I'm trying to find some lap times for the S2000. The track/s is not that important but I'd like to compare it to other cars that were there that day. Car magazines often take perfornace cars to track and publish the lap times but I can't seem to find any with S2000 :-( Any information on this would be greatly appreciated.

Also, I'm from Australia, so if anyone 'local' has had the S2000 on the track, can you tell me what lap time you achieved? I've been to Phillip Island and Sandown so those two tracks in particular I'm very familiar with.

Last of all, I've found an S2000 lap time for Nurburgring (a track that all performace cars are judged by). The time was set by an experienced driver who knows the track well and he managed 8:39 lap time. In comparison, the best ever time (by an unmodified road car) is 7:52 by Porsche 911GT3, a new M5 has managed 8:30 and a new GTR 7:59.

Anyway, any references or info that anyone has on this topic would be greatly appreciated :-)

 

David, Road and Track mag got a 2:17.66 for the S2000 at Thunderhil (California) in their recent drive test - check online at www.roadandtrack.com for info and comparos. There was also another track test they did about 6 months back (at Buttonville I think) - I have the mag somewhere.

If you are interested in local track times I suggest you join the Honda Sports Car Club of Victoria we have had a number of track days at Calder and Winton (unfortunately not Sandown or P.I). At Winton we were getting 1:45/1:50s for most vehicles. I do know drivers who have spent time in S2000s at your favorite circuits, however.

Send me an email and I'll try to help you out further.

Garry.C.

 

SCCA T-2 Record Lime Rock Park Neal Sapp in an S2000 1:02:462 on the 1.53 mile road course.

 

Thanks 2kturkey ... though, I'm looking at the road&track site and see nothing there. Where should I look for the comparo?

Also, do ither one of u guys know what lap times 'other' car get there?

ps. Also, I sent u an e-mail

 

Here's the Nurburgring lap time info from german car magazine Sport Auto. Just fromt these times you'd pressume that BoxterS is a fair bit quicker point-to-point and so is M3, but NSX and Corvette are about the same. Audi S4 and CLK Mercedes are a fair bit slower. Shame they did not have Z3 2.8, MX5, WRX and 2.7L Boxter there. Also, I would have been interested in 200SX, 330ci BMW.

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Cars were driven by the same driver, dry pavement and almost same pavement
temperature.

Nuerburgring Nordschleife (length 20,6 km):
Porsche 996 Turbo --- 7 min. 56 sec.
Lotec Porsche 993 Turbo (600 HP, racing suspension) --- 7 min. 57 sec.
Porsche 996 GT3 --- 8 min. 03 sec.
Ferrari 550 --- 8 min. 07 sec.
Lamborghini Diablo SV --- 8 min. 09 sec.
Ferrari 360 Modena --- 8 min. 09 sec.
Chrysler Viper GTS --- 8 min. 10 sec.
Porsche 993 Turbo (430 HP version) --- 8 min. 12 sec.
Porsche 996 C2 --- 8 min. 17 sec.
Ferrari F355 --- 8 min. 18 sec.
BMW M Coupe (321 HP) --- 8 min. 22 sec.
Porsche 993 C2 --- 8 min. 28 sec.
BMW M5 (400 HP) --- 8 min. 28 sec.
Porsche Boxster S --- 8 min. 32 sec.
BMW M3 Coupe (321 HP) --- 8 min. 35 sec.
Honda NSX --- 8 min. 38 sec.
Honda S 2000 --- 8 min. 39 sec.
Chevrolet Corvette --- 8 min. 40 sec.
Audi S4 (265 HP) --- 8 min. 42 sec.
Jaguar XKR Coupe --- 8 min. 49 sec.
Mercedes CLK 430 --- 8 min. 52 sec.
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David, unfortunately the R&T info is in their January issue - they have just updated their site with the February issue and they do not make old issues available for viewing - I will see if I can scan my mag and email to you.

Garry.C.

 

and here the same cars on the short hockenheim ring...
http://www.s2000online.com/forums/showthre...p?threadid=3180