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Glenn Butcher
2nd June 2003, 07:04 PM
<html><head><title>mazdarotaryclub.com Motorexpo June 2003</title><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"><p align="center"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><i>RX-8 at <a href="http://www.motorexpo.co.uk/" target="_blank">Motor Expo</a> - June 2003</i></font></b></p><p align="center"><b><i><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"> Canary Wharf, London</font></i></b></p><blockquote> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Click on the photo's to enlarge:</font></p> </blockquote><table border="5" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" align="center" width="30"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"><a href="/forums/forum-photos/rx-8_motorexpo_jun2003/rx-8_motorexpo_01.JPG"><img src="/forums/forum-photos/rx-8_motorexpo_jun2003/rx-8_motorexpo_01a.jpg" width="337" height="224" border="0" alt="Click to enlarge"></a></div> </td> <td> <div align="center"><a 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Renesis
2nd June 2003, 08:43 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 <

Glenn Butcher
2nd June 2003, 08:45 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.

conehead
3rd June 2003, 01:03 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?

J4P RX
3rd June 2003, 01:25 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

richrx
3rd June 2003, 02:20 PM
i love the tommy kiara:D

conehead
3rd June 2003, 02:34 PM
Cheers Lee, and as cartman would say

..sssswwwweeeeeeeeettttt...


Ciaran.

Fish
3rd June 2003, 06:07 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

Renesis
3rd June 2003, 11:29 PM
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 <

Renesis
12th June 2003, 08:45 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 <

Glenn Butcher
12th June 2003, 12:12 PM
What did you think of it Chaz? would you own one?

Renesis
12th June 2003, 02:00 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 <

Fish
12th June 2003, 04:38 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

Renesis
12th June 2003, 04:47 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 <

Fish
12th June 2003, 05:02 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