Navigate here...

Some basic stuff...

Hello and welcome to the South West Midlands Area of the MX-5 Owners' Club

Our monthly meetings are normally held from about 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month.  Most Members take the opportunity to dine at the venue.  Some even take to drink!

As well as monthly meetings we arrange regular drives and events.  As you will appreciate, the winter months do not lend themselves to open air driving, so January and December tend to get a miss.  There is usually a break for the main holiday month of August. Drives are normally held on the Sunday seventeen days following the monthly meeting.

Apart from the locally organised meetings and drives, Members can enjoy other events and national events.  The club's main site www.mx5oc.co.uk has more details of the national events.

Drives

As well as monthly meetings we arrange regular drives and events.  As you will appreciate, the winter months do not lend themselves to open air driving, so January and December tend to get a miss.  There is usually a break for the main holiday month of August.

Drives are normally held on the Sunday seventeen days following the monthly meeting.

Some ideas for future drives and events...

  • Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivée - the Beaujolais Nouveau run - France, released for general sale on the third Thursday each November.  Some 1320 miles there and back! www.beaujolais.net or www.nickdobsonwines.co.uk
  • Dyno day - see how powerful your car really is
  • Karting - park up the '5 and try something smaller
  • Navigational test - tulip diagrams galore!
  • Shakespeare County Raceway "Run What You've Brung" day (see the Other Events page)
  • Shiniest car competition
  • Skid pan - take it to the limits
  • Technical day or evening - learn how that thing under the bonnet really works
  • Teddy bears' picnic

January

No drive this month


February Sunday 21

Organised by Jon and Ellie

Meet up at the Swan at Whittington for breakfast at 10:00 (Open from 10:00 to 11:45). Then at about 11:30 head out for a scenic drive to TGS Bowling, the ten-pin bowling place near Hereford, for a couple of games, followed by some grub in the cafe.


March Sunday 21

Organised by Mike and Shirley

The Snow Dome, Tamworth

Meet up at the Swan at Whittington for breakfast at 10:00 (Open from 10:00 to 11:45).

Our session at the Snow Dome is at 13:05


April Sunday 18

Organised by Alan and Jenny

Meet at 09:30 for a 10:00 departure at the Wyevale Hereford Garden Centre, Kings Acre Road, HR4 0SE

Drive to the hall at Abbey Cwm Hir, take a picnic lunch or eat after the tour. The picnic will be in the 12 acres of grounds (or inside if the weather is not good). A tour of the hall is booked for the afternoon at 14:00. The hall is one of the finest examples of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture in Wales. Each of the 52 rooms contains its original features.

If we get more than 10 people attending the cost works out at £11 each. If you only want to visit the gardens then its just £5 per person. Under 10 people and the cost goes up to £13 each.


May Sunday 23

Organised by Andy and Teresa


June Sunday 20

Organised by Keith


July Sunday 18

Organised by Mark and Jane


August Sunday 22

Organised by John and Penny


September Sunday 19

A convoy to the National Rally


October Sunday 24

Organised by John and Evie


November Sunday 21

Organised by Chris and Penny


December

No drive this month


Dreamweaver templates by JustDreamweaver.com