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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Atb117
Sunny Florida. Year round top down driving with the exception of hurricane season. Plenty of back-country twisty roads as well.
What part of Florida is that?

I've never seen good twisties without elevation! I have friends in Tampa...there is exactly one good curve in the entire city...it's a cloverleaf!
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 01:05 PM
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socal sounds like it would be good, but there's tons of traffic
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 03:03 PM
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Kentucky, anywhere with a big scca solo region. We have awesome back roads but you got to watch for deer.
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 03:46 PM
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Sacramento,CA
80 miles to the coast or 40 miles to the mountains with lots of great roads in between.
Top down 10 months of the year(depends on how much rain we get).
Back to back drives, one day in the mountains and the next day on the coast.

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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by nasium
Love the S......but living in the city just doesn't do this car justice. Too much traffic kills the fun of driving this great car safely. What are some fun places to live and own an S2000? What are some fun places you live and drive your S?
I feel ya man. I now live and commute all city, and I've been half daily driving my S this year for the first time. I try to find a long rural route to visiting friends and family when I get the chance so I can enjoy the car. I'm getting that "why do I even own this car" feeling now, and it sucks.

I do sometimes take road trips to the Poconos and beyond (PA), and basically a friend and I call it GET LOST. Throw the navi in the trunk just in case, and wander the mountain roads throughout PA.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 05:03 AM
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I live in Birmingham, AL ... can't really complain. We hardly ever get snow or ice, we just have to deal with brutal summers. You can ride with the top down year round. We have great roads also, this road is 5 miles from my house:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTATdc4tMSM

My commute can be either 70mph interstate or curvy backroads all the way in. I don't have to sit in a bit of traffic. I DD the S so I love to come home on the backroads with the top down. Normally on my way in I'll hop on the interstate.

I'm also only 210 miles from Deals Gap which I have ridden my sportbike to. Hopefully I can take the S one day.
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Fearnight
I live in Birmingham, AL ... can't really complain. We hardly ever get snow or ice, we just have to deal with brutal summers. You can ride with the top down year round. We have great roads also, this road is 5 miles from my house:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTATdc4tMSM

My commute can be either 70mph interstate or curvy backroads all the way in. I don't have to sit in a bit of traffic. I DD the S so I love to come home on the backroads with the top down. Normally on my way in I'll hop on the interstate.

I'm also only 210 miles from Deals Gap which I have ridden my sportbike to. Hopefully I can take the S one day.
Nice road...cagers really ruin the fun, eh?

How do you like the FZR? I have a 2006 FZ6-S, love my Yamaha.

Here is part of my daily commute. In this video I was in my 2001 Honda Prelude...speeds ranged from 55-75 mph. If I get behind one vehicle on my commute it's a bad morning!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4SOs-dZmBs
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by JLUDE
Originally Posted by Atb117' timestamp='1309876865' post='20747403
Sunny Florida. Year round top down driving with the exception of hurricane season. Plenty of back-country twisty roads as well.
What part of Florida is that?

I've never seen good twisties without elevation! I have friends in Tampa...there is exactly one good curve in the entire city...it's a cloverleaf!
Out in the boonies. I've actually found a few hidden gems in Dade City. Not ALL of Florida is flat. Just 90% of it
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by JLUDE
Originally Posted by Fearnight' timestamp='1309957399' post='20750979
I live in Birmingham, AL ... can't really complain. We hardly ever get snow or ice, we just have to deal with brutal summers. You can ride with the top down year round. We have great roads also, this road is 5 miles from my house:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTATdc4tMSM

My commute can be either 70mph interstate or curvy backroads all the way in. I don't have to sit in a bit of traffic. I DD the S so I love to come home on the backroads with the top down. Normally on my way in I'll hop on the interstate.

I'm also only 210 miles from Deals Gap which I have ridden my sportbike to. Hopefully I can take the S one day.
Nice road...cagers really ruin the fun, eh?

How do you like the FZR? I have a 2006 FZ6-S, love my Yamaha.

Here is part of my daily commute. In this video I was in my 2001 Honda Prelude...speeds ranged from 55-75 mph. If I get behind one vehicle on my commute it's a bad morning!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4SOs-dZmBs
+1 for Metallica
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Atb117
Originally Posted by JLUDE' timestamp='1309898082' post='20748837
[quote name='Atb117' timestamp='1309876865' post='20747403']
Sunny Florida. Year round top down driving with the exception of hurricane season. Plenty of back-country twisty roads as well.
What part of Florida is that?

I've never seen good twisties without elevation! I have friends in Tampa...there is exactly one good curve in the entire city...it's a cloverleaf!
Out in the boonies. I've actually found a few hidden gems in Dade City. Not ALL of Florida is flat. Just 90% of it
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No way Florida belongs in this thread. Flat land, straight grid like roads and scorching summer heat do not make for a great place to drive a S2K. The only positive is the weather from October through March/April.

I moved to Jacksonville about three years ago from Louisville, KY and have had less fun in my S2K since.
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