ABOUT THE CLUB

The Mazda MX-5 Club of W.A. Inc is part of the biggest one-model car club in the world. Founded in November 1990, with support from Mazda WA, it grew quickly to number over 100 members with a full calendar of social and sporting events. It is affiliated with similar MX-5 Clubs in the other mainland states of Australia, who jointly arrange a biennial 5-day National Meeting, with over 100 attendees. The WA Club won the Champion State Trophy at the inaugural NatMeet, held in Adelaide in 1994.

Although totally independent in management and funding, it enjoys the continuing support of Mazda WA and all Mazda dealers statewide, with whom it jointly promotes a number of special events through the year and offer club members a discount of 15% off RRP for Parts and Servicing.

The Members range in age from late teens with "L plates" through to more than triple that figure, with both young and old making valuable contributions to the Club's management and activities. Membership is almost equally split between male/female; the MX-5 is a car that knows no boundaries, and has universal appeal!

The Club has regular Monthly Cruises and Committee Meetings to which all members are welcome, and also numerous social gatherings. Many members have found a whole new world of like-minded people, and a number of firm friendships have been established over the 17 years that the Club has been established. The Club committee encourages members to take a role in organising activities and being involved in the Club's operations. Five of the original 18 founder members are still actively involved in the Club.

Members have the opportunity to compete safely and at minimal cost in a wide range of sporting events and driver training. MX-5 Club members have been very successful in the MC Autokharna series, MaxAction Autokharna series, motorkhanas, hillclimbs, navigation trials, sprints, the Classic Rally & Classic Challenge, Dutton Rally and even Targa Tasmania! Over a dozen members are actively competing in these and other events, and welcome other members to come along and enjoy watching the action. One member has even raced his MX-5 in the sports car class at Barbagallo Raceway.

Over the Club's 17 years of life, many Club members have built up an encyclopaedic knowledge about the MX-5 - what accessories are worthwhile and who are the best suppliers, which performance mods actually work (and which ones don't!), how best to look after your MX-5, and also where and what are the best MX-5 driving roads in WA. At any Club meeting, all this information is available - all you have to do is come along and ask!