I'm down for some supervision. I have to go to the UK for a week first of September but I'm mostly free before then (aside from getting the Miata back together).

 

I should have everything by the end of month, but you never know I have to source out a few things from different suppliers, so I might have to wait for things to arrive.

- I am thinking mid Sept is a good time to shoot for if everyone is ok with that

 

I'm down for whenever. I start a big boy job in two weeks so I will finally be like a normal person and have weekends off. Just let me know when and I'll be there!

 

Welcome home Chief!!!!

Ohio Rotaries had a club meet and BBQ at Rotary Park near Dayton Sunday - I was surprised at how many 8's came - we used to be in the minority. Here is a video of the cars if you are interested - I know some of you love making fun of the mods others do so this will keep you occupied for a bit I suspect

 

Went in today to grab a few things

 

welcome home Chief!
James congratulations on turbito!!
and congratulations on the new job Bobby!
I think I would be down for helping chief supervising if this goes down!
Oh and thanks for the videos to kevin and wendy!

 

Think I would have asked them to paint the housings for me - a nice Pink and Silver combo please Great to see it's going to be going in!

 

Hmmm maybe I should...I like how it was shipped in what looked like a bus boys tray.

 

I was just up at Kerry this morning, normally I take a peek in the service bays but not today.

Thanks everyone for the welcome back. Hope to see some of you at Fuel this Saturday.

For anyone thinking about getting a set of the BFG Rivals, I found out they are exclusively available through Tire Rack. I wanted to give my money to the local shop, sadly in this case I can only pay them for installation.

 

Chief,

I might be at Fuel Saturday if the Miata is ready to be picked up from the body shop. Hail dents removed, some other bodywork done, including a new front splitter. Time for a clear bra on it.

Steve

 

Welcome home Mike.

Steve. when at fuel, seek out Mac (asian guy with red e30 m3 and older red 911 turbo). He's a good guy, and from what i hear, he does great clear bra work.

I should be at fuel

 

It'll be good to see you guys and catch up. Too bad some of you no longer have Mazdas, but I promise not to hold that against you.

 

I can vouch for Mac, good guy, great work. I couldn't even tell he had one on his 930. Just picked up a Weltmeister 22mm rear bar and droplinks for $125... I love great deals.

 

New wheels are on:





Kevin, what do you think of the Recaros now? Note I just have it sitting in place, I'll need to get some flat bar to lay across the mounts and also cut up the extra factory mounts I have coming for the seat belt receiver mount.

 

wheels look great Mike. The seats might grow on me. looks like they fit well.

 

She lives!!

 

I was off line so long, sorry...
let me know when you'd want it.

i'm out of town right now, but will be back tomorrow.

Tact

 

Hello everyone,
Name is DJ and I recently just bought my '04 RX8 GT. Very new to the rotary scene, so any advice is more than welcomed!! I live in Eaton,OH (30 mins west of Dayton). Currently deployed to Afghanistan, due home in October and would love to hit up a meet or two when im back. my first ? is, does any one have any good recommended shops in the area for 8's, and what upgrades are recommended?

thanks

 

welcome DJ

Mike, since we were chatting about it at Fuel saturday. GTR at Nelson last weekend

 

Welcome DJ. Stay safe over there. Upgrades will depend upon what you want to do with the car, and how deep your pockets are. A lot of the stuff people normally do can be done on your own, we have some folks with a lot of knowledge and they get together for work days on occasion.

Thanks Kevin, I'm going to watch it when I'm done writing this. Doesn't matter anyway as not enough people signed up/paid for the track day. Dropped my cylinder head off at All In Racing Engines today, place looks like they do good work. Plus they have a rotary guy (Derrick) so I might be getting my 13B overhauled there. Be nice not to have to drive to Banzai in IN for it.

EDIT: Damn, looks like a nice track layout-wise but I can see how much the surface sucks.

 

Yeah the layout looks, and is supposed to be super fun, i just can't bring myself to run such a rough track. The guys at All In seemed pretty cool when they sponsored cars and coffee a few weeks back.

 

Welcome DJ. Former Army Sergeant here. Hooah! If your ever riding around Brookville and see a kid driving a black RX8 with a bodykit, take a pic, it's probably my old car.



Somebody at my work that just got hired I think has a VR S2,I'll have to check it out.



If anyone's interested in the racing. Some guy at my work has a 2005BMW 330Ci ZHP passed this on to me for track day stuff, so I'll pass it on to you guys.



http://www.3ballsracing.com/



Car looks good with the Recaro's chief.



Saw a C7 Corvette last night on the freeway going North on 75,obviously coming up from Bowling Green... it looked even better in person.



Speaking of GT-R's I snapped this last night riding home from work.

 

Thanks James.

I expect to have the Miata back together by mid-next week. Won't be at Fuel this weekend (obviously) and there is a drive the next weekend for Miata and rotaries, so those of you who still own one (you know who you are) should go. After that I won't be around until the first week of Sept. You will hear me when I show up.

 

The joint Ohio Miata Owners and Ohio Rotaries cruise that Chief spoke of above is going to be a fun technical drive through some of Ohio's best roads. Here is the info as posted on the OHR forums for those interested in going. It is the goal of OHR and OMO that everyone have fun and BE SAFE so most likely there will be two "groups" doing this run that day - one a few minutes in front of the other for those who want to drive a bit harder and have cars that are better equipped for such a technical road.
This is the first OHR/OMO event. We will be cruising the length of 555 with a fellow Mazda group, Ohio Miata Owners. The route is subject to change, but the meeting places and times will not. This is a VERY technical road, with gravel hidden on the apex of some of the corners. We will be keeping a brisk pace, and we DO NOT want anyone driving beyond their abilities. We will stop every ten to fifteen minutes or so to let people catch up. So if you cant see us don't worry, you will catch back up. That said, we are going to have a BLAST!!!

We will meet at our first meeting spot BY 10:30 a.m., we will leave very shortly after 10:30 so plan on getting there early!!!

BP 10:30 - 6310 Tussing Rd
Reynoldsburg, OH

After we leave we will make one more stop before the start of the nickel. This is the best spot to get fuel and drinks. The nickel is an hour and a half long, with no fuel stops along the way. If you cant go more than 100 miles without stopping for fuel you may want to consider bringing a full gas can with you.

Marathon 11:30 - South Sixty Market Inc
2040 S River Rd, Zanesville, OH

The Marathon station is within sight of the start of 555. A little after 11:30 we will start our way down the nickel. If you are running late you will need to call someone as it will be very difficult to catch us if we have a big head start. We will head south following all the 555 signs. Near the end of the nickel we will turn north and make our way to Nelsonville to get lunch at Sonic. Then we will head our separate ways on 33. Hope to see you there and if you have a Go-Pro you might want to bring it :-D

 

I don't live too far from Reynoldsburg. If I had any suspension mods, or tires that weren't over 30k old... I might try this for some aggressive driving. As it stands, I doubt I'd be able to keep up AND keep my car on the road.