Who here have moved from a DC2R, DC5R, EP3R to a S2000?

[butterfingers]

^ My definition of thrashed is to belt it day in and out and never adhere to service intervals, and when you do you spend the bare minimum, with shitty stuff.
I HAVE GIVEN ALL MY CARS a beating. But they always got the best care in return. 2 way street.

But somethings I never do; like flat changing, 7000 RPM launches, or hectic burnouts where you try to gas everyone out of their homes in the cul-de-sac with oxidized rubber.

i would have the same definition of thrashing as you then. no hard launches or flat shifting.


otherwise the engine was designed and intended to be used in any part of the rpm range between idle and redline. unless it was a shit quality engine, I'm sure manufacturers don't build things that break when used and maintained as intended.

[Hasbeen]

So true DakDak, there is no point in destroying perfectly good machinery.

There was a beautiful story about Fangio, when he was the best ever. A young thing from a ladies mag was interviewing him, & he was his usual courteous self.
However, when she asked, "Mr Fangio, how do you put your car into a slide"? His response was to step back, & state, "madam I spend my entire time on the track preventing slides, not initiating them" & terminate the interview.

When my son first got his licence he was showing signs of being impressed by some of his acquaintances doing burnouts in their old XD XF Falcons. I told him the Fangio story, then pointed out that although no Fangio, when I was setting Bathurst lap records, I spent my entire time preventing wheel spin, not initiating it.

He got the message, & became quite quick, while displaying plenty of mechanical sympathy. I do let him drive mt Triumphs & my S.

[AusS2000]

He'd be lousy in a drift competition though.