Strawberry Fields forever - Club run to Bli Bli

I had a great day out on the run (Saturday June 15) and the weather was just right for a “top down” day out in Mike’s Sprite. It was one of the best days out I have had in classic British car and it had been a long time since I had been in a British sports car.

I was really impressed with Mike’s Sprite, it performs really well with the 1330cc engine and higher gear diff. With the good road cam it has a ton of torque and easily foots it with modern traffic. I particularly enjoyed the run back to Brisbane on the motorway, with many people around us showing their joy at seeing the little Austin sports car.

I enjoyed the venues (McMartin’s Farm and Harry’s Hut) that we went to, both very pretty places and the company of other club members to chat with, really topped the day off.

Thanks to Doug for organising the run and to the other members that were on the run. Thanks to all for a great day out that I will remember for a long time.

Below are string of photos I took while on the run.

Mike packing my "coolie" into the Sprite, 7.30 am, outside our apartment block

I loved the tunnels, the Sprite sounded awesome inside them

One or two other classics were about, on our way up to the Sunshine Coast

Not much traffic around early on Saturday morning

As we were early arriving, Mike drove us up to a look-out behind Nambour. The view towards the coast was beautiful

McMartin's Farm at Bli Bli, the strawberries looked mouth-watering

Ken trundles into McMartin's Farm in his A30, our destination for morning tea

Ken and Mike having a chat beside Mike's "bugeye"

Ken's shiny A30 Parked up at the strawberry farm

One of the nicest rear-ends you'll ever see

The vistas around McMartin's Farm were sublime

And the strawberries were delicious...according to Jayne Ellem who picked some for herself

And some were this big (according to Doug)

On our way over to Buderim and Harry's Hut reserve, for lunch

The crew having lunch at Harry's Hut

Doug's 'South African edition' Westminster parked up at Harry's Hut

Ken's A30 and Mike's "bugeye" keeping each other company at Harry's Hut

Mark's mighty 1800 looking great, with all the essential extras and "baked" Queensland 'patina'

After a long lunch, Ken offered to lead us out to the motorway back to Brisbane

On the way back to the city, Mike stopped to top the tank up again. It didn't take much either. Still an economical car, even by today's standards

A nice run home, with not much traffic till we neared the north side of the city, then it really thickened up

Mike doing what he does best...wheeling his beloved Sprite along the highway, on a perfect "top down" day!