With in 5 minutes of delivery of my S I slipped the rear-end a bit getting on an onramp; I corrected it out, went on my way, and said "holy shit this thing is touchy." Nine months later, I spun out because I took a corner too fast after it had freshly rained in California - I didn't think I was going too fast but the road was like ice at that turn. I kissed a cliff face and had to get a new bumper.

Later, on a road trip to Canada, in the rain and with poorly maintained tires, I met an onramp that was a constant tight turn with about 50 feet of room to accelerate before the merge into the number 2 lane. My native friend gave me advice on how to handle this ass of an on-ramp and I started my approach. Out of the corner of my eye I caught I car coming in the lane I needed to merge into and it looked like we were going to meet. I instantly reacted and for some reason made the (really poor) decision to floor it. Instantly my shift-beeper is screaming it's head off with a steady tone, the car is turning sideways, my passenger is looking at the car behind me through the passenger window and I see the car I thought I might hit go by in my rear view mirror. I cranked on the wheel and slid the car back onto the freeway, straight on the lane, and we finished the drive up to Whistler.

My passenger was awesome - didn't even twitch. When I asked him why he just said "oh bah I looked over and you were doing the right thing but the old woman behind us in the Merc was honking so hard her dentures fell out."

 

i do love all the serious posts in this thread. makes it more entertaining

 

How can a thread be so full of Win and Fail at the same time? I believe this is called Epic?

 

lol? i just wanted to know if it happened to anyone else...

 

[QUOTE=20aeman,Oct 14 2010, 12:05 AM]I don't find the S2000's at the limit handling remotely appealing.

 

Probably hit you? I think you just got a bit beind in your steering.

 

idk too dark and too much noise. his tires were screeching and mine were too after he cut me off. so idk, people behind me said that they think he hit me but i dont know too sure

 

It's not about learning to drive. Even pros aren't at the top of their game ALL THE TIME.

Mistakes happen. And on public streets, with guardrails, and semi trucks around every corner, I prefer my car to work with me, not against me.

 

^ amen

 

Isn't an AP1's snap oversteer issues a direct result of toe changes mid-corner? The outer wheel generally experiences toe in while the inner wheel experience toe out...causing the ass to slip out? Yes? Simple suspension tweaking can squelch this problem.