Nationwide Promo Tour

ham · Post by **ham** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:06 pm

Re: Mazda NZ 20th Anniversary MX5 Nationwide Fundraising Tour.

The Palmerston North part of the run is hosted by Palmfield Motors, at 645 Trmaine Ave, Palmerston North. on Thursday 22nd October. The cars are arriving at 8.45am. There will be Tea/Coffee supplied and muffins. We are asked to park on Tremaine Ave. There will also be an opportunity to tour their new facility.

Those that wish can then join the tour to Wellington or part way if you wish.

This is a Mazda NZ event and open to all MX5 owners.

zoomzoom

poison · Post by **poison** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:35 pm

Does anyone have the schedule and locations for the rest of the event around NZ? It may be worth a poke and prod if the weather is nice.

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:43 am

http://www.mx5club.org.nz/events/view/171/67.html

that should help

i think ill stop in at john andrew on sunday
hopefully get some sun

here is the sunday part

http://www.mx5club.org.nz/events/view/178/67.html

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:47 am

It's on the mx5club web site:

http://mx5club.org.nz/events/view/171/67.html

Grant.

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:29 pm

Talk about cutting this fine!
I have had to phone around to see what is happening! I think we could have been better informed earlier...

On another note I will be there Sunday and Monday.

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:49 pm

it has been on the mx5 club site for about a month or so

it better not be raining on sunday.

mine is the shiniest it has been in a long time,
spent the whole arvo on the buff, vac, silicone, wax, etc, etc

ill look foward to catching some others on sunday in person

Habanero666 · Post by **Habanero666** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:07 pm

Where you "cutting" it "fine" there sprsta? or "cutting" and polishing it to a "fine" luster?

I am done with the beautification and tuning already, down this end it will be thursday drive day to Wellington, can't wait!!

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:17 pm

She's full of lusteriousness now, hopefully it doesnt get dusty in the workshop tomorrow - or ill have to wax it again. Sure is a fine cut.

Habanero666 · Post by **Habanero666** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:37 pm

Hahaha, Yes,it will be best to cover ther car up in the workshop out of the way or your boss might become a growler.

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:50 pm

all our car covers are dusty so ill take my chances, its only one day in a panel shop

hes not a growler hes just gets dissappointed you know like parents do

"im not angry im just dissapointed"

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:09 pm

Hehehehe. I will be there Sunday and doing the 1st leg to Hamilton.

Post by **zorruno** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:51 pm

I'll be there tomorrow... I should really go to work on Monday though... but I'll see how I go...

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:15 am

looks like the hard top will be staying on today
stupid rain!!!

poison · Post by **poison** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:31 pm

Go with the soft, then you can decide if you need to have it up... And
no I'm not being rude... lol.

Ants · Post by **Ants** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:08 pm

Like the colour, like the car, want one but the wife won't let me sell the children. Bugger.

Beautiful car, enjoy it when it comes to your town!

Habanero666 · Post by **Habanero666** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:14 pm

Wheres Hamburgular??

KSCRIM · Post by **KSCRIM** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:25 pm

OK who else got caught in the cloudburst with nowhere to pull over?? I've just got mine dry and clean again!!

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:56 pm

thats why i had the hard top on, most people i saw just stopped in the left lane on tamaki drive got abit hot when the sun came back out though

ham · Post by **ham** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:05 pm

Just been to the square here in Palmerston North. Nine cars including the tour cars. Newspaper in attendance. Next will be Palmfields tomorrow 8.45am.

Post by **zorruno** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:12 pm

KSCRIM wrote:OK who else got caught in the cloudburst with nowhere to pull over?? I've just got mine dry and clean again!!

come on - you need to practice the left hand lift and clip. I was travelling about 30kms/hr when I had to put the roof up

(My arm was a bit sore though - hadn't had to put the roof up for a while)

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:16 pm

i used to be good at the flip and clip - roll bar gets in the way now

it was probibly my fault it rained anyway, it always seems to rain when i want to drive it

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:31 pm

Hmmm - it's in Chch tomorrow - and I was going to go along for a look. Not a bad day today, but it's getting colder as I type, and forecast is for cold southerlies and showers

Post by **zorruno** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:10 pm

sprsta said on 21/10/09 17:16:

i used to be good at the flip and clip - roll bar gets in the way now

growler was driving in front of me... I saw his excellent method of
lowering the top... So that the plastic window doesn't fold the wrong
way (he leaves it zipped up), he has a small hole positioned about in
the middle of the window which he sticks a finger in and pulls toward
him... (it is actually a split window by the looks of it... but is dual
purpose...)

Luckily, I don't have to worry about splitting my rear window... the zip
has been broken for about 4 years

Actually, I did thing about taking the hard top on Sunday but my 3 year
old wouldn't let me...

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:31 pm

Ummm yes...

The zip has broken so I sewed the window closed. Because the plastic has hardened over time the window split a couple of weeks ago.
Becuase the downpour had stopped I put the roof down. As I didn't want the split to get any worse I used my finger to help "fold" the window as the roof went down (While I was doing this I did comment to my partner saying...I wonder if Zorruno can see my finger! [with no sexual tones either!]).
I have a brand new soft top with glass window all packed up at home ready to install once I find the time to do it. As the car mainly comes out during the summer it hasn't been a high priority...)

Habanero666 · Post by **Habanero666** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:51 pm

Here is a link for todays onenews coverage of the Wellington run, if anyone missed it on TV.

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/mazda-m ... 9775/video

It was a very fun day for most (but maybe not for some truckies!), weather held out for most of the time in the city.