MX5 Club Vic "Sunrise on the Great Ocean Road" Run 2010

[joni]

It's that time again -- come along on the run published in the "Soft Top Hardtop" UK MX-5 Owners Club Magazine June 2010! .. can we then say it is internationally renound? may be drawing a long bow .. anyhow:

Sunday 12th September @ 5.30 am for a 6:00 am sharp start
Early start = no traffic = great drive

As usual, meet Coles Express (& KFC) Westgate South (outbound)
2 Westgate Freeway, Port Melbourne Melways Map 56 H1

ETA Princes Fwy, Werribee 6.20am
2nd arranged convoy meeting point (drive-by) @ Bunning’s car park, 237 Colac Rd, Waurn Ponds (cnr Anglesea Rd) 7:00am
3rd arranged convoy meeting point (drive by) @ Anglesea IGA Shopping Centre Car park, 69/89 Great Ocean Rd, Anglesea 7.20am
ETA Apollo Bay 9.00am
OR feel free to catch us somewhere along the way!

Includes short coffee break @ Lorne ending @ Apollo Bay for breakfast

Mobiles for the day are Joni & Chris on 0434 891 354 or 0419 377 911

No need to RSVP - just turn up!

Hope you can make it, Joni & Chris

[RobH]

Cool, I get back from holiday on the 10th, just in time.

Joni, if you need a group leader, I am happy to be of service again.

Rob

[joni]

Now I'm getting concerned ... will it be just Rob & Chris & I? No offence Rob & I suppose what great run we will have with only two cars ~! Joni

[Reddie to cruise]

Now I'm getting concerned ... will it be just Rob & Chris & I? No offence Rob & I suppose what great run we will have with only two cars ~! Joni

If you only get 2 cars I'll bare my bum in Bourke street

[Hot Rodders]

Noted, diarised and on the calendar. All bases covered.

[emexv]

Anyone from down the other side of the bay interested in meeting up for the drive around to the meeting point ???

[shake and bake]

Might have to make this my first club run.

Having just joined the Vic MX-5 club id be keen to show off the car. Ill probably head in to federation square aswell to have a look at the display. If any of you are there ill introduce myself.

[Mr Morlock]

there will be a bucket load of mx5's going down the most overhyped and policed piece of road down south. The traffic might be a little less early on but the speed limit and there are plenty works out the same. Some love it some dont....

[cshaks]

It's a great run, I've done it a couple of times now.
I'll be riding shotgun with RobH in his SP, I can't wait!

Chris

[bensale]

I can't wait!
I think the GOR is still the perfect MX-5 road, the beauty of the car and the road is that you don't have to drive at 10 tenths to still have fun, as long as you don't get stuck behind traffic (the beauty of an EMR) you'll have a blast. The sheer sight of almost 100 MX-5 is enough to make it an amazing day regardless of anything else.
If you're keen on going for a bit of a blast either keep going through the forest section of the GOR or go up the Skenes Creek road which have higher speed limits and some quite challenging sections.

[fastfreddygassit]

there will be a bucket load of mx5's going down the most overhyped and policed piece of road down south. The traffic might be a little less early on but the speed limit and there are plenty works out the same. Some love it some dont....

I hear what you are saying but this is an extremely well organised club run that has always run like clockwork. Crumbs, even I try to attend most years.
As mentioned before, it is indeed an awesome sight to see so many MX5's on one bit of awesome road.
You should really think about coming. It is indeed an experience not to be missed.

[joni]

Thanks guys.

Chris and I drive some of the best 'unknown' roads on the weekends solo (incl. GOR 4.30am), just us, early mornng, one car - so if you want to be thrilled by the drive itself then this is not perhaps the run to go on .. nor possibly any organised event for that matter.

But that aint why we arrange this annual run ..

.. if you want to be a part of an event in which a whole heap of like minded people get together, so of whom rarely go to organised runs, and drive a great road without all the costly frills & add ons that go on sometimes, then this run is for you!

See you there! Joni & Chris

[de Bounce]

Thanks guys.

Chris and I drive some of the best 'unknown' roads on the weekends solo (incl. GOR 4.30am), just us, early mornng, one car - so if you want to be thrilled by the drive itself then this is not perhaps the run to go on .. nor possibly any organised event for that matter.

But that aint why we arrange this annual run ..

.. if you want to be a part of an event in which a whole heap of like minded people get together, some of whom rarely go to organised runs, and drive a great road without all the costly frills & add ons that go on sometimes, then this run is for you!

See you there! Joni & Chris

Totally agree
If you want to go for a drive and challenge yourself and your car, don't go on a social run.
Organise a run with some "like minded" friends or by yourself.
About the only place you can really push our cars to anything like their limit is on a race track which is a damn site safer for all the road users concerned.
Social runs are exactly that, SOCIAL
Kick back, enjoy the experience and share it with like minded people.

[Stu]

I've postponed my annual Birthday drinks to attend this this year

[taminga16]

I've postponed my annual Birthday drinks to attend this this year

At your age I would have thought that birthdays were something that you would not want to think about.
We hope to be able to attend this run and are making every effort to get there.
Greg.