I left work late tonight so traffic was light. I dropped the top and head home. Managed to get near 150 on the Causeway before traffic and troopers made that activity unwize. The trooper was walking back to his car and had to hear me coming before I got slowed before him.

In town traffic was a little heavier until I get past downtown heading North on I-275. I was running fairly quickly then the left lane is wide open. :buttrock I mash in 5th then decide wtf, drop to 4th and the Roady is screaming bloody murder as I blast past the concrete wall.

As I'm coming up on an onramp I notice a topless silver S2K. From his entry speed it was obvious he wasn't going to be an obstruction to too many others on the road. I slow a bit and mash for effect as I pass him a couple lanes to his left.

Traffic has re-emerged. He tucks in behind me until there's an opening. There could have potentially been room for a side by side, but my exit wasn't too far and wasn't sure he'd line up properly. So I opt to allow him to draft.

Rolling from 90 mph I pick 4th and get mashy on the gassy. Not really where I want to start a race, but oh well we play what we are dealt. For a couple seconds the S2k is stuck to me pretty solid. The brick is doing an effective job of making him a hole, and he's likely in the money spot in third gear.

By about 110 I've started a little stroll on the S2K. By 120 the M Roady is screaming ahead. I run 4th out until 6,900 rpm and shift. By now I think it would have been safe for a bus and a Prius to merge between the Roady and the S2K.

Fifth gear finds the S52 powered banshee screaming further and further ahead. The turtles in the far lanes are breaking their necks looking at the red blur followed a good distance back by the silver streak.

I hit 140 and let out hoping for a line up. I move to the center lane. I'm willing to miss my exit (next exit 11 miles!) to line up with this guy, but he gives the appearance of heading for the exit so I hop far right.

He passes me on the left, we are back in normal speeds now. I throw a thumbs up. He returns it.

We play very little on Bearrs before he exits while giving a peace sign.

Fun little run. Cool guy.

Cliff's notes: M Roadster vs S2K 90-140. S2K hangs in until the roady gets into high RPMs, at which point the ///M starts stacking on bus lengths.

NIce run, i love both cars. What year is your ///M? :)

NIce run, i love both cars. What year is your ///M? :)
98

You just got it back and there are so many runs already :eyecrazy:

Nice kill

NIce run, i love both cars. What year is your ///M? :)

Check his sig.....98

damn, thats fast on public roads w other cars around. but nice run, glad the guy was down to have some fun.

Nice kill



Check his sig.....98

Yea i seen it right after i posted it:stickoutt

damn, thats fast on public roads w other cars around. but nice run, glad the guy was down to have some fun.
I was puckering a bit just before the S2K got on the interstate. Up against that wall next to traffic with the S52 screaming well past 6K rpm is pretty intense. That was also likely more jarring to the turtles than anything else. Other than that, traffic was reasonably far away.

nice run

By now I think it would have been safe for a bus and a Prius to merge between the Roady and the S2K.

Love the analogy. :)

Nice kill. :clap

way to show who's boss.
S52!!

nice kill, well told...I guess you were lucky enough to get the roads on one of the days when all the people here who have no idea at all of how to drive were at home...lucky...

S2k stop pulling at over 120 MPH. They go back to being little honda 4cyl engines. So you both were top down? At over 120 MPH I dont even bother racing anymore I just let off. Too dangerous! Also you were modded right? Most s2k react poor to mods. Most owners have poor taste in mods because they dont want to spend the big money to play.

I hung with an S2000 last night. In my 325is. Guy barely pulled on me. Oh yea :alright

I hung with an S2000 last night. In my 325is. Guy barely pulled on me. Oh yea :alright

he wasnt raing you or he was in 5th gear at 60 mph.

he wasnt raing you or he was in 5th gear at 60 mph.
:lol ..hes right i used to have a 325, and my dad has a 00 s2k

S2k stop pulling at over 120 MPH. They go back to being little honda 4cyl engines. So you both were top down? At over 120 MPH I dont even bother racing anymore I just let off. Too dangerous! Also you were modded right? Most s2k react poor to mods. Most owners have poor taste in mods because they dont want to spend the big money to play.

its not easy to mod a car that is almost maxed out from the factory.....all you can really do is a supercharger with like 5 psi and maybe a few bolt ons. if you want to go turbo it would probably be best to rebuild the engine to lower compression, which kind of defeats the purpose of having an S2000, lol. it's not my cup of tea but it's a great track car

Nice one. Great pair of fun cars.

Meh with 4.77 gears, T1R exhaust, J's Header, J's Intake , EMS, Stage 1 clutch and 255 on the rear you can run high 12's but will run you about 10,000 bucks for these mods.

Nice one! I thought at high speeds the S2000's were a good match for the S52M Roadster. Guess not.

Nice one! I thought at high speeds the S2000's were a good match for the S52M Roadster. Guess not.

Yeah, I was a little concerned at first until I started walking. This was a long run, 90 to 140 in these cars takes a while. A couple mph difference for half the run will make a good amount of space between the cars.


Hmmm, $10K for mods to get the S2K into 12s? Glad to see it is cheaper to mod the bimmer. ;) Any of the popular SC kits or stage I turbo kits would have my Roady in twelves or maybe even elevens, and $10K in NA mods would probably get me there too. Of course, $10K for a 0.6 seconds in time savings is pretty expensive.

Yeah, I was a little concerned at first until I started walking. This was a long run, 90 to 140 in these cars takes a while. A couple mph difference for half the run will make a good amount of space between the cars.


Hmmm, $10K for mods to get the S2K into 12s? Glad to see it is cheaper to mod the bimmer. ;) Any of the popular SC kits or stage I turbo kits would have my Roady in twelves or maybe even elevens, and $10K in NA mods would probably get me there too. Of course, $10K for a 0.6 seconds in time savings is pretty expensive.
$10k?

TT Stage 2 turbo, intake, exhaust, clutch, flywheel, drag radials....... 11s

$10k?

TT Stage 2 turbo, intake, exhaust, clutch, flywheel, drag radials....... 11s
I meant $10K NA would get me to 12s pretty easily. Probably <$5K even. You don't drag, but 245 rwhp and some DRs should get a Roady threatoning to break into 12S.

I meant $10K NA would get me to 12s pretty easily. Probably <$5K even. You don't drag, but 245 rwhp and some DRs should get a Roady threatoning to break into 12S.

There was a guy that used to post in the Z3 section with a 98MZ3...named sab065 or something that made a 13.3X with only a shark injector so I'm sure 12's can be had as follows:

1) slicks
2) lightweight front wheels/tires
3) shark injector
4) mixture of premium + race gas
5) remove passenger seat
6) cool, dry temps at sea level
7) experienced driver

When I move back to SoCal in about a year or so I am going to try this (with no shark injector) and be the only "stock" MZ3 in the 12's :D