NatMeet XII

[Malibu Q]

Had the most amazing week of Roadster life this week. NatMeet XII was in Tasmania with 106 Mx-5’s tasting the renowned local roads over seven days. We were split up into a group of about a dozen cars marked by a Soul Red ribbon on the rear. Groups left thirty minutes apart, with other groups going to different destinations on each day. It was an excellent event, very well organized and lots of exciting driving. There was two days of trackdays at Symmons Plains and Baskerville raceways, but I didn’t attend them so first day for me was the Concourse.

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This Malibu came down the line right behind mine. We compared VINs at the lady's request. Mine is ...39 this one is ...40

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SE and SP

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Bicheno Run

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[Malibu Q]

Gowrie Park Run

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Event was staged at Launceston Country Club Casino

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Bridport Run

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I love the twenty fifth anniversary model

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I'm car 100!

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[Malibu Q]

I missed the next day and the run south to Hobart where I live because this had arrived and I could not wait to see it. Perfect.

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Drove my Malibu with the top down on the last day doing a southern loop.

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Lunch at a cafe in an old lunatic asylum.

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Perfect week!

[Vegard]

Looks like a perfect weekend, topped by the pitcrew rear arriving! Some very nice cars, but your pitcrew easily outshone them all! The bridge in the last photo looks weird and cool and pretty.

[oldgrayleather]

Thanks for the update Malibu!! How did I miss that you also had a PitCrew?? Please tell me there's a build thread hidden on here somewhere? :lol:

[Malibu Q]

Thanks! I do have a kinda slack build thread here (http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread.php?7234-Malibu-Q-from-Tasmania/page7).

edit: I got asked about that bridge on another forum, so here's a google street view of the location (https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-42.5378823,146.7344001,3a,75y,95.55h,73.64t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sslyzQsjRdNTBuj5m1hKGBQ!2e0!7i3 328!8i1664?hl=en").