Handling question
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From: Mish-she-gan
In case anyone thinks it doesn't happen anymore... this was posted a couple days ago.
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=682587
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In a few days I'll post the in-car from my two spins this week. One was in T2 at Sears Point, where I got out of shape by being too far in and up the apex berm (caused by trying to chase down an M3 ahead of me). The other was in T3 at Thunderhill, where I forgot my left side tires were colder than my right side tires and I just asked too much of them on the warmup lap.
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Originally Posted by raymo19,Mar 24 2009, 07:34 PM
I did forget to mention that upgrading wheels/tires to 17" with the proper offsets and widths and 225/255 or 225/265 tires can tend to calm early AP1s as well. Especially with a good alignment.
I have an AP1 that I have enjoyed for 102k now. It was upgraded to 17"s years ago. I have spun the car 1 time in all these years and that was a very cold spring day and the asphalt temps were probably sub 30 degrees at the time. It was just a mild half spin i gathered it back quick drove home put the car back i the garage and waited till the temps hit the 50's before it came back out again.
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From: Mish-she-gan
Originally Posted by Raff,Mar 25 2009, 04:34 PM
Thanks to all for the responses. It seems the underlying thought is to become familiar with the car before exploring its limits -makes sense to me.
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This guy says it well in the S2000 talk forum
Originally Posted by Cheese and Onion,Mar 25 2009, 03:54 PM
Early S2000's have a well documented propensity to snappy and unprogressive tail end breakaway in higher speed corners. Combined with confidence sapping low levels of steering feel and a chassis that didn't telegraph its intentions well to the driver it made (in AP1 guise) for a car that was difficult to drive at the limit across a quick and twisty road.
Subtle, evolutionary chassis revisions eradicated many of the earlier models idiosyncratic tendencies.
Subtle, evolutionary chassis revisions eradicated many of the earlier models idiosyncratic tendencies.
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