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View Poll Results: How do you drive your S2000?
Sanctioned Competition: W2W, rally, ice racing, autocross, time attack / trials, endurance racing.
11.19%
HPDE and "untimed" track days.
9.09%
Spirited backroads (regularly).
41.26%
Street racing.
2.80%
Spirited traffic driving.
23.08%
Regular commuting.
5.59%
Garage queen.
6.99%
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Driving it like it was "meant to be driven..."

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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by JLUDE,Jan 11 2010, 05:39 AM
If it was only meant to be driven on the track it would not have come with:

A/C
Stereo
Heater
Leather seats
Convertible top

Those who voted that it's strictly meant to be driven as a track car are smoking something...maybe too much burnt rubber sniffing?
Did you read the first post?

If you autocross your daily driver, pick "Sanctioned Competition" even though you also use it for "regular commuting" or "spirited traffic driving."
Not saying exclusively. Besides, GT3s and Lotus Exiges come with A/C and stereo as factory options....
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:50 AM
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I picked Sanctioned events...

I do Autox regularly, Back roads when I can, Commute/daily, Spirited Traffic driving,

basically everything but Street racing, HPDE, and Garage Queen
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:59 AM
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Originally Posted by CKit,Jan 11 2010, 05:43 AM
Did you read the first post?
No, but the first post does NOT agree with the poll question which asks "What the heck does driving it like it was meant to be driven mean?!"
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by JLUDE,Jan 11 2010, 05:59 AM
No, but the first post does NOT agree with the poll question which asks "What the heck does driving it like it was meant to be driven mean?!"
Patience, grasshopper.

1. Get baseline data on usage of current S2000s.
2. Have a discussion on what it means to "drive it like it was meant to be driven."

The second part will have more weight if we know what proportion of people are represented by each type of opinion.
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 06:06 AM
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spirited street driving since we dont really have any back roads in FL!
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 07:53 AM
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^Depends on where you go.

They aren't comparable to the dragon, but some country roads are pretty nice. I'd love to do auto-x but I don't have the money to keep up with brake pads and tires.
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:00 PM
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Those are pretty interesting numbers. The proportions have stayed pretty consistent throughout the day as the numbers are tallied.
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:15 PM
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Im quite an enthusiast of safe back street driving and aggresive cornering. However i do not the "Spirited traffic driving" not worth it here in Utah. By that i mean i fear for my car everyday i drive on the streets in this land of idiot drivers. I keep my driving under my control and play very defensive on the streets for the secuirty of my car.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 05:17 AM
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The S2K is meant to be driven with a smile on your face.

It doesn't matter what you are doing, if you are smiling you are using the S2K as intended.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 05:39 AM
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