This is well worth watching.


S2000 track comparison

 

HATSUNO FTW!

I went with the larger footprint wheels and tires 18" in my AP1 so I feel like i get the best of both versions.

 

Fun to watch. Surprised by the tire size performance change. Gearing change was an evident track inprovement. Mesmerized by the fancy footwork. Haulin' ass in the wet for sure. Regardless, they were a lot closer together than I might have thought. Pretty girl.

 

Good find Grant. That's one I had not seen before. That seems to explain why the AP1 does so well in cone racing and the AP2 is marginally faster on the track. I would love to hand over my car and see how it compares with my British alignment. I feel it corrected part of the nervous handling.

 

BTW, in the opening he says that suspension changes were made to the 2001 model. That is not accurate. It was the 2002 model. As the UK Press release stated “.. for 2002, there is a significant change in the suspension’s fine tuning. Spring rates have been increased, anti-roll bar stiffness reduced, and the gas-filled dampers (shocks) re-calibrated. The changes have been made to improve steering feel and handling progression at the limit, while maintaining the response, grip and balance of the original S2000.”

 

Very !

The chatter is funny, too.