Had a small, very very small rainstorm this morning. Supposed to snow all day but it's sunny right now.

 

Weather men have trouble finding their way into work every morning - how would you expect them to predict the weather......

Notice any new states and names on the Vegas meet list?

 

You assume I know what goes in the blank spots? I'm just happy to be here. I have no clue what the hell is going on anymore.

I drove the 8 on Monday and Tuesday. Hopefully it will be dry at least one day this weekend.

It's been a remarkably snow-free winter up here. All the snow has tracked south.

 

Well, we got it pretty bad last night eh. I got about 6" overnight and it's still coming down. The mountians got 20" in some places.

Looks like I'm going to have a great weekend.

 

So I moved the rx8 out of the garage to make room for the new car.. then after one night i moved the new one out and put the 8 back in.. just felt wrong leaving it outside.

 

Nice cars, what's the new one? Looks like a 3 series.

 

Yeah its just a 2010 3 series all wheel drive. i figured i needed a better car for winter. the 8 and z4 while worked great with snow tires, werent the best for snowboarding

 

better pic of the garage.. with the r6 in the back and snowboards

 

Are we going to see you at any meets this year, kobe? BTW, I resigned as club president, bose is the main man now. I have too much going on to give the club the attention it requires, for the forseeable future.

 

snowboarding for 9 hours yesterday at brighton, best day or riding this season lol! hey kobe, you snowboard too? you should come up on friday with me and my bro.

 

Yeah i'll try to make it to a meet this year. just been busy with school, work and girl shiz... ugh.. Yeah i would be totally down to board. I was gonna go today but i slept in haha.

 

we are having a little meet on the 19th... I might go boarding again either this friday or next...

 

Any one noticed that the Vegas meet list just keeps growing? Now Texas is asking about attending...........

 

You have a link for that vegas meet thing? my internet at work is being retarded so I dont want to search for it

 

Just scroll back up in this thread, kobe, or go to the Vegas Lounge thread.

 

Thanks, Phil. Consider this the "North Vegas Lounge" LMAO

 

Today I installed the Axial Flow short shifter. This thing is pretty neat! And I see how it works. If you spend less time shifting, the wheels have power to them more of the time. You accellerate faster. A faster quarter-mile without adding horsepower. Too cool.

 

yeah if you don't shift fast to begin with lol

 

Yeah man i've had mine on for about 3 weeks. You can DEFINITLY tell a difference. for some reason my reverse has started sticking this past week. About 1/3 of the time I try to stick it in reverse it either won't budge into gear at all or it goes half way in and i hear a ZzzZzZz of my gears trying to change. After the ZzzZzzZ sound i take it out of gear then put it back in and it works perfectly. Oh and I noticed if it won't go in at all if i roll back in Neutral like half a foot then it goes in fine. is my gear not lining up? I'm positive the install was perfect and it worked fine the first 2 weeks or so... i'm a post this on the Forum also.

 

some summer cleaning http://pbckt.com/sU.sxI

 

Well, mine's only been in for two days, and since my 8 isn't my daily driver, it's not getting much road time. But so-far it works perfectly. Seemed a bit stiff at first but it's getting smoother every time I use it.

I did compare the machining to my stock shifter when I had them both in my hand and the AF shifter seemed to be well-matched to the stock unit.

You may want to check that none of the bolts that hold the retaining plate in place have come loose. I'd pull it and examine it closely, if I were in your position.

 

"What Happens in Vegas" Meet - 2010

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Announcement of the third annual Las Vegas "What Happens In Las Vegas" Meet. This event is open to all rotary vehicles

Date of the meet: June 18th and 19th, 2010

Friday evening gathering: In & Out Burgers on West Sahara

Friday evening party: When we leave the In & Out burger, we will caravan to "Las Vegas Mini Gran Prix (outdoor track) where we can ride the carts by the hour ($18.00 per hour) and a no host bar at Chili's restaurant bar.

Saturday drive meet point: In & Out Burgers on West Sahara 10am

Saturday evening party: Hoffbrahause , Las Vegas, 7pm

Rooms will be available at discounted rates thru @!!narotordo

For the ones that want to stay off the strip: I just confirmed I can do coned off parking!
You will not lose your spot unless another 8 takes the spot lol
How it works: Cone in spot. Remove cone and park. Place cone behind car. When you leave the spot place a cone there so no one piston takes your spot.
Our back lot is now walled in by a 10' brick wall with tons of light and the security guard is a ex RX-8 owner. PM me for room info
"WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS MEET 2010"
You heard the stories, read the threads, seen the youtube videos. You know you want some!

Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Washington & now Wyoming contact: Phil's 8

California contact: Jedi 54

Arizona & Texas contact: Easy_E1

We are posting early so that you can set this time aside. If you know your coming, let us know so we can plan.

To those of you that have not attended a Las Vegas meet, The over view will be:

Friday June 18th, 6pm - 8pm a general meet at the In & Out burger parking lot on West Sahara for introductions.

Friday evening party: When we leave the In & Out burger, we will caravan to "Las Vegas Mini Gran Prix (outdoor track) where we can ride the carts by the hour ($18.00 per hour) and a no host bar at Chili's restaurant bar.

Saturday June 19th at 10am we will meet at the In & Out Burger parking lot on West Sahara for a drive in the Las Vegas area. The drive is about two and one half hours in length, will cover 125 miles and will end at a local Hotel for lunch. There will be a several hour break for rest, recreation and sight seeing. The party group (all that wish to attend) will meet at the Hoffbrahause for beer, food and friendship from 7pm until ?

This years drive will be close in to Las Vegas and will be on all paved roads (unless the state or county do their thing again this year), some narrow roads and some twisty roads and some freeway. There will be one spot (again this year) that will require a $7 entry fee (nothing is free anymore).

The weather will again this year be very warm but not blazing hot (yet). Be sure you carry drinking water, a hat, vehicle water and oil.

Arizona Attendees:
Easy_E1
Flashwing
Mazda Maniac
Charles R. Hill
Hot Tomale
AZLizard
bnosaj

California Attendees:
Jedi 54
Scremn8's
FastRX8
Gr8Bullet
xl2oGel2x
mike[piston eater]
Razz1
ZumnRx8
ac3mastuh
The Reverend
J03K1LLARX8
Urban Ocho
Red_Fox

Nevada Attendees:
Phil's 8
@!!narotordo
chunbelievable
Tat2dtart
ЯX-8
anet1737
fmmieres

Oregon Attendees
pdxhak

Texas Attendees
9krpmrx8
Grungepup


Utah Attendees:
Bose
04RX8GR
rx8snowboard
Darius Demon

Washington Attendees:
05TiGr8Lady

Wyoming Attendees:
Gitfiddle

 

That would be way tight to go to but im going to be in philadelphia those days!

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone!

And if you're not Irish, too damn bad. I am.

Try to have a good time, anyway.