Alright ... show yerself! While driving back from lunch, I saw another blue 8 with a NASA parking sticker. We were both on Bay Area and then turned onto Gemini.

Eradicator, it's been weeks since I've visited the forum and I just now found your post (looks like I also missed a fun autocross last Sunday). I was the one in the other Blue8 on Bay Area Blvd that day.

renotse, I was also probably the one that your wife spotted on 518. I'm around there fairly often.

Sounds like we can have a meet of just blue Houston 8s. Ha!

By the way, this is my first post to the forum. I'm glad to be giving input after sponging great info here over many months.


-Blue SportPkg Stick (no spoiler) w/MP3
-Long-time RX-7 owner (86&87)

Eradicator, we have to stop meeting like this...

NASA Rd, yesterday around 11:15, right?

If you're interested, eXentric is hosting a Halo party (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13753) this Saturday. I'm going up even though there's only going to be two 8's. (it was originally going to be a group ride with Halo on the side)

Otherwise, maybe we'll have to arrange a Clear Lake meet.

Originally posted by Eradicator
NASA Rd, yesterday around 11:15, right?

Yup. You eastbound, me headed west to Mamacita's.


If you're interested, eXentric is hosting a Halo party (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13753) this Saturday. I'm going up even though there's only going to be two 8's. (it was originally going to be a group ride with Halo on the side)

Otherwise, maybe we'll have to arrange a Clear Lake meet.

I'll pass on the Halo party, thanks. But the Clear Lake meet idea might have potential.

By the way, I went to your website and found your cool car pics. I've been wanting to share mine, but I shot film and don't have a neg scanner. Print scans fell way short, but I'll post anyway...

More photos for anyone interested...

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...and here's a picture that goes way back to January's RevItUp at the Sam Houston Race Park (yes, my first RX-8 drive was with Adam Andretti behind the wheel).

[Edit: Scratch "January". SHRP RevItUp was in April. It was the Houston Autoshow that happened in January - my first time to touch the 8.]

More from the SHRP RevItUp...

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Whoa ... you've got an eye for backdrops. I was so lazy about getting pics that I just did it outside the office. I really like the first 3 pics. Do you work with the T-38s to have clearance to drive on the tarmac at Ellington?

edit* Now that I look more closely, is that Ellington? I thought Ellington had T-38s and F-16s, but those are F-18s, right?

Originally posted by Eradicator
Whoa ... you've got an eye for backdrops. I was so lazy about getting pics that I just did it outside the office. I really like the first 3 pics. Do you work with the T-38s to have clearance to drive on the tarmac at Ellington?

edit* Now that I look more closely, is that Ellington? I thought Ellington had T-38s and F-16s, but those are F-18s, right?

No, I don't work at Ellington or have any special clearance with them. When we connect privately I can fill you in on the whole story. For now, I'll just say...

Airshows are probably the best opportunity to work shots like that, for anyone else who wants to give it a try. The key seems to be finding the right person to help you.

Oh yeah, and it might help if you're willing to give them the keys and offer to let them drive!


Here's another picture on the Baytown Bridge...

Great pics!

Damn, sweet pics

Glad you all like em. Now I might have to go out and spring for a neg scanner to get those trons to fully cooperate!

I drove across the Baytown Bridge again today. One of my favorites.

But there are [No Parking] signs all across it. I was told that this was done post-9/11. For anyone else who wants to risk a ticket, there's a tradeoff of needing to shoot quickly so you can get out of dodge, but also having to wait for clear spots in traffic if you don't want any other cars in the photo.

I took my time and sure enough, a cop pulled over and politely urged me to move along.


Back to the jets, here's another Top Fun pic:

Another with the T-38:

man..theres so many people from houston with rx8s(im one of them).....im a student at clear lake high school in clear lake and every so often i see a blue rx8 over on bay area blvd and falcon pass. does that rx8 belong to anyone on this forum cuz that would b a crazy coincidence.

shimm57, if you have your 8, you need to change your sig...

Must be nice to be in h.s. and have your very own 8... I didn't even have a car :(

Nice bridge shots, thx.

Your bridge pics are awesome. Good job.

Shimm57:
man..theres so many people from houston with rx8s(im one of them).....im a student at clear lake high school in clear lake and every so often i see a blue rx8 over on bay area blvd and falcon pass. does that rx8 belong to anyone on this forum cuz that would b a crazy coincidence.

I go by Falcon Pass all the time. If it's blue with no spoiler, then there's a good chance it's me.

You've got to be the BMOC with wheels like that in High School. Next thing your going to tell us is that you're not even a senior yet. Ha!


Another way to tell me apart from the other Blue8s out there, I finally received my custom plate today:

(Get it?)

It's a stretch, but I guess it's passes ;) It's not like SPACE INV8ERS would fit.

shimm57, I'm another blue 8 in the area. I live just east of your HS in Middlebrook. I've got a spoiler and tinting.

Originally posted by HIX8
...and here's a picture that goes way back to January's RevItUp at the Sam Houston Race Park (yes, my first RX-8 drive was with Adam Andretti behind the wheel).

[Edit: Scratch "January". SHRP RevItUp was in April. It was the Houston Autoshow that happened in January - my first time to touch the 8.]

Holy shit that was Andretti driving? He did an awesome job, but I did give him a hard time everytime he hit a cone.

You know the guy who authorized those test drives got fired. We were the last location that the prototype RX-8's were driven hard.

-Mr. Wigggles

Eradicator:
It's a stretch, but I guess it's passes ;) It's not like SPACE INV8ERS would fit.


Well it was nice of TX-DOT to give me a way to squeeze in "RICE ROCKET"!

MrWigggles:
Holy shit that was Andretti driving? He did an awesome job, but I did give him a hard time everytime he hit a cone.


This was just a handful of days after "Uncle Mario" did his flips at Indy. Maybe that wreck took the edge off Adam for a few days.


You know the guy who authorized those test drives got fired. We were the last location that the prototype RX-8's were driven hard.


Are you saying that John got fired because he let us tear up the track in that prototype 8? Whoa.

(And that was a Keanu whoa.)

Maybe someday I will get to extend a mammoth favor for him.

Saw another blue 8 today on Medical Centerl Blvd going from I-45, over 3, and then he turned left on Feathercraft, I think. Spoiler, tinting, strakes, ... no idea who it was.

Eradicator:
Saw another blue 8 today on Medical Centerl Blvd going from I-45, over 3, and then he turned left on Feathercraft, I think. Spoiler, tinting, strakes, ... no idea who it was.

Could very well have been mine. * I mean, my ex.

I closed on the buyback last night. I'm back in my old 7 during this down time.

Oops. That couldn't have been the Blue8 I bought. I wasn't reading carefully about the spoiler/strakes.

Must be a symptom of my separation anxiety!

who owns a blue 8 and works for USA??

Me.

Wow HIX8 - what striking photos. Gorgeous! Thank you for sharing :cool:

Holy post resurection batman!

(I've been out of touch for a while. Just now catching up.)


Glad you enjoyed the photos, Poolside.