Zen Babes.
The girls at Stanwell Tops.
Their awesome rides.
The Scarborough Hotel mezze plates were awesome.
Monday Nasho run #2. This time around we brought Lisa, Theresa and Danie, all 3 amazing girls own just as amazing cars.
Seb and Aleks were snapping shots today, Jason and Jake might have snapped a few too, so expect some awesome pics from them soon.
Fuel 4 Charity was a great success (phew!!!!). I’d been stressing about it for weeks. $30 for charity was a bit steep for many of the kids in our community. It was a big ask as most kids still live at home, and being into cars, they’re naturally broke! But the sun was out and thankfully people came out to play.
We raised over $9,000 for charity. Short of the massive $25k dream we initially had, but it’s money raised by individuals in the community without the help of any major corporate sponsors. For that I’m really really proud.
We’d still like to push for $10k so we’ll be raffling off a few goodies this week. Im sure we’ll get there.
More pics on Zen: http://zengarage.com.au/2013/07/fuel-4-charity-2013/
My R32 Golf is on the cover of Hot 4’s Magazine this month! It’s the poster car too! Look out for it at your local newsagent (note to self: buy a copy for Mum!).
Our massive stand inside The Dome.
Hey Danie! Hey Andy!
Hey Crystal!
Hey Melanie! Hey Britta!
It’s been a massive weekend for the Zen Crew. Friday morning we were at Olympic Park to set up our massive Zen Stand inside Motorex. Friday night the show opened and from there we ran our stand through to Sunday afternoon. We also ran All Stars Real Street Blvd. outside the show on Saturday.
My photos are up on Zen Garage. Friday setup pictures, Saturday pictures and Sunday pics!
My MX-5. Photo by Aleks Brajic.
Really stoked to be a guest contributor on Motoring Con Brio, one of my fave automotive blogs out there. They’ve published my Nasho Run blog entry but with photos by Aleks and Seb who took amazing shots on the day. Visit: http://motoringconbrio.com/2013/07/19/guest-contributor-justin-fox-on-the-pleasures-of-a-weekday-nasho-run/
Sergio: What you doin today?
Me: No plans man.
Sergio: Wanna go Nasho?
Sydney’s heritage-listed Royal National Park is affectionately known to locals as the ‘Nasho’. Perfect for bushwalking, cycling, surfing, picnicking or whale watching, but today, we were there for the twisties.
I had to decide between taking my newly acquired Roadster, the R32 GT-R, or the R32 Golf. The GT-R’s got pretty old semi’s on it, the MX-5 is running stock suspension in need of an alignment (I’m assuming the previous owner never bothered after removing his parted out coilovers), then I thought about the R32 Golf’s supercharger whine and obnoxiously loud Capristo exhaust bouncing off cliff faces and tearing through the greenery. I was sold.
Thanks to facebook, within 15 minutes a crew was formed. Having just sold the All Stars S15, Sergio didn’t have a suitable car so I was more than happy to let him drive the MX-5. Rob brought his E30 out to play and I drove the R32 Golf.
As expected, the R32 felt heavy in corners but the massive Brembos and grippy Hankook Ventus R-S3’s were trust worthy.
The MX-5 looked fantastic from the rear. The stock suspension was in it’s favour as the road surface at the Nasho gets pretty bumpy in parts.
Was a pleasure to watch it rustle up leaves, it’s centre exit Zoom Engineering exhaust sounded great too.
Our first little stop found as at the base of the mountains and had us imagining the sound of the R32 Golf coming down the twisties.
The boys. Impressed with the MX-5 which was fast on the straightaway as well as the corners.
Our next stop was Stanwell Tops for a couple of shots.
Rob’s gorgeous E30 which was a little too low for the Nasho. Awesome seeing his bash plate throw sparks over big bumps though!
Burger with the works.
Alex got to drive the MX-5 back and he was just as impressed with it as Sergio was. Everyone agreed that no doubt at all, the MX-5 was the most fun car out there today. Not surprising at all to me as I’m a massive MX-5 pusher that’s glad to have another one in my possession once more.
Can’t wait for my suspension to come in for the MX-5. I’m thinking Monday Nasho Runs might become a bit of a thing too.
Such a cool key. I love it! Research tells me it’s an end of production blank key for NA made in Japan made by Royal Clover, a company that was founded in 1959.
So here she is. Car was delivered this morning and I drove it to work today. It’s got a new soft top (glass rear window) which is great, and the engine runs really strong. Soft OEM suspension feels vague in corners, brakes feel awesome and the exhaust is damn loud (it does have an APEXi Exhaust Control Valve though which is rad!).
I’ll admit that I’ve not got a clear idea of what I want to do with it. Initial thoughts are bolt-on flares, something I’ve always wanted to do to an MX-5. Problem then is I’ll need more power to have fun in it and I’d rather not have to do too much engine work straight off the bat. I’ve also got first dibs on a set of TE37V’s 9inch wide -15 offset, so yes, it’s tempting…
The other thing I’m wary of is following the same exact modifying path as my last MX-5, which is pretty hard to resist both visually and from a function perspective too. Watanabes, coilovers, headers, mania intake, black lips, black hardtop etc.
Got lucky with plates AGAIN!
Those that know me know that I praise the MX-5 a LOT. I often miss my old NA8C Clubman which I sold back in 2006 and have always planned to be back in one at some point in time (THE car that taught me how to drive!).
I’ve been hunting down both 911’s and an NA8C furiously (on carsales daily) for the past year. I’ve low balled a lot of NA owners lately and have come close to buying a few (in most cases I was only $500-1000 off asking price).
2 nights ago I low balled a guy pretty hard. I almost got him, but he said he’d like to sleep on my offer. That night, in excitement, I got on myplates and punched in “NA8C” (the chassis code). Amazingly it was available so I took it.
Later this morning I’ll close the deal on an NA8C which I tried to buy last year (but my offer was too low). Looking forward to driving the new car to work later today!
Entertainment Quarter (formerly Fox Studios) car park was the first location for VWGolf.net.au’s inaugural meet and over the years it’s become a regular monthly spot for VWGolf.net.au members.
Despite the horrible weather tonight, the troops came out to meet and greet. I took a few snaps last night, they’re all up on Zen Garage: http://zengarage.com.au/2013/06/fox-studios-regular-vag-meet
