My understanding from the previous posts is that the soft top will be gone to save weight. The "hard top" will be stamped aluminum to save a lot of weight, verses the previous fiberglass top. Something like 40 or 90 lbs lighter than the fiberglass top.

Go thru the last several pages of postings.

 

Alan, the hardtop has always been Aluminum. It has never been firberglass. Only Mugen and other aftermarket companies made hardtops in FRP.

 

I have read them all. More importantly, I comprehended them. Give reading them another try. You might see what you missed the first time around.

 

Thanks Rob,

That will make the CR a fo shizzle no go for me. The lack of a retractable top coupled with the crime rate makes that a no go for a daily driver in So Cal.

 

[QUOTE=s2000raj,Jul 19 2007, 09:59 AM]Thanks Rob,

That will make the CR a fo shizzle no go for me.

 

FF2 - thanks for the support, but FYI the quote you put there is still not what I said -

Here it is - "At VIR it is easy to hit close to 140 - even on the short south course - in a high powered car, and I have done it routinely. However, that is not why I picked that number. I used 140 just as a number to represent fast, and one that is within the S2000's range."

I have hit 140 on the short straight coming off oak tree in an SPF cobra (built by Ohlthoffs in Mooresville) with a stroked engine producing 500hp/tq, give or take, and the faster drivers will get close to 145-150.

140 is well within the limits of an S2000 (not necessarily at VIR - I didn't say that) based on various posts on this board, road tests, etc, I believe. The top speed is close to 150 or so, no?

It's a moot point. Even at slower speeds on a track, and especially if you are racing and driving agressively, you ought to have proper safety equipment. And around here, at least some of it is required. Can you call a car a "racer" if it does not have a cage? Semantics, but words are powerful and people do stupid things...

Back-Cracker may be a good driver - I don't know his track and I don't really care (his personal attack was unprofessional and somewhat defensive, however). The s2000 is a great car, never said any different. The CR vesion is also going to be a great car. But they are both street cars that handle well on the track. But out of the box, neither warrants the title "racer," and in my opinion (if BC will allow me that!) both need to have safety equipment added before they are driven on the track. And just because the CR may be better on the track that the std S, doesn't mean you ought to go driving it out there without proper care and safety in mind.

Be safe. And if you are not, well, Wallace and Darwin were smart guys.

FF2 - perhaps I'll see you there sometime. Take care.

 

NOW>>>>> CR:

available 2 different trims... with or w/o AC (unsure if radio is included on either, will advise)

COLOR CHOICES!!! YEAHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

black w/ yellow and either black or blue (unsure, again, using color abbreviations)
blue? / same as above
white/ same as above
yellow/ same as above

that's what i got so far. will update as soon as i can. will order our first 08 on Monday. No pricing avaible yet either.


S2LEGEND, Babylon Honda, NY

 

[QUOTE=Ruined 2,Jun 18 2007, 02:49 PM]It does just say "club racer inspired", not "track ready".

 

Ditto.

 

Calendar year 2006 yielded 6271 sales. Calendar 2007 is a disaster so far, mathematical prediction (taking in account the yearly sales cycle) yields about 4100 cars total.
4100 is probably fairly high, since the usual big sales peak in May didn't even happen this year.
Graph here: my site