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Archived News :: AUGUST 2006
Added: Saturday August 26, 2006
Very Important Recall Notice Soon To Be
Released!
After a few months of speculation and
hear-say, it does appear as if the mass-motor
recall is going to happen. So far it appears
as if all 04,05 & early 06 models will be
recalled and tested for signs of major engine
failures...
August 21, 2006
Mazda plans a voluntary recall of all 2004 and
2005 RX-8 sports cars along with some 2006s
because of damage to the catalyst resulting
from oil leaks in the RX-8's rotary engine.
Mazda is preparing to replace the engines in
many of its top of the line sports cars as a
result of the recall. Any engine that does not
pass a specific vacuum test will be replaced
according to Mazda.
Engines prone to failing the vacuum test are
mostly in hot climates and use synthetic oils,
according to the automaker.
<Full
Recall Here>
Added: Saturday August 26, 2006
New Members Added!
-Welcome DJBlank from Bridgeport, CT -
(08/09/06)
-Welcome Sunshine from Chesapeake, VA -
(08/11/06)
-Welcome GQ from Hampton, VA - (08/15/06)
-Welcome Sean from Virginia Beach, VA -
(08/26/06)
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Archived News :: JULY 2006
Added: Wednesday July 26, 2006
July 29th Meet has been Canceled. It will now
be held on August 5th!
As it turned out it was a bad time for many
members. Even one of my guys will be leaving
that weekend so I would be working during the
meeting as well. I felt it was best for all if
we just re-scheduled it for the week after.
As of now it is set for Awful's again, but we are open to find a
different location and venue. If anyone has
any ideas please email me at - info @
hr8c.com.
You new members need to make it out a collect
your official HR8C.com T-Shirt!
Added: Sunday July 26, 2006
GROUP BUY - RP SuperCat MidPipe & Gasket Kit -
www.rx7.com
THE OFFERING:
Minimum of 20 units must be ordered.
1 RP SuperCat MidPipe (RETAIL=$395.00)
1 RP Gasket & Bolt Kit (RETAIL=$30.00)
Group Buy Price $380 + individual
shipping = ($45 discount)
If you would like to get in on the
buy, just add your name to the list here:
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?p=1455264#post1455264
Added: Sunday July 15, 2006
July 29th Meet.
With all the new members I guess it is time to
have another meet. As of now it is set for
Awful's again, but we are open to find a
different location and venue. If anyone has
any ideas please email me at - info @
hr8c.com.
You new members needs to make it out a collect
your official HR8C.com T-Shirt!
Added: Sunday July 15, 2006
RX-8
BOTD 2006... (RX-8 Brotherhood of the
Dragon)
The
RX-8 Brotherhood of the Dragon gathering which is being held in
September 2006 is right around the corner. I sure hope many of our local
friends from our 8 club can attend.
Check out
www.rx8web.com for more information.
Direct information can be found
here. Pre-Registration ends August 1.
Added: Sunday July 15, 2006
New Members Added!
-Welcome Mo from Newport News, VA -
(07/05/06)
-Welcome C1HOT8 from Suffolk, VA -
(07/10/06)
-Welcome G8r2th from Virginia Beach, VA -
(07/15/06)
-Welcome blu_rx8dad from Virginia Beach, VA -
(07/15/06) |
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Archived News :: JUNE 2006
Added: Sunday June 04, 2006
Richard Paul's AxialFlow Short Shifter Group
Buy!
Benefits:
* Reduce gear stick throw by 29% (compared to stock).
* Reduces the time it takes you to change gears, improving your driving
performance.
* Improves "feel" of the gearbox, reducing the chance of missed shifts.
www.AxialFlow.com
Short Shifter Kit:
1 RP Shifter for $225 shipped/done (Retail $259 + $12
shipping [$271.00] ).
www.rx8web.com
or
www.rx8club.com both have this Group Buy
available.
You need to hurry Though!!! This GB is over
June, Wednesday 7, 2006 @ 12PM EST/9AM PST!
All payments must be made by then in order to
receive the Group Buy price!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
OR TO PLACE ORDER:
RX8Club.com
Added: Sunday June 04, 2006
April & May Meets!
Once again I have been way too busy (& lazy)
to update the site on a more frequent basis so
today is catch-up day.
April Meet:
 The
1st annual HR8C meet in April was a rainout,
but an excellent time non-the-less. We had
Dave (n son Ted) Louisville, KY and John (n
wife) from Lynchburg, VA in attendance and had
a total of 8 8's show up on day when pending
doom was obviously about to happen as far as
the weather was concerned! We all went for a
rain soaked spirited drive through the
Sandbridge, Pungo & Blackwater areas of
Virginia Beach. Though wet, it was very fun.
We got a handful of very unique images due to
the rain. CLICK HERE
to check out the meet photos.
May Meet:
The all Rotary Meet was a very laid-back and
relaxing meet. A new 8 member David (ACT)
attended with his sleek black 8 that he just
acquired about a month before. David also told
me just the other day that he talked one of
his buds into the 8... so be on the look-out
for another 8 in the HR8C fold. Some sweet 7's
we in attendance and a really bad-ass Cosmo.
There will be some more of these meets
through-out the year. I will do my best to
keep ya posted...
CLICK HERE for the May meet photos!
Added: Sunday June 04, 2006
New Members Added!
-Welcome SilverGlove from Portsmouth, VA -
(04/27/06)
-Welcome Flynbri from Suffolk, VA -
(05/06/06)
-Welcome Moon from West Palm Beach, FL -
(05/14/06)
-Welcome ACT from Virginia Beach, VA -
(05/18/06)
-Welcome Flite from Virginia Beach, VA -
(05/31/06) |
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Archived News :: MARCH 2006
Added: Saturday March 27, 2006
Major Horsepower Upgrades!
I have been working on Pettit Racings
website...
www.pettitracing.com. Last week I flew
down to West Palm Beach, FL to get a feel for
the company as well as get ready for some
major updates to their site. Cam, Jeff, Bob,
Kandy, JR, Moon and the one cat that was
working on their Race 8 (sorry man... don't
know I ever got your name) were a very cool
bunch of people! Now... I was givin some
inside info and was taken for a ride in Moon's
Pettit TwinScrew SuperCharged "AUTOMATIC" <--
You just do not know, 8! Moon's blower has
over 12K miles on it with no failures or
problems at all. He is running a fully stock
exhaust, cat and so on. I cannot even get into
how incredible this HP gain was, especially in
the low end torque where we need it the
most... and this was in a AT fellas! With that
being said, the 6 speed MT's should gain even
higher results. Cam n crew have been
re-tinkering with this blower for over a year
now and have it sized down to where you can
even keep all the engine bay covers installed
with just some slight modifications to make em'
fit. They are ready for release but are
looking at the perfect EMS for the blower.
They have been using the Greddy E-Manage, but
are now looking at (2) other EMS's with the
Interceptor-X EMS being the most promising in
my opinion. As I stated earlier... the blower
and intake is not the issue with the release
date, it is the EMS work that is holding up
the release. Pettit wants to be sure they
release a perfectly married system. Quality
1st kinda attitude they have out there. If I
had to guess I would say no more than 6 weeks
and it will hit the market.
Also, something to note: Moon's SC AT is only
pumping 5-6.5 PSI. Just imagine where this
could go. And yes... I will be buying a SC as
soon as it is released!
Added: Saturday March 27, 2006
New Members Added!
-Welcome D Baize from Louisville, KY -
(03/19/06)
-Welcome VR8 from Lynchburg, VA -
(03/20/06)
Added: Saturday March 18, 2006
New HR Mazda3 Club Mention!
A new
Hampton Roads Mazda3 Club was recently
formed. They are having a meet April 1st @ 12
noon in the Holland Road K-Mart parking lot. I
plan to attend and show support. If any of our
8's would like to attend give me a call.
757.343.3676 :: Dan
Added: Saturday March 18, 2006
1st Scheduled HR8C meet for 2006!
Well with it starting to warm up a bit we
figured it was about time to have a meet
again. This will be a unique meet as we will
have 2 out-of-town visitors.
D Baize of Louisville, KY (+ Son) &
VR8 of Lynchburg, VA will be joining us. I
sure hope as many of you as possible try to
make it out to this 1st meet. These guys are
coming a long way to meet up with other 8
owners and I would like HR8C members to show
the love.
You can read up more and post here:
http://www.rx8web.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3539
Added: Saturday March 18, 2006
New Members Added!
-Welcome mrmark from Winsted, CT -
(03/07/06)
-Welcome The Tumbler from Virginia Beach, VA -
(01/20/06)
-Welcome marvin_rock from Hampton, VA / Camp
Lejeune, NC -
(01/18/06) |
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Archived News :: FEBRUARY 2006
Added: Tuesday February 21, 2006
All Group Buys Listed Have Now Ended. |
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Archived News :: JANUARY 2006
Added: Wednesday January 18, 2006
New Members Added!
-Welcome thedeviousone from Biloxi, MS -
(01/16/06)
-Welcome Black Knight from Newport News, VA -
(01/18/06)
Added: Monday January 09, 2006
New Members Added!
-Welcome Titanium30 from Ft. Knox, TN -
(01/01/06)
-Welcome johnmyson from Norfolk, VA -
(01/07/06)
-Welcome Gator from Chesepeake, VA -
(01/08/06)
Added: Monday January 09, 2006
RX-8 Pettit Racing Radio knob Group Buy
(Return)
Due to the overwhelming success of the 1st
Radio Knob Group Buy, we have begun a 2nd one!
www.PettitRacing.com RX-8 Rotor Radio
Knob:
1 Rotor Radio Knob for $25 shipped/done (Retail $29.99 + $4.50
shipping).
www.rx8web.com
& now
www.rx8club.com both have this Group Buy
available.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION:
RX8Web.com
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION:
RX8Club.com
Added: Sunday January 01, 2006
RX-8 Parts Group Buys
A while back I mentioned that I would like to
contact Vendors about offering discounts to
our members. The problem we faced was that we
really did not have enough members to purchase
any real quantities. Well with the help of the
other 8 owners from across the country at
www.RX8Web.com, we have the numbers and
power to get Vendors to offer us discounts.
Currently we have two (2) active Group Buys in
progress,
www.RX8Strakes.com Color Keyed Fender
Strakes &
www.ZetaProducts.net Console Knee Pad
and/or Console Elbow Pad.
Color Keyed Fender Strakes:
1 set of Color Keyed Strakes for $73.00
shipped/done (Retail $79.99 + $4.50
shipping). Every factory color available.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Console Knee Pad and/or Console Elbow Pad:
1 Knee Pad for $25.00 shipped/done (Retail
$26.95 + $5.00 shipping) or Knee &
Elbow combination for $50.00 shipped/done
(Retail $72.00 + $8.00 shipping).
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Added: Sunday January 01, 2006
New Members Added!
-Welcome Ejay from Newport News, VA -
(12/11/05)
-Welcome awreksate from Williamsburg, VA -
(12/29/05)
-Welcome doomscourge from Virginia Beach, VA - (12/31/05) |
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Archived News :: DECEMBER
Added: Saturday December 08, 2005
New Member Added!
-Welcome R8X from Norfolk, VA |
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Archived News :: NOVEMBER
Added: Saturday November 19, 2005
RX-8 Club Meet set for Saturday, 26
This will probably be our last organized meet
for the season. Even though it is such short
notice, I hope everyone can attend so we can
switch numbers and discuss what we should do
next year. Also, as most of you know I
basically live at AA's so during the winter
any of yas can come in and visit just for the
hell of it.
BOTD 2006...
I was offered a position on the
RX-8 Brotherhood of the Dragon Board
recently. I was very honored and accepted. I
am going to the Gather which is being held in
September 2006. I sure hope many of our local
friends from our 8 club can attend as well.
Check out
www.rx8web.com for more information.
Direct information can be found
here. We are raffling of prizes to raise
funds for the event. Your choice of one my
painted engine covers or a set of Derwankel's
Mirror Puddle Lights.
Click Here to Visit the Raffle Page.
Also... I have started a
GROUP BUY - Pettit Racings RX-8 Billet Rotor
Radio Knob. Follow the link for
pictures, prices and sign on form. |
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Archived News :: SEPTEMBER
Added: Monday September 26, 2005
Shirts Are In!
Sorry it has been so long since the last
update.
Hall has helped sponsor our club and we
now have official club shirts. Any member that
has not received one yet needs to show up to
the next meet in October to get one.
On a side not I went up north to visit some
friends and attended a meet in NJ.
Click Here to
view the Meet Photos.
Added: Monday September 05, 2005
Septembers News...
The big deal for this month is the
Mt. Trashmore All Car Meet BBQ. HR8C will
not hold a meet this month, rather we are
encouraging all members to come out to the the
BBQ.
We are currently working with
Hall Mazda and they have decided to be the
official sponsor of our club. They will be
paying for our shirts!!! There may be other
benefits of this relationship as well, but we
encourage all members to support and patronize
Hall. Let them know that your are a HR8C
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Archived News :: AUGUST
Added: Monday August 22, 2005
Proposed Club Shirt Designs!
New member, TITANV / Rich's wife, Rickina works with an
embroidery CO., maybe later we can have her do
some fancy ones for us.
For now I am working
on some low cost printed T's.
Click images below for enlargements.
Added: Sunday August 21, 2005
New Members Added!
-Welcome Ensign8 from Virginia Beach, VA
-Welcome TITANV from Virginia Beach, VA
Added: Sunday August 21, 2005
Hampton Roads Bar-B-Que @ Mt. Trashmore - Sept
10th
Props to Jeremy who is really going all out to
make this a fun filled event. Keep an eye on
the "UPCOMING EVENTS" section to the right. We
will be updating the event plans and listings
near daily from this point on. If you make no
other meets or events for the rest of the
year... Make sure you don't miss this one!
Added: Sunday August 21, 2005
August 20th Meet.
It was a blistering hot day for the meet, but
rain or not only 2 7's represented the
HRMRCC meet. Thanks to Keith P. & Carl S.
for showing. I wished more members had come
out as we had 2 new 8's show up as well. Mike
S. and Rich V. of Virginia Beach. There was a
total of 5 beautiful Rotaries sittin there
waiting for more friends to show!
HRMRCC is planning their next meet on the
Peninsula. I sure hope more members will turn
out to that one.
I plan on going and if any other 8's would
like to meet up and pull in all together, I
would love the shock of seeing a few 8's
caravanning down the road. Just email me at
info @ hr8c.com to let me know if you would
like to meet before we run up there.
Click Here to
view the Meet Photos.
Added: Wednesday August 10, 2005
Hampton Roads Bar-B-Que @ Mt. Trashmore - Sept
10th
Jeremy (Jers8) is putting together another all
car meet at Mt. Trashmore. The last 2 have
started around 11am or noon. If this is
acceptable, my suggestion would be for Sept
10th - week after Labor Day....
DETAILS:
Location - Mt. Trashmore Virginia Beach
Date - Sept 10th
Time: 11am or noon
Clubs involved - all, hopefully
FOOD:
Sign up to bring something
DIRECTIONS:
Take RT64 to Norfolk/Virginia Beach
Take RT264 East to Virginia Beach
Exit Independence Blvd South (exit 17A), and
move into far left lane - go 1/2 mile, Turn
Left on Edwin Dr (at 7 Eleven), should see
sign for Mt. Trashmore
WHERE WE ARE PARKING:
On Edwin Dr, we should be able to park in the
1st parking lot on the right. This lot is in
front of the hill from Independence Blvd, on
the west (left) side of the lake. If for some
reason we can't park in those spots or you
don't see us, please call me.
more to follow.
Added: Tuesday August 9, 2005
Mazda's Zoom Zoom Live! Washington DC November
12 & 13th. *FREE EVENT*
 Experience
the world of Zoom! Get under the skin of the
ALL-NEW Mazda MX-5 Miata, the vehicle that
reinvented the segment.
We are planning a group drive up to the event.
G-ReX (Pat), Jers8 (Jeremy) & myself vIce^gRip
(Dan) have already signed up. I believe that
Pat and I have signed up for the for the
Sunday 13th day and Jeremy for the 12th. If
you would like to attend please email me ASAP
of your preferred date so we can all try to
line up the date and time. Right now it looks
like a 12:30 Sunday 13th registration will be
the best.
Click Here to
Register.
Added: Tuesday August 9, 2005
Official Hampton Roads RX-8 Club Business
Cards Have Arrived!
Well the shipment of 1,000 glossy black
business cards have arrived today. I made a
trip up to
Hall and dropped 250 of them off with
Rafael Santiago. He is going to make sure they
get sent out to other 8 owners in the area. I
also met briefly Phil (I think that was his
name), The GM of
Hall. They are very excited about our Club
and as we grow I am hoping
Hall can become involved with our events.
It was shared that
Hall will be remodeling soon and the Miata
meets may need a new home for a while during
this process. I am hoping that we can have the
8 crew hang with them for a bit. I will be
contacting the Miata Club President within the
next few days.
Added: Monday August 01, 2005
July 30th Meet.
Well our meet was a rained out flop. One 8
showed up and it was just a fluke the he did.
Brian had a sweet Black 8 with a nice
assortment of Mods. I am sure we will see him
again as he is into his car as much as we are.
I have set the next HR8C meet for August the
27th. I sure hope more of you can make plans
to make it out to this one! On the agenda for
this meet is a drive through the back roads to
Elizabeth City, NC. Once there we will hang
for about an hour and then break up and head
our own ways when we hit the VA border. I am
hoping to hit the road by about 5:30. If we
can have enough members attend this meet we
will make sure all the details are hammered
out. I do need more participation and input
from our members though. So email me to let me
know if you will attend.
Added: Monday August 01, 2005
Group Purchases...
We are looking into finding manufactures to
offer our club a group discount if we purchase
a quantity or an item at one time. I have a
couple of items that I desire for my 8, but
cannot see paying as much as the suggested
retail requests. The two items I would like to
try this program with are as follows...
1.)
Painted & Carbon Fiber Eyelids from
one of these two companies (Evo-R,
A company out of NY or R-Magic, A well
known company from Japan that manufactures JDM
parts). This part Retails from about
$110-$150.
2.)
Hood Dampers from one of these two
companies (Tein,
A well known company that manufactures sport
suspensions or Auto Exe Another well
known company from Japan that manufactures JDM
parts). This part Retails from about
$130-$275.
Please let me know if any member would be
interested in signing on to this group
purchase program. If there are other items or
manufactures that several members would like
to try and make a group purchase from, let me
know as well so I can get the ball rolling. |
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Archived News :: JULY
Added: Friday July 29, 2005
Club Business Cards, Stickers & T-Shirts.
I am looking at the idea of having Color-Keyed
Stickers & White on Black Club Shirts printed
up. I have just spent about $100.00 On 1000
Gloss Finished business cards for the club and
our members to hand out. I will be giving a
stack to Hall Mazda so they can hand them out
to new owners and existing owners that do not
yet know about us. I have not costed out the
Stickers or the Shirts yet, but was looking to
see if any of our members would be willing to
donate/contribute to the cost. If you may be
willing to help defray the cost please send me
an email to info @ hr8c.com.
Added: Friday July 29, 2005
Mazda Motor Corp. is recalling 27,800 2004
model-year RX8 cars as cracks may occur in the
ball joint socket due to
improper forging of the lower control arm.
Mazda Repair Information
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Recall Summary:
Make: MAZDA
Model: RX8
Year: 2004
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 05V325000
Recall Date: JUL 18, 2005
Summary:
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, DUE TO IMPROPER
FORGING OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, CRACKS MAY
OCCUR IN THE BALL JOINT SOCKET.
Consequence:
IN SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE BALL MAY
SEPARATE FROM THE BALL JOINT SOCKET AND A LOSS
OF STEERING MAY OCCUR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A
CRASH.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THESE VEHICLES. THE RECALL
IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2005.
OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
Notes:
MAZDA RECALL NO. 3405G. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO
CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION’S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT
1-888-327-4236; (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO
TO
HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Added: Friday July 29, 2005
2004-2005 RX-8 THERMAL DAMAGE INSPECTION:
REPAIR RECALL 3305G GROUP 1 & 2
Mazda Recall Information
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Recall / Repair /Inspection Summary:
Make: MAZDA
Model: RX8
Year: 2004-2005
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 05V317000
Recall Date: JUL 07, 2005
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Potential Number Of Units Affected: 56000
Summary:
IF CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES ARE PARKED AND
THE ENGINE IS OPERATED AT HIGH RPM'S FOR AN
EXCESSIVE LENGTH OF TIME, SOME OF THE PARTS
AROUND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CAN MELT AND PRODUCE
A VARIETY OF MALFUNCTIONS. PROBLEMS CAUSED BY
THE EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD-UP CAN RANGE FROM
INOPERATIVE OXYGEN SENSOR, NEUTRAL SWITCH AND
BACK UP LIGHTS, PROBLEMS WITH THE PARKING
BRAKES, MALFUNCTIONS OF THE GAS GAUGE AND/OR
POSSIBLE FUEL LEAKS RESULTING FROM HEAT DAMAGE
TO THE FUEL TANK.
Consequence:
FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION
SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy:
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE PARTS. THE
RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST
2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT
1-800-222-5500.
Notes:
MAZDA RECALL NO. 3305G. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO
CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION?S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT
1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO
HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
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Click Here
to view .PDF of Recall. Requires Adobe Acrobat
to view.
Added: Sunday July 17, 2005
New Member Added!
-Welcome jskup from Virginia Beach, VA
Added: Sunday July 17, 2005
Hampton Roads Mazda Rotary Car Club Meet.
07/16/05
The 7's came out in very strong force. Calvin,
the organizer of HRMRCC, hung around to the
very end along with Nick and myself. It was
great time. 3rd Gen FDs seem to rule the
attendance, but Calvin's 1st Gen, a few 2nd
Gens and two 8's made their presence known!!!
Though it was a pretty good turnout... I was
hoping a few more of our 8's could have made
it and some more of the 7's as well.
For the next HRMRCC meet we are looking at
taking a short drive through Pungo to
BlackWater and back. Nothing for sure yet as
Calvin will need to confirm the likelihood of
the idea.
Special thanks to Jeremy / Jers8 for taking
photographs of the event!
Click Here to
view the Meet Photos.
You can also visit
HRMRCC to view Calvin's and other members
photos from the event.
Added: Monday July 11, 2005
Recommended Dealer for Warranty Work.
HALL MAZDA of Virginia Beach has a solid and
strong reputation for taking care of their
customers. I have switched to them recently
and have found that they will honor any TSB &
MRI that Mazda will allow them to. WITHOUT
exception! While your vehicle is in their shop
they will also check to make sure that any
Flashes or other current updates have been
made to your vehicle. The staff from the front
of the house to the back are friendly and all
around awesome.
Let me take this time to drop some recommended
names.
SERVICE DIRECTOR: Carrie Miles
SERVICE MANAGER: Greg Lamb
SALES CONSULTANT: Rafael Santiago
SALES CONSULTANT: Virgil
Ware |
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Archived News :: JUNE
Added: Monday June 27, 2005
New Members Added!
-Welcome DakotaRX8 from Suffolk, VA
-Welcome Styjan from Toano, VA
Added: Monday June 27, 2005
1st ever Hampton Roads RX-8 Club Meet Photos.
Date:
June 25th
Special thanks to Pat / G-ReX for being our
photographer for the event!
Click Here to
view the Meet Photos.
Update: Monday July 11, 2005
The dealer has informed me that MNAO has
suspended MRI# 0003559 (hub repaint/replace)
due to the fact that it will reoccur again.
They are standing on it is normal for them to
rust. Even more so in what is considered high
humidity locations like us near the ocean
front.
Added: Sunday June 26, 2005
RUST ON BRAKE ROTOR HUBS.
Mazda Repair Information
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RUST ON BRAKE ROTOR HUBS
Applicable Models
Model Starting S/N Ending S/N
2004 RX8 00000000 ZZZZZZZZ
0003559 Dealer Repair Information:
Rust can be seen on the brake rotor hub area
when looking between the wheel spokes. The
rust is most visible on vehicles equipped with
17" chrome wheels.
1. Remove rust from hub(s) by sanding.
2. Clean/prep hub surface for primer.
3. Mask off brake rotor area.
4. Apply primer around entire hub area.
5. Once primer dries, apply a heat type silver
paint to the affected area to repair the
vehicle.
Note: Replace the rotor(s) only if the
affected area cannot be repaired enough to
satisfy the customer.
The dealer has to look it up as MRI# 0003559
in their computer.
Added: Saturday June 25, 2005
1st ever Hampton Roads RX-8 Club Meet.
Date:
June 25th
The meet turned out nice. It was small with
only 4 8's attending, but it was a great time.
Thanks to Pat, Thurman & Karen & John for
showing up. Hope you all had a good time and
will come out again. Please try to find other
8's and bring them with you!!!
Added: Friday June 24, 2005
2006 RX-8 Spied!
Well, not really. It does seem as if Mazda has
some redesign for a good portion of their
line-up, but as of yet still no word on the
RX-8. The Miata with its new badge (MX-5) will
now steal a few design elements from our
beloved 8. A new ride named the "Crossover"
should be released in 06 and is designed to
compete with the new Scion xB. Also, the new
Mazda 5 will be released. A cross between the
MPV and the 6. Designed to look sporty but
haul 6 butts.
MORE>>
Added: Friday June 24, 2005
2007 Mazda RX-7!
It has been rumored that the RX-7 will be
brought back to life soon. On the drawing
board is a shortened, lighter coupe boasting
280-330 hp. If this happens we had all better
start saving now. Still no concept photos to
be found, but my guess is she will be modeled
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Upcoming Events: April 2007
Hampton Roads RX-8 Club Meet.
Date:
N/A
Time:
N/A
Location:
Awful Arthur's - Virginia Beach -
Map It
Food:
Food & Drink available
Clubs Involved:
Hampton Roads RX-8 Club
Hampton Roads Mazda Rotary Car Club &
Hampton Roads RX-8 Club Meet.
Date:
SATURDAY - May 19, 2007
Time:
6 PM - ?
Location:
Jenro's Coffee House -
Map It
RSVP:
Click Here to RSVP
Food:
Unknown
Clubs Involved:
Hampton Roads Mazda Rotary Club, Hampton Roads
RX-8 Club |
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Special Events: September 5th - 9th, 2007
RX-8 Brotherhood of the Dragon Gathering
Date:
September 5th - 9th, 2007
Official Website:
BOTD
Location:
Fontana Village Resort
RSVP:
Click Here to RSVP
Clubs Involved: Hampton Roads
RX-8 Club & RX-8 clubs all over the country |
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Preferred Local Dealer
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RX-8 Links
CAR
CLUBS:
-Hampton
Roads Mazda Rotary Car Club
A local Mazda RX club.
-Hampton
Roads Mazda3 Club
A local Mazda3 club.
FORUMS:
-RX8Web.com
A smaller and friendlier RX-8 owners Forum.
-RX8Club.com
A huge RX-8 owners Forum.
NEWS:
-RotaryNews.com
If it has a Rotor... it is here.
PERFORMANCE PARTS:
-Pettit Racing
Turbos, Super Chargers,
Upgrades, Mods, Kits, Parts & Accessories.
PARTS:
-Rosenthal
Mazda
Upgrades, Mods, Kits, Parts & Accessories.
-MAZDATRIX
Upgrades, Mods, Kits, Parts & Accessories.
-Mazda
Parts
Upgrades, Mods, Kits, Parts & Accessories.
-Rotary
Extreme
Upgrades, Mods, Kits, Parts & Accessories.
MISCELLANEOUS:
-RotaryDecals.com
Nice Rotary Decals & Stickers.
-Rotary
Top 150
Top 150 rotary related sites, ranked by hits. |
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