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Title: RX-8 at Motor Expo - June 2003
Post by: Glenn Butcher on June 02, 2003, 08:04:47 PM
mazdarotaryclub.com Motorexpo June 2003

RX-8   at Motor Expo - June   2003

Canary   Wharf, London

 

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Title: RX-8 at Motor Expo - June 2003
Post by: Renesis on June 02, 2003, 09:43:46 PM
Is that a new NSX? Ooo..

I\'m in London on Saturday so I think I\'ll have to pop in and take a look myself!

Are they letting people sit in the RX-8 or do you need to beg/grovel/lie etc?

> Chaz <
Title: RX-8 at Motor Expo - June 2003
Post by: Glenn Butcher on June 02, 2003, 09:45:50 PM
Hi Chaz,

I knew you would be up for a look :)

Just ask the people there on the stand - shouldn\'t be a problem.
Title: RX-8 at Motor Expo - June 2003
Post by: conehead on June 03, 2003, 02:03:12 PM
Glen,

What\'s the silver car about halfway down? The one with the bonnet up and (what appears to be) a 3 cylinder inlet manifold.

Ciaran.

PS - Is that a Farboud GTS below the Aston?
Title: RX-8 at Motor Expo - June 2003
Post by: J4P RX on June 03, 2003, 02:25:35 PM
Its a Marcos TS500, see here:

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/article.asp?storyId=6818

And yes thats a Farboud, though it doesnt look entirely real in the photo!  Maybe just a mock up or something.

Lee
Title: RX-8 at Motor Expo - June 2003
Post by: richrx on June 03, 2003, 03:20:26 PM
i love the tommy kiara:D
Title: RX-8 at Motor Expo - June 2003
Post by: conehead on June 03, 2003, 03:34:15 PM
Cheers Lee, and as cartman would say

..sssswwwweeeeeeeeettttt...


Ciaran.
Title: RX-8 at Motor Expo - June 2003
Post by: Fish on June 03, 2003, 07:07:43 PM
Chaz, Saturday should be quiet over at  Canary Wharf, weekends are a bit slow over there. But the pubs are good, beer is cold and food is good.

Dan
Title: RX-8 at Motor Expo - June 2003
Post by: Renesis on June 04, 2003, 12:29:27 AM
Yeah - last time I was over that end on a weekend it was dead - should be good :)

Looks like I\'ll have to drive to London too as the train is apparently 56 quid return now from Bristol.  I ask you!!  Its criminally insane when 2 of us can travel to London for half the price in the FD of all cars!

> Chaz <
Title: RX-8 at Motor Expo - June 2003
Post by: Renesis on June 12, 2003, 09:45:43 AM
Haha.. I took the FD because it would be cheaper than the train.. but I didn\'t take into account the car breaking in the London traffic.  I guess the FD wasn\'t really designed to crawl through stationary traffic in our capital...!

It was cool to play in the RX-8 though :)

> Chaz <
Title: RX-8 at Motor Expo - June 2003
Post by: Glenn Butcher on June 12, 2003, 01:12:44 PM
What did you think of it Chaz?  would you own one?
Title: RX-8 at Motor Expo - June 2003
Post by: Renesis on June 12, 2003, 03:00:44 PM
If business picks up this year I will *definitely* get one - I need to get the full Mazdaspeed kit from Japan though to go with it.

I was well impressed, very comfy and the room in the back is pretty good too.  Could fit a tasty bit of ICE in there too ;)

> Chaz <
Title: RX-8 at Motor Expo - June 2003
Post by: Fish on June 12, 2003, 05:38:21 PM
Once the rumours about power upgrades is proven reliable, I may look at it.

Yes the suspension setup keeps it on par down the twisties, but the straights also have a part to play. ;)

Dan
Title: RX-8 at Motor Expo - June 2003
Post by: Renesis on June 12, 2003, 05:47:41 PM
I\'d probably be buying it as a reliable daily drive with nice performance - I\'d probably be spending all my performance pennies on the 7, though.. you know how it is.. everyone says when they buy their FD - "Oh.. it\'s fast enough I won\'t be upgrading it" .. mwhahaha!

> Chaz <
Title: RX-8 at Motor Expo - June 2003
Post by: Fish on June 12, 2003, 06:02:31 PM
Sorry, dont ever remember saying \'It\'s quick enough already!\', more along the lines of is that it! I thought these were quick... ;)

But as ever the tuning has started, and a track toy/weapon is in the building. :D

Dan