Tyre kicking & a meal from 7pm
First Wednesday ~ The Cross Keys ~ Pulloxhill, Beds
Third Tuesday ~ The Grand Junction Arms ~ Bulbourne, Nr Tring. HP23 5QE
See MX-5 Owners Club Diary for current details
Proposed Calendar for 2024
Key
Monthly Meetings – Central and Chilterns
Midweek Breakfast Meets – last Wednesday of the month
Provisional dates, confirmation etc. is based on availability and/or member response
MX-5 OC National Events and Discount Tickets
General Nationwide and Local Shows and Events
*Pub BBQ and the annual MK&C Members ‘Best Kept Car’ Comp!!
January
• Jan 3rd Monthly Meeting, Cross Keys, Pulloxhill
• Jan 7th Bicester Heritage – Sunday Scramble (Membership reqd) - SOLD OUT
• Jan 8th MX-5 Yard Meet – The Bowl, Caffeine & Machine (from 5pm)
• Jan 11th to 14th Autosport International Show – Birmingham NEC
• Jan 16th Monthly Meeting, The Grand Junction Arms, Bulborne nr Tring
• Jan 31st Midweek Breakfast Meet – Hemel Hempstead Garden Centre (09:45)
February
• Feb 3rd Cobweb Run (blow them away!!) - Org: ND
• Feb 7th Monthly Meeting, Cross Keys, Pulloxhill
• Feb 18th ‘Snowdrops’ Run to Waterperry Gardens, nr Weatley, Oxford - Org: ND
• Feb 20th Monthly Meeting, TBA
• Feb 24th or 25th possible trip/run date - Needs someone else to organise
• Feb 28th Midweek Breakfast Meet – ArTea Rooms, Potterspury
March
• Mar 6th Monthly Meeting, Cross Keys, Pulloxhill
• Mar 3rd ‘Chinese Run’ to Kam Tong Garden (Org: ND)
• Mar 9th Rustival at the British Motor Museum, Gaydon (tickets reqd in advance)
• Mar 16th – 17th BRSCC MX-5 Championship – Silverstone
• Mar 19th Monthly Meeting, The Grand Junction Arms, Bulborne nr Tring
• Mar 23rd ‘Nuclear Run’ - Kelvedon Hatch, Secret Nuclear Bunker (Org: ND)
• Mar 22nd to 24th Classic Car & Restoration Show, NEC - poss Club Discount?
• Mar 27th Midweek Breakfast Meet – The Flight Deck, Turweston, NN13 5YD
• Mar 30th or 31st Easter Weekend
• Mar 31st Bicester Heritage – Motorsport Assembly (Membership reqd)
April
• Apr 6th – 7th BRSCC MX-5 Championship – Snetterton
• Apr 6th possible trip/run date?
• Apr 7th Japfest - Silverstone
• Apr 3rd Monthly Meeting, Cross Keys, Pulloxhill
• Apr 13th Observation Run (Org: Pepi & Nick Lunn)
• Apr 16th Monthly Meeting, The Grand Junction Arms, Bulborne nr Tring
• Apr 21st MK Classic Tour 2024 – Pre-booked Charity Run
• Apr 24th Midweek Breakfast Meet – Venue: Ridgmont Station Tea Room
• Apr 28th Wardown House, Museum & Gallery – (Org: Jeff B)*** Cancelled***
May
• May 1st Monthly Meeting, Cross Keys, Pulloxhill
• May 4th – 5th Donnington Historic Festival - poss Club Discount?
• May 4th or 5th possible trip/run dates?
• May 12th Stokes Golden Classic – Stoke Goldington
• May ?? MX-5 OC Curborough Club Sprint Day - tba
• May 18th The Ferryboat, Holywell – Start: Elstow, Holiday Inn (Org: Brian & Sal)
• May 19th Chiltern Hills Rally, Aylesbury
• May 21st Monthly Meeting, The Grand Junction Arms, Bulborne nr Tring
• May 25th – 26th BRSCC MX-5 Championship – Oulton Park
• May 25th or 26th possible trip/run dates?
• May 29th Midweek Breakfast Meet – Venue: The Barn, Cardington, Beds
June
• Jun 1st Blyton Park – MX5 only Day Sold Out!
• Jun 1st or 2nd possible trip/run date?
• Jun 5th Monthly Meeting, Cross Keys, Pulloxhill
• Jun 8th Run and Overnight Stay to Stratford on Avon (for the National) - Org: AW and AD & ND
• Jun 9th MX5 National Rally – Compton Verney, Warickshire
• Jun 15th – 16th BRSCC MX-5 Championship – Anglesey
• Jun 18th Monthly Meeting, The Grand Junction Arms, Bulborne nr Tring
• Jun 22nd to 23rd Thruxton Historic poss Club Discount?
• Jun 22nd possible trip/run date
• Jun 26th Midweek Breakfast Meet – The Dukes, Heath & Reach
• Jun 30th The ‘Curry Run’ to Tawa Roadside Indian, Shefford Org: Alison & Nick D
July
• Jul 3rd Monthly Meeting, Cross Keys, Pulloxhill
• Jul 5th to 7th British Grand Prix
• Jul ?? MX-5OC Blyton Weekend - tba
• Jul 11th to 14th Goodwood Festival Of Speed
• Jun 14th Kimbolton Country Fayre & Classic Car Show, Kimbolton Castle
• Jul 14th Bicester Heritage – Euros Assembly (Membership reqd)
• Jul ?? MX-5 OC Breakfast Club at Silverstone SIM? - tba
• Jul 18th Monthly Meeting, The Grand Junction Arms, Bulborne nr Tring
• Jul 21st Beaulieu, Simply Japanese Day (MK&C Run Org: ND)
• Jul 27th 'On the Buses' Run - Oxford Bus Museum and Morris Motors (Org: John Kaye & John Howell)
• Jul 31st Midweek Breakfast Meet – London Gliding Club - Dunstable
August
• Aug 7th Monthly Meeting, Cross Keys, Pulloxhill
• Aug 10th or 11th The Wiltshire Weekend, Saturday and Sunday Runs - Org: ND
• Aug 15th to 18th The British Motor Show, Farnborough - poss Club Discount?
• Aug 18th Flitwick Car, Bus and Motorcycle Show
• Aug 20th Monthly Meeting, The Grand Junction Arms, Bulborne nr Tring
• Aug 23rd to 25th Silverstone Festival (formerly Classic) – Club Display and Discounts
• Aug 23rd to 25th Car Fest, Leverstock Park, Winchester
• Aug 28th Midweek Breakfast Meet – Cloverdale Retreat - Priory Park, Bedford
September
• Sep 4th Monthly Meeting, Cross Keys, Pulloxhill – *MK&C BBQ & Car Show
• Sep 5th 'Cream Tea' Run to Ridgmont Station Tea Rooms
• Sep ?? MX-5 OC Curborough Club Sprint Day - tba
• Sep 14th to 15th Kop Hill Climb, Princess Risborough
• Sep 17th Monthly Meeting, The Grand Junction Arms, Bulborne nr Tring
• Sep 21st or 22nd possible trip/run dates
• Sep 25th Midweek Breakfast Meet – The Roman Crown, Bancroft Park, MK13 0RA
· Sep 28th The 'Hearing Dogs' Run (Paws for Lunch) – Poplars Garden Centre 10am
October
• Oct 2nd Monthly Meeting, Cross Keys, Pulloxhill
• Oct 5th or 6th possible trip/run dates?
• Oct 15th Monthly Meeting, The Grand Junction Arms, Bulborne nr Tring
• Oct 19th Breakfast & Car Runs - at the Old Mill, Berkhamstead
• Oct 30th Midweek Breakfast Meet – Woburn Sands Emporium
November
• Nov 6th Monthly Meeting, Cross Keys, Pulloxhill
• Nov 11th to 12th Classic Car & Restoration Show, NEC poss Club Discount?
• Nov 19th Monthly Meeting, The Grand Junction Arms, Bulborne nr Tring
• Nov 23rd or 24th possible trip/run dates?
• Nov 27th Midweek Breakfast Meet – Venue TBA
December
• Dec 4th Monthly Meeting, Cross Keys, Pulloxhill - Christmas Dinner booked!
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• Dec 17th Monthly Meeting, The Grand Junction Arms, Bulborne nr Tring
More Run & Trip Suggestions
• Caffeine & Machine, Ettington, Warwickshire
• Race Wars (Slot Cars), Milton Keynes (may have gone bust!)
• Ace Café, London
• Whitewebbs Museum of Transport, Enfield
• IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire - Adult ticket £26.70
• Bletchley Park
• Hell's Caves, High Wycombe
Over Night Event (Suggestions)
• Brecon Beacons
• Peak / Lake District
• Cornwall / Devon
• New Forrest Weekend
• Great British Car Journey - Peak District
• Beaulieu Motor Museum, Brockenhurst
• Snowdonia 360
• North Coast 500
If you have any ideas for runs, trips or shows/events, please get in touch
Please email mkchiltern@mx5oc.co.uk if you intend to join us at any of the above.
Local Events that may be of interest (MK & Chilterns)
We have a varied list of events on our Owners Club Forum pages that may be of interest to you.
We have no plans to attend any of these events as a club, but please post on our Facebook page if you plan to attend any of these events to see if other members are interested in going too.
If there's an event we haven't spotted that you think others might be interested in, let us know & we'll add it to the list