"RX8's of Florida"........Florida members please read
 

Alright everyone, Randy (Razpewton) and I have finally come up with the idea and organization of the club.
The name will offically be "RX8's of Florida", we will offer free membership to anyone in Florida that wants to join. We have also registered our club (RX8's of Florida) into a club named First Coast Car Council. We may now attend meetings, show our cars in events, vote and run for office. They will also endorse our events and help support our efforts with respect to charities, should we ever decide to do a fund raiser.
Please check the MazdaNOW Website to find a copy of their newsletter.

As more members register we will begin putting together a newsletter similar to this one on a monthly basis. We will feature members cars, give the treasury update, show lists of new members, and ESPECIALLY give information about upcoming meets. etc... All this will be provided free of charge. And you will see the first RX8 CLUB OF FLORIDA NEWSLETTER June 1st.

You will also see upcoming updates to the MazdaNOW website. There will be a CLUB page where there will be a list of current members, a copy of the newsletter, and most important a SIGN-UP PAGE. When we make the announcement the website is updated, we will need everyone to go to the site and register as a member.
As a registered member you will recieve an electronic copy of the newsletter each month as well as be eligible for many upcoming benefits.

For all the prospective members: We need ideas for a logo as well as any input you may have to help this club become a very organized and exciting club to be a part of.

To everyone that would like to Join, WELCOME. And I hope that we can see this club grow over time and become a competitor with some of the best clubs in Florida.

If you have any questions comments or problems please feel free to PM me so that we can keep this thread free from negitive discussion. I will be happy to discuss anything in a private setting.

Thanks everyone!!!!

James
BlueGrimRX8

P.S. to get an idea how many people like this idea, please reply to the Poll above.

I dont like organization.

Thank you for the helpful feedback. Please limit the posting in this thread to positive comments, if there is a problem please PM me or Razpewton.
Thank you for voting.

Why should I have to limit my feedback to only positive? Feedback is feedback.. I am just speaking my mind and explaining my vote.

If you want only positive feeback, maybe you should change the poll to reflect only the answers you wish to see.

Thanks.

Ok, my apologies for wording that wrong, can we limit the feedback to helpful feedback, if you don't like organization how can we change it so that it would be more of something you liked and would like to be a part of. 4 words doesn't help me understand what you don't like about it.

so we decided to not go with MRCCFL?

I'll be happy as long as ya'll let me coordinate events...

So is the club just for RX-8 owners? Or is anyone or just rotary?

Its for anyone who wants to join, we are open to all!!

well, im in of course....but i was kinda hoping for a 8-only kinda place....this place already has lots of 7's and thats all good. i met a lot of 7 owners and have nothing against them personally.

but is there anything wrong with having a subdivision or spinoff from here that is strictly 8's?

just my opinion

I don't see anything wrong with this I guess.

I just wanted to check out the meets.:)

I think most of us RX-7 guys (any generation) see RX-8's and think "Sweet... its rotary" like a rotary brotherhood almost whereas most RX-8 guys just see RX-8's.

I mean, do most of you even care when you see an RX-7 whether its 1st, 2nd, or 3rd?

That's the "general" feeling I get from the RX-8 community. I know no offense is meant, just seems to be a stronger rotary following with the 7 generations. I may be way off base so please don't take offense with me.

I think an RX-8 exclusive club is great. Just don't forget about all of us LOL. We all wanna drive our cars and have fun too...Orlando was a BLAST with all you guys there. I think the RX-8 movement is awesome and I know lots of us 7 guys want to be in on the excitement.

I also think its awesome that its FREE!

I see rx-7's all the time and always think which gen it is.. I like the older RX's too :) I always wanted one and my buddy had a 93 (ish) that he let me drive.. There's a red FC in my apartment building that I'll talk to the owner about whenever I see him!

I spoke with an older lady the other weekend because I saw she had a titanium 8 in her driveway, she had owned an FB and an FC in the past and now she owns an 8.. very cool I thought.

I thought Orlando was great too! However, I still don't see the need for a club. Maybe that's just me. I don't like to wear watches either. Too confining.

Well,
I applaud your efforts to form a club. It truly seems to be alot of work, and you guys are doing a good job at it. Depending on how it all pans out, I may join later. I didn't vote no :).

I just hate to be saddled with anything even resembling responsibility. I know it's a free club and all, but even just attending meetings and voting is too much for me.

I hope that even if we don't join we can come to events from time to time? Even if you charge non-club members more for event charges, that would be cool!

Hi, I'm new to the site and new to an RX8- Titaniun, G/T pkg, Ap. pkg. and are you ready, yes Auto. Are their any other Auto owners or are you all purests with M/T. Anyway would love to partiapate in RX8 activities

I will not be joining. I still think the idea of an 8's only club is a little redundant. And don't tell me you want to be unique to the specific car when you talk about being part of the First Coast Car Council and being the only 8 there.

Comparing a PT Cruiser in with the Corvette club doesn't hold up either. My boss is big into Corvettes and at their meets are 60's era Stingrays, regular Corvettes, Corvette Z06s. Models from every year and style. They include all generations of the car. It is not a Z06 club or a Stingray club.

I'm not saying don't start a club. I am just stating my reason for not joining and that your logic for an 8's only club is a little off. I'm not saying the MRCCFL is the cat's ass either. I am not a member there and don't know too much about them. It just seems like y'all are trying to re-invent the wheel.

greese

Very valid point.....is a cats ass a good or bad thing.....:confused: ;)

i think it's a good thing. At least it is when Paul Sr. says it on American Chopper.

You and I are rebels there Greese.. must be a clearwater thing !

I have some sad news....but it's ok..I'm still coordinating events..and y'all have to wait a few weeks to hear my bad news...but ti's kinda good too..but you guys are still my fav!!!! :)

Personally, I don't get excited about FBs or FCs. Never have. FDs on the other hand...whoa baby. I might trade my wife for one of those. Anyway, I think an -8 club sounds cool. Don't know how many events I'll be making since I live up here in the "cat's ass" of Florida; plus i like to summer in exotic middle eastern locations where the weather is warm and the people are oh-so-friendly...but we'll see...

Not to rain on anyones parade but...

I don't think we should have a RX8s of Florida club.

What's the point of joining it? I also see it as redundant, but beyond that... I see the people organizing this club are mostly in North Florida. Now then how many events in Tampa do you really think I will attend? How many will be in Miami? Will you attend?

Florida is way to large to have a Florida club.

Now an RX8s of North Florida Club, Central Florida Club, South Florida Club, Panhandle Club, and Gulf Coast club would be better suited to our state.

...but then do we really need that many clubs?

Oh and as to the question about how many RX8 owners react when they see an RX7? I only react to the FD, I've always loved it even before buying a rotary. Now that I own a rotary though, I've jumped on the bandwagon and "glance towards the others". I wouldn't care if the club was only RX8s or any Rotary... Hell, I wouldn't care if there were a few 6s, 3s, Miatas, and MS cars.

Hi guys...........miss me???? I have been so involved with major house renovations since the beginning of May I haven't even had time to go online and do anything but the most important stuff - which unfortunately in this case was business and house, business and house. But - I'm back and I just registered for the club and I'm hoping to find time now to do some fun RX-8 stuff. Even get my car to the car wash and shine up those wheels. It'll take me a few days to catch up on the threads and see what's going on. I'll be heading up to Gainesville in Aug. but I don't think I can make the Ocala meet since I'll be going up the following week to move my son back to UF and can't make the trip twice. Hope to see all you guys soon. Anything happening in Palm Beach County?????

Rx8's of Northern Florida, Rx8's of Central Florida(I'll join), Rx8's of Southern Florida.

and maybe once every year or 2 we all meet in the middle somewhere..Orlando or something.

be sure to tell me when you're coming down here...we can meet up so i can at least put a name with a face or something. it's always nice to meet people from the fourms.

um, Raz... I don't think you understood the point of my statement "I don't think there should be a Florida club. Because you are all up in N. FL it should be a N. Fl club. Eventually people will make all the other clubs. It wasn't so much the idea as much as the name.

Now because I am in the "RX8club.com" I think it is redundant to organize a secondary club when you can just organize it here, but by all means continue with your club as it is only an opinion (I am entitled to those) and I truly wish you success in it. Who knows maybe one day I'll actually drive up and join you on one of your meets or vice versa.

Yes it is ;) I wouldn't mind doing that in the near future.

Hey guys, I joined up but it's not verey likely that I'll ever see any of you all as I'm practically in Alabama! HEH! Anyway, hopefully we can all get something sorted out. I would be able to help with any web design if you need. I've been doing it professionally for a few years now. PM me if you'd like a couple of links (don't want to get yelled at by the gods for advertising)!

Take care,

LabOp

Meh...are there any RX7 ONLY clubs of florida?

No. There's a couple of regional groups here and there that are mostly RX-7s, but no statewide clubs.

However, there is the Mazda Rotary Car Club of Florida.

Hmmm...well that's pretty much how I feel. I see this club as elitist and arrogant. I don't think 7 guys would ever say "Hey we're having a meet this weekend! We want everyone to come! O ya...no Rx-8's. Thanks!" Enjoy your club. You're gonna get a lot of respect from people...

OMG Did you just compare the RX7 to the PT Cruiser and the RX8 to the Corvette?

The whole RX-8 ONLY Car Club, is totally redundant. The MRCCFL is a perfect example of an ideal club. It does not discriminate any type of mazda or car. As long as you have the basic requirement, a rotary engine. I have been to a couple meets with the MRCCFL, and you can see almost any type of mazda there. Even Toyotas with rotary engines attend, and they are not discriminated against.

Whenever I see any type of nice mazda, wether it be rotary or not, I still throw out my thumbs up. Discriminating against other cars that share the same passion, is totally biased. How would you feel if your club went to attend one of the MRCCFL (or any other club) meets, and they told you could not attend? This is how you are portraying your club.

IMO dont join:p

Guys, just let them be. Those same points have already been made by others earlier in this thread.

The last thing I'll say is MRCCFL Tampa Bay Area BBQ and Road Rally on July 24th. Everyone's invited. Check the sticky towards the top of this SE section. :)

Are you serious? You are the one that said all this shit! The first part is a clear indication to the fact that Rx-7's are not allowed.

The second part is an obvious comparison between rx-7's and pt cruisers, as well as rx-8's and corvettes, which in afterthought doesn't even make sense. Corvette is a Chevy. Pt a Chrysler. These are 2 Mazda rotary vehicles! You my friend have just proved your stupidity. Enjoy your club. I'm sure it will be GREAT ;)

Jesus Christ. Is it that time of year again? The time of year when yet another person decides that they need to start an elitist car club to make themselves feel better? And what is it about rotary cars that makes this idea so popular? For Pete's sake, it's a nice car, but it is still just a Mazda, no matter how much silver painted plastic you may find on the interior of your car.

There are no dots to draw together. You have already put a solid line right down the middle. This is truly one of the most redundant and extraneous ideas I have seen, since the last car club that tried this idea out ([sarcasm]and we all can see just how well they're doing [/sarcasm]) and I still don't get the point.

Just let me ask the million dollar question that everyone has been alluding to:

What exactly is the point of an RX8 only club anyway?

Get a few million dollars and maybe I'll begin to understand the attitude. :confused:

BTW, at Towers down here, the PT Cruiser Club parks directly across from the Corvette Club. Put that in your snob pipe and smoke it. ;)

Whatever happened to MRCCFL? It seems to be plagued by inner power struggles and overall hate and discontent. Could these have been the same folks who flamed our efforts to organize an RX-8 club here in Florida?

And now they've fragmented and formed a new "RX7club of Florida."

http://www.rx7clubofflorida.com/content/

lessee...OUR efforts to form a club was termed "elitest, snobbery and stupid."

Now that you're wearing those very labels (and you know who you are), you can tack "hypocrite" on to it.

ronin do you own an 8?

My take on what happened to MRCCFL...

Well, lots of things happened, I decided to run for President and then withdrew my nomination. There were arguments over the finances and the "official" club account. Another person (Brian Smith) decided to run for president and was subsequently banned from the club after President Ian Savage thought Brian jeapordized the MRCCFL from hosting a Sevenstock type event here on the east coast.

In a nutshell, Brian had helped organize a caravan to SS in 2002. It fell through for numerous reasons and Ian said that the SS people looked down upon Brian for flaking out on the caravan. Brian contacted one of the SS organizers to see if what Ian had said was true. The SS organizer also said that they would not try to help with a SS type event here in Florida for 2005 because of the club's issues. Once Ian found this out, he banned Brian Smith from the club. Ian also didn't like the fact that Brian had mentioned he was going to swap a V8 into his RX-7, since it is a rotary club. Ian saw Brian as a threat to the club and banned him.

So, yes, power struggles and internal conflicts. I resigned my position as Secretary because I saw things not getting any better and wanted to move on to bigger and better things. Apparently Ian is still intent on having elections, but I don't see the point. There's now nobody running against him, and there weren't even enough nominations to fill all the positions.

I can't say what's going to happen next because I haven't seen a single email from Ian in over two weeks. It's a shame, because I had a lot of time and energy vested in the club and would have liked to see it flourish even when I left. Leaving was not an easy decision, but I know I made the right one. Life as a writer is much better, and the benefits are too. :D

I'm done running clubs, so I had nothing to do with the RX-7 Club of Florida. Ironically enough, that was the old name of MRCCFL. It was changed in 2001 to make future RX-8 owners more apt to join the club.

*sigh* it was quite clear that I was a major opponent to the start of an Rx-8 club, but with MRCCFL in the shape that it is, I suppose I can no longer oppose the idea. If you guys do get it started, I wish you the best of luck with it. Maybe you guys would be open to having rx-7's at your event? :) I would sure hope the 7 club doesn't make the mistake of banning 8's as well as r100', rx-2's, 3's, 4's, REPU's etc

Just noticed that like half this thread is missing....that's weird. O well.

I'm in, but I would like to see a "Rotary only Club". I can't picture miself in a club with a ricey honda, acura or neon.

RX8Power

I haven't been to a meet yet, where anyone was not invited. For anyone to ban any other enthusiasts based on their vehicular preference would contradict the very spirit of the event, which is to bring people together.

I attended the meets in Orlando, Pensacola, Jacksonville and the Tail of the Dragon, and can say without hesitation, every single person I met who drove an RX7 OR an RX8 were decent, friendly folks and a pleasure socializing with. I had a great time at every event. I hope all of us can enjoy our cars and frequent get-togethers not only as rotary enthusiasts, but as friends as well. :)

Well, Raz, if I were in Florida I would join. Good luck with it.

I'm not formally starting up another club here in Florida, heck no. The RX-8 Brotherhood of the Dragon and local get-together's more than fill my plate. Don't even need a club, really, to just throw out a notion for a bar-b-que and run with it. Spontaneous is good for America!

Rx8power.....where's yer office located at and what color is your 8? I'm gonna swing by there some day....BUT I WON'T BE ENLISTING!! bwaaaaaaa :D :D

Where do you live Raz?

Jacksonville, FL

Raz, my office is on Loch Rane Blvd by Ronnie's, and I got a Silver 8.

RX8Power

oh nevermind your waaay up there, well if you ever come down to Gainesville, Ocala or Orlando let me know, I wanna check out Sybil. ;)