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Oct 1, 2005 | 09:14 PM

#11

Eluded

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ahh yes.... classic bait and kill'em approach. any rx8 owner who thinks their car is fast has it coming...

Oct 1, 2005 | 09:55 PM

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BENJMNS

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Originally Posted by Halo,Oct 1 2005, 08:44 PM

Nothing is wrong. As I mentioned, I don't know how many cars it was... more than one, less than 20. My eyes were on the road and my tach. I glanced up at my rear view when I took my foot off the gas and he was way back there.

I definitely held nothing back.

Anyway, thanks for the comments.

no worries mate

(i'm SCed too)

Oct 1, 2005 | 09:56 PM

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BENJMNS

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but my wide 10.5" rear wheels might be slowing me down a tad bit .. perhaps enough for an RX8 to keep up with me

Oct 1, 2005 | 11:11 PM

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Reds2kracer

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Originally Posted by versionJDM,Oct 1 2005, 06:01 PM

"i never lost to a s2k" must have never raced one! ha, good run!!

Gotta tell them tools that it ain't their everyday Miata, it's a real S2k...

Oct 5, 2005 | 07:13 AM

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NeO SAMuRAI

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Originally Posted by Black05S2k,Oct 2 2005, 03:14 PM

how would they do stock for stock?

Not much better. The RX8 is a capable car, but the S2K definitely has the edge in all performance areas...particularly in a straightline stoush. It just gets worse for the RX8 as speeds soar from my experience.

Oct 6, 2005 | 12:03 PM

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mookmerin

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good job! but just out of curiosity, if both cars were stock how does our beloved s2000 fair with the rx8 in the 1/4 mile and how about top-end, because if my memory serves me right rx8's are supposed to have killer top-end!

Oct 6, 2005 | 01:16 PM

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Purple_sky

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Originally Posted by Adis_Kay,Oct 1 2005, 07:20 PM

for blowing his doors off... all 4 of them.

Oct 6, 2005 | 02:50 PM

#18

AustinS2k2003

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Originally Posted by versionJDM,Oct 1 2005, 09:01 PM

good run!!!! "i never lost to a s2k" must have never raced one! ha, good run!!

Good point - stock for stock it'll make nice work of the RXL8t (I like the style of the RX8; just had to say it)

Oct 6, 2005 | 08:23 PM

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KAY'S

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the rx-8 coudl have been so so so much better

i feel they messed it up big time

Oct 8, 2005 | 10:22 PM

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NeO SAMuRAI

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Originally Posted by mookmerin,Oct 7 2005, 06:03 AM

The S2000 has the edge in the 1/4 mile, get a killer launch and you'll put aprox. 3-4 carlengths on one, however a mediocre or lazy launch (3.5k or thereabouts) will see it pretty much side by side, with the S2K pulling ahead around the 1/4 mile mark, or thereabouts. As for top-end, going by a magazine test (yea i know, mag racing), in a 0-1000m test (1km), the s2k ran it in 26.12 seconds @ 209km/h, whilst the Rx8 managed 26.50 seconds @ 199km/h, testers actually said the RX8 seemed to run out of puff, which suggests it does not have much of a top end at all.

Personally, when I had the fortune of driving an RX8 for 4mths I never took it high enough to find out. FYI in that same test RX8 reached a max speed of 235km/h (147mph) & could do no more , S2K managed 246km/h (154mph) and ever so slowly climbing before the braking area.