I took a few pics today after testing out my new snow tires (Dunlop WinterSport M2's) in a park by my house. After I scrubbed the mold-release compound off the best I could with some spirited dry street driving, I went into this parking lot and did some braking, corning, and accelerating tests to get a feel for the limits on snow & ice (this lot had 1", which is now melted down to 1/2" with a nice layer of ice underneath). It handled wonderfully... very little wheelspin on take off, and fantastic braking and corning.

Anyway, here a few outside shots of my new toy... ; )

 

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How does that black car stay so clean in the snow, impossible! Nice shots.

 

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That's the same question exactly as soon as I see the first pic!

 

I know that parking lot... if I ever get winter tires, we could practice syncronized maneuvers! Nice looking car, BTW.

 

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Actually, it's not very clean... I haven't touched it since I brought it home Saturday morning. I think the secret is there's a very uniform layer of salt and road grime on it... on a cloudy day it's not too noticeable. With snow in the forecast the rest of the week, it's just going to get dirtier until Friday when I put that bad boy away for Christmas break for a two week slumber in the garage. I'm thinking a nice Zaino treatment might be in order before I split for Florida.

 

Thanks! We definitely have to get together... last year I took my Miata up to Lake Geneva, WI (or should I say ON Lake Geneva)... it was awesome! Talk about learning the extreme limits of your car in worst-case conditions... although my poor e-brake was working overtime doing power slides : ). I'm planning to head up there in February again with the RX8 this time, or whenever the ice is thick enough. I also took my Explorer up there, but that damn computer controlled 4x4 kept kicking in... still a lot of fun though.

 

Found two more on the camera that I didn't post:

 

Last one... it really takes a lot of angles to capture the curves of the RX8 on film, doesn't it : )

 

Your black 8 looks great contrasting with the snow. I'll bet that was fun too!

Kirk

 

G8rboy:

Now I know I "need" the F/R rotar accents and rear wing. Sweet looking 8!! What color interior do you have? <DUH> I just read your sig... :D

 

Same here.

 

Hot & Cold.....I think our threads should be tied together...both great lookin' 8's in great looking terrain. I'd love to see a picture of that.

 

That would make for a fun calendar ... throw in some other colors as well of course : )

BTW, your pics of the black with strakes, aero kit & tail encouraged me to look at the black in person... so thanks!

-Sean

 

Man your car looks sleek with that snow!!! (It was nearly 70 yesterday!!!, but I'll be in Minnesota for 2 weeks starting next week!!!)

 

Thanks... agreed on the color combo, and it seems to be fairly rare. Your 8 looks great, too...

-Sean

 

The contrast of the black on white is awsome.

 

hey G8rboy, your car isn't gonna stay looking that clean for long...i too have a black one, out here in the West Suburbs and every little spot is noticeable...if you ever see another black 8 with strakes and clear corners, you'll know it's me! i did just buy new tires as well, white rims with Blizzaks

 

You got that right... it looks like **** right now, but it's too damn fun not to drive- especially with all the snow yesterday. I didn't buy it to be a 'garage queen' : )

I'll keep a lookout for you... I still haven't seen another 8 around here that wasn't in front of a dealer. In my trip to SoFla and back on the other hand, I saw a dozen in two weeks.

-Sean

 

well, i've only seen a total of 3 here in Chi-town...1 is often here on the boards and drives a red one (lives by me, around the Wheaton/Naperville area), another drives a yellow one and i saw up in Schaumburg at Tower nighclub (we did the nod), and another over by Wrigleyville in a black one...i spoke with the porter that was driving me to the train station after i dropped off my car for various problems and he told me that the 8's were selling like hotcakes...he said they sold 3 demos cars already and at least 2 shipments of pure, unadulterated 8's