abs has definitely come in handy in the street.

and it is activated on almost every turn at the track. i would definitely want it at the track, unless i'm very professional at the track...then i might consider taking it out, but even probably would still want it.

 

Nothing ruins a day at the track like a flat spotted tire.

 

You definitely want to keep the ABS. There is no reason to take it out unless there is regulation banning it in a particular race series.

You'll always be faster with ABS, by definition. If you could threshold brake perfectly, the tires would never lock and it wouldn't activate ABS. If you are a mere mortal and sometimes make an overbraking mistake, lock the wheels the ABS saves your tires and gets more grip than a locked wheel. It can even give better performance than manual control as it can modulate indivdual wheels (which can't be done manually) when one tire unloads from bumps or hard cornering.

 

lightweight insurance protection

plus i find our ABS is very very good and rarely come on

 

Not true. You're assuming ABS is infallible and reacts properly when you change tire size and compound. Lots of autocrossers in other cars have struggled with "ice mode" problems, where the ABS restricts braking force to a level well below maximum because it's confused by non-standard tire sizes or compounds. Luckily, the S2000 doesn't seem prone to such problems, but regardless, your blanket statement is incorrect.

For what it's worth, ABS is illegal in most (all?) SCCA road racing classes. While it would be nice to have, I don't miss it terribly, and having to modulate the brakes yourself does separate the men from the boys.

 

Even the best drivers in the world, including F1 drivers lock up the brakes from time to time.

 

 

New question now!

How about relocating the abs? Has anyone done it?

Will relocating affect the way it works compared to leaving it in the stock location?

 

I've relocated it to my RX7. Does that count?

 

Why would you do that? Because the box looks ugly?