In 2020, the Club’s Committee introduced a new level of recognition – the Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania Hall of Fame.
The recognition stands above Honorary Life Membership and recognises individuals who have made a Remarkable Contribution to the Club.
Induction to the Club’s Hall of Fame is only conferred on a Club member in highly-exceptional circumstances, at the absolute discretion of the Committee, and in a ratio of one Hall of Fame inductee for every five Honorary Life Members.
A nominee must:
- have completed a minimum period of 15 years of membership
- display a general attitude and overall demeanour that reflects a dedication to the values of the Club as expressed in the Club’s Statement of Purposes and Rules
- have demonstrated a Remarkable Contribution to the Club for a period in excess of 10 years
The first of these awards were presented on 13 March 2021:
| Member | Year | Service | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Campbell (citation) |  | 2021 | Club member since June 1998 Honorary Life Member 2003 Club President 2018-2021 Committee member 2000-2006, 2007-2022 Merchandise Officer 2002-2004 Points Officer 2007-2018 NatMeet 2000 and 2008 organising committees Club 20th, 25th and 30th anniversary organising committees mxtra Award 2002-2003 Outstanding Contribution award 1998-1999 Teams Champions (with Will Campbell) 2000-2001, 2005-2006, 2009-2010 Coral’s contribution over the past 20 years has been remarkable. Her enthusiastic involvement in Club activity and the outstanding contribution at a Committee level has only been achieved by a handful people in the history of the Club. Coral is a worthy inaugural inductee to the Club’s Hall of Fame. | |||
| Will Campbell (citation) |  | 2021 | Club member since June 1998 Honorary Life Member 2003 Club President 2001-2004 Committee member 2000->2022 Membership Officer Officer 2000-2001, 2004-2022 Points Officer 2018-2019 NatMeet 2000 organising committee Teams Champions (with Coral Campbell) 2000-2001, 2005-2006, 2009-2010 Will’s contribution over the past 20 years has been remarkable. His enthusiastic involvement in Club activity and the outstanding contribution at a Committee level has only been achieved by a handful people in the history of the Club. Will is a worthy inaugural inductee to the Club’s Hall of Fame. | |||
| Murray Finlay |  | 2021 | Club member since August 1990 (Foundation member) Honorary Life Member 1997 Club President 2006-2012 Inducted to Hall of Fame and as the first Club Legend on the same day. Please refer to the citation in the Club Legend section. | |||
| Peter Dannock (citation) |  | 2023 | Club member since November 2007 Honorary Life Member 2021 Club President 2015-2018 and 2021-2022 Committee member 2009-2023 Club Secretary 2010-2015 Also served as Club Treasurer, Assistant Club Captain - Social and Club Captain - Social Jinba Ittai Award 2020 Motorsport Champion 2015 Set up and managed our Club Permit Scheme from 2014 Co-authored the Club's revised recognitions structure 2020 Peter’s contribution over the past 16 years has been truly remarkable. He remains a very regular participant in many Club activities and a strong advocate for the Club. His influence on all aspects of the Club’s activity has been extraordinarily positive. Peter is a worthy inductee to the Club’s Hall of Fame. | |||
| Ken Beaton [Awarded posthumously] (citation) |  | 2024 | Club member since April 1999 Honorary Life Member 2014 Inaugural Convenor/Chapter Captain, Northern Tasmania Chapter 2008-2011 Ken’s contribution over almost 25 years was truly remarkable. His enthusiasm for the car and the Club led directly to the formation of the Northern Tasmania Chapter. By any measure, Ken was a larger-than-life character in the history of the Chapter and the Club as a whole. He was a very regular participant in many Club and national MX-5 activities and an influential mentor for MX-5 drivers who crossed his path. Ken's contribution prior to his passing was very much worthy of recognition and induction to the Club’s Hall of Fame. | |||
