Show n Shine and Grass Gymkhana, 10 May
The Grass Gymkhana was to be held in April but with all the dreadful weather back then we had to push it out to May, however, we got there in [...]
Show & Shine and Grass Gymkhana results, 10 May
An upset this year! Ken Williams winning streak has been broken! Congratulations to Andy Eilenstein and Russell Clarke, winners in the Show & Shine, and to Cornelius Boertjens, Janine Jeffery [...]
Mercedes Benz National Rally 2025, 20-23 March
The Mercedes Benz National Rally 2025 kicked off with a Welcome Cocktail party on Thursday evening at the Waipuna Hotel. Auckland turned on a super sunny evening with views out [...]
The Ladies return to Wenderholm, 22 February 2025
The day of the Ladies Run dawned fine for our picnic at Wenderholm, the site of the inaugural Ladies Run back in 2021! Ken and I set off in our [...]
Ellerslie Car Show, 9 February 2025
What is it about the Ellerslie Car Show that has kept passionate car owners coming back on a Sunday in early February every year since 1972? Set on the stunning [...]
Where does the Waikato River meet the Tasman Sea?
Port Waikato, naturally; and that’s where we headed on a very warm Saturday for a picnic lunch. After meeting up at BP Drury, eight cars headed for a short trip [...]
Run to Keltic Fair, 2 January 2025
Thursday 2nd of January was a mixed up day weather wise for our run to Coromandel, but at least the forecast was for clearing weather. We met up rather early [...]
Christmas dinner, 2024
Another year has raced by, and we are hunting out the decorations for our cars and those fancy shirts for our Christmas event. Those from the east and south of [...]
Toy Run with MR2 Club, Sunday 30 November
It was a grey overcast morning as Auckland Merc Club members gathered in the McDonalds carpark in Greenlane at 10.30am, where we met up with members of the MR2 Club. [...]
Back to the 19th Century – Run to Awhitu Peninsula, 10 November
Sunday November 10. Some twenty explorers arrive in 15 Mercedes-Benz motor cars at the BP Service Station, Auckland Southern Motorway. A bad start to the day when we find the [...]
