Latest News - From the UK S2000 Owners Club

It's that time of year again when we vote for which Charity The Club will support during 2013/14.  Here are the nominations, please take a little time to read about any charities you don't know and make your choice by voting below.

Please Click Here to Vote!

The nominations are:

	Help For Heroes http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/
	Walking with the Wounded http://walkingwiththewounded.org.uk/
	Mission Motorsport http://www.missionmotorsport.org/
	Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen's Families Association (SSAFA) http://www.ssafa.org.uk/
	Cystic Fybrosis Trust http://www.cftrust.org.uk/
	Cancer Research UK http://www.cancerresearchuk.org
	Olive Beaumont Foundation http://www.olivebeaumontfoundation.co.uk
	NSPCC http://www.nspcc.org.uk/
	RSPCA http://www.rspca.org.uk
	Medical Detection Dogs http://www.hypoalertdogs.co.uk/

Please Click Here to Vote!

We will have a stand at Japfest 2

Date: Sunday 7th July 2013

Venue: Donington Park, DE74 2RP

Static Car Meet for Japanese car owners (with an option for track time). Drifting displays and Trade Stands.

Ticket Prices: £13 each per person (stand passes are free)

PAYMENT LINK HERE

More information available from Japfest 2 website and thread on S2KI

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!

2013/14 Memberships and Renewals are now OPEN!

The club year ends on 30th April 2013, so renewal and new memberships are now open.  

You can join or renew now for the new club year which will run until April 30th 2014.

If you join or renew before March 30th 2013 you will qualify for EARLY BIRD PRICES:

• Full year membership or renewal £12.50
• If you joined after 1st Jan 2013 renewal at £10.00

After 30th March 2013 membership price will be £15 (and £10 for renewal if you joined after 1st Jan 2013)

Join or renew today to receive or continue all your benefits which are listed here

To renew: login to your account and click ACCOUNT+ on the right hand side in the MEMBERS AREA

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.

Here is a guide to all the meets organised so far for this year.  Keep your eye on the calendar or the List of Meets & Events on the S2KI Forum and stay up to date with what is going on around the country!  If you'd like the club to support a meet or event somewhere, or help organise any in your region please get in touch!

Each of the meets listed below is a link to the relevant thread on the S2KI forum where there is further information and all your questions can be answered.

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:

As a surprise, we arranged Casino tables for XM and much fun was had by all.

Needless to say the fun helped us to raise some money for charity, thanks to selling the 'fun money' to exchange for casino chips!

We raised an amazing £300 to help feed Homeless people in Northampton on Christams Day this year.  Their funding pot also had a little boost as it was paid over from me thus they got Gift aid.

Thanks everyone for being so generous - our great Christmas Party night means that some less fortunate than us will have a a tasty meal on Chritmas day.  Perhaps we should also mention that a few other folk who were at the same party also chipped in - so Barclays at Foleshill ROad Coventry and Mrs Jordan's table...thank you too!

Happy Christmas everyone

Sue

Monies donated to:  http://hopeenterprises.org.uk/index.php    
 

S2KUK will once again be at this truely awesome weekend, with plenty of classic racing, magnificent sights, getting extremely close up to the action, walking the pits.  All this while enjoying the company of other like minded people, with BBQs, Pimm's, beers, and in the evening plenty of entertainment including the famous Harley Davidson Tent and live music.

Book 2 for 1 Club Stand tickets before 30th May using the code below! 

BOOK BEFORE 31st March for additional EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT!

S2KUK Club 2 for 1 ticket booking code is C13205 

(2x 3 Day tickets + Stand Pass £95 - EARLY BIRD BEFORE 31st MARCH IS £80)

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

PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY:  once the code is entered - the description of the ticket changes from "3 DAY ADVANCED" to "3 DAY ADVANCED CCM PACKAGE" which includes 2x Adult tickets and 1 infield car stand pass - so order 1 unit (which is 2 tickets plus vehicle pass) 

You WILL NOT get a stand pass unless you use that code - they are issued by Silverstone Classic and not the Club!

Report on 2012 and pictures here

Pictures from 2011 are here

Further information on the S2KI Forum here 

There is lots of further information about the event on the SSC website http://www.silverstoneclassic.com

The S2KUK 2013 Calendar is now ready to order!  

ORDER NOW to get it in time for Christmas!

Click here to order now!

Donington Historic Festival - Donington Park, May 3rd, 4th and 5th 2013

Donington Park has seen many unforgettable racing moments over the decades and, for 2013, the Festival is celebrating two particularly iconic ones; the 30th anniversary of the first time the late, great Ayrton Senna got behind the wheel of an F1 car, and the 20th anniversary of his extraordinary display of mastery over the rain in the 1993 European Grand Prix. This tribute to Senna, combined with the close-fought and exhilarating competition out on the track – with over 400 historic racing cars, spanning seven decades – looks set to prove a big draw for classic car enthusiasts from across the UK and internationally. This is the first time that the Festival has been held over three days. On each day of the Festival gates open at 07.30am and the circuit activity starts at 9am, finishing at around 6pm on the Friday, 7.30pm on the Saturday and 6pm on the Sunday.

Racing will take place mainly on the Saturday and Sunday, with qualifying taking place mostly on the Friday. The provisional timetable will be announced early in 2013. Members of car clubs registered to attend the event benefit from a two-for-one ticket offer on advance tickets when they quote their unique club code at time of booking (deadline Friday, April 19th), and will receive one infield pass for every pair of tickets they buy, allowing them to join the other cars on display in their club's dedicated infield parking area, to create a fantastic exhibit for all spectators to enjoy. www.doningtonhistoric.com

S2KUK will be in attendance on a great stand, click below for further details and booking codes for special ticket rates!

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Here's some S2000 related ideas for Christmas on our new Amazon store, including books, various gifts & model S2000s and a few parts.

Anything you buy through here, the club gets a small commission from Amazon!

S2KUK Amazon store - Click Here

This is NOT an official concept, something found on YouTube!

What do you think?

Thanks to everyone who submitted photos and who voted.  The voting has finished and the results are in!

Well done to all the winners! Ordering information will be available soon!

The winning 12 entries for the calendar are....

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