crabacle

Anybody interested in prolonging this after the 8s are delivered, another thread is suggesting meets and possibly an owners club.

If anybody is interested (or not) and/or would be prepared to help then vote and put your details here.

Titanium Grey

I'd help organise and help with the web,

You don't have options for both.


PS.

rx8club.com - we know where that is!
RX8club.co.uk - has gone, someone called Glen Butcher has it.

All other rx8club addresses are available.

.org.uk is 25 quid a year for a two year minimum.
.org / .net / .info / .biz are all 35 quid a year for a two year minimum.

sixspeed

I have a lot of (quite fast!) webspace doing nothing (just hosting videos ) at the moment, that I'd be happy to donate towards a website. I need to get my own site up soon as well, but I'll never need all of the 1Gb storage that I've got!

Also, I can get the domains registered a lot cheaper - with .uk domains for £2.50 a year (minimum 2)...

Also, I'll be happy to organise a few events since I've done a few for the MX-5 and TVR car clubs already.


-andy-

simrjor

Help with web. Have unused space.

c170673

I wondered how long it would take before this got up and running.

I am a complete novice when it comes to the putting things on and maintaining web sites, but I will be able to get involved with the organisation of everything else. Well I say me, I mean the wife who is a lady of leisure.

Chris

rx-8club.co.uk

Hi all,

I have set this up already, with its own forum etc.. It is all under www.mazdarotaryclub.com - and has been running for quite some time now in the UK.

I already have unlimited webspace etc..

Please let me know what you think is best - I am concerned as to someone setting up yet another club/forum. I was hoping that www.mazdarotaryclub.com would cater for all.

See our thread on this subject here:

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forum...2&referrerid=1

sixspeed

Had a quick wander over and had a look. There's a few people on there, but nothing compared to the europe forum here which is already established. Be a tricky one to get people to move... or perhaps not?

RX-8 info also seems to be rather thin on the ground in the news section.


-andy-

simrjor

Not much info, only around 600 RX8 posts campared to nearly 10,000 on the Europe Forum!

clive

It will be a shame and disapointing if a full blown Club fires up for Glenn and myself as the RX-8 was one of the main reason's that A, the club was formed in the first place and B, why Mazdarotaryclub has no model tag in it's name so we could encompass all Rotary's from new to old

We both had the belief in Mazda that they WOULD build the RX-8 when no one else thought they would and have tried to prepare ever since for the owners of these new cars to have somewhere they fitted into properly , having said that we already have a few RX-8 people that have joined the club as full members that have no previous Rotary experience including a moderator from the main RX-8 American Forum who lives in England !

Just an observation and far from a criticism but from what l see though there are not very many U/K owners on the RX-8 forum when you consider Mazda have now sold 1400 RX-8's.

And time will tell but it would seem that Mazda marketing have got it right as they are this time not targeting particularly enthusiasts but trying to prise people from normal cars into the RX-8 and not from other sports cars as they would have had to do with the RX-7.

If any of the RX-8 Forum people are looking at this we not only welcome you with open arms but also already have an insurance scheme set up for these cars which should more than save the £15 membership fee that we charge to join our club.


BTW we also own

www.RX-8Club.com

...w.rx8club.co.uk

and www.RX-8Club.co.uk

All the best Clive

RX-Late

Collaboration parhaps?

AndyPearce

I think that you'd need to promote it via the RX-8 specific URL's as I think many people (myself included) are buying this car despite the rotary engine! I expect we may come to love the engine but there will be a lot of owners new to Mazda because of this car and if they are looking for the club they will be looking for it based on the model name.

I've been part of other owners clubs in the past an find ones that are model specific to be far more interesting. All just my personal opinion of course.

clive

Hi simrjor.

No not many posts but then you are part of an American forum that has a slightly bigger population than ours , and also the idea behind our forum is also to do things like meets etc and not be purely a forum as we are a full blown club already.

We are very fortunate Mazda do already back Mazdarotaryclub properly as they realise that a lot of RX-8 owners will eventually wonder what that strange engine is under the bonnet is and how it works and where it came from and this is where we can help people as we now have some excellent Rotary experts from all over the world on our site .

We actually have a Mazda employee designated by Mazda to look after the needs of the club indeed we would have had Mazda with RX-8 attend Billing in July this year but the organisers said we were not allowed to bring them as l didn't inform them early enough, even though l told them November ! this was a huge shame for Mazda as quite a few Manufactures were represented.

Hopefully though Mazda will be attending with us at Santa Pod for the First ever all Japanese Performance car Show n Go Meeting ever to be held there that is supported by Japanese Performance Magazine and promises to be a HUGE Meet.

With your help our RX-8 News and information section will grow as well.

Hope this helps.

Clive.
All the best Clive
clive@mazdarotaryclub.com
www.mazdarotaryclub.com

RobDickinson

I've been checking out rotaryclub for a while now, doesnt seem like theres much happening over there RX-8 wise, there all probably to busy with there luvly RX-7's

Well I've registered, and done the whole e-mail thing at rotaryclub forums(today) but still cant post.

Hopefully it'll be sorted out , but its fairly dead from an RX-8 pov.

This forum has a ton of active UK/europe RX-8 (future)owners. I dont see many over 'there'.

But saying that, I wouldnt want to start a separate UK 'club' just for RX-8's, when a generic one already exists and is up and running. No point in splitting ourselves, and I for one like to see a few FD's around here and there

As for an UK/Europe RX-8 specific forums, isnt that what we have here? Any other is likely to fail as this is where people are - the defacto rx-8 forum on the net, a wannabe just wont work.

morganrogers

AGGhhh ! ! It is the raison d'etre !

RobDickinson

Have to say I'd be looking at this car just as much if it happened to be a V6.

There just isnt any low £20k, 4 door, RWD high power 'sports cars' around. Closest is probably the IS200, and that IMO is nothing more than a tarted up avensis.

Mazda say the car would be unmakable without the small Renasis, I'm sure you could have gotten close with a V6, as someones stuck a Turbo 20B in there, theres a TON of space in that engine bay - prehaps not as far back as the renasis.

For me, I'm looking forward to having a rotary, no wories on reliability, but I AM concerned with its economy, especialy as its power is still in some doubt, poor economy with power I can cope with. To watch civic type-r's or clio172's pull away AND get good gas milage wil irk me some.

My poor focus has had its nads revved off it recently tho

AndyPearce

I understand that the RENESIS is fundemental to the RX-8 's design and capabilities (now I do anyway) but when I became interested in the 8 I didn't know it had a rotary and knew very little about them. I'm sure there are potential RX8 owners who have been put off because it's got a rotary under the bonnet. Like Rob, I'd be interested in this car if it had a piston engine, but I'll take the rotary and perhaps get educated to why I should love it!

morganrogers

Well - good that there is a variety of us I suppose - It shows the RX8 has a wide appeal.

i.e. I am buying it because of the engine , and without it I would definately not be going for it. Not that it isn't gorgeous (it is) but because the keystone in the whole thing is the rotary (for me).

Point is , if RX8 is attracting non rotor-heads , this has to be a good thing.
(Still object to the "despite rotary engine comment" )

RobDickinson

To Joe Public, it will be 'Despite the rotary'.

Like it or not , Rotaries have a bad rep. unreliable, uneconomic, epxensive to fix. Thats their public perception.

oilman

The perceptions are TRUE.

Have a feeling that Mazda may be about to blow those perceptions out of the water with the Renesis.....

Let's hope So!!!

Cheers
Oilman

Titanium Grey

Bump!

For the attention of our newer members.

oilman

Find it hard to believe that there are not more interested parties out there or browsing.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, SIGN ON HERE!

Cheers
Oilman

rael

I voted earlier but just for clarity I would be interested in joing a RX8 Owners club.

rael

druck

A rotary isn't critical to selling the car though, its got enough unique selling points before you get to the engine, but it does add even further to its distinctiveness.

Most V6's feature a great big heavy engine hanging out over the front axel affecting handling, and god forbid front wheel drive. Many high powered coupes based on front wheel drive platforms have tacked on 4 whell drive in order to get the horses on the road in any useable form, with all the mechanical complixity, costs and dull handling that goes with it.

Ofcourse there are exceptions, my current car is the MX3 V6, which is a beautifly sweet little engine (only a 1.8), and whilst it winds the front wheels does remarkably well at it (because it quite light and is only putting down 130 horses), but I'm certainly looking forward to the power going to the rear end on the 8 like god intended.

Incidentally my engine proves Mazda can build a V6, so its a mystery why there isn't one in the Mazda6.

Cheers
---Dave

MikeLMR

I'd guess its to seperate it from the mondeo market. ? (same platform and all)

Mazda made one of the best V6's ever ... its been sold on to numerous companies under the name of Duratec. Ford used it extensively, its used in Nobles and I think its also in the new Jags in 3 litre guise ( although I think it may be the new joint venture modular V engine, which no doubt has a lof of design influence from Mazda)

crabacle

OK this is in the process of being done. Web site will be www.rx8ownersclub.co.uk - when its out there I'll put on a holding page until we get some good ideas.

Watch this space