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Well that eliminates me too, Silver and its not quiet, lol, but if you were willing to put new tires on it I could've over looked being without for a few days.:cwm27:

Im back home now but thanks for the offer. Looks like I will be living out in "Kansas" (Falcon) come summer though.

hey is anyone here interested in having an rx8/mazda club lap day out at high plains raceway? im going out there in 2 weeks and its supposed to be an amazing track

It is an amazing track.
I've been out there a hand full of times or so, in my Porsche Boxster, my friend's GTI, and my gf's X-Fire.

I actually have video from a run around the track with the camera mounted on the front bumper of my Boxster, if you're interested in seeing it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAw6qPVptGg

Sorry the camera was tilted slightly, but doesn't take away from the fun of the track.

I'm looking forward to getting out there this summer in my 8.
Don't know if I can make it in 2 weeks however.

BC.

I have a bid on a house out in Falcon and will be moving out there as soon as the Short Sale goes through. IF you are willing to wait an unknown amount of time on a part from the FS thread below I will handle getting it out to you when I move.

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-parts-sale-wanted-44/final-oem-part-give-away-214799/

Hey everyone, iv been the second owner of my 2004 RX8 for 2 weeks now. its very clean for an 04 with right over 55,xxx miles, I Currently live in boulder CO, am originally from Upstate New York. Anyway, no need for my life story, just wanted to jump in and see who else still has 8's in CO.

What color's your car?
I've been seeing a silver and a white RX8 on my commute in and out of Boulder every day for the past week or so.

I take 36/Foothills/Diagonal in to Boulder in the mornings, and Foothills and 93 back home in the evenings.

BC.

Mine is silver, i would say it could possibly be mine. I work in Gunbarrell, and only live about a mile up the road from work. Mine still has Temp tags since i have three moths to get hard ones. So no front or rear plate for my 8 for now.

Hey man welcome to the club! I'm from the bronx and I have a ton of family in poughkeepsie. You're gonna love it here

there's a really good chance im the white 8. i take the diagonal to foothills to Arapaho to get to work.

Well, I am from about an hour north of Watertown NY. Im not sure if your know where im talking about. Do you guys ever do rides or meets or anything like that up into the mountains or anything like that.

Hah,

A friend of mine lives just over the Watertown border and up the 401 a bit in Kingston Ontario. I've been through Watertown about a half dozen times over the years.

As for get togethers, I have no idea, since I'm new here too.
We can always set something up to change that.

BC.

I have a great route that takes you through estes and allens park. Really fun drive but you have to do it on a week day or else there's a lot of tourist traffic.

That sounds good, deff sometime. I really want to make some new friends, and why not Rx-8 Friends right?

P.s i was at the gas station out by Target off of Hover, and a gray 8 pulled up next to the store part. Im just curious if he is on here. I waved to him and he waved back. Just curious.

Did he have the ms wing? There are 2 grey 8s on longmont but I don't think either of them are on here

Sometimes I do a lunchtime run up Lefthand Canyon, when work is boring me to tears. Usually wide awake after that.

BC.

Left Hand canyon ? Where do you work? Denver or Boulder? I work second shift (3:15 ....) So maybe i could tail you out there sometime.

I work in North Boulder, and live in Arvada.
26 mile commute in the morning, and a 32 mile drive back home along 93.

I usually take my lunch around 12 pm.
PM me when you might want to do it, and we can meet up for a run.

BC.

North Boulder eh? Where in North Boulder? I live in what i would consider North Boulder?

I just moved to Pueblo from Eugene, OR. I drive an 05 Shinka that I have owned for just over a year now. I received a refurbished 07 engine just before I left Oregon under warranty. My car has 50000 miles on it (new engine has 1k) and I have yet to go to a track. Everything is stock besides a ACT Prolite flywheel and stage 1 clutch. Something I noticed right after I took my car off the Auto transport was the reduced power at lower RPMs. Damn the high altitude =/
I used some formula for HP loss at high altitudes, according to the formula I lost 30 hp moving to Pueblo. Shucks...

According to Jeff (MazdaManiac) your car will automatically correct itself for altitude over time so you won't have any power loss. *shrug*

I work at the IBM facility.
That's pretty much, North Boulder.

Makes getting over to Left Hand Canyon for a lunch drive really, really easy. :)

BC.

Sounds like a definite plan to me.

So what is the total count of RX8 owners that live in CO at this current time, that are on the forum that is?

Hey to all the new comers on here.

If you all have not done so yet join up on CMZC.NET. There are a couple of us RX-8 guys on there. We usually do several mountain cruises and hang out a lot with other mazda owners. I am GR-8 over there. Make sure to post a in the new members section and remember that your first 10 or less posts will need to be a approved before you have full forum access. (Just a precaution to stop spammers.)

we should do this on a monday. i dont work til 1:45 usually

Works for me.
This Monday's forecast looks pretty good right now, but we all know what the weather is like around here.

Anyone else want to join in on Monday's, or is there a day that works better for them?

BC.

im gona repost this over at CMZC and see if anyone else wants to go

BC, slvrmzdrx8 wheres a good place to meet up?

We could meet up at the Left Hand Trail Head parking lot, right off of 36 and Neva Road.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=80301&...36392&t=h&z=15

Dirt lot, lots of parking room.

Left Hand Canyon is right up 36 a bit further.

BC.

im down. anyone else joining in?

Alright boys, should good. Did i miss it or did someone post what time we should meet? Other than before 1:45? Im still fairly new to the area so for me some sort of address for Global Positioning may be required lol.

I think right around 12 pm would be the target time.

To get there, if you're on the Diagonal highway, turn left on 63rd Street, and then drive on it past the IBM facility on the right to the first 4 way stop. Turn left, and keep going. The road will snake 90 degrees right, and then 90 degrees left around a farm. Keep going straight, and the road will go down then up a hill, and the Trail Head will be on the left in a big open field.

If your on the Highway 36 side, take it heading towards Lyons, and just turn right at the sign for Neva Road. It zigs and zags a bit to the right, and the Trail Head is on the right side of the road nearly at the end of the big open field.

If you see a black RX8 with a temp tag in the rear window doing Mach 2, that's me. ;)

BC.

alright, well if you see a Silver 8 with temp tags in the window and looks like it needs a good wash/detail job, you know its me. How long have you had your 8 if you still have temp tags?

Bought mine on March 19th.
Just received the notice to go to the County place to get plates for it.
But, they don't tell you how much to bring, which is always wonderful.

Oh, and I just remembered that I might have Jury Duty on Monday.
Hopefully, I won't have to bail on the get together.
I will post Monday morning

BC.

I was told to expect to pay $800 - $1200 when I move out there for plates. Can someone confirm/deny it for me?

07 Touring...35K miles...

If you have to pay that much, something is seriously wrong. You should be paying in the neighborhood of $300 for tags. Maybe the person that told you that was thinking taxes included, but since you already own it, you wont have to pay that extra money.

Well...that's good to know. Last thing I really wanted to do after moving across the country was shell out that kind of cash.

I just got my car registered from out of state here in Colorado and it cost me $201

So guys, whats the deal for tomorrow? Yay or nay?

Anyone there? Anyone . . . Anyone?


Edit: Im not sure im going to be able to make it today. Of course , Stuff came up, this and that errands. Plus BC, are you still available to go?

I'm on my way.

BC.

Ok, ill try like hell, but i got to get going by 1:00 ish :)

Great meeting you, and sorry about the last minute "I can make it".

That's what I get for accidentally scheduling a fun drive on the same day that Jefferson County wants me to come and spend some time being a member of their jury.

And our crazy Colorado weather cut the drive way short.
Get part of the way up, and have the snow just start coming down with enthusiasm is both cool, and wild.

BC.

Just got back from the Left Hand ride with Bladecutter. And of course CO weather changed at the last minute, it was still great though. First real drive iv taken with my car... I thought i really liked it before, just daily driving, but man thats the stuff right there. Cruising through the turns in the, that is what its all about.
I had a 2003 Raptor 660, that thing was quick and was my first motor passion (i was 14 or 15) and iv driven motorcycles and on both you feel like your Connection with the road, but the 8 is way better. I felt spoiled, because i had that feeling of connection and thrill, and the hard pull out of the turn, except i also had heated leather and warm air and a cold Rockstar. I am 100% in love with this car now. :score:

Ok, Im done now. :)

Wait until you get a chance to try that road on a dry day, with no traffic in front of you. And that's just the beginning of the road, too.

There are other, way better roads kicking around the area, too.

Magnolia and Sugarloaf are also nice runs, and they are offshoots of Boulder Canyon. 4 mile Canyon is a nice drive also.

Go a bit further south along the Foothills, and there is Coal Creak Canyon, keep going further south, and you then have Golden Gate Canyon, and Lookout Mountain. That's the one if you want a killer quick fix.

Going North, and you have Highway 7 from the Peak to Peak all the way down into Lyons. That's a nice run early on a weekend when its just you and the motorcyclists.

Lots of great roads.

BC.

Its funny because cars have always been my hobby, but it was usually just the custom and modding. This car is going to be something wayyyy different. I thought i wanted to go FI, i don't think i want to, at-least not for a while any way. The other cars i had, i didnt actually get to enjoy them like i think im going to this one, I lived in NNY and had a Jetta before this, and it was pretty snappy with the turbo. It doesnt even come close to this though. Im so excited to start getting some parts in this though, Im thinking Intake, BHR ignition, Cobb, and an exhaust and ill be happy for a good while. :D:

Oh- by the way. We were about back to the trail head when i realized something a little funny, i had my radio off the whole time, and didn't notice because i was so into the sound of the engine.

Heh,

That's the way it should always be.
I only turn my radio on when I'm commuting in traffic.

Best thing about riding a motorcycle is that there's no radio, just engine noises.

BC.

Would have enjoyed this. How about a rally some time?

What is your definition of a Rally, like see how many RX8's we can get to meet up and run them somewhere, or just 4 or 5 of us from CO go on a run? And, really it wasn't a huge drive today, it was just the first time i saw my 8's true colors.