So the newly formed SA RX-8 club had our first run on Sunday. It didn't REALLY go as planned though.

Our plan was to run from the Eastgate shopping centre in Johannesburg to the Hartbeespoort dam about 150killometers / 94miles away. We got about 30km / 19m in to the run when Phat8's accessory belt snapped...

 

The morning started out for me with a 5:30am car wash. It was all good until I got quite a fright when I heard a neighbors car handbrake creaking behind me and saw the car rolling out of it's parking bay. It stopped luckily but that's still not something you want to see first thing in the morning...

 

So, we met up at Eastgate at 8am and Phat8's RX-8 needed a wash so we went past the car wash first...

 

So, from there, it was on to the highway and about 30km / 19m out, doing about 200km/h / 125mph Phat8's belt snapped - brought our trip to an abrupt halt. But we got a chance to see the highway from a new Angle...

We got his 8 towed and ended up just going for lunch across the road from Eastgate where we started...

In 3 weeks time, we'll do our second run and hopefully get it right this time

 

why would you be doing 125mh in that weather that is just asking for something to go wrong.

 

Weather wasn't that hot - about 25c (77f). But Phat8 had his car in for work on the clutch and had asked to have the belt changed at the same time - which he didn't think to check before the run - and they obviously hadn't changed it...

 

Was'nt anything out of the ordinary, heat + driving... dealer's collecting the 8 2day. they said they did'nt replace the belt as asked. IRQ5 thanx 4 da pics, just realised never got one of u in there...

 

Yeah - I am very, very sneaky

Phat8 - we need your pics here too. Get cracking

 

Hopefully someone got a pic of the tall blonde on the hood or something!

The black 8 would always look good on stage, just not that stage.

 

That's my wife... No pics of her on the hood though

Well, none that I can share anyway

 

Yeah u sneaky & quick, beat me 2 it. I'll load our highway expedition pics 2nite... phoned mazda, only fetching the 8 2morrow cos they dont have stock of a fanbelt. these r std service accessories supposed 2 b stocked up with? W.T.F!

 

here's some more pics.

 

how low not 2 go with ur 8.

 

Hey my car had to be towed last week since it had flooded when I tried to start it up on Monday morning. At least I was at home and not on the side of the road, that's a bummer for you guys! I hope the black 8 is back in commission by this weekend.

 

dang you guys have huge license plates, might as well wrap the whole car with 'em

 

I suppose... Never known any different - at least the plate does fill up the space in the bumper - you don't get left with gaping area's to the side of the plate... Doesn't look bad at all in my opinion. To be honest, I wish I could do away with the plate entirely, and then flush the back bumper, but the fuzz wouldn't like that!

 

Man you guys tricked me, I though there was a San Antonio meet that I missed.

 

^^ hahaha.

wheres the solo shots of the girls. they should be posing on the floor or something.

 

Canary

our cops here are disabled ...also have a hard time reading ..... so we have to help them with the big number plates ......we such nice people ....

Heck Guys .......200Km/h Was somebody chasing you ? a blind cop maybe .......

Well all safe none the less ...Must say my Yellow would have made your pics much more colourfull hee hee .....

Hey remember , we need calender so I can plan my Life around it ! I'm up end of April so keep it mind ...pls .....

 

Nice one on the plates

No chase by the cops at least - I was chasing Phat8 to keep up Well - I was keeping up fine, but he does have a laser & radar detector in his car, so we felt relatively safe... Life only begins at 200km/h doesn it?

We'll definitely keep in mind the end of April so that we can all meet up and perhaps complete a full run this time