Silverstone Classic.

Wow and wow, and WOW!. This was the first time I had been to the Silverstone Classic and I was pretty knocked out by the event. From the Ferrari Owners Club stand, to the classic racing, to the many other club, trade stands and stalls, this is certainly a classic event. Project Merlot spent the day on the MX-5 Owners Club stand adorned in the Clubs 15 20 balloons, the third biggest Club stand after the Porsche and Jag OC stands we were told! The Merlot didn’t get the chance to go on track this time but having sat and watched some of the most exciting racing I have seen for a long while, it wetted the appetite and Silverstone is now a “must do” for Team Merlot.

A very hot day in Suffolk.

The weather was hot and so was the action on track. Project Merlot with drivers: Jon E, Martin C, Chris G and Gary S, made its first 2009 appearance at Woodbridge Airfield on Saturday the 27 June. The MX-5 count for the event was high with 7 on the track and we even had a Merlot fan who had flown in all the way from Las Vegas for a passenger ride!

Team Merlot Spring in to action in Yorkshire.

The MX-5 Owners Club 2009 Spring Rally was held at Elvington Airfield in Yorkshire over the weekend of 16-17 May and featured a full track day, run by Javelin Track Days, on the Saurday, and a Club sprint competition on the Sunday.

The Merlot was there both days along with plenty of other Club members putting their 5 through its paces.

Track conditions varied from dry to flooded on both days but this certainly didn't put anyone off.

Following the Rally weekend the Merlot along with plenty of Eastern Region friends was to be found blasting across the Yorskshire Moors, scaring plenty of sheep, on roads that those us from East Anglia can usually only dream of!

Merlot and friends at Scarborough.