hi how are you every one i don't know how to start this but i want to put on a rx-8 meeting in nz.

i am thinking of holding this meeting in 2-3 weeks time probley in hamilton what do you guys think

if you are keen just post me some post if there is enought people intrested we can organase a time and stuff

 

How about I change the title as "EOI an RX-8 meet in Hamilton, NZ"

also where is Hamilton (I barely pass Geography)? Time, date, venue and what to do? How long roughly does it take?

Maybe if you know 1-2 people driving an 8, you can decide what to do and see how many people join in. It is very hard if you ask people for their opinion, it will take more than weeks.

 

yea that is problem i don't really know any one that is why i want opinion thanks for the advice takahashi

 

I had the same problem in 2003. There were hardly any RX-8 in Melbourne.

Go for it and good luck. Post pics and talk about it like it is your birthday.

I just changed the title for you. Tell me if it does not suit!

 

NZ Geography lesson for Taka.

I worked in Hamilton for a week. It is the land of grey imports. Every corner in Hamilton has a car yard full of them. A beautiful place though.

About 120km from Auckland it is a three day drive on coarse chip roads. (I was working for a maintenance company responsible for road building).

New Zealand has the world's best scenery and no well made roads.
If you don't mind a few potholes some of the drives are spectacular fun.

Pity you can't ferry to NZ with the 8 the way you can to Tassie.

 

cool thanks takahashi you are so allsome you been a great help to me (probley to every one) thanks so much for changeing the title for me yea i will put some photos up thanks for your help takahashi

 

no prob. Don't forget your camera

EDIT:
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That is a start! I hope I could hire an 8 and drive in NZ too.

 

Decide where you want to start and finish, how long it's expected to take and then pick a date and time 3-4 weeks away and invite people to join you.

It's that simple. Worst case scenario is that you have a great drive on your own.

Go for it NZer's!

 

lol this is bad lol only Australian people look at this thread lol

 

Hi yushinrt - great idea . Been thinking about getting something going myself (& wondering how to go about it).
I'll be a definite starter . Good place to start from (my hometown) .
Some ideas

Waingaro for a BBQ & hot swim ? - Some great windy roads out that way
Over to the mount - I know some great "short cuts"
Track day at Taupo
Met a freindly guy from Commodore club who suggested we could tag along to their Puke track day .
"Test & tune" Drags at Meremere

BTW
What does EOI mean ?

 

i don't know why but every one i talk to they are from hamilton and i thort hamilton is good place just in center of pretty much every were.

yea that sounds like a great idea we need few more people i think dvs rx-8 is pretty keen do you know any one with rx-8 around you ?? i don't know what eoi mean takahashi did that for me.

yea thata will be sweat if we can go on track day at taupo lol

i just went the track on saturday it was my first time but man it was fun lol

 

In other words, shorthand for "please let me know if anyone is interested in this".

 

LOL - yeah I thought something like that too Ehhhh OI !

 

You guys are funny.

Good luck for your first cruise together.

And post pics...

 

Anyone interested in some time on the track at Pukekohe on Saturday ?
You will need a helmet & $90 . Starts at 10.30 am
I'm going - had so much fun last time . Its a blast in the 8 .

Brett

 

Are there a lot of sheep in Hamilton?

 

Saturday was a lot of fun - had 5x 20 min sessions on the track .

Anyone going to the 'Performance Car' hot lap at Taupo on 29th April ?
Today is last day for entry - just putting mine in .
Should be a lot of fun .
Link

http://www.superlap.co.nz/superlap.html

 

Hi DVS ,
my brother in law helps prep that Car . He didn't know much about the mods last time I spoke with him . Will have to sus it out .
Make sure you come & say hello if you are in Taupo - Its the first time i will have done anything like this - need all the support I can get .....

 

I have a few friends from NZ.

They said that the extreme sports over there are quite good!

 

Had a great day at the Performance Car hot lap . About 60 japanese performance cars in various states of tune battling for the title .
I was put in the bottom class with a couple of STI's an s15 an older evo an old modded WRX ,a supra and a few other odds and sods cars . My car was one of the only non turbo cars there and everyone seemed to have way more hp than I did . However I managed to come in 2nd in my group with a 1min23 sec lap . Not bad for my first ever competition.

Day was an EVO benefit really - there were about 6 of them in the final top 10 shootout . all putting out between 400-600 hp (acording to the anouncer) . Best lap of the day was a 1min13 .
Was hoping to keep up with a guy in an s 2000 but he was on race slicks & seemed to be very well prepared . He ran a best of 1min18 which got him into the top 10 the only N/A car to make it - pretty amazing considering a lot of cars behind him would have had double the HP.

Almost forgot - Was behind a 2006 stock STI for several laps on the practice session - my car would lose about 2 car lengths to him from 2nd gear through to the end of third but was better under brakes so he was actually holding me up

 

Nice Brettus,

Sad that the STi holding you up.

In Winton the S2000 has a similar lap times as the 8... so I think you can aim yourself on 1m 18.

 

ha ha - thanks for the tips the other day Taka . Didn't get a chance to get the alingment done unfortunately .

5sec is a hell of a lot to make up though . I think I could get a couple of seconds with better driving . I know he had taken out all the linings from the interior & had spent a lot on suspension mods (not to mention the slicks) . Mine is stock suspension - what do you think some suspension mods would do to lap time ?