My best advice is to just take it to the track and slowly learn the limits. Dont push it right off the bat, good way to go off the track.

I found my car tends to do a mild 4 wheel slide before it starts to oversteer. I actually like it, lets me take a little sharper line then let the car slide out a bit.

 

I'd be really anxious to drive a S2000 on the track. I used to have an E36 M3 and that car would understeer long before it oversteered. The car would rotate very nicely and wouldn't even understeer until 50%+ throttle in the corners. I have a feeling the S2000 would put me in my place. I have driven them before, but never in any spirited situations.

 

Keep in mind that also the rear wheel drive the S2K also has a limited slip differential.
If you are on it at high RPMs and one wheel breaks loose, the diff will very likely make the other break loose also. Thus you get a car with the rear end that can go anywhere sideways (especially if in a turn).
This effect is a real killer on ice, snow or wet roads, leaves etc especially with/bad rubber.
You couple that with the stop sign problem of old cars standing still, idling and leaking all sorts noxious fluid on the ground you can also get a full breakaway quite easily on take off.
The AP1 gets a good HP kick when in V-Tec mode, first or second gears can amplify the breakaway issue and it can happen in an instant. Be careful when you stand on it.
The best way to find out what happens is to practice in wide open lots on ice or wet surfaces with no one around.
Great car but you should find its limits before they find you.

 

why u buy s2k to obey traffic laws smh

 

That's just what they did back in 2008.

 

Whatever you do, don't lift in the corners. Keep at least maintenance throttle.

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Is your car an AP1 or an AP2?

 

FWD cars numb your senses and are pretty foolproof as they all tend to understeer, which is always safer than oversteer. It would be hard to jump into an S2000 after driving only FWD cars and expect to understand all of the basics the platform exhibits on the road in all conditions. It can be dangerous in the wrong hands and in tricky road situations. Taking it to a track is the best advice and don't drive it at the limits or in adverse road conditions without some time behind the wheel.

 

As Colin McRae said - "When in doubt, Flat out"