Do any of you S2000 owners DRIFT your cars?
11-19-2003, 02:50 AM
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Do any of you S2000 owners DRIFT your cars?
I don't see to many S2000's at drift competitions around southern California. Do any of you guys do drifting? Also would you say that the S2000 is a "good" drifting car?
11-19-2003, 05:13 AM
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I slide mine around all the time, but nothing like those drift shows. The stock tires will bite you if you're not careful. But my snows are a ton of fun, they break away very smoothly. If you're looking to compete wouldn't you be better off with an older car? Why slide around a 30k car and take risks with it?
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11-19-2003, 05:16 AM
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S02's wear out too quickly to burn them down by drifting.
Yes, I sometimes get the tail out at AutoX events and even on the streets, but these tires are expensive and will vanish quickly if you do that.
Yes, I sometimes get the tail out at AutoX events and even on the streets, but these tires are expensive and will vanish quickly if you do that.
11-19-2003, 07:30 AM
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I went to one drifting competition in the "S". It tore up my SO2's. The outer groves on the front tires were pressing up by the end. I will never do that again in this car. I would prefer to have a older car for this.
11-19-2003, 08:22 AM
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Ideally you want a car with a lot of grunt on the low end for drifting. It makes it a lot easier to hang the ass end out at will; it's a lot harder with the S than say a turbo Silvia or a Supra for example.
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11-19-2003, 09:29 PM
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I'm not looking to compete, I just want to do it for fun. Maybe if I get good I'll compete. Yes tires cost money but my friends know many people at many tire companies such as falken, goodyear, dunlop, etc. I can get tires cheap. I love the S2000 and was just wondering what your opinions on drifting the S is. I know that low end is good for drifting but was wondering if you guys got around it somehow. Also I believe in one of the Best Motoring Videos, Tsuchiya Keiichi aka the Drift King said that the S2000 was a great car for drifting, saying that it was like the Corolla ae86 aka hachi roku rebuilt with a million yen or something like that.
