Latest News From the UK S2000 Owners Club

Don't forget the Early bird ticket offer ends on 31st March.  

Tickets are £86 for 2 people for the whole weeekend (using our 2-4-1 Club code), after 31st March they will go up to over £100

S2KUK Club 2 for 1 ticket booking code is C13205 

Use this code to book tickets and camping space by clicking here

JapFest

We already have over 20 cars signed up for our stand!

Date: Saturday 11th May 2013
Venue: Castle Coombe Curcuit, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 7EY
Ticket Prices: £20 per car - this includes up to FOUR passengers (not really helpful for us, but hey, we have space in the boot!)

PLEASE ORDER YOUR TICKETS HERE.

PLEASE ORDER BEFORE 26th MARCH TO AVOID DISAPOINTMENT

Last year Japfest had 93 different car clubs and a total of 2700 cars on display!

It is time to nominate the S2KUK Charity of the year for 2013/14.

You can see here how the Club has raised a grand total of £33,386.00 in the past few years all for very good causes.

Now it is your chance to nominate your charity of choice for the coming club year.  

Nominations will be accepted through email to charity@s2kuk.com or simply login and comment on this article or comment on the story on our facebook page or tweet us @S2KUK

Nominations will close on 30th March 2013, at which point there will be a vote to select from the top nominations.

Now the January sales are over, why not take advantage of our stock clearout!

S2KUK 2013 Calendar - NOW 20% OFF!

UK WAS £10.99 NOW £8.79

EU WAS £12.99 NOW £9.99

US/Other WAS £14.99 NOW £11.99

Choose destination

UK £8.79 GBP EU £9.99 GBP US/Other £11.99 GBP

MegaMeet 8 T-Shirts - NOW HALF PRICE!

WAS £15 NOW £7.50

Price includes postage

Size:

Small £7.50 GBP Medium £7.50 GBP Large £7.50 GBP X Large £7.50 GBP

Speculation continues that there could be an S2000 successor in the wings.

PistonHeads were talking about the next Civic Type R in a recent interview with Honda R&D's Suehiro Hasshi and our friend Kotaro Yamamoto (translator, off duty race driver and original test driver of the S2000).

When counting a list of a few of the sporty models Honda used to produce on his fingers, he said...

"The NSX is confirmed to come back. The Beat is confirmed to come back. The Type R is confirmed to come back..." then wiggling his finger representing the S2000, "There's no-way this one doesn't come back."

Who knows what the future S2000 would be called, Hasshi-san is reported to have said "...there is no complete plan", but that it was Honda's ambition to offer the best products in terms of driving pleasure; and as we know the S2000 certinaly lives up to that.

When I met Funabashi-san (one of the original 4 designers) back in July 2009, I managed to get a hint that the NSX replacement plan was 99% done when the project was stopped, and that there was work going on an S2000 replacement back then - let's hope this is revived too!

The 4 original designers at Motegi Twin Ring in July 2009 - left to right:  Hitoshi (Kin) Nakano, responsible for the power train development of the S2000,  Ryouji Tsukamoto, responsible for suspension development of the S2000, Sigeru Uehara, Chief Designer of the S2000, and Funabashi-san

 Adding to the speculation is the Honda S2000 "Modulo Climax" shown at the Tokyo Auto Salon - interesting showing a car that is out of production, maybe it's intended for owners wanting to perk up their aging 'S' with "cutting edge aeroform design" and a "chic interior co-ordinated in black and burgundy". Honda has used the Modulo name on several ranges of body kits and exterior accessories previously in Japan. Think most will stick with the original!

Honda says the car simply previews a new range of accessories it has in store for the roadster. Is it unusual for a car manufacturer to offer these sorts of parts 3 years after a model ceased production? Maybe, but it’s not unprecedented – Modulo recently offered a range of add-ons for the Beat and NSX, which ended production in 1996 and 2005, respectively.

....Oh, hang on a minute, both of those now have confirmed replacements!

EV-STER Concept in Tokyo	NSX Concept in Detriot

Here is a fantastic offer from the team at the VTEC Challenge race series, in which our very own Mark Bennett competed in during 2012.  It's been posted on their facebook page and due to the S2000 interest we've agreed to post it here too.

This is an amazing money can’t buy offer brought to you by Ben Viner and his team at HEL Performance.

With their outstanding freshly built Honda S2000, they will take on the might of the 2013 British Time Attack where their driver, Charlie Butler-Henderson, will compete against some of the most outrageous track based cars seen in the UK.

Following discussions with Ben, an amazing prize package has been put together, which will be up for grabs to the highest bidder in an auction in association with VTEC Challenge.

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As the snow has hit most of the country here's a few tips for the S2000 in the snow.  You may be surprised that used correctly the S can actually be driveable and safe and fun in the snow.  

Feel free to comment with your own tips or tricks!

Driving:

• High gear, low revs
• Don't spin your wheels if you get stuck
• Steady on the power, especially in corners
• Brake gently
• Top down!

Better Boots!

Winter tyres make all the difference - lots of people recommend Kumho Izen winter tyres, which are available in both 16" and 17" (Check out our tyre suppliers who offer discounts, especially those that could come to you in this weather!)  They offer much better grip in very wet and snow conditions.  Others have had good experience with Bridgestone Blizzaks too.

Kumho tread:

Snow Socks

These have proven very good in snow, but as soon as you are off the snow they need to be removed or they will get ripped up on tarmac.  They are tricky to put on and off due to the small clearance between tyre and car.  Here's our Irish friend Spike with a demo!

So, with all that done, you could enjoy the snow as much as euan did a few years ago: