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Is the S2000 shit in the wet?

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Old 05-27-2007 | 03:53 AM
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There's two ways round a corner:

Drifting & going fast.

The S2000's good at going fast & shit at drifting.

Dembo's right; the reason is those trick conflicting toe links.
Old 05-27-2007 | 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Dembo,May 27 2007, 12:46 PM
One more than me. The closest I got was managing to hold it for about 2 seconds. I was quite pleased with myself at the way I could consistenly turn a spin into a neat 360 and then drive off.



Yes well he was trying in the Elise when I was doing mine, and he was doing worse than I was. I did the session after Nick (2.30 IIRC), I guess you were later and Johnny had the hang of it by then.

Ahhh happy days. I don't know why more people didn't want to do that.
I was at 3pm, so i think you're right. He'd got the knack by then.
Old 05-27-2007 | 06:27 AM
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where are all the S2000 drifters today?

most days, they're everywhere

they can explain how to do it
Old 05-27-2007 | 06:39 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU5qhmV0-dI

i know its a repost.
Old 05-27-2007 | 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by motogp1,May 27 2007, 02:39 PM
you also know it's not drifting right?

lots of lost rear ends

and clumsy attempts at correction

bless his cotton socks

I want to hear how to drift an S2000 on the way to work (and back)

I'm sure I've read loads of posts about being able to do that on here

'arse out action' too

although that may mean something different

and probably does




Old 05-27-2007 | 07:00 AM
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C'mon Pete, you mean you can't do it? All you need to do is find a roundabout, "boot it", "give it plenty of opposite lock" and apparently you can drift continuously around your local rbout
Old 05-27-2007 | 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Paper Lawyer,May 27 2007, 03:00 PM
C'mon Pete, you mean you can't do it? All you need to do is find a roundabout, "boot it", "give it plenty of opposite lock" and apparently you can drift continuously around your local rbout
would that work in the M5 with the DSC off?
Old 05-27-2007 | 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by gaddafi,May 27 2007, 11:20 AM
lots of people here drift around roundabouts on the way to work

that's in the dry too

I| think it was the instructor who was shit
Lot of people here "think" they drift around roundabouts on the way to work.

But this thread was about the car, not the driver.

There is no question that holding the back end out in the S2000 was very hard on the wet grip surface.

I think this was partly because the initial turn in was too shallow and the car wanted to understeer (see RWS thread!) and then required a big dose of rpm to break the back. Holding it from there was very difficult!

FWIW it was far HARDER to hold the rear out on the wet grip surface than it was on the dry circuit.

Also note that the wet grip area was not just wet concrete but the surface was also low friction tarmac.
Old 05-27-2007 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by CiderBoy,May 27 2007, 03:11 PM
Lot of people here "think" they drift around roundabouts on the way to work.

But this thread was about the car, not the driver.
are you doubting them?


but the two are related, aren't they?


Old 05-27-2007 | 07:43 AM
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[QUOTE=gaddafi,May 27 2007, 03:25 PM]are you doubting them?


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