Putty Rd Sunday 17.01.2010

[acidkid]

Great day and great run thanks for organising Sliq thought the weather was gonna ruin everything but was perfect. Lack of sleep didn't help though but didn't mind being at the back of the pack had fun with one of the NC (Mr Auto ) Got lost a cupple of times but luckily find the place and was great to have a chat with some you guys hope to do another one soon.

[two40]

Some more pics. Didn't get to take anywhere near enough. Next time...

[mr2 spyder]

Aye thanks for organising it sliq. Had a great time today and as always a pleasure to meet some new people.

Just after we hit Putty I blew a hose. For a while I thought it might have been engine or turbo related so I was really really happy to see a disconnected hose when I popped the bonnet. Thanks to the 3 cars that pulled up to help. Without the screwdriver (still in my car Li) I would have been screwed. Umm, pun intended.

From there it was clear skies ahead and all smiles. We kind of screwed up near the end when we split up. Some of us kept following Sasso who was lusting after the convoy of Ferraris and also had to be somewhere else. We drove past Pie by accident and then I nearly caused one. Sorry again mr2 spyder. I didn't notice you sneaking up on me there but should have guessed since you were a forerunner most of the day. Hope I didn't scare you too much. After that I was following you and ended up on the freeway. With Pie in the Sky a fair while behind me and my tank nearing empty I headed back to Sydney. Sorry to anyone that was waiting at Pie.

Great day all up. Thanks all.

i didnt sneek up on you i was there all the time you were just focused on the ferraris. we were lucky you were half in my lane and i was a bees d--- off the guard rail. but alls good would have been worse if one of the ferraris was involved. had a good day, now i know where pie in the sky is. enjoyed doing the end of putty rd 3 times too. hope to see some of you at the track soon. pete.

[sliq]

haha i wasn't involved but i had a good sticky beak. the poor fella on the ground didn't seem to be responding hope he's ok

[Midori]

Thanks to Slig for suggesting the run and getting people involved, Sasso for his leadership up front and to everyone on the run who displayed great road etiquette in keeping tight or sitting on the back where appropriate. I believe we all had a good safe fun run without experiencing any four wheel trauma.

[Smacca]

Thanks guys for such a great drive. Couldn't have asked for a better run. Perfect weather and road conditions, minus the odd camry. Plus, no crashes, no tow trucks giving lifts home and no speeding tickets are all indications of a successful event. It was a great way to meet some fellow MX-5 enthusiasts and quite spirited drivers. One lesson I learnt today is that the SE deserves much better tyres.

Thanks all for making some random newbie feel very welcomed. I'll definitely be in for the next meet-up.

Cheers.


Layne

[sliq]

i'm glad everyone had a ball. had a surprisingly good turn out which i was pleased about (at last count, 13 mx5's; an na6, a few na8's, nb8a, nb8b, SP, SE, nc1 and nc2). the weather held up quite well also. thanks for everyone who attended toda, and hope you all enjoyed yourselves.

hopefully we can get an even bigger run next year

[Guran]

Great to hear you fellas had a good drive with plenty of people and fine weather. Sorry I wasn't able to make it but a supersprint at Oran Park GP was too good to miss.

[acidkid]

Here are some of my pics not nearly enough

[BadBong]

Yep, thanks for organising this again Sliq.

*Apologies for being slightly antisocial - promised my better half to spend some quiet times with her on the trip so ended up ducking into the cafe to have breakfast by ourselves instead.

I'll be a 1 man band next time

[7StringSamurai]

... but didn't mind being at the back of the pack had fun with one of the NC (Mr Auto )

That's me! The guy with no clutch.

That was a fantastic day, gents. All thanks to Sliq for organising the run. Definitely count me in for future events!
I haven't had my MX5 since November, and this is the first time I've taken it out and really worked it. And as much as I loved it before, it really did impress me all the more.
Plus, having dríven with a bunch of guys from a differnet forum - not naming names, but they were a bunch of dickheads on the road - it really is great to know that there are car clubs out there that don't get dumber as the group gets bigger.

[Robert]

I also wish to say thanks ,sliq. A great day . I also enjoyed meeting fellow mx5 drivers . I am off to gold coast 29th to do some livestreaming work . Normally I fly but this time i might fly mx5. I think I might use that Putty rd to connect into the New England hwy. are there also some good roads suitable for the "5" further north to help with the boredom of straight boring roads. Any suggestions. possible cut back to the pacific hwy some where.
Rob
the newbie owner

[sliq]

I also wish to say thanks ,sliq. A great day . I also enjoyed meeting fellow mx5 drivers . I am off to gold coast 29th to do some livestreaming work . Normally I fly but this time i might fly mx5. I think I might use that Putty rd to connect into the New England hwy. are there also some good roads suitable for the "5" further north to help with the boredom of straight boring roads. Any suggestions. possible cut back to the pacific hwy some where.
Rob
the newbie owner

happy mileage mate loved that NC of yours. absolutely stunning!

[NMX516]

I also wish to say thanks ,sliq. A great day . I also enjoyed meeting fellow mx5 drivers . I am off to gold coast 29th to do some livestreaming work . Normally I fly but this time i might fly mx5. I think I might use that Putty rd to connect into the New England hwy. are there also some good roads suitable for the "5" further north to help with the boredom of straight boring roads. Any suggestions. possible cut back to the pacific hwy some where.
Rob
the newbie owner

I'm not too sure where the Putty Rd/Old Pac Hwy leads to, but I go north through/past Newcastle, and then along Buckets way and Thunderbolts way to Armidale, then up the New England from there. There is a thread in the Great Drives or whatever it's called section on this forum. title of the thread is Bucketts way...

[Guran]

are there also some good roads suitable for the "5" further north to help with the boredom of straight boring roads. Any suggestions. possible cut back to the pacific hwy some where.

So many choices up north. Virtually any of the roads that cross the Great Dividing Range are worth a look. And they've got some really cool names!

Thunderbolts Way (linking Gloucester and Walcha)
Oxley Highway (linking Walcha and Port Macquarie)
Waterfall Way (linking Armidale, Dorrigo and Bellingen)
Gwydir Highway (linking Glenn Innes and Grafton)
... and another road further north that I can't quite remember but it was really really twisty for quite a long way (Kyogle Rd perhaps? Between Kyogle and Murwillumbah)