Magazine articles ~ Social runs

Words, photos & organiser: John Waldock After such a big break from Chapter events it was no surprise that the Southern Tassie Chapter turned out in force for the first run since February. We had 12 cars and 23 attendees, with others emailing to

Words & organiser: Lawrie Pitt ■ Photos: Jill Steer, Lawrie Pitt, Alana McDougall Uh Oh! The old favourite “U”-turn … again! This time high in the Mersey River valley in Tasssie’s Central Highlands. Note: returning back along a great road

Story: Organiser: David Pitt ■ Photos: Rob Tanner, David Pitt Bruny Island is located about 40 kilometres south of Hobart and is a popular weekend and holiday destination. Generations of Tasmanians have spent their summers enjoying barbecues at their

Words: Craig Dixon ■ Photos: Craig Dixon, Julie Neal ■ Organisers: Loz Thomas Our first run with our home chapter, North-Eastern Victoria, Tastes of the North East, was a tasty morsel of what we were hoping for. Bring on the next course! Julie and I

Story: James Lang After the last attempt at a “fish and chip run” in February 2014, which was unfortunately cut in half by the Devon North fire, we thought a second attempt to get fish and chips from a jolly nice seaside town was worth a try. This ye

Story: Alan Bennett Very romantic, this Valentine’s day thing. Red roses, chocolates, wine, candlelight, soft music … … or getting up early, checking the weather forecast and 5 1/2 hours sitting in a tin box on wheels, in three stages wit

Story: Greg Jordan Sometimes, in the middle of your Monday, you look back and think:“What did I do on the weekend?” Sometimes you get there and just smile. Sometimes you drive nearly 1,000km. After Saturday lunch I washed the car and headed from Melb

Story: Karen Bradshaw Aussie, Aussie, Aussie ~ Oi, Oi, Oi !! It’s our Australia Day Run – what better way to celebrate our great country than zooming around in a MX-5 with a terrific bunch of like minded Aussies? We started with nine cars meeting Jef

Story: Michelle & John Waldock A summer twilight run sounds so tempting -– tops down, a short but fun drive through the countryside and afternoon tea with friends … What’s not to like? Nothing, except the weather gods had taken the day off