It's funny this topic comes up. I owned a super charged mustang with around 400hp before this car that was mean looking as hell and the sound of the exhaust with the cams would turn any head. But honestly, I turn 10x as manay heads in this car and draw twice the negative attention at red lights and such! It's ironic lol.

 

When I bought my S2000 in 2000, it started right away....

Driving from the dealer, two Mustangs pulled up and rev'd their engines and took off....

I couldn't do anything, as I didn't have 600 miles on the car yet... so no vtec!

I just ignore the kids who want to race.... not worth the time, effort or anything else to go wrong....

 

haha exactly! I guess maybe its just the generation of drivers grew up wishing they had the car or something in that realm. I get messed with constantly and its not like the S2000 is a rocket ship. I mean it has no trouble with riced out civics but its not really my first choice for a red light challenge.

 

I tracked my previous car a Mini Cooper S and I had a lot of fun with it. But, it was a lot more forgiving than the S2000. I am debating whether or not I am going to track this car or wait until I get a little more familiar with it.

 

I had a dude on a GSXR750 trying to get me to race him one day. I was so confused... I guess he thought that since I wound the car out to 9k in 1st gear leaving the last intersection, I wanted to race? The fact that once I hit 2nd gear I started driving like an old man must've meant nothing.

 

I'll do that! Good to know, thanks!

 

These are the truths. ^^^

 

Did happened to me a long time ago. I had a CRX Si at that time. The teen beside me was revving his poor civic like he wanted to blow a gasket.. I had a quick eye contact with him and gently revved my engine once... My GF was looking at me like I was some sort of nut but I just said to her '' Watch this, It's gonna be funny''. The light turned green and the freak started to burn his tires passing wayyyyy ahead of me because I started normally... 500 feet later, I arrived at the other red light. I just rolled down my window and said '' I don't know if you noticed but there's pedestrians on the race track''

The guy was excusing himself saying he never did that before and was his first time... I had a good laugh!!!

Many years later, I owned a Campagna T-Rex for 7 years and almost every ride I did, those same Civic owner's did wanted to race me. Not needing to prove anything, knowing a T-Rex can do 0-60 mph in 4 sec, I just nodded my helmet and ignored them. I intend to do the same with my newly acquired S2007 if it happens again.

 

TwisS2000 where do you live in CNY I live in syracuse well Liverpool I have only seen one s2000 out here before and it was yellow actually drove by it 2 weeks ago on mud mill rd.

 

Tracking's an excellent way to get familiar with it. As for the unwanted attention, you just have to learn to ignore/deal with it. The go faster pedal monkeys obviously don't spend any time on the track.