A week Jerry, wow, that's too bad.

I picked my car up on a Tuesday night after work, on Thursday morning when parking at work I had almost 800 miles on my car. I did my 600 miles of break in in less than 24 hours.




I'm loving my new sig pic

 

My mileage was a bit higher, but I do remember my 1st S2000 autox at Valio, in a downpour, Tom K was my instructor, and I still had the temp registration sticker on the window.

Mark, thanks for last night, notice my sig pic?

 

I have not ridden for 27 years, but you are spot on with your reply. My level of alertness is way higher because of my motorcycle experience, after all, as you know, something as simple as a squirrel in the road on a bike could become a major incident, whereas in the car, no big deal...

 

Congrats! I know that's been a long time coming.....



JonasM

 

As I pointed out in my "Defensive Driving" talk at SF05 the best advice that I can give anyone comes from my Motor cycle days teaching safety courses. If one drives or rides with the assumption that one is invisible it is the best advice that I can give anyone.

 

I still stand by my previous comments that the BEST way to learn the "LIMITS" of one's S2000 is by doing a track day.

At FCT04, I came away with a whole new appreciation of what this car is capable of.

I also have to state that as an instructor I was able to take my +1 for four hot laps. Before she wanted "out". I have to state that it changed her as a +1. She is much more comfortable with both the car's capabilities (and perhaps mine). She is MUCH MORE comfortable in the car now on our drives.

P.S. I also had the opportunity to take GrannyRod for a few laps around Beaverun. I think that she was IMPRESSED with our little car's capabilities as well.

 

I felt confident right away. Maybe too confident, but I haven't gotten into any trouble yet. I reelly love driving this car in moderate traffic. It's so easy to accelerate away from or maneuver through drivers I think are questionable. I probably go over 95 almost every day on the way to work, but only for a few seconds to get away from other vehicles. I love that. Staying alert and cautious seems the normal way to drive this thing.

 

Doug, it doesn't count when your first 6-800 miles was driven like this:

 

Be advised that depending on which tires you are running they may not "STICK" in temperatures below 50* F until you "put some heat into them".

 

Well I'm glad to hear so many different views. I have to admit the parking lot is a trip for me. There are a lot of SUV's in Sac and there is one Raley's parking that lot I won't go into. If you're not 17 feet in the air you will get hit. People back out, don't look while they're backing out much less going forward. I stay away from it. I think I may have to have a track day though.
cruise with attitude but assume you are invisible.