...by physics.

I was watching some insane superbike race the other day and it was in the rain, several of the riders went down (which is unusual), but many stayed up...at break-neck speed! The thought of how this is even possible with only 2 little contact patches on the wet pavement is just beyond me.

This got me thinking back to all the threads about the S2K and it's tendency to oversteer unexpectedly in dry conditions, and to be down right treacherous in the rain. Myself, I've never had a problem with the S2K in the dry or the rain, all I've ever owned were sports cars and RWD platforms, and I LIVE at the limit. That is really to say that I don't get the most enjoyment out of the fastest line so to speak, but the funnest one, so I'm used to pushing the car beyond the limit just to reel it back in .

Now, I live in Missouri and we've had flood conditions for the last several days and last night it got really bad, I was coming home from Wallyworld at about 1 AM and had to change my route 7 times to get home to avoid owning a boat instead of an S. Having said that, with the lack of cars on the road I was sideways around every corner and accelerating like a mad-man the rest of the time, along with stomping on the brakes to test the traction. And one more little detail, I have 18" S03's on the rear, well, what's left of them, they are BALD and I still got good acceleration. Most notable was how hard it was to even break them loose.

Can anyone explain to me why so many S2K owners have such a problem with oversteer in this car and it's hard for me to really get the car out of line in flood conditions, bald tires, and positively trying to upset the car?

Much appreciation.

Andrew

 

is this oversteer issue NOT as bad in the 02's? I was thinking the better shifting may have helped reduce the likelyhood of this because of smoother shifts. I can ( and this is from a 911 owner) feel that I MUST stay on the gas in a turn ( No letting up).....this is more a drivers car than Honda, or many of the car rags mention.

Kind of like a bike...you have to pay more attention ALL THE TIME....and I kind of like that.

Cheers!


S in S

 

Could it be that many of the people claiming snap oversteer are used to driving front-wheel drive cars? Totally different driving dynamics.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by S in S
[B]is this oversteer issue NOT as bad in the 02's?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Silver Bullet
[B]Could it be that many of the people claiming snap oversteer are used to driving front-wheel drive cars?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SR71BB
[B]I don't have a simple explanation, and I'm looking forward to getting some S03's for the street.