The Iceberg Run II - South Coast Chaos! August 2

[Regie]

i might come down till wollongong then head back up north..

ill try and be there

[CoffeeBoss]

I will likely be meeting you all on the way, possibly base of the pass. Jimi, Sliq you have PM's to exchange mobile numbers.

[zawrilla]

yeehaa.. excited about this.

Will be good to meet a lot of you guys.

[Guran]

Forecast for tomorrow looks perfect, fine & sunny for Illawarra and Southern Highlands. 2-13C at Bowral. Brrrr! Looking forward to meeting everyone at Heathcote tomorrow morning.

[gobsmax]

see yous in the morning ppl! off to bed

[Regie]

Iiiiiiiit justd got home. My alarm is set for 5am though. I shall see you all in the morning

[Alex]

Is anyone else going to sleep with no sheets, the window open and the fan on full blast in preparation for tomorrow??

lol, weirdo

[psquire45]

bugger! slept in

[RG.net]

i had to take the missus to work

[Guran]

Home after a great run this morning. Thanks very much to Jimi for organising the drive and keeping everyone together. Unfortunately I forgot to pack my camera but there were plenty on the day and I'm sure someone will post some photos (hint hint). I think we had something like 15 cars in the drive, and everyone had their roof down like it's meant to be.

This was my first (very) early morning run in my MX-5 and I have to say I'm converted. I left home at 4:30am, rugged up with jacket, beanie, scarf and gloves, roof down and heater running on the feet and hands. Toasty warm despite the chilly ~3 degrees air temperature! How good is it to breath that crisp morning air, and catch wafts of wattle flowers, eucalypt leaves, fresh bread from the bakeries, and hot brakes in the twisties! Not to mention the odd stench of fresh roadkill and cowpats. Great fun!

[zawrilla]

Great run.

I had a blast.. great way to test out a recently purchased car.
I was loving the sound of the car, but hating the terrible, bald nankangs on the rear. I couldn't get any power down.. just small touches of the accelerator on anything but dead straight made it kick around. Sorry for holding anyone up.

Took some pics, couldn't be bothered to edit.

Here we go.

[Keith]

Well done Jimmi. That was a brilliant route, with some fantastic hot mix surfaces where we would least expect them. The Healey boys ought to be watching these Iceberg runs, because this was FAR better than their Bathurst run. 15 cars was a great turnout-particularly considering we are a forum, not a car club!
We enjoyed a fast and relatively traffic free run thru the National Park, along picturesque Seacliffe Drive over the "Seabridge", up Bulli Pass and then along twisty backroads to Kangaroo Valley
After a freezing cold "pit stop" at Kangaroo Valley, we enjoyed about 50ks more twisties , then a hot and generous breakfast at Berry, followed by another run back to the Headland Hotel for cold beer for "morning tea" . It all made a memorable and highly enjoyable morning.

To all those who missed out, take my tip and make sure you dont miss out next year! Thanks again for all the effort you put into this,Jimmi. I believe it is now an "established" event, and I for one am looking forward to next year.

[Keith]

Great shots, Zwarrilla. Thanks for sharing them.

[BadBong]

Looks great! (just pick a different weekend next year plz so it doesn't clash with my anniversary with my missus!!)

You guys didn't happen to be on the way back on Great Pacific Drive at around 1pm today did you?

I bumped into a bunch of MX5s going in that direction around the area today.

[MX5CHIC]

I wish there could be a monthly run down the south coast, I had to take a friend to the airport today otherwise would have been there I take a drive down the coast through the national park at least once every 2 weeks but I rarely see another MX-5.

Great to see all those photo's