Hey guys! My boy and I, both skilled drivers usually run low to mid 14's in the 1/4 mile. We are gonna have some fun and take our rides out for track racing, 20 laps at firebird for the first time. So what do you think the type R or S2000 (both 2001)? Also any track tips would be sweet. vs.

 

both stock?

 

Its all Driver. Pefect drivers in both cars making perfect turns and braking and all that..the stook wins by a small margin.

 

In the 7/99, 8/99, and 9/99 Best Motoring, the crew (all professional racecar drivers) tested the then **new** s2k aginst the ITR, CTR, 3.0L NSX, and a few non-Hondas.

Results: the stook was 2.xx seconds faster than the ITR at Tsukuba, and more than 4 seconds faster than the ITR at Ebisu. It was also a couple of seconds faster than the ITR on Spoon's downhill test track. On a gymkana course, the stook was dominating...

**Just watched the videos to reconfirm, and made the appropriate changes** Gansan was piloting the S2K in all but one "battle," Hattori was driving the ITR when it had its fastet time of 1:11:xx and the battle at Ebisu was in the rain.


[Modified by fangtl, 11:59 PM 11/25/2001]

 

2001 S2000- pending AEM cold air intake and dc sport 4-1 header

2001 Integra R- AEM intake, header(waiting for the jdm), v-afc

 

The skill levels of the driver on Best motoring are pretty different. "Gan-san" (the old guy (real name Kurosawa) is the most exerienced. His son, Takuya Kurosawa is not so great. Naoki Hattori (whom I met on a few occasions) is a good driver only if he's in a honda, and Tsuchiya is pretty good...(about as good as Hattori)

 

If it's with a group which (like many) doesn't allow open-top cars to participate in its track events, then the S2000 will DNF and the ITR will win.

 

Convertibles are allowed as long as a roll bar and helmut are used, both of which i have.

 

From the info I have gathered, the S2K has troubles passing ITR's on a track. The reason was they have very little torque over the ITR. All in all I think the S2K would be faster, but the ITR is a better suited car for the track. I think it will be very close, keep us posted.

 

QuestS2000, hey, it's Chris man, we met Thanksgivng night on the ASU campus; I had the PY ITR.

Did you guys go to the NASA event; are you going to the next one? Hope to see you guys there!

 

hmm.. ill have to come watch and maybe show you boys how to drive heh heh... which event are you doing it at?

 

S2000 vs. TYPE-R....where's Shane and Bryan! They have been known for some close racing along Summit Point! They can best explain their thoughts on what does what. I on the other hand, have had to allow a pass by to Shane (S2000) a couple times to allow him to continue his hot laps and great track times!!

Thanks,
Victor Perri II

 

What's up bro? We didn't make it to firebird on saturday but hope to be running the next event or at least one of us to get some general feels and be able to give advice on the turns. We went to the show at rio today, some sweet cars but a bit too many trucks and all show no go cars. There was a sweet integra with a mugen kit on it, and of course intense had the sweetest rides out there...lol peace

 

Is Gan-san that dude who had the flu when he raced in an RX-7 at Tsukuba against afew gtr's, nsx's and evo's? That guy is darn good, or maybe it was just the car Which ones the son? Was he in that race, if so, which car did he drive.

 

Gansan is the old guy, the editor of BM. His son is the one that looks like him...curly hair, though. BTW, Miraz, he can't be that bad, he was was part of CART in 99.