Flipping the S2000
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Flipping the S2000
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130 kph in 2nd gear -- no way! S2000's rear breaks loose again with no warning, good thing no one was hurt.
130 kph in 2nd gear -- no way! S2000's rear breaks loose again with no warning, good thing no one was hurt.
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Not happy that they lost control, but probably thrilled that the occupants were almost totally unharmed. I think that it held up as well as it did speaks well for the structural integrity of the car!
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I think the driver simply under-estimated how the car handles ... Nevertheless, he doesn't have much experience. Like I always say, the S2000 is an easy car to drive but to really get to master it ... You need more than a day's work. The report tells me the driver is either overconfident or simply doesn't have an idea what he's doing.
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Originally posted by Takashi KazuMori
I think the driver simply under-estimated how the car handles ... Nevertheless, he doesn't have much experience. Like I always say, the S2000 is an easy car to drive but to really get to master it ... You need more than a day's work. The report tells me the driver is either overconfident or simply doesn't have an idea what he's doing.
I think the driver simply under-estimated how the car handles ... Nevertheless, he doesn't have much experience. Like I always say, the S2000 is an easy car to drive but to really get to master it ... You need more than a day's work. The report tells me the driver is either overconfident or simply doesn't have an idea what he's doing.
We've seen some pretty horrible looking wrecks on this board and many of the occupants walked away. As Sondra state above, the car's safety was definately not overlooked when the Tochigi Tiger was being designed. I just hope that it doesn't give some of us the "indestructable" attitude that will make us push our envolope a bit too far.
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It could have been any number of factors, but my GUESS is trailing throttle oversteer since the loss of control occurred in the entry; perhaps the driver waited a little too long to pick up the throttle. This guy might be an excellent driver, but he had a moment of poor judgement when he decided to drive an unfamiliar car at 9/10ths... with a passenger!
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Sounds like a snap oversteer.
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But suddenly the rear end of the car swung sideways. Anjo caught it and held the slide for a heart-pounding couple of seconds, drifting the car sideways the way expert rally drivers do on gravel. But we were on sticky asphalt, and as soon as the tires regained their grip, the front tires
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But suddenly the rear end of the car swung sideways. Anjo caught it and held the slide for a heart-pounding couple of seconds, drifting the car sideways the way expert rally drivers do on gravel. But we were on sticky asphalt, and as soon as the tires regained their grip, the front tires
