Honour Roll

2021 saw the inaugural presentation of the Club’s (then) newly-established “recognition” awards. During his Club Presidency, Peter Dannock identified the lack of recognition for members who have offered the Club high levels of support over many years. Apart from the annual points-based “participation” awards we could only bestow the annual Jinba Ittai awards (for the Club member/s deemed the best exponent of “oneness between member and Club” in a given Club year), an occasional Appreciation award and the very rarely-awarded Life Membership. However, many members provide service to the Club which does not quite qualify for Life membership, and several Life members have continued to provide very high levels of contribution and service to the Club for many years after their Life recognition. As a result, in 2021 the Club introduced a six-level recognition system. Briefly, these awards are in recognition of: In Appreciation: for a Club member or supporter who has provided valued contribution to or valued support for the Club over a period of time. Service Award: for diligent service to the Club for at least three years. Service Star: for dedicated service to the Club for at least five years. Life Member: for members with at least 10 years’ membership who have provided exceptional service to the Club for at least seven years. Hall of Fame: for members with at least 15 years’ membership who have provided a remarkable contribution to the Club over at least 10 years. Club Legend: for members with at least 20 years’ membership who have provided an extraordinary contribution to the Club over at least 15 years. Club Awards & Nomination Guidelines Click above to go to the Club Recognitions & Awards page of our site, with links to download full details of the description, qualification and assessment criteria, and nomination process for each of the award levels, as well our Club Motorsport Awards. In the absence of walls to hang our honour boards on, these pages list those who have been recognised for their service to the Club, as well as our major award winners since 1990. Club Legends In 2020, the Club’s Committee introduced a new level of recognition – the Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania Club Legend, the highest recognition attainable in the Club. The recognition stands above Hall of Fame membership and recognises individuals who have made an Extraordinary Contribution to the Club. Induction as a Club Legend is only conferred on a Club member in extraordinary circumstances, at the absolute discretion of the Committee, and in a ratio of one Club Legend inductee for every three Hall of Fame members. A nominee must:

• have completed a minimum period of 20 years of membership
• display a general attitude and overall demeanour that reflects a dedication to the values of the Club as expressed in the Club’s Statement of Purposes and Rules
• have demonstrated an Extraordinary Contribution to the Club for a period in excess of 15 years
• already be an inductee to the Club Hall of Fame

  The first of these awards was presented on 13 March 2021: [table id=90 /] Hall of Fame Members In 2020, the Club’s Committee introduced a new level of recognition – the Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania Hall of Fame. The recognition stands above Honorary Life Membership and recognises individuals who have made a Remarkable Contribution to the Club. Induction to the Club’s Hall of Fame is only conferred on a Club member in highly-exceptional circumstances, at the absolute discretion of the Committee, and in a ratio of one Hall of Fame inductee for every five Honorary Life Members. A nominee must:

• have completed a minimum period of 15 years of membership
• display a general attitude and overall demeanour that reflects a dedication to the values of the Club as expressed in the Club’s Statement of Purposes and Rules
• have demonstrated a Remarkable Contribution to the Club for a period in excess of 10 years

  The first of these awards were presented on 13 March 2021: [table id=88 /] Life Members The Club’s committee has the pleasurable power of awarding Honorary Life Membership to Club members who have made an outstanding, on-going contribution to the progress of the Club. According to our Constitution, this highly-esteemed level of membership is offered only for exceptional service to the Club. Up to 2014, eligibility was “available only where offered to a person for exceptional service to the Club spanning at least three years or having an effect that will (or has) benefited the Club for three years by, and at the absolute discretion of, the Committee voting unanimously in favour of doing so”. In 2014, this was changed to be “available only where offered to a member, having at least 10 years of Club membership, during some of which they have performed a Club role and provided exceptional service by, and at the absolute discretion of, the Committee voting unanimously in favour of doing so”.  In 2020, this was further amended to be awarded for long-term service to the Club. A nominee must have:

• previously received the Service Star
• completed a minimum period of 10 years of membership
• given Exceptional Service to the Club for a period in excess of seven years, by the application of extraordinary expertise, dedication and positive influence

  During our history, life membership has been awarded to just 20 individuals: [table id=10 /] Service Star recipients In 2020, the Club’s Committee introduced a new level of recognition – the Service Star. The Service Star sits between the Service Award and Life Membership, and is awarded as recognition of Dedicated Service to the Club for a member who has been actively involved in Club activities on a continual basis. The Service Star may be awarded to multiple winners in any given year. A nominee must have:

• prior receipt of the Service Award
• completed a minimum period of five years of membership
• given Dedicated Service to the Club for a period in excess of five years

  The first of these awards were presented on 13 March 2021, recognising the dedicated service of many long-standing members: [table id=87 /] Service Award recipients In 2020, the Club’s Committee introduced a new level of recognition – the Service Award. The Service Award is awarded as recognition of Diligent Service to the Club for a member who has been actively involved in Club activities on a continual basis. The Service Award may be awarded to multiple winners in any given year. A nominee must have:

• completed a minimum period of three years of membership
• given Diligent Service to the Club for a period in excess of three years

  The first of these awards were presented on 13 March 2021: [table id=86 /] Jinba Ittai Awards Jinba Ittai is Mazda’s expression for the “oneness between rider and horse” in relation to the experience of driving the Mazda MX-5. It is awarded annually at the absolute discretion of the Club President.as recognition of the “oneness between a Club member and the Club” to a member or members who have provided outstanding service to the Club over the course of the previous Club Membership year. The award may be presented to multiple winners in any given year, or the President may decide not to make any award. All current financial Club members, other than the incumbent President, are eligible for the award. A nominee must:

• have demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the Club during the Club Membership year
• display a general attitude and overall demeanour that reflects a dedication to the values of the Club as expressed in the Club’s Statement of Purposes and Rules

  From 1995-1995 to 2006-2007, the award was known as the Club’s “Outstanding Achievement Award”, It was re-named the Jinba Ittai Award from 2007-2008. These outstanding members have been award recipients to date: [table id=91 /] Past Presidents There have been three MX-5 Clubs in Victoria. The original, the MX-5 Club of Victoria Inc., was formed in August 1990; the second, the Mazda Australia-affiliated Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria, was formed after a split in November 1991. They merged in July 1995 to form a single club, the Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria Inc., and the name was changed to Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania Inc. on 21 May 2014. Read something of the Club’s history. A number of people have served the Club as President.

Major Award winners (PDF) – Club Champions, Motorsport Champions, Outstanding Achievement / Jinba Ittai Award winners

Motorsport winners (PDF)
Other recognitions (PDF)