KrazieKave

Riccio.. lemme know if you're gona be able to go... We should drive over together. (so you dont get lost again :P)

lemme know.

speeddemon32

any word riccio? get the car back for tomorrows meet?
anyways, this is a last minute reminder for those of you in RX-8 land that wish to attend.
there is a meeting this saturday the 5th. same bat place, same bat time.
PM me if you need anything.

KrazieKave

by the way... it's frebruary 5th (tomorrow)

hope to see many people there :D

weather looks great > : D

speeddemon32

Thanks Riccio, KrazieKave, Cezar, redbaron7, and the rest of the RX7 club guys for coming! i had a lot of fun, cant wait to do it again. in the RX-7 forum i sugested a few things for our next meet, if everyone seems to like the idea i will post it here also. for those of you that are on rx7club. you should go read it and put in your .02

a couple pictures below of the meet we just had. sorry i dont have more. hope to get more next time.

p.s. Cesar, i am not seeing you on this thread? ware are you?

FastRX8

Here I am.

I had fun on Saturday.

I especially like the picture of me (yellow RX-8) going through the water.
Keep in mind that the night before I had my car detailed and waxed.
That water was painful to drive through.

---My idea for the next meet.---

On the RX-7 forum, it was suggested to drive through Big Bear and have a BBQ in Redlands.
I think those are 2 good ideas for 2 separate meets. If we did both the same day, it would be a very long day, and many people wouldn’t be able to stay for both activities.

Big Bear –
I think Big Bear would be fun, but you can't drive as fast through that area.
I work for Southern California Edison in Redlands, and we have employees that take that road several times a day. They’ve told me cops are all over the mountain in speed traps looking for people racing around.

I think it would be a good scenic drive, especially if we take a drive around the lake, but it's risky to go fast cuz of the cops.

In addition, we could go into the town, and eat at some local spot.
Obviously, a drive to Big Bear would depend on the weather, so we should have a back-up plan.

BBQ –
Maybe in couple of months when we’re sure to have warmer weather. We could take a shorter drive that day, and then take over a park somewhere.

And finally –
Last meet we threw around the idea of meeting another day besides the 1st Saturday, maybe the 2nd Saturday, to give more people the opportunity to join us.
Besides the 1st Saturday gets affected by more holidays, which means more people tend to be out of town.

- Cesar -

speeddemon32

Cesar you haver some good ponts. it appears the RX7club site is down at this time. when its back up, you should leave the same post there.

as for the big bear / redlands lunch in one day. i dont see this being a problem.
say we left at 9:00 A.M this would have us up there and back on the opther side by 12:00 at the latest, this is if we stop and streatch for a few while being up there. then the lunch/BBQ would be untill 12:00 (or so) untill 1:30 or 2:00.

but it does not matter, what ever people want to do. i understand what you are saying.

and as for the "spirited driving" big bear run would not be such a spirited drive doe to police and mild traffic. just thought it would be a nice drive thats all.
if people want to have a more spirited drive, then yes we might want to consider alternative drives.

anyways, those were just ideas, thougt i would toss them out there. see what people want to do. good part is we have almost a month to decide what we want to do.

one other i dea scotty305 and myself have talked about, is having a TRACK DAY with all of us, for those of us that would really like to push our cars 100% (i personally will not push 100% on the streets)

Riccio

Hi -

The 2nd Saturday of the month will work way better for me. I will be out of town on the first Saturdays of both March and April - and, I don't want to miss the fun.

Don't change **just because of me** but if there is anyway to change the date, that would be great!

I really like the drive around Big Bear idea - why not just have lunch "up there" and then be free to do whatever?

Sylan

I think a more spirited drive would be fun, although I don't have a problem with just cruising. Hey look I was kinda in one of the pics! lol At any rate, I'm down for whatever, next time I'll be a bit more prepared and not have my bedset in the backseat, and maybe next time Jesse(if that's how it's spelled) will be able to keep up with me on the freeway

mike0615

YES! I FINIALLY FOUND U GUYS! some local 8ers. i live in the san gabriel area, and as far as i know, i'm the only 8 out here. i'd love to meet with u guys and check out ur cars. as far as speeding in the streets... i get into to much trouble on the streets so these days i try to hold it in until i get out to the track. i would love the idea of a RX8 track meet. last time i went i was the only one out there, most of the drivers out there didn't even know what kinda car i was driving. i would feel allot better if u guys came out with me the next event. i'm going out on feb 26 with www.speedventures.net. check it out and let me know if any of u guys are down to go.

KrazieKave

Hey Hey! rx8club (the website) hasnt been working for me. it was down for 4 days... but now that I'm here...

Thanks for organizing all that Jesse and KC (sp).
The meet was great. I'm up for any type of drive aslong as it's not too far away.

Great Pics!

as far as a track day is concerned... I can only do those on Sunday's. but whatever :P

and one final note.

Scenic Drive > Sprint

second final note. - Ceaser doesnt post often :P (hence how he has only 25 posts since 2004) :P no offence ceaser.

speeddemon32

welcome mike, hope you can make it to the next meet!

no problem krazie, thanks for coming out. look forward to seeing all you guys again soon.

as stated before there is not set run as of right now, just coming up with ideas. and thanks to Riccio, we might change the date. (just kidding, we might change it to the second weekend anyways, just wanted to give you a hard time)

anways, when we find out more i will post the "final" time, date, place...... ect.

also i got my clear corners in today, and STILL waiting for hte intake to come in. its pretty bad when your intake from so cal, takes longer the your clear corners from Japan!!!

Sylan

Hopefully I'm gonna be able to make the March meet, I just got a new job that wants me on weekends. Funny this is...I'll be working at the Mazda dealership on E street lol.

KrazieKave

lol, tell them you wanna take the day off to promote rx8's to the public.

I'm sure they'll understand.

Sylan

Ha my boss asked what attracted me to them as an employer, I was close to saying "Well seeing a line of 6 RX's go flyin by you makes you feel all warm and fuzzy"

speeddemon32

thats ware i got my car.

hey everyone, i got my car lowered (as seen last meet) got my intake, clear corners, personalizes plates, and a couple interior lights installed this week.

the lights are cool, i have 3 LED's pointing at the foot pedals, and 3 on the passanger side. i REALLY like the way the drivers side turned out.

anyways, i think we finnally decided on meeting:
Saturday March 12th
Pirate City Tatto Parking Lot
9:00 A.M.

talk to Yall Later.

KrazieKave

Congrats on those mods!

hope to see you next meet!

Sylan

Damn glad I seen this post before I requested the 6th off. Dude it's gonna be a while before I can get my car, parents were supposed to co-sign, but we found out today that my dad couldn't and my mom has bad bad bad credit, so it's gonna be a while

speeddemon32

youll get it in time, working for mazda should help. might make you save seeing them every day!

Sylan

Well guys looks like I won't be at the March meet. Last night I was victim to an ******* driver. Dude ran a red light while I was making a left turn, I swerved, lost control in the rain spun around into a curb and the left rear wheel snapped off my car braking the rear axle.

I highly doubt I'll have enough cash in 2 weeks to fix. So I guess I'll be seein you guys in april

KrazieKave

hey guys... one of my buddies drives a corvette (fairly recent in year and has some minor mods)... you think it's okay if he comes to the meet/cruise with us?

FastRX8

Will he let me drive his vette? :D

J/K - It's cool with me.

Sylan

Don't matter to me, but then again I don't drive an 8 so I don't think I have a say in it lol.

speeddemon32

generally we try to keep it just rotary, but we have had an evo, a 300z', and a prelude before, so i doubt anyone would throw a fit if he come, besides i wouldent mind seeing a vet again. its been a while. :D

see you next weekend

speeddemon32

i know this has nothing to do with the meet on the 12th, but..........

check this out.

http://www.petitiononline.com/capla...ition-sign.html

I was #12751

FastRX8

TerribleOne718 -
Watch the video I sent you.
I just watched it and I feel like going for a drive.
Basically, what I said in my first response was that I wasn't the best person to ask about the RX8, because I'm still in-love w/ this car.
I bought it in July of 2004, and I still smile everytime I see the car in the garage, or know that I'm going to get to drive it somewhere, even if it's just to the store.
The bottomline though, you need to list what's important to you.
If you're looking for a fast 1/4 mile car, the Z is a better choice.
If you want something that's fun to drive all the time, I think the 8 is better.
The best way to experience the RX8 is to ride along w/ someone at a track event.
If you saw my videos of my yellow car, then you seen autocross.
If you go to a local autocross event in your area, on practice days you can ride along w/ drivers for free.
They're usually pretty cool about letting new people do that.
Are you in Southern California? If you are, I can tell you where the autocross events are. If not, I'm sure there is one near you somewhere.

Like I mentioned above, list what's important.
I did that before buying my car, and decided on the RX8.
2 1/2 years later, I'm still very happy w/ the car.

You could also check out RX8Club.com
It's the best forum for RX8 stuff, and you'll get a ton of opinions on there.
You can look me up there, name screen name is 'cesaralaniz'.

My mods list is pretty long.
Here's some pics of my car.
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/officially-introducing-my-yellow-8-a-36925/
Most resent pics on post #32.

Mods.
---Engine/Exhaust---
MS Dual Sport Exhaust
ACT Prolite Flywheel
ACT Clutch Stage 1
Unorthodox Pulleys
Racing Beat ECU Flash
---Suspension/Wheels---
Racing Beat Sway Bars
Tein S-Tech Springs
Greddy Struts Bars
Powercoated wheels/brake calipers
Drilled/Slotted Rotors
---Electronics---
Headunit - JVC KD-DV5100
JL Audio Front/Rear & JL 300/4 Amp
JL Audio 10W6v2/4080 box JL 500/1
Cobra 9570 Radar Detector hardwired
---Miscellaneous--
Racing Beat Oil/AC Screens (painted black)
Clear Corners
Engine bay covers painted yellow
Optima Yellow top battery
Sound deadner entire trunk rear-deck and rear-seats.

Let me know if you have any other questions.
I'll be happy to help, especially if I can sway you to getting an RX8.