G8rboy

Looks pretty cool- keep us posted as details are available... like pricing, hotels, etc.

Thanks!

-Sean

hppy4u

>Yes? Dan, I've been looking for you since we talked at the gas station in September. Where ya been?

Hello Megareds,
I have been busy with work, a ten month old, and lots of X-mas shopping. By the way, I have removed the bike rack so maybe that's what's throwing you off . Other than that, the car also has snow tires. Let me be another supporter of nice tires by saying that the car handles extremely well with the snow tires. Most of the car's behavior is very predictable (i.e. the back end will slide when too much throttle is applied but very gradually with the snow tires). The summer tires were absolutely treacherous when the temps dropped below 40 degrees. I wouldn't trust the car in any kind of snowfall/ice.

On another note, I have noticed three other RX-8s during my commute from work to home. One red, one silver, and one black...the red I usually see on Atkinson/St. Mary's, the silver I see on St. Mary's and the black one is always going the other way towards I94. Anyone on this list?

MEGAREDS

Nice to see that you're alive and well, Dan. I've been looking for 8s on the road, but I've only confirmed one... yours.

I have not noticed the back end sliding at all, ever. I've also not noticed the traction control light coming on, but that may be the difference. It's also possible that it's the extra hp in your car, or just my old-man style of driving.

I broke down and bought winter tires yesterday, along with the strakes. I've been going out and driving most every night around 11 pm - midnight, and it is only a matter of time before I misjudge and try to stop too hard on ice at a red light. The brakes on this car are just so damn wonderful, it's hard to remember details like inertia. I think my shopping spree was also the result of the pictures Sean posted of his car out in the snow with the strakes shining. I like the clean look of the stock car, but I must admit that I like the strakes very much.

Who are these other Northern Illinois/Southern Wisconsin people? Stand up and be counted!

racerdave

Good call Mega.. glad you "saw the light" and got the snows.

Ok, now for the counted... I'm in SE WI, with frequent trips to Chicagoland. I don't have an 8 -- yet. Give me until spring. :D

MEGAREDS

So I'm sitting with my son in traffic in Libertyville yesterday, on my way home from getting winter tires installed, and I hear this vaguely familiar rev rev rev... very loud. I'm kinda spaced and don't turn around thinking that it's just someone messing with me. Then this black 8 drives by. That's number two for me.

Oh yea, I also drove by a house yesterday and a girl screamed out to her dad -- "Hey dad, there's that car again!"

Cool.

MichRX7

You gotta love that...it would have made me grin for a few days.

BRx8

i've procrastinated buying my winter tires for far too long, instead opting to buy Canzoomer's Stage 1 ECU for the lower price before it goes up...but after having driven in only 1 inch of snow i'd have to say this is by far the worst car i've ever driven in the snow (without snow tires)...i couldn't even pull into a parking spot! i had to turn DSC off because it kept trying to correct the spinning tires...

hopefully this weekend i'll be able to get some snow shoes otherwise it's far too dangerous to drive this car in snow

Fuzzbear

THeres going to be a Mazda meet this coming January 4th in Schaumburg at the hooters there at 1pm! everyone is Invited to show up.. I have a thread started that has the contact info for the guy organizing the meet.www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17330

RedJade

I thought this was a classy car. Hooters? Please. Right next to the pick up trucks and trans ams. You should rethink the location just to save the reputation of the car!

G8rboy

Sounds good... barring bad weather/roads, I should be back from Florida on the 3rd. Anyone else able to make this?

Thanks!

Fuzzbear

any other takers?

G8rboy

Bueller... Bueller... ? : )

Let me know if this is still on... can't wait to get back into the RX8 again.

Thanks!

[QUOTE]If Theres a Bright center to the universe, Im in the suburb thats farthest from[QUOTE]

You obviously haven't been to Lake in the Hills!

-Sean

TitaniumRX8MD

I'm free on the 4th

Fuzzbear

Were still planning on going..

Fuzzbear

ok looks like the guy organizing the meet wants to push it back to a later date... supposed to get 3-5 inches of snow tomorrow

MEGAREDS

It would be nice to take the cars somewhere we could get nice pictures for the forum; parked in front of Wrigley Field or on the Lake with the skyline as a backdrop, Bahai Temple - someplace with drama. I suppose the snow has to go before that can happen... this is the toughest time of the year

BRx8

let's wait til lake Michigan freezes up and let's all drive our cars into the middle of it...then take pics...we can get a gathering of owners from Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinoins, and Indiana...

j/k of course...

a big field of snow would be great...but yea, my car is black and thus is dirty everyday...winter is not a good time for pictures

G8rboy

Seriously- you might have something there... but of course not Lake Michigan. Last year I was doing monster power brake slides and donuts with both my Explorer and my Miata on Lake Geneva in WI last February... there were literally hundreds of cars on the lake (most fishing, but several like me finding the limits of our cars on solid ice). How cool would a picture of all of our 8's in the middle of a frozen lake look?! : )

-Sean

PaulieWalnuts

Did this already happen or is it still being rescheduled? Be sure to post a date/place. I don't have an 8 yet so I could be the photographer.

Fuzzbear

being rescheduled... no dates set as of yet... this weekends out for me Im headed up to Detroit for the NAIAS