I stopped in at Can-saf in oshawa today and told them about the cruise. They wanted more info that i'll take them tomorrow. They said they might send someone to the cruise and seemed pretty interested in representing themselves. I hope no one minds, I thought having a rotary mech there would be cool. These guys have been around for a while, one guy has an 8, and someone there has a 1988ish three rotor 7. They are also racing a speed 3 so they might have some good knowledge to share.

 

Really sorry you can't make it Greg, was looking forward to re-connecting

 

Urgent family matter came up...won't be able to make it...hope you guys have fum...
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1) Footman
2) Prospectjtaz (any Sunday or Sat works)
3) maitre (Oct 03)
4) rotarygreg (any sunday any time or any saturday afer 2pm works for me)
5) Maffu313 (Chako only maybe)
6) rx8-druggist (any day other than Oct 02 or Oct 03
7) c_ls (sat/sun)
8) Neo (whatever weekend isn't Thanksgiving)
9) Rye Guy (any weekend but Thanksgiving)
10) WCS
11) 2hit6
12) nvx
13) RX8Thunder
14) rdiep
15) RevRX8
16) sphill01
17) wayloco
18) Rotaryapollo
19) RobGripper
20) RXeckless (Will meet-up on Leslie North of Aurora Sideroad) PM Foot
21) Scottish (Will meet-up on Leslie North of Aurora Sideroad)

 

First post UPDATED!

 

I do mind. The least they could do is come on the forum, say hello and sign up here on the thread.

 

I think I'll make it. So count me in Footman.

 

Rdiep, thanks for the invite, but i think i'll just sit this one out if i cant drive myself. Im able to drive for like 10 hours straight without issue, but i cant handle being in the passenger seat for more than about an hour. Thanks anyways.

And yeah scott i was really looking forward to hanging out again. Im sure i'll be around, my new car is terribly fuel efficient , so i wont have any excuse for missing any sort of meets (or track days) if you guys will still have me.

I was going to keep my new car a suprise, just to catch the look on everyones face when came to a rotary car meet with a car that advertises how many cams it has right on the quarter panel. lol. Anyways, its a 2002 honda Civic SIR hatch. pretty rare in this neck of the woods. i've only seen one in the tri city area here. It was a trade in at the dealership and such a wicked price i just couldnt pass it up.

Ive been trying to get out of my rx8 for a while now and this is the perfect chance for me. I'll still have a fun, responsive car. but its a good compromise and i will be getting quite a chunk of cash back from the deal trading my 8 in.

The car has alot of things i like, electric power steering for one. it has the same weight and feel to the wheel of the rx8, albiet with torque steer....lol
the seats are also alot like the rx8s, they actually have a somewhat roundish triangular cut out like the rx8s do. haha.
I has a close ratio 5 speed gearbox in it that i thought i would love...but it takes some getting used to. redline comes up extremely fast, especially when you are used to 9 grand and now are locked down to about 6800rpm...none the less, it takes small (therefore cheap) tires, cheaper brakes....87 octane and goes quite far per tank. I'll always miss the 8, but i still have an rx7 to tinker with anyways.

And like i said, hopefully you guys wont mind me tagging along to some track days to see how much performance i have actually given up. haha.

 

I really wanted to see you guys but I can't make the trip.
But that's why I didn't sign up in the first place. I did try to make this work but there was just no way for me to be there.
If fortune smiles on me I'll join you for lunch

 

Greg,

You've joined Civic Nation, huh? lol
We understand man.. you can't overlook life. It tends to get in the way.

I've been following the weather, and up here in Aurora it's not too bad. But I've heard it was raining all along the West side of the city the entire day.

I really hope the weather gets better for tomorrow.
Hopefully see you guys tomorrow...

 

Neo, Just take the MX-5 if it's raining.

 

It's raining, it pouring. The old man's been snoring.
Rain, rain go away, come back on Monday! The best thing about the weather is you'll not have to wash your car!
But it will be a balmy 14° C hope it's a good turn-out.

 

That's right, you don't need winter tires today! See you all there
At the meet point, please see me when you arrive to sign in.
If you've never met me before, I'm the guy with the clipboard.

 

Sorry guys, I got to work.
Plus I just woke up, I'm jet lagged and not feeling well.

Not mention I need to be back at the airport for 6am tomorrow to head back to San Fran....

I'll be doing the SFO thing for the rest of the year at the very least maybe all on 2011 .....

Thanks Footman for all your hard work, I sincerely apologize for bailing.

 

Gonna try to make it to the meet point, but still stuck downtown, and need to get to my house to pick up 8. If I make it will see you there, if not, sorry all.

 

The weather outside is horrendous.
Can't see anything.
I was considering going, but when the weather is like this, its not worth it.
Sorry Andrew. Hopefully the turnout works out. But I think I'll be able to get a few things done now at home since the weather is ****.

Sorry guys.

If you can, take a few pics. I know it won't be too well, but at least it'll be something.

I apologize again.

 

Not surprised.. LOL

 

hey guysss so yeah i chickened out but i did see all of your cars.
gorrgeeousss
hope the cruise is/went well maybe ill be there next summer with mine

 

I guess the guys are still out... no pics yet.

 

LOLLL!!!!!

anyways thanks footman for organizing this!!! I didn't go on the cruise, unfortunately, but it was great seeing you guys before and after!! haha and i'm sure you guys had lots of fun. Hopefully I'll be able to make it next year =D

 

rx8-druggist has some pics and a video I think, so he should be posting those when he has time XD

 

Excellent cruse.. Thanks for organizing it Footman.

 

Great cruise, how was the Korean cat/dog?lol. Only 9 cars made it to Gravenhurst? 9 out of 22!

 

Stats now updated on first post as well.

1) Footman
2) Prospectjtaz BACKED OUT ON DAY OF
3) maitre
4) rotarygreg BACKED OUT
5) Maffu313 BACKED OUT
6) rx8-druggist
7) c_ls
8) Neo BACKED OUT ON DAY OF
9) Rye Guy DID NOT SHOW UP
10) WCS BACKED OUT ON DAY OF
11) 2hit6 BACKED OUT
12) nvx
13) RX8Thunder DID NOT SHOW UP
14) rdiep
15) RevRX8
16) sphill01 DID NOT SHOW UP
17) wayloco DID NOT SHOW UP
18) RotaryApollo Got lost at start point? We left together, but never saw you again in the cruise. We attempted to wait for you too.
19) RobGripper DID NOT SHOW UP
20) Rxeckless Joined us on Leslie st on the side of the road.
21) Scottish Joined us on Leslie st on the side of the road.
22) Agent008
23) 01Racing Met at meet point, cruised together till he went home along the cruise.

9 out of 23 people made it actually on the Southwood13 road.
1 person lost

Attrition rate 61%. Not bad for a cloudy/foggy day. For all the weather NON BELIEVERS, just want to let you know that by Newmarket, it was just cloudy and the roads were drying. For the duration of the entire day, it only rained during dinner when we came back

 

Sweet job with organizing footman- I loved the official touch with handing out all the maps haha.

The photos I took from the GoPro aren't the best lol, its really hard to figure out how far to stand because it doesn't have a view finder and its a fish eye lens basically lol - umm I'll see how it looks and if its post worthy.

The video on the other hand is good - I'm just trimming it down to make it more watchable!