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iTrader: (1)

We should have a monthly contest for RX8 of the month. Be it a public vote or just decided between the mods. I think it'd be a nice incentive for people to mod their car and take more pictures, which we all love around here.

I don't think any prize is needed, but maybe the image of their can can be displayed on the site somewhere.

laythor

I'll take the prize for MS junkie now, kthanksbai

chrism

its been done.....i kept losing.....check in the rx8 discussion threads section

CTrx8

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if you type in "rx8 of the month" in an advanced search for titles only you'll see a couple from 2007.

Jedi54

iTrader: (7)

yup, this has been attempted many times.

TrochoidMagic

sorry to hear that man. i'm sure you've spent plenty on your body kit.
but again, i'm not into body kits UNLESS there was an ultimate advantage in performance for me. that said, a "fashion" body kit is very risky in clean appearance. and most functional ones aren't great looking as its mainly for aerodynamics...

just my 2cent. and i'm sure your car does get some looks from people. i guess the concensus just isn't here on this forum.

but i do got one word for you : H.I.N.!

chickenwafer

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I've tried this numerous times but it never really caught on. It finally started to get pretty good, I think we had over 400 votes one month for RX8 Of The Month. I stopped it tho when it came out that the last winner cheated by having his friends join and vote and he beat XDUB by 2 votes to win. I got discouraged and stopped running it after that, since no one really cared.

To do it properly, we need a whole separate sub-forum titled "RX-8 Of The Month" where it is just nominations and voting threads, with a specific moderator to regulate everything, and that person would run ROTM.

I've sent PM's and emails to mods and admins but no one responds or cares, so I let the idea die.

NgoRX8

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yea, chickenwafer put the most effort in to creating rx8 of the month and it was good for about 2 months...

XDEEDUBBX

it was a good idea until i got cheated on by a bone stock rx8 with rims haha

Razz1

mu ha ha...........

MazdaManiac

iTrader: (3)

Beauty contests are cut throat and people who spend a lot of time on their cars and lose anyway are usually such whiners that it isn't worth the effort.

Throwdown

iTrader: (1)

I got the idea from the Yaris forums. My girlfriend bought one and wanted me to join the forums with her. They have a Yaris of the month there and it works pretty well. But I guess you have to be of a gentler disposition to buy a Yaris lol

TrochoidMagic

but it wouldn't be fair to win purely off of money parts and carbon fiber now would it?

this ain't HIN...i would hope the vote for ROTM winner be a sum of all areas worked on and a well rounded car. not to just the richest guy who can get everything off of a catalog and have his friend mechanic install all of it.

i'd love to see someone who works hard on his car get an award for his efforts.

TrochoidMagic

so for example...i'd love to see such cars belonging to mazd...wait, MM already was featured in a mag right?

but something close to that example. a car that was cared for and many performance areas covered and also a large amount of tuning knowledge able to share with the rotary community... thats the guy that i wanna see win and on ROTM. and his car has gotta look clean. can't have a dirty, dusty beater on the front pages now can we? (rhetorical question)

enforcer

Its no different for any other contest....which is the reason why I avoid them.

Jedi54

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laythor

Be nice Jedi! His girlfriend is good people, even if she keeps hitting things with that Yaris.

CTrx8

iTrader: (2)

i seriously hope you're not referring to deedubb's car when you say that. he's one of the few that has a very subtle appearance front lip molded into the bumper and the rest flows quite well. even if he's not the one that did it with his hands, why wouldn't he get some credit for sporting it first? but i digress and am sticking to one point which you may not have been trying to make.

any way you want to look at the contest there will be someone to complain.

btw, anyone that has lived under a rock and doesn't know xdeedubbx's car:
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/updated-pics-xdeedubbxs-ride-127368/

Razpewton

My Sybil always scairt off the competition.....

Jedi54

iTrader: (7)

^^^ no clear corners, instant disqualification.

XDEEDUBBX

thanks man..i really didnt care or not if I won or loss that contest, but the fact that someone who was cheating and only had wheels as his only upgrade seemed kinda fishy...

XDEEDUBBX

hahah HIN?? right....learn before you speak...

chickenwafer

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One of the things with voting is ANY car can be nominated and voted on, for any reason. Most of the cars that won had body kits and mostly visual modifications, but a few had performance. I think Ngo was the first winner and then FE3P was the second. XDUB was supposed to win the third but he got ripped. All those guys have mostly visual mods but I guess it just shows what the masses like.

You can nominate a car for any reason, and if there is a car up for running you don't like, you don't have to vote for it, that simple

chetrickerman

i say we give it a try. whats the worst that can happen? its just the internet.

CTrx8

iTrader: (2)

no one's stopping anyone from organizing it. once it's up i vote but i'm too lazy to put all of it together and don't feel like playing referee.