The Iceberg Run II - South Coast Chaos! August 2

[PUR157]

looked like fun! Nice photos
Definitely MX5 weather today...

I'll definitely get my act together and get myself to the next one

[MX5CHIC]

Had to ask - did people think you were crazy driving with the tops down that early in the morning?

[CoffeeBoss]

What a great run! For those who don't know, i was the NC that appeared just before the base of Macquarie Pass. I had to part ways with the group after Berri (went back through Kangaroo Valley to Robertson, collected my co-driver, and went back through to Berri to meet friends for lunch, then took the coast road to Kiama and headed back up Jamberoo Pass )

Truly a great drive, so good to see so many MX5's willing to get out on the road at an early hour - it is well worth it. Not an hour after we had passed through the Valley and Berri, the roads were teaming with traffic. As Guran has pointed out, it's well worth the effort of going to bed an hour or two earlier

Had to ask - did people think you were crazy driving with the tops down that early in the morning?

No, occasionally i get remarks, but with the sun out it's not all that cold anyway. Anyone who has been in a modern convertible knows how warm they are with the roof down anyhow - i have yet to use my heater at full blast in the NC, just get's too hot!

However Zawrilla, Sasso and myself were bemused by a local(?) woman who walked passed us in Kangaroo Valley and remarked over her shoulder "God, not talking about Mazda's at THIS time of the morning, are you?"

Still didn't get to meet everyone, however it was good to put some new names and faces to familiar forum posters!

Matt

[Regie]

sh*t!!! sensational run today loved it to bits... could someone please put up the google maps route up?? im thinking of doing it again next weekend

sorry i had to leave you guys near Robertson...i had a first aid course to attend to at 9am... Bowral to riverwood in 45 mins.... i may have been speeding a little bit..whoops

but yeah great to catch up with the locals and some new faces (im rather new myself)

oh and PS

i love torsen!!!! whoever doesnt have one...get one!!!

[Guran]

Here's a slightly revised version of Jimi's original map. The only difference is our turn off at Yallah (instead of Dapto) to head out to Marshall Mount, Calderwood and crossing Macquarie Rivulet; then instead of crossing right over Cambewarra Mountain, we turned left and went across to Bellawongarah and then down Berry Mountain into Berry. Even if you take a different route down there, it's pretty hard to go wrong - they're all good driving roads.

Thanks for posting the photos Zawrilla. Has anyone got any more? I recall seeing Alan poke a camera over his shoulder quite a few times while we were on the road.

[Guran]

Just remembered one of the most amazing sites from this drive was dropping down into Kangaroo Valley and looking out to see the entire valley was covered in a layer of fog! It was a beautiful site! Not so pleasant though at the bottom when stuck behind a Volvo 740 and unable to overtake since I couldn't see more than 50m ahead. And it was damned cold standing in the main street at Kangaroo Valley.

[RawSouth]

Hi guys!

Thanks for a brilliant morning. I had the Supreme Blue NB with the BD bar

This was my first MX5 run, and Ive gotta say, I loved every second of it.

The roads were brilliant, I thought i knew the south coast pretty well, but there were a few roads there that are just gems!

It was also great to be able to put faces to forum names.


I did take a few photos, but I cant post them till I get home. However this is one I snapped with my mobile.



So thanks again guys!


*edit: Spelling*

[CoffeeBoss]

Hi guys!
Thanks for a brilliant morning. I had the Supreme Blue NB with the BD bar

That's a seriously tidy car. Very nice.

[gobsmax]

Great run everybody! Thanks to Jimi for organising, I'm still amazed that no one actually got lost!

Here are some of my dodgy shots, start at the bottom and work your way up...





My fav pic..

[MX5CHIC]

Sad I was not there ..... the cars looked all shined up for the drive, bet everyone gave their cars a polish before heading out? ... and those NA's look fantastic, sometimes the older models look better than the newer ones.

[zawrilla]

Great pics!!! Please, a high res of the one you titled 'my fav pic'.. it looks awesome. It would've been even better if that big road sign was not there though, but what can you do...still awesome.

Also, if you don't mind, a high res of the one of my car . I've always wanted a 'driving shot'. Silver SE with BER22X.
My email is zawrilla@gmail.com.

[gobsmax]

Yeah, no worries. My camera is pretty dodgy. So the high speed photo's are a little blurry.

This is the original shot.

[PUR157]

and those NA's look fantastic, sometimes the older models look better than the newer ones.

sometimes?
pfft...

[CoffeeBoss]

Yeah, no worries. My camera is pretty dodgy. So the high speed photo's are a little blurry.

This is the original shot.

Heh heh - my variation

[CoffeeBoss]

Great run.

and here's that exact shot from the opposite angle LOL!