MX5 Club QLD RTR The Year 2023
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couldn’t trust those grey clouds to turn<br />
away.<br />
<strong>The</strong> first section of the 2nd half was a<br />
little less glitter strip and a little more<br />
suburban trip.<br />
Greg and I were feeling pretty good about<br />
leading our group when it all fell apart.<br />
One U turn turned into two and before<br />
we knew it we were taking our 7 loyal<br />
followers on a scenic tour of Reedy Creek.<br />
Thankfully maps from the Oracle got us<br />
back on track, but now the extra 2.8ks<br />
added a mathematical challenge to our<br />
drive....hmmm.....<br />
Suburbia became semi rural as curbs turned into gum trees and neatly mowed acreage rolled<br />
by.<br />
<strong>The</strong> roof was up but things could have been worse and very nearly were for the wallaby that<br />
hopped in front of the Ford F150 in front of us.<br />
Happily we all passed our brake test.<br />
By now we were heading up to Mt Tamborine and that voice inside suggested I got a bit more<br />
feral.<br />
Ducks and drakes ignored us as we zoomed by.<br />
White centre lines became more suggestion than requirement as soft rain fell, then stopped to<br />
start again.<br />
Would this make the roads a little slippery I wondered?<br />
Over lunch I was told that thought hadn’t crossed Carl’s mind.<br />
Maybe he wanted to test his tyres or his reflexes or was he just having fun?<br />
Whichever it was, he was<br />
catching Kevin on a tight right<br />
hander when he found himself<br />
in a 180° spin.<br />
Thankfully only his ego and<br />
nothing metallic took a hit - but<br />
he did leave a “get out of jail<br />
free” card on that corner.<br />
42 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Year</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
Lunch was a BBQ at the Mt Tamborine Cauldron.<br />
As well as a vineyard and gin distillery there was music, a
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