Posts from ‘June, 2006’

The Nor’easter is the name of the biggest, wildest, event filled Northeast Coast S2000 meet of the year. And you are all invited! Located on the beautiful Atlantic coast in Mystic Connecticut, this event could be a weekend get-a-way or the cornerstone of your summer vacation. The New England S2000 Owners (NES2KO) have come up [...]

Koichi Kondo, Honda’s North American chief executive officer and president, announced today that Decatur county in Indiana was the big winner in a five location race to attract the first new US automotive manufacturing facility of the young century to be built in the former automotive stronghold of the Midwest. “We look forward to crossing [...]

When the majority of the general public in North America think of Honda, it’s probably safe to say the first things that come to mind are of a company that prides itself on safety and as a mass producer of consumer friendly, fuel efficient economy cars. However, from a global perspective, what many people including [...]

As part of the annual Spring Fling event, attendees were given an extra special treat this year when they were allowed out on the track at one of America’s greatest raceways, Watkins Glen. Although these were only “parade laps” and therefore speed was supposed to be very limited, (since no helmets are required) the track [...]

Honda is substantially upgrading its top selling small utility vehicle, the CRV, for 2007. The all new CR-V will be based on the same platform as the ’07 Acura RDX. Upgrades include, new styling, a stiffer structure, projector-beam headlamps, and a significantly upgraded power plant over the current 156 horsepower 2.4-liter inline four. (It is [...]

Another modification many S2000 owners consider is to in some way enhance or improve the factory braking system. Besides some caliper paint for bling effect, this is usually unnecessary. The OEM brake system is an outstanding one, but we’ll discuss a few more common options such as upgraded pads/fluids, drilled/slotted rotors, stainless steel brake lines, [...]

There will be a new S2000 driver’s series for 2007 to be called Spec S2k. There has never been a racing series specifically for the S2000 and we think it’s about time! Initially, this will be a time trial series with the competition being in time-attack fashion rather than wheel to wheel racing. This will [...]

Another modification commonly considered by S2000 owners is modifying the suspension for looks and/or handling purposes. There are a number of options available, ranging from a $200 set of lowering springs to $8000 full custom coilover sets.   There are many reasons to modify the stock setup. Some folks are just looking for a lower [...]

A few weeks ago we addressed driving your S2000 safely and promised a more detailed article about mirror placement… here it is.   With the top down, visibility in the S2000 is outstanding. Unfortunately, when the top goes up, visibility goes down… substantially. There are large blind spots on both the driver and passenger side, [...]

This past weekend, the SCCA Honda Cup made its way to the 2.8 mile Roval at California Speedway. The Roval, so named because it combines both the interior road track and the high speed banked oval into a single course, is a real test of driver skill. The combination of extreme speed, and precise cornering [...]

It’s been a banner year for Honda. After winning both the prestigious Motor Trend Car and Truck of the year awards with the all new for ‘06 Civic and the innovative Ridgeline, Honda has done it again. The big new development… something small. For model year ’07 Honda has brought to America its latest accomplishment, [...]

The Alabama, Atlanta, Music City, and Smoky Mountain communities are proud to announce the 2006 SouthEastern Super Meet will be held in Sevierville, TN on June 9 – 11, 2006. This year’s meet will revolve around the scenic Smoky Mountains and all that Sevierville and Gatlinburg have to offer. This year you can choose your [...]