We had one come out to a PCA event the other day.
Too bad he didn't run like we had hoped.
David
-----Original Message-----
From: NASA-VA Jon Felton <nasa-va@juno.com>
To: autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, October 18, 1999 12:38 PM
Subject: Also Re: S2000 Price
>We saw a white S2000 in the flesh yesterday, not just sitting
>at a dealership but out autocrossing IN THE RAIN at the VA
>State Championships. It looked and sounded about like I
>thought it would. (Quick and nimble and using lots of rpm's.)
>
>Is this the first "S2000 in action" sighting in the country?
>
>Jon
>
>++++++++++++++++
>
>Eric Linnhoff wrote:
>
>Ahh, we had a chap show up this afternoon at our event with a brand new
>S2000 looking to participate.
>
>Alas, the event was already over and torn down but a few of us oohed and
>ahhed at his car and told him that he had the coolest toy on the block.
>We
>invited him back the following week for the next local event.
>
>Then he made the mistake of asking us if anybody wanted to drive his car
>around the lot.
>
>Umm, yes please. ;^)
>
>Thoughts about the S2000:
>I'm too tall (or the windshield is too low), yet another car that I don't
>fit in. :^(
>Very nice interior.
>I would need no harness as there just ain't no room for me to go
>anywhere.
>;^)
>Great handling even on the factory Bridgestone S-02 street tires.
>Nice 50/50 weight balance.
>Excellent brakes.
>240 top end ponies but only 150 or so foot/pounds of low end grunt.
>(typical
>VTEC)
>A tach that is very hard to redline. ;^)
>Should make a fine AS car. (We told him that locally we'd put him in AS.)
>
>Over all, a very finely balanced car that will take a bit of gear rowing
>to
>keep up in the power band, but will reward the driver greatly if done
>correctly. I see a new car listed in the 2000 Nationals results top
>spots
>in AS. ;^)
>
>BTW, he said that he only paid $4K over sticker for it.
>
>Still too rich for my blood. Wait a year and they'll go for sticker
>price
>again, just like the initial Miata craze.
>
>That is all, and Mark, the check's in the mail. I'm just thankful we
>aren't
>asked to pay based on the # of posts we make. ;^)
>
>See you on course.
>
>Eric Linnhoff in KC
>
>
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