2013 Photo Journey with QLD MX5 Club.

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2013 Photo Journey with QLD MX5 Club.

Postby Kev05 » Sun Feb 03, 2013 3:54 pm

Click here for Photo Journey 2012

Sunday Feb 3, 2013.

Joined the QLD MX5 club's Sunshine Coast chapter on their first breakfast run for 2013. Breakfast was at Maudys Restaurant and Bar in Maleny

Meeting at Buderim Woolworth's car park.
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Postby Kev05 » Sun Feb 10, 2013 4:56 pm

Went for a drive with the Brisbane Chapter to GlassHouse Mountain and Pumicestone. Here are a few photos taken during the run.

Meeting at Mick Hafling Park in Petrie.

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Exiting the park
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At the Old North Road/Mt Mee Road turn off into D'agular Highway
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At the Glasshouse Lookout for morning tea
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Final stop along the Esplanade in Toorbul.
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Re: 2013 Photo Journey with QLD MX5 Club.

Postby zero00 » Sun Feb 10, 2013 5:01 pm

Nice coverage Kev - well done!

It has to be 'God's Country' up that way, so many good roads, so many great places to stop and have a bite!!

Everywhere you look there is an old extinct volcano!! [well, I hope they are extinct!]
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Re: 2013 Photo Journey with QLD MX5 Club.

Postby Kev05 » Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:42 pm

Gold Coast Chapter Run - A Dragons Tale

A short distance mid morning drive from Nerang to a dragon fruit farm. Here are some of the pictures taken during the run.

Meeting at Nerang Fair Discount shopping Centre car park.

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Group 1 departing.

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Group 2 departing - fair weather owners brought their commodore instead. :lol:

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At the entrance to the fruit farm.

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Scones and dragon fruit awaits.

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Local produce and jams.

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The Farmer's Guard Dogs! :mrgreen:

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Tour of the farm.

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Farewell.

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Postby Kev05 » Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:56 pm

Sunday March 10, 2013. - Brisbane Chapter.

Despite the recent wet weather, the trip went ahead as planned. The group met at Mick Halfing park in Petrie. From there we headed towards Dayboro and stopping at the Mt Mee Gantry for morning tea.

Here are some photos taken during the run.
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Opportunity to wash the undercarriage.
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Roadworks along Mt Mee road just before Ocean View road.
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The line up behind.
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Very foggy in some parts of the Mountain range.
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Finally stopping at the Gantry for morning tea break.
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Picturesque Sellins Road upon exiting the Gantry
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Roads in Campbell Pocket.
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Back on Oakey Flat road in Narangba
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At the lights approaching Dohles Rocks road
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Finally Murrumba Downs Tavern for lunch.
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Re: 2013 Photo Journey with QLD MX5 Club.

Postby Kev05 » Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:52 pm

St Patrick's Day run organised by the Darling Downs (Toowoomba) Chapter.

Short drive through the back runs between Kearney Springs and Gatton. This was followed by a hearty lunch stop at the Blue Mountain Hotel. Here are a few photos taken during today's run.

Encountered thick fog on Warrego Highway whilst travelling to Toowoomba from Brisbane.
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Meeting in Arthur Street opposite Queens Park.
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Spa Water road, Helidon.
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Stopping at Lake Apex for morning tea and presentation. Best dressed Leprechauns. Each winner presented with a small bucket of golden wrap ferrero rocher.
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Final Stop at Blue Mountain Hotel for lunch.
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Re: 2013 Photo Journey with QLD MX5 Club.

Postby Kev05 » Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:32 pm

Sunday March 24.

Went for a drive with the Gold Coast chapter on the many great roads and views just over the border in the Tweed Caldera area. Here are a few selected photos taken during the trip.

At the meeting point in Tweed Heads.
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Trip Leader discussing the drive routes.
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Group 1.
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Stopping at Hastings Point for a break.
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Some of the roads on the second leg.
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Re: 2013 Photo Journey with QLD MX5 Club.

Postby Kev05 » Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:02 pm

Well, the weather bureau has got it wrong again! What rain and overcast as I rise early to watch the 3rd round of the US Masters coverage on TV. Nothing but absolute sunshine without a single cloud in the sky.

Not wanting to waste such as fantastic weather ideal for open top driving. I decided to take the BGR NB out for it's final topless drive to the hill climb event in Mount Cotton. The drive at the start was great but as I got progressively roasted by the hot sun, the reluctant decision to get an expensive NB hardtop doesn't seen that bad anymore. Anyhow here are a few pictures I took at the hill climb event. There were a few familiar forum member's cars in the pit stop getting ready for their next run. Unfortunately I got carried away with the other cars and failed to take pictures of any MX5. On the contrary, I've taken a few videos of MX5s roaring through the hills but it is taking a VERY long time to upload.

Here are the pictures and the videos will be posted when they're ready...

In the pitstops.
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A few familiar cars making their way to the start.
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A few Lotus 7 and Caterhams at the start
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A porsche 914
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Videos to follow soon......

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Re: 2013 Photo Journey with QLD MX5 Club.

Postby Kev05 » Sun Apr 14, 2013 8:23 pm

Here is one featuring Car 53. His time for this lap was 54.97 secs.

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Here is a black SP.
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I haven't uploaded the rest of the video as it took nearly two hours just to upload these two 60 secs footage.

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Re: 2013 Photo Journey with QLD MX5 Club.

Postby Kev05 » Mon Apr 15, 2013 6:42 pm

Here are some of the photos I took during the Combined NSW & QLD Grafton April weekend Gathering.

Day 1 Meeting in Nerang. A group of 7 cars heading south comprising of 3 green, 3 red and 1 grey MX5.

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Morning Tea stop Rathdowney
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Lunch in Casino (Town in NSW not gambling joint) :lol:
The two non mx5s were there before us and I couldn't get them to move.

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Arriving in Grafton and Quality Inn.
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Postby Kev05 » Mon Apr 15, 2013 6:42 pm

Day 2 : The group (15 cars in total) visited Dorrigo, Bellingen and Coffs Harbour.

Leaving the Motel.
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Toilet break after driving through the twisty bits.
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Water Fall stop
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A new look for the side skirts.
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Can't remember where this is...but it was a nice place. :mrgreen:
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Bookstore for the bookworms
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Up to Coffs Harbour lookout passing R.Crowe's mansion
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Re: 2013 Photo Journey with QLD MX5 Club.

Postby Kev05 » Mon Apr 15, 2013 6:43 pm

Day 3 : We boarded the Maclean river barge, visited Yamba and some coastal "Pippa" cafe.
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Local environmental protester on mx5 emissions.
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Apology for the water vapor on the camera lens. Didn't notice it until I started uploading the images.
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Re: 2013 Photo Journey with QLD MX5 Club.

Postby Kev05 » Mon Apr 15, 2013 6:44 pm

Day 4 : Farewell day, we left together and headed towards Glen Innes. From there the NSW members head south, QLD members continue north towards Tenterfield.

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Yum..best way to cap off a great weekend...
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Re: 2013 Photo Journey with QLD MX5 Club.

Postby Kev05 » Sun Apr 21, 2013 7:23 pm

Another club run, the 7th for 2013.

Joined the Darling Downs group on a drive from Rangeville to Leyburn where we stopped for a break. From there we traced the route taken by drivers participating in their annual sprints event all the way to Warwick where we stopped for lunch at Sandy Creek Pub (also known as Darling Downs Pub). There was also a short detour to Leslie Dam for a few photoshots. Here are the pictures.

At the start - meeting in James Street Information Centre in Rangeville.
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Morning Tea break.
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The BRG beast with new HT.
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Is this an MX5?
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I've been told this is Shane Webcke's pub in Leyburn. Can anyone confirm it?
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Leslie algae Dam?
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More of the beast.
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Finally - Sandy Creek Pub for lunch.
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Re: 2013 Photo Journey with QLD MX5 Club.

Postby Kev05 » Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:46 pm

Club run no.8, organised by the Gold Coast Chapter.

For this run, the group met at Nerang Bunnings carpark. From there we headed south along Beaudesert Nerang road towards Canungra. We stopped at Darlington Park for morning tea. We then headed west along Mount Lindsey Highway passing Rathdowney, Boonah, scaling Mount Barney and ending at Woodenbong Hotel for lunch.

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