{"id":14200,"date":"2023-04-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/?p=14200"},"modified":"2023-04-11T15:15:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T23:15:18","slug":"roxy-gets-wet-wild-lessons-from-racing-a-mazda-rx-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corksport.com\/blog\/roxy-gets-wet-wild-lessons-from-racing-a-mazda-rx-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Roxy Gets Wet & Wild – Lessons from Racing A Mazda RX-8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

OnGrid Ridge Motorsports Park\u2013 March 11, 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hello! If you\u2019re reading this and wondering who I am, I don\u2019t blame you. I\u2019ve posted a few times on CorkSport\u2019s 7th Gear<\/a> page but never really introduced myself. My name is Quintin Gunn, one of the Development Engineers here at CorkSport, and I have a Mazda RX8<\/a> that I am building into the Time Attack weapon it was always meant to be. Follow along here and on social media as I record each track event and document the build process from stock to full-on race car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, I\u2019d like to introduce the real star of the show, Roxy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roxy – The Mazda RX-8 Car <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Roxy is a 2005 GT Trim Mazda RX-8 that I bought in May of 2021. Why an RX8, you ask? I knew I wanted a robust RWD platform for building a racecar without it being a Miata<\/a> (because I can barely fit in one). Naturally, working at CorkSport<\/a>, Mazda was the obvious choice, which meant the best option in my price range was a Mazda RX-8. Having my first sports car purchase be a rotary was risky, but I have plans to address that in the future (more on that another time). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By far, the shining jewel of the Mazda RX-8 is how it drives. Mazda outdid themselves with the Chassis engineering on this car, and the handling is like nothing else for the price. Over the last couple of years, I have been slowly working up my (and Roxy\u2019s) track confidence while modifying the car to extract as much out of the chassis as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current Mazda RX-8 Mods (March 2023)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n