Malcolm's 2004 RX-8

[Casey]

My RX-8 (231 model) has just passed it's 20th birthday, having collected it new on 10 September 2004 

So, I thought it was high time to document a bit of the 20 year history of the car as and when I get a chance. This is by far the longest I have ever owned a car, owing to how enjoyable the car is to drive. It doesn't have huge power and not a lot of torque, but using what it has got to the limit on an excellent chassis is just so much fun.

My car is now on 103,500 miles and has completed just short of 100 trackdays, including an epic trip to Spa in Belgium in 2015.

Now on it's 2nd engine, after the original failed on Paddock Hill in 2017 on it's 61st trackday at 80,000 miles.

To start off, a couple of pictures taken 2 days after I collected the car, and some taken a week ago at a trackday at Snetterton. I'm pleased to say that, given I have been to Snetterton more than any other circuit, I still manged to set a new PB laptime on this outing - if only by a few tenths of a second!

 

More history and pictures to follow.....

[Eccentric shaft]

Happy B-day! Still looks as new (if not better)! 

[clive]

Really pleased that you have had such a wonderful Rotary Car journey          

[Casey]

My RX-8, now on 109,000 miles is still going strong and completed its 100 trackday at Snetterton back in July this year.

That's Castle Combe, Snetterton and Thruxton so far this year, with Brands still to come in December. That will be 19th consecutive December outing to Brands in December with Mazda on Track. Not a single year missed, apart from one that was postponed to the following January, due to a foot of snow on the track   

Pics of me and my car at Snetterton in July and also last month at Thruxton: