Calling all Velocity Reds
09-08-2008, 10:18 PM
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Velocity Red RX-8 vs. 500 HP BMW M5 at VIR. Mazda RX-8 wins.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huyYlyMooSY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huyYlyMooSY
09-09-2008, 09:49 PM
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So Wind Dance...How do you do against your buddies S2K and M3 in AutoX? Does that pooper scooper knock all the cones out of the way? 
Haha joke, but seriously, how do you compair? I've beaten a few S2K's but never had the chance to see how I compair to an M3.
Haha joke, but seriously, how do you compair? I've beaten a few S2K's but never had the chance to see how I compair to an M3.
09-10-2008, 11:13 AM
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VR & Bronze is definitely nice aswell. But I <3 me some VR & Gold lol.
The only difference to me, is that Gold rims need a chrome/polished/machined lip to work with Velocity Red... Whereas the Bronze rims look excellent without the lip.
I just think there needs to be some type of barrier between the direct Red/Gold scheme. I've seen VR with all Gold rims and didn't like it.
The only difference to me, is that Gold rims need a chrome/polished/machined lip to work with Velocity Red... Whereas the Bronze rims look excellent without the lip.
I just think there needs to be some type of barrier between the direct Red/Gold scheme. I've seen VR with all Gold rims and didn't like it.
09-10-2008, 05:29 PM
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TOPGEAR8 - Well according to the rx8 history and auto-x, we should have the advantage.
In this particular case I didn't get beat his time. Have some issues that i need to address. My sole purpose was to find out if I notice any difference after installing a catless midpipe, premix, and new alignment setup. Hence BSP class. Although in a previous event I did capture better times than both the S2k and M3.
Oh and yes my lip was not on for the event.. it is mainly for street
Tragic - Hows the car? Anything new?
In this particular case I didn't get beat his time. Have some issues that i need to address. My sole purpose was to find out if I notice any difference after installing a catless midpipe, premix, and new alignment setup. Hence BSP class. Although in a previous event I did capture better times than both the S2k and M3.
Oh and yes my lip was not on for the event.. it is mainly for street
Tragic - Hows the car? Anything new?
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09-10-2008, 06:36 PM
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Wild - The car is terrible... Well not so much the car, but the dealership that it's been at since July 22nd...
I had a chirping noise since last summer... It was diagnosed to be the throw-out bearing... It wasn't... (replaced the whole clutch assembly 2 times last summer... the 2nd time it was replaced because the first time they did a shitty job and the clutch burnt the whole time I tried to drive it... The original clutch assy. was still in good shape to begin with)
Finally this summer they diagnosed it again and came up with the idea that it was a bearing on the input shaft for the transmission... I had also developed a grind when shifting into 4th... They made an appointment for me 3 times and I kept dropping the car off only to call the next day and find out they haven't touched it and wouldn't get a chance to for the rest of the week...
I was going away for a week so I took it in to get fixed around July 22nd... They STILL have the ******* car to this day...
They had it all apart and back together, and they had issues with 1st and 5th grinding... They took it all apart again and back together with most and more new parts, all forward gears were fine, but wouldn't stay in reverse.... They took it apart again and installed a new reverse gear and some more stuff, and couldn't get it in reverse at all... Now they have "apparently" been waiting for some more parts to try and fix this problem... Been 2 weeks since they ordered them and they were supposed to come in within 3 or 4 days of ordering...
Meanwhile, i'm trying to move home to NewBrunswick... My apartment lease was up at the end of August and I left my job to move home... So i've been here living with my girlfriend and her new roommate without a job while I wait for them to finish my damn car... Needless to say i'm ******* losing it :\
This is just a very brief/short version of whats going on... I've got pages written up about my experiences with the dealership ever since my first visit... I stopped writing them after the last few visits because it just pisses me off...
I had a chirping noise since last summer... It was diagnosed to be the throw-out bearing... It wasn't... (replaced the whole clutch assembly 2 times last summer... the 2nd time it was replaced because the first time they did a shitty job and the clutch burnt the whole time I tried to drive it... The original clutch assy. was still in good shape to begin with)
Finally this summer they diagnosed it again and came up with the idea that it was a bearing on the input shaft for the transmission... I had also developed a grind when shifting into 4th... They made an appointment for me 3 times and I kept dropping the car off only to call the next day and find out they haven't touched it and wouldn't get a chance to for the rest of the week...
I was going away for a week so I took it in to get fixed around July 22nd... They STILL have the ******* car to this day...
They had it all apart and back together, and they had issues with 1st and 5th grinding... They took it all apart again and back together with most and more new parts, all forward gears were fine, but wouldn't stay in reverse.... They took it apart again and installed a new reverse gear and some more stuff, and couldn't get it in reverse at all... Now they have "apparently" been waiting for some more parts to try and fix this problem... Been 2 weeks since they ordered them and they were supposed to come in within 3 or 4 days of ordering...
Meanwhile, i'm trying to move home to NewBrunswick... My apartment lease was up at the end of August and I left my job to move home... So i've been here living with my girlfriend and her new roommate without a job while I wait for them to finish my damn car... Needless to say i'm ******* losing it :\
This is just a very brief/short version of whats going on... I've got pages written up about my experiences with the dealership ever since my first visit... I stopped writing them after the last few visits because it just pisses me off...
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09-10-2008, 10:07 PM
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WOW makes me do a double take.
Nice pictures Bunique! (i like the paint)
So i am going to be doing my longest road trip in my rx8 in october S Cali all the way to Yosemite. Should make for some good pictures if i can get my sisiter to bare with me while i stop at all the places.