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Var · 02-19-2004, 11:22 AM

Who's going? I've signed up for Sunday, March 7th, 12pm @ Alameda Point in Alameda
http://www.mazdarevitup.com/starthere/f_default.asp

SilviaNinja240 · 02-19-2004, 11:31 PM

I'm going on Saturday afternoon, w00t!

Halz · 02-20-2004, 11:14 AM

I'm signed up for the first day in the first run group

TRUENOCOUPE · 02-20-2004, 11:19 AM

shiet... I think thats the day I got married... Lemme go check.

stillmatic · 03-01-2004, 01:03 AM

Okay, who else is going to this one? What day and time? General admission is free so if you don't plan on driving any of the Mazda cars you can still go and have some fun..

Blues13 · 03-01-2004, 04:46 AM

sux, all full... are u guys on the waiting list? when would u show up?

gotrice240sx · 03-02-2004, 07:51 PM

i though u only have to pay if ur compeating and it was free to drive there cars? i was thinking of going on sunday. i never been to one of these, what is it by the way?

Var · 03-03-2004, 10:10 AM

i think you can test drive some new mazdas but to race the course you have to sign up. I think they have go-karts for the general public too(you have to pay of course) I would show up early just cause it will be less crowded. 10:30am?

asdf54 · 03-03-2004, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by stillmatic

if you don't plan on driving any of the Mazda cars you can still go and have some fun..

Whats there to do there for fun? I may stop by since im droppin by berkeley

stillmatic · 03-03-2004, 06:58 PM

I'm not sure. Go to their website, mazdarevitup.com and click on fun zone.

Halz · 03-03-2004, 07:24 PM

Last year, there were a bounch of race cars on show in some of the booths, some free video games (Xbox, i think), plently of Falken and Mazda reps to talk to, some other vendor booths with some things on sale, some TVs running some motorsport movies...
and ofcourse, the vehicle test drive area! It was intended that the cars be drivin slightly harder than they might be on a test drive from the dealership. This area seemed to get very abused; people were managing to knock down cones, and even spin the car. The people running the booth didn't much like that, so I'm sure the feedback got up the chain of command for the later events and it might be entirely redesigned this event.

SilviaNinja240 · 03-03-2004, 10:57 PM

I hope not. I wanna mash the bejeasus outa the miata again

gotrice240sx · 03-04-2004, 09:09 AM

so if i go there, not signing up i still can mash on their cars? and what day is everyone going? i was thinking of going down on sunday

asdf54 · 03-04-2004, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Halz

the vehicle test drive area! .

So since its not at the dealer, you dont have to pretend you're interested in purchasing the cars do you... i hope not, i look too young, cant test anywhere

tsunami0ne · 03-07-2004, 05:01 PM

from the website, somehow I got the impression that we'll be driving automatics (Mazda3).... can someone confirm this? I hope this isn't true.

SilviaNinja240 · 03-07-2004, 05:05 PM

yea, for the competition they are all autos, just the test drive area features MTs. Anyways, the whole event is just about over now. It hella sucked this year, I won't go (compete) again next year.

tsunami0ne · 03-07-2004, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SilviaNinja240

yea, for the competition they are all autos, just the test drive area features MTs. Anyways, the whole event is just about over now. It hella sucked this year, I won't go (compete) again next year.

really? can u give details? the one i'm going to starts next week so i'd like to know what sucks about it.

SilviaNinja240 · 03-07-2004, 09:28 PM

Maybe it will be different at the other ones but what problems I saw at the event was:
1) Skills Clinics are a joke, they barely gave any advice, a lot of the instructors didn't even look like they wanted to be there
2) The lines are outa control. Last year there was around 400 people at the event, this year it was 1400. It took an hour and a half to test out the 8, skills clinics were around 45min wait. It was like a bad amusment park, the rides were pretty short too.
I guess if you have an early sign up time it would be okay, but for people with later time, your'e rushed, only had time to do 1 skill clinic, 1 test drive and my 2 timed laps.
Last year I was able to get 6 skill clinics, 8 test drives and my 2 timed laps.
It's really more of a marketing gimmik than anything else.
But... if you already signed up, it can't be help. Maybe it'll be better for you than it was for me. Some people had a blast

Var · 03-08-2004, 09:59 AM

hehe sounds like shit. i didnt even make it cause something else came up i had to take care of. Waste of 40 bucks but at least i didnt waste my day there.

D1drifter · 03-08-2004, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by westboroughpimp

hehe sounds like shit. i didnt even make it cause something else came up i had to take care of. Waste of 40 bucks but at least i didnt waste my day there.

Yeah, but hey, where else can you test the sht out of a brand new rx8 for free? On top of that, entrance and test area was free!!

Var · 03-08-2004, 11:17 AM

so how was it overall? the waits? did you drive the mazda 3?

twofortydrifter · 03-08-2004, 01:07 PM

i drove the mazdaspeed mx-5. it is much better than i thought it would be. the thing can really haul a$$. Around corners, it feels like a miracle.

twofortydrifter · 03-08-2004, 01:09 PM

the wait was about half an hour for me to ge thru the line. it was pretty bad.

D1drifter · 03-08-2004, 06:36 PM

the rx8 is pretty agile, incredibly fun to drive, although the acceleration was abit slugish, (I drove the auto, wait for the manual, was tooooooo long) the cornering ability felt neutral, slight push, yet could be easily corrected by depressing the gas pedal to get the rear end to follow. i pushed the 8 to its limits, and in doing so, impressed my friends on my driving abilities. The wait was long, but well worth it id say.

Halz · 03-08-2004, 07:44 PM

I thought the event was pretty much the same as last year, in terms of how long the wait was to do the skill clinics and whatnot. At around lunch time on Saturday, I did each of the skill clinics once, and the wait was about 20 minutes each.. The test drive line for the Mazda3s 5 door was something like 10 minutes. The RX8 line and Miata line were just too long to bother with.

For the skill clinics, I felt like they should have let you stay in the car and run as many times as you had availible to you, instead of having to get out and get back in line. It would have taken less time, and the information from the last run would be fresh in the driver's head.

In the compedition, I placed 5th overall.. and if it hadn't been for what I believe to have been a 'super emo-sensitive cone', I could have had a place at Laguna Seca

The cones were nailed to the ground, and had a sensor in them that when touched would register as a hit. I was pretty damn certain I just kissed the corner of it.. oooohwellll!

Var · 03-09-2004, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by D1drifter

the rx8 is pretty agile, incredibly fun to drive, although the acceleration was abit slugish, (I drove the auto, wait for the manual, was tooooooo long) the cornering ability felt neutral, slight push, yet could be easily corrected by depressing the gas pedal to get the rear end to follow. i pushed the 8 to its limits, and in doing so, impressed my friends on my driving abilities. The wait was long, but well worth it id say.

the automatic one i thought has a lower redline and 50 less horsepower.

D1drifter · 03-09-2004, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by westboroughpimp

the automatic one i thought has a lower redline and 50 less horsepower.

yeah it did, it redlined about 1k rpm lower. on another note, i heard that the rx8 was fairly easy to stall. Not sure why, but dang, those cars get worked HARD.

02-19-2004, 11:22 AM	#1
Var Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Norcal Age: 42 Posts: 5,032 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Var Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Norcal Mazda Rev It Up Who's going? I've signed up for Sunday, March 7th, 12pm @ Alameda Point in Alameda http://www.mazdarevitup.com/starthere/f_default.asp __________________ Hi

02-19-2004, 11:31 PM	#2
SilviaNinja240 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Shibukawa, Gunma Posts: 1,152 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm going on Saturday afternoon, w00t! __________________

02-20-2004, 11:19 AM	#4
TRUENOCOUPE Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Norcal Drift Division Age: 41 Posts: 1,642 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	shiet... I think thats the day I got married... Lemme go check. __________________ DRIFTxBATTLE IS GONE \| MYSPACE \| NORCAL DRIFT \| ZipTied Tee's

03-02-2004, 07:51 PM	#7
gotrice240sx Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: norcal Posts: 182 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i though u only have to pay if ur compeating and it was free to drive there cars? i was thinking of going on sunday. i never been to one of these, what is it by the way? __________________

03-03-2004, 10:10 AM	#8
Var Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Norcal Age: 42 Posts: 5,032 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Var Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i think you can test drive some new mazdas but to race the course you have to sign up. I think they have go-karts for the general public too(you have to pay of course) I would show up early just cause it will be less crowded. 10:30am? __________________ Hi

02-20-2004, 11:14 AM	#3
Halz BANNED Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: bay area Age: 40 Posts: 214 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm signed up for the first day in the first run group

03-01-2004, 01:03 AM	#5
stillmatic Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 421 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Okay, who else is going to this one? What day and time? General admission is free so if you don't plan on driving any of the Mazda cars you can still go and have some fun..

03-01-2004, 04:46 AM	#6
Blues13 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OC Posts: 435 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	sux, all full... are u guys on the waiting list? when would u show up?

03-03-2004, 06:58 PM	#10
stillmatic Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 421 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm not sure. Go to their website, mazdarevitup.com and click on fun zone.

03-03-2004, 07:24 PM	#11
Halz BANNED Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: bay area Age: 40 Posts: 214 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Last year, there were a bounch of race cars on show in some of the booths, some free video games (Xbox, i think), plently of Falken and Mazda reps to talk to, some other vendor booths with some things on sale, some TVs running some motorsport movies... and ofcourse, the vehicle test drive area! It was intended that the cars be drivin slightly harder than they might be on a test drive from the dealership. This area seemed to get very abused; people were managing to knock down cones, and even spin the car. The people running the booth didn't much like that, so I'm sure the feedback got up the chain of command for the later events and it might be entirely redesigned this event.

03-03-2004, 10:57 PM	#12
SilviaNinja240 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Shibukawa, Gunma Posts: 1,152 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I hope not. I wanna mash the bejeasus outa the miata again __________________

03-04-2004, 09:09 AM	#13
gotrice240sx Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: norcal Posts: 182 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	so if i go there, not signing up i still can mash on their cars? and what day is everyone going? i was thinking of going down on sunday __________________

03-07-2004, 05:01 PM	#15
tsunami0ne Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: CA Posts: 503 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	from the website, somehow I got the impression that we'll be driving automatics (Mazda3).... can someone confirm this? I hope this isn't true.

03-07-2004, 05:05 PM	#16
SilviaNinja240 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Shibukawa, Gunma Posts: 1,152 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yea, for the competition they are all autos, just the test drive area features MTs. Anyways, the whole event is just about over now. It hella sucked this year, I won't go (compete) again next year. __________________

03-07-2004, 09:28 PM	#18
SilviaNinja240 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Shibukawa, Gunma Posts: 1,152 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Maybe it will be different at the other ones but what problems I saw at the event was: 1) Skills Clinics are a joke, they barely gave any advice, a lot of the instructors didn't even look like they wanted to be there 2) The lines are outa control. Last year there was around 400 people at the event, this year it was 1400. It took an hour and a half to test out the 8, skills clinics were around 45min wait. It was like a bad amusment park, the rides were pretty short too. I guess if you have an early sign up time it would be okay, but for people with later time, your'e rushed, only had time to do 1 skill clinic, 1 test drive and my 2 timed laps. Last year I was able to get 6 skill clinics, 8 test drives and my 2 timed laps. It's really more of a marketing gimmik than anything else. But... if you already signed up, it can't be help. Maybe it'll be better for you than it was for me. Some people had a blast __________________

03-08-2004, 09:59 AM	#19
Var Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Norcal Age: 42 Posts: 5,032 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Var Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hehe sounds like shit. i didnt even make it cause something else came up i had to take care of. Waste of 40 bucks but at least i didnt waste my day there. __________________ Hi

03-08-2004, 11:17 AM	#21
Var Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Norcal Age: 42 Posts: 5,032 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Var Feedback Score: 0 reviews	so how was it overall? the waits? did you drive the mazda 3? __________________ Hi

03-08-2004, 01:07 PM	#22
twofortydrifter Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: cupertino, ca Age: 39 Posts: 80 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i drove the mazdaspeed mx-5. it is much better than i thought it would be. the thing can really haul a$$. Around corners, it feels like a miracle.

03-08-2004, 01:09 PM	#23
twofortydrifter Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: cupertino, ca Age: 39 Posts: 80 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the wait was about half an hour for me to ge thru the line. it was pretty bad.

03-08-2004, 06:36 PM	#24
D1drifter Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NorCal Posts: 211 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the rx8 is pretty agile, incredibly fun to drive, although the acceleration was abit slugish, (I drove the auto, wait for the manual, was tooooooo long) the cornering ability felt neutral, slight push, yet could be easily corrected by depressing the gas pedal to get the rear end to follow. i pushed the 8 to its limits, and in doing so, impressed my friends on my driving abilities. The wait was long, but well worth it id say.

03-08-2004, 07:44 PM	#25
Halz BANNED Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: bay area Age: 40 Posts: 214 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I thought the event was pretty much the same as last year, in terms of how long the wait was to do the skill clinics and whatnot. At around lunch time on Saturday, I did each of the skill clinics once, and the wait was about 20 minutes each.. The test drive line for the Mazda3s 5 door was something like 10 minutes. The RX8 line and Miata line were just too long to bother with. For the skill clinics, I felt like they should have let you stay in the car and run as many times as you had availible to you, instead of having to get out and get back in line. It would have taken less time, and the information from the last run would be fresh in the driver's head. In the compedition, I placed 5th overall.. and if it hadn't been for what I believe to have been a 'super emo-sensitive cone', I could have had a place at Laguna Seca The cones were nailed to the ground, and had a sensor in them that when touched would register as a hit. I was pretty damn certain I just kissed the corner of it.. oooohwellll!