I called Barley Hoppers to make sure our reservation still stood and told her that there may be more people. She said no problem and has moved us to the outside porch on the right side of the front door. The whole porch will be ours...... :ylsuper:

I am intchin' for a Guinness! Bless the gods, it's finally Friday.......If you Orlando people show up late, I may finish the keg off myself.... :bootyshak

if we drink from cans we can put them to good use!

http://www.threeve.net/album/v/cars/...5/DSC00199.JPG

(driver's side of the radiator for those that are blind)

Since I'll be there early as well, just order the keg and get two straws...

Let's hope it cools of considerably before tonight.

epitrochoid,

Was the Guinness can large enough to hold all the oil blow-by from removing the line from the intake? I needed a quart old container for a full-tank session at Sebring.

I assume you were having the same oil seepage problem at the gasket near the MAP and resulting oil stain on the hood insulation...

Classy mod, though!

Guinness cans are better than bottles (widget-wise) but nothing beats a good pour. Let's hope they know how to pour or teach them if they don't...

See you tonight!

They do.....but I went to that Buffalo Wings place and they scooped the foam off!!!

ROFLMAO w00t! :rollingla

I remember seeing that at the race rock meet.

Cant wait, im totaly stoked, I wont have a painted hood though, damn body shop got side-tracked and didnt have a chance to paint it, so Ill have to bring it back next week and get it painted. oh well.

KY,

If you need a good shop:

Mid-county collision, Largo.

Only talk to Rick, the owner.

thanks, these guys do good work, and they will do the work I want (5 foot rule) for an amazing price, but being that they give me a good deal, sometimes they have to work me in around the other cars, and this time they didnt get a chance to paint it....so It will get done next week, not a big deal...just kinda makes you mad when the 1 thing you count on someone else to do doesnt get done.... :Freak_ani

see you guys tonight.......

everyone have good directions?

I-4 to 75 s
take exit 301 towards riverview
take left on bloomingdale
intersection of Bloomingdale Blvd and Providence
it's in the same shopping center with the brick Publix.

I won't be able to make it. I got stuff going on over here at home and I won't be able to get away. Maybe next time guys. Hopefully I'll know more in advance so I can make it.

Guys, We had a great turnout last night. Here are some pics from the event.

http://www.floridamazdaclub.com/foru...&cmd=sc&cat=20

It was nice to meet everyone :)

That was a great meet, lots of cool new (to me) people. Hope we can all get together more often!

Now to get next month's set up :) I think Danny wanted to do something in or near Kissimmee, so maybe we'll do another Race Rock meet or something similar. I'm open to suggestions if you've got any!

Let's get the date going first. How does December 3rd sounds to everyone? I am trying to stay away from the Friday night traffic if I can. ;)

I'll move this to the Monthly meet thread when the date is settled.

what a great turnout we had last night, so much fun meeting so many people, i just hope to se even more on the december meet, flying on I4 waas very speedful saying hi Rx8 flying honey and killing WRX, and slowRhawb (man thanks for the grage opening instructions)

Yea last night was a blast. Prolly we could do a run in Dec. like we did before the rotor meet (to Cocoa through lake pikett). You would have loved it. I was the slowest that night. Epi and KY kicked azz :worship:

Hopefully Epi will have his car done by then.
Thoughts?

One idea for a more convenient location discussed last night was Lakeland. There is a restaurant downtown called Harry's that also has a front patio that faces streetside parking and the food is fantastic (New Orleans style).

Race Rock is an acceptable second choice for me.

Good to see all of you there last night.

Congrats and thanks to Mantis for organizing such a successful meet!

Well guys, you know it's a good meet when there are so many people that you can't see the end of the table. We really had a great time and were so surprised by the turnout (over 25 I think). I'm sorry I didn't get to meet everyone, but it was great to see so many 8s in one place.....

We are defiantely down for a meet next month. Or, if anyone is interested we could get a tech session together if there are any mods out there that someone may want to share.......or need help with......

I enjoyed seeing the Veilside and Mazdaspeed kits live.....very nice. Now it will be funny trying to match everyone's name to their screen names........ :Freak_ani

Still bummed about the Guinness being out........

Glad to have met fellow enthusiasts....... :101384_l:

Alright guys, 12/3 is good for me as of right now. Now to pick the location - I'm partial to Race Rock due to its location and how open they are to meets but I'm open to suggestions.

Man, I had so much fun meeting everyone on Friday I bought an 8 this weekend!

I'm Pete driving the 626.

HAHAHAHA I guess we got you sold. Give some details man color, options?

crazy pete......ya tell us about the deal....did you get the red one? sounds like you didn't want to wait for a transfer right? CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

I told you I was a good salesperson........

Welcome to the cult Pete, It's addicting. yup, dish the dirt or post a pic... :ylsuper:

ok guys, starting new thread......for next meet.

Great meet, tons of fun! Caravan back was a blast, got a few good open miles a couple times!

Ill have to make a reminder for myself to post the pictures I took, i dunno how they came out.

04 VR with red/black leather. I let Lisa take it to work this morning (she works at a Hyundai dealership) and everyone was FLIPPING out. Then I had to come pick it up and break them the real story.

Maybe its the new car, but I saw TWO speedtraps today. I haven't seen a speed trap all year!

congrats on your new rx-8 hope to see it on decemeber meeting braking down those gears, saying hi to everybody, u all guys take care drive safely!!

Hello Central Florida!

I've been viewing your thread and hopefully, will get to a meet & greet soon.

I've had a 93 VR RX7 for 8 years; decided it was time to let her go. so I've posted her on Autotrader.

Meanwhile, My daughter just bought an '03 Mustang GT and told her salesman to look out for an RX8 for her Dad (that's me).

Well, they got one in at Ernie Haire Ford last week, so i just couldn't wait.

It's an '04 Brilliant Black GT 6 speeder w/28k miles.

So for now I am the proud owner of 2 Rotaries!

Congratulations on your new rotary!! Check the Dec meet thread for more people in your area.....

Florida is getting quite a group together :)

FYI, for any RX-8 in the Tampa area interested.....

I go to the East Side Miatas of Tampa Bay's wed nite meets to meet my husband. I am the only loney RX-8 there and it is a really nice quiet spot to meet. It is held every Wed at the Sonics on Hillsborough and I usually get there by 6. It is a Miata club (my husband), but there is enough room if anyone wants to stop by to meet. Bring tums if you plan on eating......sorry about the late notice.....

Nice meeting you Foz, bummer you had to go so early. That group usually shows after 6pm. You missed Digital damage who came later. There is always next week...

I'll try to stop by next week.......maybe have my 7.

Hope to hang out for awhile, maybe my bride can meet up with the 8 as well.

I'd like to get a looksee at the Turbo Miata as well.

i think the going joke in that group now is that there is only one miata that isnt FI. They all have turbos and superchargers now, and they are all different brands so it is pretty interesting for conversations.....