MX5 BREAKFAST CLUB - MX2500 - 28 APRIL - 1 MAY 2011

[Hammer]

The motley crew



Bright Tourist Info Carpark







Lots of bugs. Lots and lots of bugs



The paparazzis are in town


Hotham Heights







Victor and Michael getting acquainted w/assistance from Nazreen



John impersonating what the MG Club does on their typical club cruise



Great Alpine Way







Omeo VIC

[surok]

More photos!

[Midori]

Hi Allan,

You should caption the photo of the front end of MX2GO “This is what happens to your nose and grill when you are at the front with Russ trying to penetrate your exhaust pipes in his polished pride and joy”.

[Hammer]

Day 1 – Pheasants Nest to Beechworth

Meeting @ Pheasants Nest















Michael was sharing some hand signals if someone cuts you off in traffic



Ladies of the MX2500



Along the Hume Hwy, the heavens opened up….





…Thank goodness it didn’t last long









Morning Brunch @ The Bentley Café, Gunning





The whole café was closed for us









Some roads were narrow but at least they were paved













Back @ the Hume Hwy







Road to Tumbarumba









Road to Jingellic

















Roads to Albury









Lake Hume











Hume Bridge, which joins the NSW and Victorian borders across Hume Lake





























The odd couple



Beechworth VIC







Gavin in action





Three generations of MX5















Group shot



Zoom Zoom group shot

[Midori]

Looking forward to Part 2, Beechworth to where ever.

[PaulF]

Looks fantastic, super jealous.

[Hammer]

Day 2 – Beechworth to Bright (via Jindabyne & Adaminaby)


Dinner @ the Beechworth Carriage Motor Inn



Early start in the morning







Photo op somewhere in the middle of nowhere. We were the only silly ones up at that time of the morning









Fog greeted us on this fine day















Fog over the lake























It was so early, people were still asleep in this town







Fuel break – Badly needed for my SP









Warm enough fellas?









On our way to Threadbo





Threadbo Village and Ski Resort







Lake Jindabyne





I won’t say who, but someone was saying hello to the locals





5 o’clock shadow













Leaving Jindabyne heading towards Adaminaby...



...Except Merv forgot to close his boot







Necessities of open top cruising



The MX5 ear to ear smile





Nazreen feeling a bit green after some awesome curves










View from the Southern Cloud Memorial Lookout @ Tumbarumba



My casualty of the day, and it was just the beginning

[hamx5ter]

Wow... got back from 4 days of the most awesome drives I've done, gorgeous countryside, great food, fabulous company, and some great great cars... everything in sydney seems so drab and colourless now..

A big thank you from Nazreen and I to Michael for organising this run. It was a pleasure and an honour to spend these last 4 days and the roads and the restaurants with you guys.

We had the most amazing time, and cannot wait for the next run! We loved the drives and the countryside, but especially sharing the road with excellent drivers in a car that was simply made for the twists and turns. Even the NCs seem alright now.. Seriously peeps, you have simply got to make time for a run like this!

Got a quick sms from Nazreen yesterday which went like... "Had such a good time the past 4 days. Missing the cars, place n people..." Think we have another mx5 tragic on our hands.. yayyy...

Got dropped straight into work and simply no time to get on the net, but I can see that others have managed to put up the pix before our intrepid photographer. Give him a break; he's been running flat out to get the shots, and he's just a little exhausted The shots will be just great though..



I'll put up my efforts shortly, but I'm sure everyone else has already covered it in detail.

[BadBong]

Oh, that's just classic.

Time to read the manual for your SLR to find that 10 second delay button Gav...

[Dweezle]

Here is my complete album.
If anyone wants higher res just PM me and ill be happy to get them to you.

http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm210/dweezle321/MX2500%202010/


Few highlights. I havent graded these yet, Plus not much time to shoot Manual so most in car shots are auto.
Hence the blown out shots. My Bad.

[Hammer]

Great pix Mark. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome video Deen. Too funny.

[Hammer]

Day 3 – Bright to Merimbula (via Mt Hotham and Lakes Entrace)


Another Early Morning Start







Roads we’ll be tackling today. Even this not-to-scale map shows a lot of wiggly bits


We are here



Photo Op













Even tourist got into the action















Leaving Bright

































Zoom, Zoom, Zoom



How many does it take to jump start an MX5?.....One. The rest are just shocked bystanders, that an MX5 needed a jump start. Obviously driver error







Check out his butt. He must work out





Great Alpine Way











The Smiling Assassin



Lakes Entrance

[Hammer]

Day 4 – Merimbula to Batesmans Bay (then Sydney)


All ready to roll





More casualties of war…



…not one but two cracks on the windscreen



Photo Op







Another Photo Op









Main street @ Central Tilba – A small delightful town where every 2nd shop is a café shop













Russel is finally out of the closet. Proudly declaring his true colours





Gavin showing his infamous “Disappearing Coin Magic Trick”





This is one great condition NA8



A Central Tilba local



Merve and Maggie conquering “Heartbreak Hill”









I’m stronger than I look



“Louie” – another Central Tilba local



All smiles







Back on the main street after walking off morning tea





Batesmans Bay













The MX5 5 o’clock shadow. It’ll need a good shave when it gets home



Robert showing Russell how he got extra down force on the Great Alpine Road



Lunch Time!!!



Self-Portrait







Will you buy a used car from this man?





Mine! Mine! Mine!

[baz10]

A wonderful record Alan of 4 great days, really captured the mood. Thanks for the memories

[hamx5ter]

Somewhat late, and much better work from The God Of Thunder already, but here's a link to some of the shots Nazreen & I took along the way.

http://www.deenhameed.com/MX2500/

You can download the pix individually or just browse away... hope there are some decent shots there ... somewhere...

I can post it up here, but not sure how to batch upload files, and wasn't keen on tagging each file..