The meeting was held in Chiba in Japan on June 22.
For this meeting, over 40 the RX8 gathered.
JSG and Yuhki who are the member of RX8 forum also participated in this meeting together with me.

http://www.knowledgelink.jp/user/tk/030622/01_meeting.jpg

http://www.knowledgelink.jp/user/tk/030622/02_meeting.jpg

http://www.knowledgelink.jp/user/tk/030622/03_meeting.jpg

http://www.knowledgelink.jp/user/tk/030622/04_meeting.jpg

http://www.knowledgelink.jp/user/tk/030622/06_meeting.jpg

http://www.knowledgelink.jp/user/tk/030622/07_meeting.jpg

http://www.knowledgelink.jp/user/tk/030622/05_meeting.jpg

http://www.knowledgelink.jp/user/tk/030622/09_jsg01.jpg

http://www.knowledgelink.jp/user/tk/030622/08_em01.jpg

http://www.knowledgelink.jp/user/tk/030622/10_meeting.jpg

This meeting was held by my friends�@gathered in The first RX-8 owner's meeting.
Thanks Yunata, Ben, Insight, and all of the R3member.

Thanks all see you
EAST MOON

cool, nice pics, did you figure out how they bypassed the tire pressure sensors (or did they just ignore the light)

Those chrome wheels look pretty damn good with teh darker colored cars.
Thanks for all the great pics.
By the way, it looks like yellow it one of the most popular colors over there.

Thanks for pictures, EAST MOON. :)

Originally posted by The Beav
cool, nice pics, did you figure out how they bypassed the tire pressure sensors (or did they just ignore the light) I don't believe that the tire pressure monitor is fitted outside the USA.

thanks for the pics EAST MOON!! a great job as usual!

wow that car looks good in white...
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:drooling: over the black pics!

OMG! the 8 is BEAUTIFUL in black.

i can't wait much longer!! :eek:

thanks east moon!!

i love the white lettering on the tires of Eastmoon's car...if that is his 8. nice touch.

santino

Thanks for the pics, East Moon. It seems that yellow is fairly popular over there.

Cool pics East Moon - you can see the artistry in your blood!

Guys - check out the front plate on his car - he made a sign which says "www.rx8forum.com EAST MOON" as the front plate :cool:

We had a great day. The black car with the polished wheels was probably the most unique - even had chrome wipers! Yellow was most popular, with around 2 white, 3 nordic green, 3 titanium, 8-10 yellow (?) and the rest of the 35 total blue/red (rough estimates - not counted the photos)

I met a guy who I waved to previously on the road and lives just blocks from me! When you know how big Tokyo is you'll realise how suprising/coincidental this is! We got there at 9.30am and there were cars there from 500km away who started at 4-5am! This is a true enthusiasts car and it's great to meet like minded people - both on this board and in the meetings.

Beautiful weather for it too - got the sunburn on my neck to prove it!

You guys ROCK !

Thanks for the pics -- great to see the RX-8 in mass (and their owners willing to bring them together).

I also loved the looks of the chromed wheels.

Originally posted by rxeightr
I also loved the looks of the chromed wheels. I don't think they're chromed, but polished. Rather like the difference between the stock '99/'00 Miata wheels and the polished ones on the '99 10AE Miata.

Anyone notice the light covers on the upper part of the white RX-8. It gives it a "lasy" eye look or mean look.

Kinda cool...

Love the rotary in the center of the wheel of the black one.

Thank you JSG,
roachman

Originally posted by ELX13
:drooling: over the black pics!

OMG! the 8 is BEAUTIFUL in black....except for the silver Milk Mustache. What's up with that????

...except for the silver Milk Mustache. What's up with that????


Yea, I haven't quite decided what I think about that. I do like the 'lazy eye' treatment tho....

WHAT ABOUT SILVER? :p 40 cars and not a single silver!! Nobody like silver anymore? Is Japan the first country brave enough to finally move away from silver?:D

Originally posted by Puppy1
...except for the silver Milk Mustache. What's up with that????

Yeah I don't like that either. But other than that it looks sweet!! :cool:

That white one looks like it has its suspension lowered.

Originally posted by ELX13
:drooling: over the black pics!

OMG! the 8 is BEAUTIFUL in black.

i can't wait much longer!! :eek:

thanks east moon!!

damn right!!! That's my dream night rider car!!! I'd be like batman drivin around town

EASTMOON:
ok... i have to get this out of my chest... but is that winny the pooh riding that black rx8?? :eek: hihihi :D

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Forget Pooh, more importantly is that the "grill trim ring" on that black 8. Literature that I have read stated that option was incompatible with the front air dam. Anybody in the US interested in this accessory and have any info you could pass on?

Originally posted by brothervoodoo
Forget Pooh, more importantly is that the "grill trim ring" on that black 8. Literature that I have read stated that option was incompatible with the front air dam. Forget the front air dam. In my opinion the "grill trim ring" is incompatible with the 8 because it's so damn ugly.

Anyone know any details as to why white was not offered in US?

Originally posted by Magnesium
Anyone know any details as to why white was not offered in US? Bad market research. The Yellow and Green are not selling at all. Obviously the white would have done much better than those 2 combined.

Originally posted by Puppy1
Bad market research. The Yellow and Green are not selling at all. Obviously the white would have done much better than those 2 combined.

According from what I heard (dealership info) they said that since white wasn't popular on the Miata anymore they didn't want to use it on the RX-8..

Originally posted by Puppy1
Forget the front air dam. In my opinion the "grill trim ring" is incompatible with the 8 because it's so damn ugly.
Yep, the ring plus the rotary accent make the car look like easter rabbit with a Fu-Manchu. :p

One of the white ones was lowered. I wouldn't have believed it possible but there you go! Not sure what's happened to ride comfort.

There was only 1 silver.

Rear fog lights were more popular than I expected - mostly red.

I think I saw a few cars which had the front rotary accents colour coded to the body colour.

Just curious......what are the ages of the owners that came to this with their RX-8's?

20's, 30's, 40's, 50's ?

id love to have gotten white, but i love the titanium also.
cant wait till my baby is here had a 5min daydream about it today!
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I've noticed that there are no really good pics of winning blue from these Japanese meets. :(

edit: btw - no matter what the color - GREAT PICS!!!!

Thanks EASTMOON. Hopefully R3 will update their site soon. :D
Is there a way you can get any R3 stickers?

Renesis08
Is there a way you can get any R3 stickers?


As a matter of fact, I am not the formal member of the R3.
But as for R3, They admit that I entering into the member site.
Thanks R3 !

I want to be in a free position.
Since it is disagreeable that I become the same style as many people,
I think that a sticker will be made myself by the cutting sheet.

I think try make a stickers (logo), that is "rx8forum.com."
That's COOL for me ! :D

Thanks Renesis08 and all
EAST MOON

Originally posted by EAST MOON


As a matter of fact, I am not the formal member of the R3.
But as for R3, They admit that I entering into the member site.
Thanks R3 !

I want to be in a free position.
Since it is disagreeable that I become the same style as many people,
I think that a sticker will be made myself by the cutting sheet.

I think try make a stickers (logo), that is "rx8forum.com."
That's COOL for me ! :D

Thanks Renesis08 and all
EAST MOON

I can help you with that if you like? Unless you want to do it yourself. :cool:

Wave
I can help you with that if you like? Unless you want to do it yourself.

thanks Wave.
But many time I made it, that is a stickers (logo),
I like making it.
http://www.knowledgelink.jp/user/tk/srx.jpg
thanks
EAST MOON

Originally posted by EAST MOON

thanks Wave.
But many time I made it, that is a stickers (logo),
I like making it.
http://www.knowledgelink.jp/user/tk/srx.jpg
thanks
EAST MOON

Very nice!! :) Just thought I would offer.

Originally posted by JSG
Cool pics East Moon - you can see the artistry in your blood!

Guys - check out the front plate on his car - he made a sign which says "www.rx8forum.com EAST MOON" as the front plate :cool:

We had a great day. The black car with the polished wheels was probably the most unique - even had chrome wipers! Yellow was most popular, with around 2 white, 3 nordic green, 3 titanium, 8-10 yellow (?) and the rest of the 35 total blue/red (rough estimates - not counted the photos)

JSG - did you happen to inquire as to where those "eyelids" (on the headlights of the white car) came from? In the picture of the two white cars together, it improves on the front end look substantially (IMHO) and it would be relatively cheap.

I would like to find some of those, if possible.

The polished wheels are a done deal. I wanted them anyway, but after seeing them on the black, I have to get those, too.

Thanks for any info....

Originally posted by EAST MOON

http://www.knowledgelink.jp/user/tk/srx.jpg


Is that a yellow Lotus Elan i nthe background?

It's a Miata. Eunos that's what it's know as in Japan.

And here's mine (http://miata.cardomain.com/member_pages/view_page.pl?page_id=238671&page=2) sigh...

I wish I was in Japan.

Originally posted by moogle
I wish I was in Japan.

...just so you could have the car?? :confused:

Never thought I'd say it but I love the car in white.
The only car in the past in white I have ever liked is the Integra Type R, on a sporty car it certainly looks the part.
I find it somewhat frustrating that if all these colours are offered from launch in both Japan and the US (white the exception) whereas here in the UK we only have the Red,Black, Tit and silver to choose from unless we want to wait another 2- 3 months for the other colours.

Ed

I did not take much phots in this meeting.
But I upload a few photos I thought they might be interesting.

Red-Yellow-Blue

titanium grey. On the way to the meeting

Thank you, Yuhki !!!

Wooo Hooo! Finally a good pic of a blue from Japan - it even has a spoiler!!!

Only one car with sunroof

The appearance package is wicked in every snapshot I see... "The whistles go Woooooo!"..

I love the two metal bars beside the wheel arch - are those afterfits? They don't come as standard on the UK cars... I really like them and want to know where to get hold of a set (really X-Men 2).

I'm new to this forum so please be kind. I ordered a Titanium Grey today. I really love the black but that's when it's clean - and they don't stay clean for long.......

Originally posted by DannyA
I love the two metal bars beside the wheel arch - are those afterfits? They don't come as standard on the UK cars... I really like them and want to know where to get hold of a set (really X-Men 2).

I'm new to this forum so please be kind. I ordered a Titanium Grey today. I really love the black but that's when it's clean - and they don't stay clean for long.......

Welcome! A fellow Titanium lover too. The 'strakes' that you ask about are indeed dealer options. If you do a search for 'strakes' here on the forum and look at the posts regarding 'accessory lists' then you'll get the idea. There's no price as yet but we think between £150 and £200.

Ok so I keep seeing this "R3" thing and I'm totally lost here. I have a feeling that I shouldn't be. Could somebody fill me in as to what it is?

Thanks,
Strider-

i'm not sure if we are on the same page with the r3 thing, but there is an rx8 club in japan called "rotor router". the website for the club is www.r-3.jp

*summons photos from the dead*

2 n a half years is pretty dayum good!


HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

back from the dead...

Um...none of the pics are showing up.

Um...none of the pics are showing up.

the very first pics are gone for good.. they were hosted off-site.. but pics on 2nd page, in particular the pic of a black RX-8 with the grille trim ring is now showing