MR2 Nationals 2011

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MR2 Nationals were a great SUCCESS!!!!! 

50 + MR2s from Victoria, NSW, ACT, Queensland and Tasmania gethered together for what was the best Nationals Event to date.  While we did not quite make the 65 to break the Australian Record of MR2s in one place, those who attended were not dissappointed.  The Event covered:

Friday 30 September

  • Most MR2s arrived on the Friday and were blown away by the Rally Packs filled with sponsors products.

Saturday 1 October

  • MR2s continued to arrive, register and head straight to the ”Show & Shine” display in Bright.  The weather was not kind and the event was re-named the “Show n Chamois” however not to be daunted everyone enjoyed the event.  The afternoon was free and participants enjoyed the many sights that Bright has to offer in October.
  • In the evening everyone met for the MR2 Nationals Dinner with special guest speaker Colin Osborne, who entertained the diners with stories of GTP racing, the 24 Hour Nurburgring and the unique handling abilities of the SW20.  During the evening everyone received a prize from the huge array of Sponsor’s products. Then the time came to award the winners of the Show n Shine their prizes.  They chose from the Yokohama ADVAN prize of $500 worth of tyres or the RDA prize of a set of disc rotors of a similar value for their particular MR2 model

Sunday 2 October

  • Was the Tarmac Rally and although the snow fall during the week closed the roads through the High Country, the alternate route to Beechworth was enjoyed by everyone.  Back to Bright via the Milawa Cheese Company, Brown Bros winery and a quick squirt up Mt. Buffalo was enough to whet the appetite for those competing at Winton the next day .

Monday 3 October

  • Winton Raceway for a full day of practice. Only 32 cars on the track in 4 groups provided everyone with enough time for full enjoyment and was the perfect end to what was a fantastic MR2 Nationals.  Stay tuned for the next MR2 Nationals in 2013.

Presented by the MR2 Owners’ Club of Australia (VIC Branch) Inc. another MR2 Club event for your enjoyment and brought to you by the generosity of our sponsors, please support them whenever possible.

Cheers,

Kevin (nationals@mr2club.com.au)
MR2 Nationals 2011 Sub Committee

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