Who says S2000's are a handfull in the wet - pah!
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I'm still smiling from ear to ear after a fantastic day in the rain at Donington yesterday. Took the S2000 out for her first foray onto the track and I will admit that I was a little nervous about its behaviour in the wet given all the bad press that it gets.
I have had the car since December and apart from right foot induced tail wagging, I have only felt the back end go once or twice - and even then it is very controllable. That includes all kinds of weather and the recent frost/ice/snow conditions.
Yesterday at Donington was no exception. I slowly built up my speed and confidence after each lap and by the end of the day I was taking Craners at 85 mph with only a slight wobble from the back. The way that it coped with the whole day was amazing and I even had the roof down for some parts! Biggest Scalp of the day was a rather tentative F430 Spider who, understandabley, was taking it easy.
It makes me think that I am either a driving God or (more likely) that the people out there throwing their S2000's backwards through hedges need to get some driver training, take the lead out of their boots and stay out of the vtec!
>> Edited by skibum on Thursday 9th March 13:40
I have had the car since December and apart from right foot induced tail wagging, I have only felt the back end go once or twice - and even then it is very controllable. That includes all kinds of weather and the recent frost/ice/snow conditions.
Yesterday at Donington was no exception. I slowly built up my speed and confidence after each lap and by the end of the day I was taking Craners at 85 mph with only a slight wobble from the back. The way that it coped with the whole day was amazing and I even had the roof down for some parts! Biggest Scalp of the day was a rather tentative F430 Spider who, understandabley, was taking it easy.
It makes me think that I am either a driving God or (more likely) that the people out there throwing their S2000's backwards through hedges need to get some driver training, take the lead out of their boots and stay out of the vtec!
>> Edited by skibum on Thursday 9th March 13:40
MG_ZS_250 said:
85mph through craners?
come on man! ive been through there at 110 in an estate car(ok not me driving, but a friend)
glad you had a good day out tho! donny is such a good track
When the water is running a river down through craners - 85mph is plenty thanks!!
Dan - I sent my dad off to take some piccies and unfortunately he couldnt work out how to press the button properly - what is it with Dad's and Gadgets! There was a photographer on site but I balked at £10 a photo. Here are some examples from their site though.
DanBoy said:
I feel more nervous in FWD cars these days.
They don't feel as comfortable, if that makes sense.
One of the most impressive cars there on the day was a Clio 182 - it was being driven very well and very quickly. It was a bit annoying that it got past me as I upgraded to the S2K from a 182 - I'm sure I would have had the edge in the dry though
fidgits said:
yeah, the key with rear wheel drive is sort the balance out before the corner (braking, gears etc), turn in and wait for the suspension to settle with the lateral G before gradually accelerating through the corner...
well done by the way - any track day is daunting in the wet!
Exactly - I was treating the car like a go-kart - always brake in a straight line, then turn in and apply the throttle gradually as you exit the corner. Wasnt always easy as people kept going off at craners and covering the entry to the old hairpin with mud, grass and crap - certainly made for a twitchy back end under braking!
>> Edited by skibum on Friday 10th March 08:39
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