Western Region :: MX-5 Owners Club

Not a Run as such, but the Spring Rally in Falmouth which a number of members are attendingy

Next Club Meeting
Wednesday 13th June 2012, 7:30pm at the Bull Inn, Hinton. (map).

Mon 14th May - Invitation from Bristol Pegasus Motor Club
Bristol Pegasus Motor Club extend an invitation to members of the Western Mazda MX5 Owners Club to join them on a small touring assembly on Monday 14th May 2012.

Any car welcome; classics or interesting cars even more so, oh and of course drivers and passengers.

We start from The Bawa, Southmead Road, Bristol at 19.30hrs take an 'interesting' little route, approx 30 miles, to finish at The Plough, Pilning.

Once arrived there is an opportunity to take part in a couple of gentle 'challenges', enjoy a drink and a bit of a social.

Any questions contact - Martin Emsley 01454250067, martin@emsley.ndo.co.uk

Sun 20th May - MX5 OC Spring Rally, Falmouth
Check the OC Website or forum for more details (Spring Rally Site).

Classic and sports car fans are invited on Saturday 9th June for their own dedicated event. For 2012 the cars of the show will be the Ford Cortina and MGB both celebrating their 50th anniversaries and after a pilot scheme in 2011 the new style Classic Club Parades are sure to be popular. See Castle Combe Website

Wed 13th June - Monthly Meeting at The Bull Inn, Hinton
Meet from 7:00pm onwards - everyone welcome.

Sat / Sun 23rd / 24th June - Pageant of Motoring, Bath Racecourse
Bath Pageant of Motoring organised by Rotary Club of Bath at Bath Racecourse, Lansdown. Historic cars, auto jumble, trade stands etc.

Wed 11th July - Monthly Meeting at The Bull Inn, Hinton
Meet from 7:00pm onwards - everyone welcome. This month's meeting will include the annual "Best Car in Region" competition where everyone gets the chance to vote on their favourite cars - always one of the most popular evenings of the year!

Wed 8th August - Monthly Meeting at The Bull Inn, Hinton
Meet from 7:00pm onwards - everyone welcome.

A repeat of last year's successful event. More details can be found Here. We will need 6 cars to be on our stand free of charge.

Sun 19th August - 10 Pin Bowling at Brackley
Unfortunately this event has had to be cancelled.

September is the busiest Action Day month with the Forge Motorsport Action Day on Saturday 8th September bring its own style and appeal to the Action Day calendar. Forge Motorsport arranged displays from some of the country’s top tuning, performance and accessory suppliers including Scorpion Exhausts, Kenwood Hi Fi and the fabulous Drift Works cars and all promise a return plus some new initiatives that our enthusiastic partners at Forge Motorsport are proposing. See Castle Combe Website

Wed 12th September - Monthly Meeting at The Bull Inn, Hinton
Meet from 7:00pm onwards - everyone welcome.

Sun 16th September - MX5 OC National Rally, Prescott Hill Climb
Ckeck the OC Website for more details (when it's updated!) (National Rally Site).

Wed 10th October - Monthly Meeting at The Bull Inn, Hinton
Meet from 7:00pm onwards - everyone welcome.

Wed 14th November - Monthly Meeting at The Bull Inn, Hinton
Meet from 7:00pm onwards - everyone welcome.

Wed 12th December - Monthly Meeting at The Bull Inn, Hinton
Meet from 7:00pm onwards - everyone welcome.

Visit to the Helicopter Museum
Steve has suggested a run to the Weston Helicopter Museum.

Visit to the Morgan Factory near Malvern
Keith and Glenda are researching the potential for us to visit the Morgan Factory. This may be some time in the future as advance booking will be required.

Prescott Hill Climb
We will try and organise a day to the Hill Climb next year incorporating a vists to the Bugatti Museum onsite.

Go Karting at Hullavington
Specially for the ladies!!!! We are considering organising a go karting session something during the year – more details to follow.

Cwmcarn Scenic Drive
Just over the bridge in Wales a spectacular drive with picnic areas along the way.

Slimbridge
We've done the saturday evening picnic in the car park for the last two years but maybe this year we can actually go into the reserve and then have a picnic afterwards!!

New Forest Run
Probably outside the July / August holiday period, we are considering a run to the New Forest with either a picnic or pub lunch somewhere around Brockenhurst, Lymington, etc.

If anyone would like to suggest ideas for other runs or if you have any questions or want further information about any of the above events please contact us at info@mx5western.co.uk or give Jerry / Karen, Dave / Terry or Keith / Glenda a call.