St Louis area 8 owners
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CHICO ELDER
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: NEWARK, DE
Yea............Call me so I can give you my address and social security number for the insurance policy. Make it look like an accident ............or better yet paint a BIG RX8CLUB.COM accross you body for the newspapers and press. Well anyway make sure you get a good grade. I'd hate to see all the hard work for a "C". So you know what that means.......... let Derby Dame do all the work. You just sit and look like your typing. Congrats to the Cards. Hey Terets we can't wait to hang out again so let us know next time your in town.
Hey Waterlogged looks like great weather for the autocross on Sunday!!!
Hey Waterlogged looks like great weather for the autocross on Sunday!!!
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CHICO ELDER
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: NEWARK, DE
HEY GUYS.................
You remember Richard Baker? He is the guy who owns the black RX8 that autocross's with us. The quiet guy who really doesn't talk to anyone. Well..................
I was told from my HR Manager that there was a bad, bad accident Sunday. At 270 & Bellfountain around 4:45pm. Involving a black RX8 with a driver discribed as: a black guy not too big with glasses. She told me about it cause she knows from me about the RX8 club and originally thought it could have been my car in the accident.
I don't know for sure if it was him or not. If he reads this I hope he is ok. I hate to see anyone lose a car that they love. Or get injured in any way. Twice as bad when you know them.
You remember Richard Baker? He is the guy who owns the black RX8 that autocross's with us. The quiet guy who really doesn't talk to anyone. Well..................
I was told from my HR Manager that there was a bad, bad accident Sunday. At 270 & Bellfountain around 4:45pm. Involving a black RX8 with a driver discribed as: a black guy not too big with glasses. She told me about it cause she knows from me about the RX8 club and originally thought it could have been my car in the accident.
I don't know for sure if it was him or not. If he reads this I hope he is ok. I hate to see anyone lose a car that they love. Or get injured in any way. Twice as bad when you know them.
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Crash kills driver on Route D near Benne
10/30/2006
Gilead D. Williams, 33, of O'Fallon, Mo., was killed in a vehicle crash about 5 p.m. Saturday when he lost control of his sports car on a curve on westbound Route D just west of Benne Road in St. Charles County, authorities said.
The car went off the road and overturned. Williams was wearing a seat belt, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/new...D?OpenDocument
10/30/2006
Gilead D. Williams, 33, of O'Fallon, Mo., was killed in a vehicle crash about 5 p.m. Saturday when he lost control of his sports car on a curve on westbound Route D just west of Benne Road in St. Charles County, authorities said.
The car went off the road and overturned. Williams was wearing a seat belt, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/new...D?OpenDocument
Official "That Guy"
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Dayton OH and St. Louis MO
Glad to hear he's okay.
I am officially done with my appellate brief! Thank god too because yesterday was probably the worst 24 hours of my life. I got into the library at about 11:30 went into one of our 24 hour rooms and started working on my paper. I though I would be done writing and could start working on format by about 12am. I was wrong.
I didn't finish writing until about 9 in the morning. Then i edited until 11:45 and turned it in just before the due time of noon. In between then I got food poisoning from subway that I ate for dinner. So I was puking and typing alll night long. It was hell and I am so glad to be done with it.
I'm going to try to make it into STL maybe next weekend. I'll let you guys know whats up.
I am officially done with my appellate brief! Thank god too because yesterday was probably the worst 24 hours of my life. I got into the library at about 11:30 went into one of our 24 hour rooms and started working on my paper. I though I would be done writing and could start working on format by about 12am. I was wrong.
I didn't finish writing until about 9 in the morning. Then i edited until 11:45 and turned it in just before the due time of noon. In between then I got food poisoning from subway that I ate for dinner. So I was puking and typing alll night long. It was hell and I am so glad to be done with it.
I'm going to try to make it into STL maybe next weekend. I'll let you guys know whats up.
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From: Reno
Bill - its supercharger time!! you keepin an eye on this thread??
The AFSC is very close to being done, and he is just working out some tuning bugs.
The SC will come with a tool to reflash the stock ECU to RP's preset maps.
He did not give me any power or torque numbers, only that he is still tuning it, and the included flash will be 5hp or so less than what the AFSC is capable of, for reliability reasons.
It will cost $4,300
RP estimates that it will be done in a few months.
Here's a link to pics: https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...page=278&pp=15
This is me in the future!! Oh yes
The AFSC is very close to being done, and he is just working out some tuning bugs.
The SC will come with a tool to reflash the stock ECU to RP's preset maps.
He did not give me any power or torque numbers, only that he is still tuning it, and the included flash will be 5hp or so less than what the AFSC is capable of, for reliability reasons.
It will cost $4,300
RP estimates that it will be done in a few months.
Here's a link to pics: https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...page=278&pp=15
This is me in the future!! Oh yes
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CHICO ELDER
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: NEWARK, DE
I know they are close to getting the reflash for the 05 done. I spoke racing beat and you can't beat it for the price. it's not that expensive. I still will have to wait until my warranty is closer to running out.
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From: O'Fallon, MO
Mmmmm... Supercharger...
Code:
Protected Function purchaseForcedInduction(ByVal intDaysLeftOfWarranty as Integer) as Boolean
Dim bBuyIt as Boolean
If intDaysLeftOfWarranty > 0 Then
bBuyIt = False
Else
bBuyIt = True
Return bBuyIt
End Function
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From: O'Fallon, MO
LOL. I see. Trying to keep me out of B-stock, eh? I'm going to give it a year and see how competitive I am. In the meantime I'd be more than happy to help someone else put a supercharger in their car!! 
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CHICO ELDER
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From: NEWARK, DE
Yea..... wouldn't we all? And I would still be the fastest!!......... Ok the best looking anyway. $4300 lets see that comes to $358 a month for a year. Just outside of my budget. Hey Terets you are going to have to win a whole lot of poker tourneys!! You coming this weekend?
Official "That Guy"
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From: Dayton OH and St. Louis MO
It's looking more and more like I am coming home. I give it about an 92.65344% chance. I'm planning on leaving in the morning on friday and leaving sunday morning so i can get back and do an ***-load of reading.
You guys want to get together for a reunion? Maybe do some caliper work?
Fisher, don't bring that evil creature back into this thread. The dancing doughboy must die.
You guys want to get together for a reunion? Maybe do some caliper work?
Fisher, don't bring that evil creature back into this thread. The dancing doughboy must die.
