Ever wonder how the S2000 would fare against its rivals? We are sure this thought has crossed your mind at some point. This week’s video should put some of those thoughts to rest or at the very least keep you entertained while you wait for spring to arrive. Although this video from the affable presenters [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2011’
Breaking News: President of J’s Racing Arrested in Hit-And-Run Incident
Numerous blog posts are reporting on news that Junichi Umemoto, the President of J’s Racing was involved in a hit-and-run incident and is facing charges. In the absence of an official statement, only a few details are known.
Brake Fluid – Have you checked yours?
A technical Q&A section in Roundel (BMW Car Club of America’s magazine) contained a response stressing the need for frequent checking of brake fluid. It went on to say that BMW’s maintenance schedule required an annual brake fluid replacement (if need be) until the time they started offering the four year maintenance on their cars [...]
Have You Been Struck By The Dreaded Three-Strike Curse?
Like good things, bad things also happen in threes. It is what is called the three-strike curse and it is all the more frustrating when such things happen to the S2000. Some of us are lucky to never have experienced this and yet there are stories out there on the forums about dame luck ditching [...]
Will going mainstream help Honda regain its Mojo?
News from the Tokyo Auto Salon on the blogosphere featured a Toyota T-Sport concept, a coupe that would resemble what could be the result of an illicit tryst between the S2000, Mustang and Megatron from Transformers. AutoCar UK also reports that Porsche has confirmed the development of a 4-cylinder engine that could find application in [...]
Video of the Week: Soichiro Honda and the Power of His Dreams
I do think that after you’ve been away from your car and you drive it again for the first time, you definitely sense the passion with every shift, with every curve, with every spirited drive. You can feel the dedication and the dream that it took to craft this car. In fact, I feel like [...]
Two Years On – A Community Remembers One of Their Own
Today Oklahoma S2000 Owners are remembering one of their own on the second anniversary of his passing. Travis Honeycutt (Janet&Travis) passed away on January 15, 2009 having touched several of us with his enthusiasm for living life to the fullest and his contagious smile.
Sad and Tire-ring – S2K’s Totaled in the snow
Snow is on the ground in 49 of the 50 US states (Canada too) and portions of Europe have also experienced snowmageddon. Inclement conditions everywhere mean a change in the rules of engagement for when rubber meets the road. Those that refuse(d) to acknowledge this fact seem to be lamenting their luck on the S2000 [...]
Video of the Week: Riding the tail of the Dragon
It doesn’t get much better than a pair of S2000s fitted with camera equipment driving the tail of the Dragon. Do we need to say anymore? Click through and enjoy our video of the week. S2000 Compilation from Deals Gap/Tail of the Dragon 2010 from killboy on Vimeo.
Any S2000 Resolutions for the New Year?
The fun and games of the holiday season end with the advent of a New Year, a time for resolutions. Even those that go “bah humbug!” usually perk up and get focused as they enter the New Year and think about things they’d do differently. Being an auto forum and more specifically a focused forum [...]
A Special Trip to The Ring
Over the second weekend in September Jonner and Myself were given the opportunity to join some of our European S2000 friends and experience the S2000 as it was intended, on the world famous Nürburgring Nordschleife. This was suggested by Kotaro Yamamoto with the aim of experiencing the Ring as it should be. With over 1000 [...]
