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  S2KI mourns the loss of Dan Wheldon, two-time Indy 500 winner and 2005 Series Champion, this afternoon at the 2011 IndyCar Series finale at Las Vegas. His untimely loss is a shock to the entire racing community, and fans of racing world-wide. Several S2KI members were also present at this race to participate in [...]

Our tenth 2010 S2K Challenge event was held on November 7, 2010 at Streets of Willow (CCW). Weather: Pretty much optimal conditions for FAST lap times! High of 64.5F and a low of 38.2F. The winds kicked up in the afternoon, with gusts up to 36.8mph.

Our ninth 2010 S2K Challenge event was held on October 23, 2010 at Buttonwillow Raceway. Weather: PERFECT. High of 71.6F and a low of 58.9F. It had rained all week prior to the event, and forecast to rain the next day, so timing for this Challenge was perfect!

Many track enthusiasts are constantly trying to beat the clock in pursuit of the fastest lap. Yet, there are those that live life a quarter mile at a time. Makes one wonder how fast an S2000 can complete the quarter mile. Look no further. Count the seconds in the first video below that introduces us [...]

Original write up by Edward Lee (600rr_rocket) Our seventh 2010 S2K Challenge event was held on August 15, 2010 at the Auto Club Speedway using the Roval configuration. This was the first time an S2K Challenge event was held on this high-speed course, popular for various time-attack series and W2W racing. Auto Club Speedway, previously [...]

This time we take you to the drag strip to watch two of the most powerful S2000s ever built race for glory. Get ready to feel the immense horsepower in this race between RAW 2JZ S2K and S2King. As you can imagine, it’s taken a lot of work to get both of these cars to [...]

Original write-up by Mike (Dipstick) Hello Again, Mike here filling in for the popular and busy Mr. Ed… The 2010 S2000 Challenge continued with ROUND 6 at LAGUNA SECA Raceway on July 10, 2010. Competitors came in from all over CA with many turning the long trip into a fun weekend of racing and quality [...]

In this year’s Castrol Top Car Challenge, six of the best tuners were selected by the editors of well known magazines, Eurotuner, Honda Tuning, Import Tuner, Modified Magazine, 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords and Super Street. One of the selected cars that will battle for the title of Castrol Syntec Top Car on July 22nd, [...]

Original write-up by Dan (Roflcopter) On June 5th, fans at Wall Stadium in New Jersey were treated to awesome competition on what turned out to be a great day for drifting. Coming into this event, the two atop the leader boards were Vaughn Gittin Jr. in first and Daijiro Yoshihara in second. These two did [...]

Original write up by Edward Lee (600rr_rocket) Our fifth 2010 S2K Challenge event was held on June 13, 2010 at “Big Willow” at Willow Springs International Raceway (WSIR). Despite the desert heat, a strong contingent of S2K drivers attended, all eager to put their driving skills to the test! Weather: Despite a high of 90F, [...]

Original write-up by Dan (Roflcopter) Two photographers from the Mid-Atlantic region are going to Formula Drift round three at the Gauntlet on June 5th to bring the action to you. We will document the fierce competition as Team Falken attempts to repeat their podium sweep from last year at Wall Speedway and Vaughn Gittin Jr. [...]

Original write up by Mike (Dipstick) Round #4 of the 2010 S2000 Challenge Series was held Sunday May 16, 2010 at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch. Turn out was excellent with sixteen S2000s coming to Pahrump, NV – some even making the drive from SoCal that morning!

We’ve got to give some credit to those French guys in this Video of the Week for their creation. It looks like they have managed to create probably the first FIA Rally approved Honda S2000. They used to compete with an Alpine A310 in the past, however this time in their first run with their [...]

Original write up by Edward Lee (600rr_rocket) Welcome to the third 2010 S2K Challenge event, held at Buttonwillow Raceway on April 11, 2010. A total of 39 S2000′s showed up to event…shattering our attendance record since the inception of the Series in 2009!!! The variable that affected all the participants was the weather. For weeks [...]

We’ve seen numerous racing accidents captured on camera. Those moments might look spectacular, but they can also be fatal. It’s very fortunate that many circuits have great safety standards to reduce such cases, protecting both the driver and the spectator. However, the opportunity to watch what goes behind the barrier which withstands the significant force [...]