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Are their currently any schools that focus on improving skills in the interest of improving one's ability to handle emergencies and avoid accidents?
Yeah, those are the "skills day" type schools I mentioned. Usually under $100.
The focus is on keeping your vision up where it should be, understanding how the car responds to your inputs when you have to push it hard, and properly reacting to various situations.
OP, any word from your insurance? As RedMX5 has said, you may want to look around at other companies too in case AllState drops you. Or get a fast estimate and see how much damage there is. I think you should be able to get out with under 4 grand of damage; in which case it may be worth it to just fork out the repair cost.
When you get the thing repaired, check out your local police departments too. Sometimes they offer civilian driving courses subsidized by taxpayers. Just another alternative to the big name driving schools.
I don't know where you're from OP, but for those in the Bay Area, http://sheriffacademy.com/classes/evoc/civ...afety/class.htm
They're really top notch guys and do great work. I took the motorcycle course with them and we got to see the driving training, which looked impressive.
And OP, stuff happens. Look on the brightside, you only hit a curb and it's a relatively minor fix in the big scheme of things. No one got hurt. Analyze what happened, learn from it, and move on better prepared for the future.
Fortunately, I talked to my insurance company before the accident so they knew I had a new car.
Insurance adjustor will get back to me today or tomorrow but for the shop to take apart the car and give an estimate will take until next Tuesday. I took it to one of the best places all around for body & frame work, but I'm thinking they're gonna stick a huge bill right up my ass.
I've been reading through all the posts, and feel like I've definitely learned a lot from all this. Always been fortunate through FWD and traction control
Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Jun 6 2008, 04:53 PM
SCCA is not especially big in the NW. Long history behind that.
The SCCA in this area has had its ups and downs over the years, and right now it seems to be in a state of decline. Sad too, because when the club is doing well, it's the best we have. LOL, one of the downsides of living in a low income area where very few people have any interest in participating in motorsports.
The "school of hard knocks" isn't my first choice, but it IS effective.
We had insurance with Allstate when my wife totaled my first Vette, and they were quick to pay for our loss. Was pleased with the way they handled things, but after paying off, they did cancel our policy, even though we'd been insured with them and accident free for over a decade. They may not be as hard on an S2000, but they told us that the only reason they insured the Vette in the first place was because we were long term customers with perfect driving records. Changing to a new insurance company right after an accident was a PITA, but I still have to give Allstate credit for settling the claim quickly and fairly.
The only thing you should have to pay out of pocket is your deductable.
Seat time at the limit at track or autoX is your friend. I guarantee that 99% of the people on the road, and likely 90% of the people on enthusiast forums do not have much if any experience driving and controlling a car at the limits of adhesion. And if you don't have physical experience of doing this, likelihood of maintaining some semblance of control when grip is lost is much much lower.
Most cars are designed for the large segment of the population who don't know how to drive at the limit. The S2000 is a little different from most cars...
Im sure your car will be okay! Looks like u will probably need a lower control arm and a srut. I think ur spring will probably be okay. Doubt there is any frame damage. I had an accident a month or so ago and my wheel was the same way! Snapped my control arm in half. My rear end broke loose when i was on a road trip driving through a thunderstorm. Did a 360 into a ditch on the other side of the highway! There was nothing i could do to prevent it, all happened so fast!
Does anyone think it would be beneficial to take the car to a dry lake bed with some cones and get a feel for the car when its approaching/crossing its limits? I have gone to el mirage dry lake and driven cars before for practice, but never in the S2k. Im nearby but not sure if it would help at all.
Originally Posted by Bricksnite,Jun 7 2008, 11:24 PM
Does anyone think it would be beneficial to take the car to a dry lake bed with some cones and get a feel for the car when its approaching/crossing its limits? I have gone to el mirage dry lake and driven cars before for practice, but never in the S2k. Im nearby but not sure if it would help at all.
For sure it would help. Seat time is really the only way to get a feel for the car, and the more of it the better. Just go out there and have a blast. You can practice as much as you want without worrying about cops or hitting something.
The "school of hard knocks" isn't my first choice, but it IS effective. 
