You should start here:

http://www.ncrscca.com/reports/triangle-chapter
http://www.thscc.com/general/info/calendar.php

Google is your friend

 

Ok, so I am going to give you the same advice that I gave to Coolguy94, although his quick learning style and dedication is really starting to impress me. You will not like what I'm going to suggest, but if you stick with it, and you stay dedicated, I promise you that you will be a lot faster, and you will make modifications that are truly relevant for STR, since it appears that is the route that you want to take.

1. Reinstall your stock suspension ( shocks, springs, and rear swaybar.)

2. At the very least, get a Saner bar and set it at the medium setting, but if you have a little bit more money to spend, get the Gendron Monster bar from Bill Gendron 1.375 bar, that way you never have to worry about upgrading your sway bar.

3. Run on your stock wheels, no need for a separate set of wheels for now, and run 225 40 17 or 235 40 17 tires upfront and 255 40 17 rear. I recommend the dunlops star specs instead of the RS3s only because they are nearly identical in grip, but the star specs are an excellent rain tires

4. Go to as many local events as you can go to. By local, I'm including Charlotte, because it is only a couple of hours away from where you are. Local events for me stretches as far as a 4 hour drive to Atlanta, Myrtle beach, Charleston..etc.., but some may see that as been too far.
Run with Tarheel, Triad sports car club, NCR scca, and finally CCR scca. 4 great clubs that are within the two hour drive range. (COME TO ZMAX!)

5. For your first few events, run in the novice class. Come with an open-mind, and I mean an open-mind. Track down what seems to be the faster S2000 drivers, or the faster guys period. Engage them in conversation, ask...ask...ask lots of questions. You will be amazed by the camaraderie amongst fellow autocrossers. No one will lead you in the wrong direction. Funny enough, everyone is there to support you in succeeding as being fast. Don't get discouraged if you don't do well in your first event. Focus more on having fun!

5. Engage the help of a pro driver. The pro drivers usually runs in Pro class, so they will be easy to spot. DO NOT be intimidated, and approach as many Pro class drivers as you can, and ask them for help on course walk. Ask them for ride-alongs (we really love to instruct and see big progress throughout your runs). Let the pro drivers take you out on a run in your own car (during fun runs). That will be your target that you'll need to reach. If you can't reach that target, then you need to continue to improve on your driving, before you can realize the benefits of a stiffer/better setup. The S2000 is already amazing on the stock setup. Learn to drive that setup first.

6. Spend the money, that were going to spend on extra not needed for now suspension bits, on autocross schools. The schools will be your biggest gain. Check out the Evolution School, The SoloPro driving schools schedules that you may be able to attend. Register early, and watch how $250 bucks in schools will make you a lot faster than $4000 spent on shocks, springs, and extra set of wheels

This is of course your choice. I'm only passing along what I've learned over the years of autocrossing, and so far it has been proven to work

I'm here to help if you ever have any questions about autocross.

- Jadrice

 

where can i find the local driving schools? and when do they start? i'd love to get into some autoX or time attack stuff with my s2000

 

There aren't really any local schools. There are two professional autocross schools that I'm aware of in the country, and you will need to look at their schedule, and sign up when they offer the school somewhere that is somewhat close to you. Visit http://evoschool.com and http://soloprodrivingschool.com/ for the schedules.

You can also attend the local clubs novice schools, for example, Triad sports car club http://www.auto-x.com has an excellent novice school each year. The school includes some of the best autocrossers in the region, lots of national champions, National Tour winners etc.. as instructors.

Here are some resources for autocross:

Triad Sports car Club: http://www.auto-x.com
Tarheel Sports car club: http://www.thscc.com
NCRSCCA : http://www.ncrscca.com
CCRSCCA: http://www.ccrscca.com
SCRSCCA: http://www.scrscca.com

Plan your own calendar accordingly. At a local event, there are ton of great drivers that are always there to help and instruct.
- Jadrice

 

Evo School is in Danville, VA on April 1. I'll be there.
http://www.evoschool.com/shop/index....t_detail&p=284

 

And CCR's school is in north Charlotte on March 17th with an autocross the following day!

 

Some links to other organizations:

Highland SCC
Tidewater SCC
National Auto Sport Association

 

Jadrice has spot on advice (and isn't he the fastest S2000 driver in the country? ). Autox is 90% driver and 10% setup so $250 in Evo schools or Novice schools is definitely worth a lot more than a bunch of suspension. Plus it will allow you to save money so that when you are ready for suspension, that you don't cheap out and buy the right stuff the first time. A humble attitude and an open mind is mandatory too. You will get beat (badly!) by 20+ year old Civic hatchbacks and 90whp miatas for a *long* time and you can't let it ruin your mindset or willingness to learn and improve.

 

I get beat by miatas all the time, lol. Its just a fact of life when starting to run STR. If anything it just makes you want to learn that much more and drive that much better.