motorways altogether as we drove through the picturesque roads around Mt Crosby before reaching one of the great highlights of the trip. Something that’s not been experienced many times before on an MX-5 road run. The MOGGILL FERRY. The queue of vehicles MX-5s interspersed with some utes and SUVs due to a modest delay in the ferry returning to our side of the river only added to the excitement. Not one of the longest crossings in the world, yet one that has saved the taxpayer many, many millions of dollars to build a bridge, and we were all soon aboard. We were now Boatsters, sailing across the mighty Brisbane River. And all too soon, the magic was over (3 minutes and ya done) and we were disembarking with rubber to the road and pedal to the metal again. Roadsters and RFs once more. Temperatures were lifting nicely into the mid-twenties centigrade as we fired engines towards Fernvale and the famous bakery for our morning tea pit stop. Great day for a top-down drive and good representation of other road users, particularly motorbikes and some incredibly keen and capable speed cyclists. Snaking up towards Mt Glorious where the road is clearly marked with burnout tyre rubber from less enlightened drivers doing their thing. One roadster was disabled due to a fuel issue and the rest of the group was waved on. Terrific cornering climbs with careful speed management required here before reaching the highest elevations before crossing to Mt Nebo and the magnificent vistas to the north of Brisbane and beyond. Double-set of maintenance traffic lights on route to build our patience levels or maybe a quick game of ‘I-Spy’ before twisting our way back down the mountain with the Bell birds singing their distinctive chiming song. Just as we reached the bottom of Mt Nebo, a white sedan was sighted in the undergrowth that had lost control some time ago. Onward for some peaceful suburban driving for a few kilometres before we all met again as a group at The Gap Tavern for food, drink and general chats about the day. The Year 2023 39
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Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS 8-9 Natmeet - XV Toowoomba
Page 5 and 6: Hi all, Presidents Report What a ye
Page 7 and 8: New Members Tim Peterson (Soul Red
Page 9 and 10: Social Runs, both long and short, a
Page 11 and 12: Happy Laps - Lakeside Photo’s Cou
Page 13 and 14: is…. back there!” Definitely th
Page 15 and 16: through the Panorama with spectacul
Page 17 and 18: Twilight Run West End to the BOO Br
Page 19 and 20: After regrouping and several pieces
Page 21 and 22: The Year 2023 21
Page 23 and 24: that later. As we went up Mt Glorio
Page 25 and 26: meet up with our 30 th vehicle, and
Page 27 and 28: Mudgee Shores Run Gold Coast Chapte
Page 29 and 30: Surprisingly, Group 2 caught up wit
Page 31 and 32: alive, even beginning to thrive. Th
Page 33 and 34: The new plan of attack was straight
Page 35 and 36: There was a bit of delay with the B
Page 37: South of the Border Gold Coast Coas
Page 41 and 42: My navigator Greg Stone and I met t
Page 43 and 44: chess board with meter high pieces
Page 45 and 46: That night dinner was at the Yamba
Page 47 and 48: Dinner was at the Pacific Hotel in
Page 49 and 50: to finish with lunch at the Mt Warn

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