Rx8 vs Deer
01-17-2007, 01:24 PM
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Rx8 vs Deer
So I decided to take my 8 to work today so that during lunch I could go out and hit this nice backwoods-ish road that I've been wanting to try. 
You all know how I feel about my car, so I'll leave the poetry out of this one.
Long story short, I come up on a deer about a half mile away; I count myself fortunate because most don't see them until their about 5 feet away.
Anyway, I slow down and eventually come to a stop for the thing, who apparently decided it was time to walk to the center of the road and completley halt herself.
Because I couldn't get around her, I honked the horn....nothing. Not even a look.
So I go the alternate route, and rev my 8 up to 9k!
She got out of there like a bat 'outta hell!
Rx8-1, deer-0
Anyway, I think this must be one of the "special powers" of the 8, anyone else experience anything like this?
You all know how I feel about my car, so I'll leave the poetry out of this one.
Long story short, I come up on a deer about a half mile away; I count myself fortunate because most don't see them until their about 5 feet away.
Anyway, I slow down and eventually come to a stop for the thing, who apparently decided it was time to walk to the center of the road and completley halt herself.
Because I couldn't get around her, I honked the horn....nothing. Not even a look.
So I go the alternate route, and rev my 8 up to 9k!
She got out of there like a bat 'outta hell!
Rx8-1, deer-0
Anyway, I think this must be one of the "special powers" of the 8, anyone else experience anything like this?
01-17-2007, 01:28 PM
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haha!! LOVE IT!
We don't get a whole lot of deer out in my neck of the woods but I'll have to keep this in mind should I ever come nose-to-nose with one.
Oh, and I'm SO glad there weren't any pictures of a mangled RX-8 in this thread. (I was preparing for the worst when I saw the title)
We don't get a whole lot of deer out in my neck of the woods but I'll have to keep this in mind should I ever come nose-to-nose with one.
Oh, and I'm SO glad there weren't any pictures of a mangled RX-8 in this thread. (I was preparing for the worst when I saw the title)
01-17-2007, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Rootski
Deer Have More Torque But The 8 Can Take It In The Twisties!!!!!1
, thanks for the laughs
01-17-2007, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by prescriptionmazda
perhaps I should rename this thread "DUDE! I totally just PWNED that deer!" 
01-17-2007, 03:30 PM
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Wish they would've equiped the RX-7's with this feature.
Several years back I was driving through my neighborhood and saw some deer on the right side of the road. I rolled by really slow and thought "holy CRAP they're letting me get close!"
Next thing I know the male deer on the LEFT side of the road charges at the car head first, comes through the drivers' side window, and headbutts me in the jaw, sending my face into the passenger seat.
Disoriented as all hell, I sit back up as quickly as I can (at first I thought "carjacking" - I never saw the deer on the other side of the road!) I look out the window just in time to see deer #2 smash my face with his head.
Barely conscious, half in the passenger seat, I floor the sumbitch with my head tucked down until I feel myself driving through my neighbor's shrubbery. Bambi and his brother fucked up my jaw, teeth, nose, window, and door like nobody's business!
RX7 0, Deer 2
Several years back I was driving through my neighborhood and saw some deer on the right side of the road. I rolled by really slow and thought "holy CRAP they're letting me get close!"
Next thing I know the male deer on the LEFT side of the road charges at the car head first, comes through the drivers' side window, and headbutts me in the jaw, sending my face into the passenger seat.
Disoriented as all hell, I sit back up as quickly as I can (at first I thought "carjacking" - I never saw the deer on the other side of the road!) I look out the window just in time to see deer #2 smash my face with his head.
Barely conscious, half in the passenger seat, I floor the sumbitch with my head tucked down until I feel myself driving through my neighbor's shrubbery. Bambi and his brother fucked up my jaw, teeth, nose, window, and door like nobody's business!
RX7 0, Deer 2
01-17-2007, 03:34 PM
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The rotary definitely scares horses.
Going for a cruise with some piston engined sports cars through some rural roads ...
Coming out of a corner, the horses near a fence didn't pay any attention to various v8s and turbos, but when I came through, they all bolted ...
( I had a customer 3" cat back, but then again, all the other cars had various exhaust mods as well )
Going for a cruise with some piston engined sports cars through some rural roads ...
Coming out of a corner, the horses near a fence didn't pay any attention to various v8s and turbos, but when I came through, they all bolted ...
( I had a customer 3" cat back, but then again, all the other cars had various exhaust mods as well )
01-17-2007, 04:26 PM
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Rotary engines probably emit frequencies inaudible to us that frighten animals. Animals are probably immune to piston engine sounds by now. Hahaha.
Good story. Lightning McQueen style.
Good story. Lightning McQueen style.
01-17-2007, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ½mv²
Wish they would've equiped the RX-7's with this feature.
Several years back I was driving through my neighborhood and saw some deer on the right side of the road. I rolled by really slow and thought "holy CRAP they're letting me get close!"
Next thing I know the male deer on the LEFT side of the road charges at the car head first, comes through the drivers' side window, and headbutts me in the jaw, sending my face into the passenger seat.
Disoriented as all hell, I sit back up as quickly as I can (at first I thought "carjacking" - I never saw the deer on the other side of the road!) I look out the window just in time to see deer #2 smash my face with his head.
Barely conscious, half in the passenger seat, I floor the sumbitch with my head tucked down until I feel myself driving through my neighbor's shrubbery. Bambi and his brother fucked up my jaw, teeth, nose, window, and door like nobody's business!
RX7 0, Deer 2
Several years back I was driving through my neighborhood and saw some deer on the right side of the road. I rolled by really slow and thought "holy CRAP they're letting me get close!"
Next thing I know the male deer on the LEFT side of the road charges at the car head first, comes through the drivers' side window, and headbutts me in the jaw, sending my face into the passenger seat.
Disoriented as all hell, I sit back up as quickly as I can (at first I thought "carjacking" - I never saw the deer on the other side of the road!) I look out the window just in time to see deer #2 smash my face with his head.
Barely conscious, half in the passenger seat, I floor the sumbitch with my head tucked down until I feel myself driving through my neighbor's shrubbery. Bambi and his brother fucked up my jaw, teeth, nose, window, and door like nobody's business!
RX7 0, Deer 2
Perhaps deer hate the seven, and fear the eight, we should team up.
01-17-2007, 06:29 PM
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^
ha, can you picture it?
Rx 7 sitting alone in a clearing as bait, deer start surrounding it, all of a sudden an 8 comes from the folliage and they both start doing donuts like crazy. This would scare the deer into a mass hysteria, causing most of them to bolt wildly into pre-set traps.
Hunting, Rotary style!
ha, can you picture it?
Rx 7 sitting alone in a clearing as bait, deer start surrounding it, all of a sudden an 8 comes from the folliage and they both start doing donuts like crazy. This would scare the deer into a mass hysteria, causing most of them to bolt wildly into pre-set traps.
Hunting, Rotary style!
01-17-2007, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner
Where do you people get this **** from? 
Besides, how do you know for a fact it doesn't? You're not a deer... or are you? Hahaha!
01-18-2007, 06:14 AM
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Whitetail deer will outperform the 8 in every aspect below 40MPH. :-)
Acceleration - Check
Cornering - Check
Jumping Obstacles - Check
Braking - Check
Acceleration - Check
Cornering - Check
Jumping Obstacles - Check
Braking - Check
01-18-2007, 09:19 AM
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I'm pretty sure the deer won't be Five-Starring any sub-40 crash tests...
...but I would REALLY like to see a video of the front, rear, & side collision results...
...but I would REALLY like to see a video of the front, rear, & side collision results...
01-18-2007, 09:40 AM
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www.roadkillrampage.com if u wanna see some deer and whateva..i was just browsing and found some cool yet gross stuff
01-18-2007, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Chrisbert
Whitetail deer will outperform the 8 in every aspect below 40MPH. :-)
Acceleration - Check
Cornering - Check
Jumping Obstacles - Check
Braking - Check
Acceleration - Check
Cornering - Check
Jumping Obstacles - Check
Braking - Check
My 8 leaps like a fackn kangaroo!!
01-18-2007, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Chrisbert
Whitetail deer will outperform the 8 in every aspect below 40MPH. :-)
Acceleration - Check
Cornering - Check
Jumping Obstacles - Check
Braking - Check
Acceleration - Check
Cornering - Check
Jumping Obstacles - Check
Braking - Check
Our 8's pwn in that category.
