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Originally Posted by warrenw
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Originally Posted by GarageMadness
Finally got out to a track day after a year of being busy with other things. It was fun to see all my track buds. A few of us brought our S2000s for a track day. I decided to bring the M2 Comp as my S2000 is getting safety items installed for proper bucket seats. Needed to shred the remaining stock tires off. Mission accomplished! Plus I wanted to see how it does on a short track (1.25 miles) with tons of different cars. I'm an intermediate track driver (NASA DE3). So lots of different HP in my group. My fastest session I was able to pass most everyone except the instructor and a few other cars (NSX, two 911s, C8) in stock form, stock pads, and street tires. The only thing I changed was brake fluid to RB660.
Good first time experience on track overall. It's blistering fast and can brake as late as you want into turns. You do have to gently squeeze the throttle on tight turns given the massive torque available. I will say 3rd gear is most used gear given the wide power band. Brakes are something to get used as you can brake very late into every turn given the stopping power. On the other side they can also can scrub off speed too quickly. I will need more seat time to practice modulating the brakes to balance this. The car handles surprisingly well in stock form as I have no suspension or tire upgrades. I really wanted to see how it performed before any track modifications are made. It is definitely a different beast on track vs street driving. On tighter turns it lacks some grip to accelerate hard given the lack of camber and 200 tread wear tires. The seats are great with the adjustment of bolsters on the sides. You have to find the right seating position as the helmet does make quick contact with the headrest at times. I can see taller torso drivers may not have this issue. The SSK performed well. I knew exactly what gear I was in at all times (exactly what I was aiming for when I ordered it through Ron at Auto Solutions). Drove the car in MDM mode most of the day to allow the extra slip angle I wanted on tight sections of the track. One thing to note is bleeding tires down to track temps will light up the TMPS message. You can go down to 28-30 PSI cold with no issues. I'm not exactly sure at what tire temp the car would engage limp mode. All other temps we fine. I do wish the car had a oil dipstick instead. Track sessions are 20 minutes long so you can't measure oil unless you can drive 30 minutes or longer. Plus TMPS cannot be reset unless your moving. I will have to use my pyrometer to measure the proper camber once I have suspension upgrades and proper tires installed.
Overall a fun day with friends. I felt like I brought a cheater car amongst the momentum based S2000s. I could accelerate hard in any gear, brake much harder and deeper into turns, and achieve significant straightaway speeds. 😜
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I have yet to have limp mode at the track with low tire pressures... It's just a warning that tells you "it's a good idea not to drive fast" but it doesn't physically limit anything.
Also, you should be able to measure oil as long as it's up to temp. It *says* 30 min but I've never actually had the car force me to not be able to measure until 30 min has elapsed. |
Yeah the temps wouldn't come up once the signal went on. But I didn't mess around with it all too much. I do believe if the tires are around 25 PSI which would be around 29-32 PSI hot under most conditions, the pressure would be optimal for them better grip. You're correct on the time though. I was referring to oil instead.