[QUOTE]Originally posted by rzrsedg
[B]Like you said before - they add weight.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by frayed
[B]Can't understand why people talk smack at a track event.

 

I agree. Safety is paramount. If I was going to be tracking my s2k I'd add that rollbar. BUT - I bought it as a dedicated autox car - and in autox - weight is paramount. When I track I run the AS car. Its got a full cage, 5 pt harness, fire system... the works. I also invested in a SA2000 helmet, 3 layer suit, nomex shoes and gloves (I passed on the nomex underpants ).

AND - If I go racing you better believe that I'll run a car with at least a bar if not a cage.

Does your bar restrict the seat movement? (Can you still put the seat all the way back?) I'm pretty tall - so any bar that keeps me from putting the seat all the way back is out.

-Sean

 

In my book, until you run in the A group and hold your own, such talk is lame. I always found it funny when people say "I was the fastest in my group" only later to find they were in Green.

 

OTC is not a "race" in the traditional term. It's your 3 fastest laps added together. There are passing rules and you aren't fighting for lap position.

 

Correct on the upclass due to potential. An S2000 would give T4/U4 "the business". WRX got the same treatment as it is also technically T4/U4 legal if we just look at engine displacment. Engine displacement is the primary indicator but not the sole indicator. Amir's puny little 2.8L F40 was never under any consideration for a class other than T1/U1.

OTC is very competitive by nature, but not by format. The talent level of each participant is also signficantly higher than other events. Generally, you are probably more safe at OTC even though the clock is on. Having said that, I admire your safety consciousness. I would probably throw in some rollover protection beyond the hoops myself as my dome clears them, as well.

[QUOTE][B]Maybe I can find a co-driver with a roll bar equipped s2k.

 

I took mine out to the Sepang Formula 1 circuit here in Malaysia. (Before I drove it into a ditch recently). I'm sarting to think that it's a better track car than a road car.

The car feels very tight in terms of its driveline and chassis. it reacts immediately to any driver input and is perfectly adjustable at the limit.

Very well balanced, understeer in check and lots of traction. But these all contribute to the fidgety nature of the car. It's wheelbase feels much shorter than it really is and it doesn't really settle into a long fast sweeper. What more stringing in the bends on a fast winding road like on a mild hill climb.

Try holding on to an opposite lock power oversteer slide and you'll see what I mean. It's never progressive and smooth.

This edginess and sharpness is much welcomed on the track but not on a fast commute at 8 or 9 tenths effort.

Any thoughts?

 

Well I wouldn't be commuting at 8/10ths let alone 9 however on the track it can take some getting used to. A lot depends on tire selection. Street tires vary widely in their feedback.