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CO October Meet
FYI CO crowd, we are working on another meet in the Mountain forum.
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Originally Posted by Iluvrevs
(Post 4090953)
FYI CO crowd, we are working on another meet in the Mountain forum.
Pssst, Hey buddy, this is the Mountain Forum. |
Originally Posted by slvrmzdrx8
(Post 4091002)
Pssst, Hey buddy, this is the Mountain Forum.
BC. |
Miss spoke. The Colorado thread.
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Every day I see a white RX8 going the opposite direction from me (north bound) on Santa Fe Dr. at around 5:45-6:00AM.
Anyone here? |
Whomever had the 8 that followed me down Stetson Hills between Austin Bluffs and Powers, before turning South on Powers last night around 10...your drivers side fog light comes on and off as you drive.
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Im thinking about putting notes in the windows of the 8s i see in parking lots like that one at my work that just says RX8CLUB.COM lol, I'm sick of waving to people in other RX8s and getting dirty looks lol. :scratchhe
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I had created a sheet for the Akron/Cleveland guys. I think I have it saved on my work PC.
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PM that too me if you get a chance, or post it, or email it lol. Whatever's Clever buddy.
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Very Nice Sir, Thank you very much. Hopefully we can recruit a few more soldiers this way :hahano:
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Umm, i do, not sure if i exclaimed that on here or not, but i tried McGuire's and was not impressed with the results.
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We were talking about it at the meet...just can't remember who or what. :)
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that was me thanks devilboi.. but what im really wondering is where is the gas station in colorado springs that carry's 93 octane. on garden of the gods i think. we were talking about it at the last meet just cant remember who!
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Originally Posted by 8ya
(Post 4094215)
that was me thanks devilboi.. but what im really wondering is where is the gas station in colorado springs that carry's 93 octane. on garden of the gods i think. we were talking about it at the last meet just cant remember who!
Farm CrestColorado Springs5050 Boardwalk Dr.93 |
So SS14, Anyone, anyone. :suspect:
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Bump
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Originally Posted by 8ya
(Post 4094881)
Bump
Bump ? lol :lol: |
Thanks for posting that gas staition its the closest gas to my house don't know why I haven't noticed it before but headed down there now.. slvrmzdrx8 I wish I could go to ss14 but im putting out a new menu at my work that week there's no way I can get time off then. Errg...
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I am in Silverthorne, Co in the Mtns!!! I have yet to see a local RX-8, I have seen couple but I don't think they are permenant cars. I have a 05 that I bought back in Oct of 2009 and have put on about 30k miles in that time. My co worker just got back from Vegas from a Conquest meet and I think it would be nice to have a RX-8 gathering annually!!
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Originally Posted by slvrmzdrx8
(Post 4091447)
Im thinking about putting notes in the windows of the 8s i see in parking lots like that one at my work that just says RX8CLUB.COM lol, I'm sick of waving to people in other RX8s and getting dirty looks lol. :scratchhe
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Tonny's RX-8
Yea, I'm here in the Mtns in Silverthorne, and I also have only seen 3 total and they're not local. I've had mine since Oct of 2009, bought it from a sales guy in Glenwood Vista Auto!! I like my RX-8, but have hard time in the snow with the lack of torque!! But it's tons of fun in the summer tme driving in these curvy mtn roads!! Would be nice to have a gathering in the Denver area in the spring/summer!!
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Hello to whomever the two of you were that I saw this morning at Stetson and Powers. Hope the exhaust wasn't too bad for whomever followed me into work.
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satin black 2004 in colorado springs. if you see it, don't be shy!
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Originally Posted by Icanrel-8
(Post 175655)
Hi, all,
I'm new to posting --just joined but frequent lurker. Love the vehicle, will probably buy before year end. Don't know if you'd want me to join a meet (I'm in Denver) but I'd love to check out what you think of your 8s. BTW, now that it has snowed, anybody gone out? How is the car in snow? I'm spoiled by 4wd, but wonder if the 8 does ok in winter driving. Do you feel the need to buy snow tires? Thanks... |
You might consider removing those sandbags and just going with skinnier tires. Also you just replied to a post from 03, don't think you will get a response there. :P
Originally Posted by RIWWP
The only extra weight in the car that is needed for snow is the driver.
Adding 50lbs of weight to a 3,000lb car is a 1.6% increase in weight. People who do this are ACTUALLY attempting to increase the pounds per square inch of the tire to the snow. Greater pressure means greater traction. Going from a 225 width tire to a 205 width tire is a 8.88% decrease in surface area of the tire to the snow, and with the same weight spread over the reduced contact patch, a roughly 12.1% increase in the pressure of the tire to the snow. And that's just some napkin math to the common 17x7 205/50r17 winter package people go with without factoring in the added benefit of narrower tires cutting through the snow better. So, if you want to add weight to get the same increase of effectiveness as going to that tire package (without going to the tire package), add 363lbs of weight to the car. 2 burly guys should be about right. |
Actually, the fact that the RX-8 lacks in the torque department only helps when driving in snow, as the tires don't have to work as hard gripping the ground when there's only 100 to 159 foot lbs of torque being applied, in comparison to a Mustang with 280 ft-lbs in the V-6, all the way up to 510 ft-lbs in their supercharged monster car.
BC. |
That may be, but when you're in about 8-12" of snow and trying to move, it's better to have the torque and power out than without!
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HPR on Saturday 3/3/12
Im going to be at HPR tomorrow 10-4MST (10-1600) if anyone in the area wants to come by for some laughs.
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I will be going to the driving school with bmwcca in May. Maybe after that i will join up with you on the track.
By the way, what tires are you running? |
Originally Posted by Hydr0nium
(Post 4203150)
I will be going to the driving school with bmwcca in May. Maybe after that i will join up with you on the track.
By the way, what tires are you running? |
I think it is like the 3rd weekend in May. My brother is apart of the club and he has gone to a couple of these events, and said he will put my name in the registration this time.
It is down at HPR. It is mixed classroom and driving. I am pretty excited about it. |
Originally Posted by Hydr0nium
(Post 4203502)
I think it is like the 3rd weekend in May. My brother is apart of the club and he has gone to a couple of these events, and said he will put my name in the registration this time.
It is down at HPR. It is mixed classroom and driving. I am pretty excited about it. Saturday would have been a really good day for a rookie to come out. The track was nearly empty. I think I ran for 30-45 by myself at one point. Went through 2 tanks of gas, a tire, and 40oz of oil but I greatly imprived my line maintaining sufficient speed to require at least 3 gear except for turns 6 and 8. I ended up doing a total of 147 track miles. Had a 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo show up too, but he kept leaving the track when Id come on. |
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anyone here near the springs with an accessport willing to do a tune?
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I have an Accessport but you must marry it to the car that is tuned so it can't tune two cars at once. If you need to borrow it for diagnostics or something then sure...you can borrow it.
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Originally Posted by Hydr0nium
(Post 4222314)
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So now that Spring is here...are we gonna get together and party some more or no? Someone has to be getting the itch around here to install some new parts...
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Originally Posted by DeViLbOi
(Post 4236642)
So now that Spring is here...are we gonna get together and party some more or no? Someone has to be getting the itch around here to install some new parts...
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Don't fit in the 8 w/ a Helmet :(
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I think we would get more people together if it wasn't at the track. My first idea was to have a Bbq or something.I've been wanting to drive up the pass tward woodland park or maybe cripple creek and play some poker? I hosted the phantomcanyon brewery meet last time. I could do that next month.
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I'd love to get a meet going.
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Originally Posted by 8ya
(Post 4237090)
I think we would get more people together if it wasn't at the track.
How dare you say something so untrue. You should be beaten with a box of dried spaghetti. :P We could have a BBQ at the track for those who don't want to drive their precious cars, and risk having fun. They can make us burgers while we work up an appetite. BC. |
No chance of masking a rear o2 code then?
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Bladecutter, really spaghetti? don't try and threaten me with a good time. Saterday night im drinking downtown springs getting a night without the wife and kid if anyone wants to get a beer let me know.
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Yeah, why not at the track? We could do the BBQ and those of us (BC and I) that want to drive can run around the track and give rides to those interested.
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Yeah, my car is a Sport, so no headroom robbing sunroof in it, so just about anyone can git in it with a helmet on, unless you're like 6'7" tall, with a super long torso.
BC. |
I fit just fine with a helmet...just can't shift to 3rd. :P
I'm all for going to the track and hanging out for a BBQ and takin pictures though. Just has to be on a weekend I'm not working. One of the guys here at the office said he would shoot me the cone killing schedule...but I still don't have that. :( |
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