Hey guys, my name is Elliot and I just got a 2007 S2000 yesterday. I'm 17, and yes, I'm paying for the car. I've been signed up on here for a while and figured now that I own a S2000 I would post an intro. I also have a quick question, in the 2007 brouchure it said something about a secondary gear reduction, what is that? I have no idea, hah. Well, here is a pic. My photography skills suck by the way.

 

congrats and welcome

 

Nice car - welcome!

 

Nice car. As a 17 year old what you really need is some advice from a few of these "old guys" about how to keep your pride & joy and your behind in one piece. When I was 17 I made a few mistakes with cars and motorcycles that were the result of euphoria mixed with inexperience, a very intoxicating coctail. It took a few years to learn that having a license gives a false sense of security. Experience is at least as important. Why don't you be the one who learns from other's mistakes rather than making them on your own? Usually a younger person thrashes around with an appropriately inexpensive car(known as a tank or slammer) for a few years to learn how to scan (what's going on around you and ahead), predict (what's coming up & what other drivers or corners might do) and act ( to avoid trouble). Out of all your friends you be the one who has a great time but knows his and the car's limitations. Maybe some of the S2K guys will throw some advice your way on things they learned. Here is one: Don't park too deep in a parking space and get too close to those concrete barriers at the end of parking spaces, The nose is low and long and you want to keep the underside of it and the strakes in front of the tires intact. Here is another: Don't get too fast on a road you don't know well. Some poorly designed roads have corners that are reverse banked; that is the faster you go on them the more your car unweights because the curve banks the wrong way like it would if you were driving around a hill. I have one of those on the road near my house. The max speed for that corner is far below what it would be in a flat corner. If you go too fast you will go into the telephone pole that just happens to be there (there is always a telephone pole at the worst place). Notice these because in the reduced traction of the wet or snow your car may lose enough traction to cause problems. Also become familiar with the traction wheel. It is an illustration of what percentage of available traction (which varies with conditions) is used up in braking, leaving only the remainder to counter sideforce in a corner to keep you on the road.
Elliot, if you want any tips from the S2k gurus just ask. I'm sure they will accomodate you.
And no. I didn't eat the curb or the telephone pole. I watched others do it. But I would have if I could have got there first! Good luck!

 

Congrats! Nice color

Dunno how much experience you have, but at your age, if you aren't an experienced karter, I would say take an advanced driving course at a good school. Might save your bacon. It'll enhance your enjoyment of this car considerably too.

 

Beautiful car and color!! I'll second the advice, definitely get experience at autocross if you want to test the limits. Have fun with the car, and remember, you can have fun without going fast too! Save the speeding for the track.

Congratulations!

 

Karting is the way to go IMO. I learned a lot from karting, and I still do every time I race. A performance driving course would not hurt either.

 

Laguna FTW!!

Also, the best mod is the driver mod

 

Thanks for the welcome, guys. I have done autocross in my 98 Prelude a few times and I learned a lot, but I know i have a lot more to learn. I first did autocross when I was 15. And I have also done some karting, it's good fun. I look forward to being a part of this forum!

 

Welcome to the site, and great color choice!!

What do you do at the age 17 to afford this car?