Originally Posted by Soul Coughing

It's nice to see some people still campaigning the R53! I've seen a few R53's at the track, but none at the AutoX that i frequent. Hope to see some more!

To add an even less apples to apples comparison to this thread as I own both a R53 GP and a Honda S2000. The GP is significantly more forgiving than the S2000 to throttle inputs and ham fisted driving - i think I'm a good driver, but I'm not. Similar amounts of acceleration in stock form, with the S2000 being a little slicker in the higher gears due to aero - I'm guessing. I push the GP harder on the street than I do the S2000 as it's less likely to oversteer; on the track both cars will change direction with throttle and late braking and are a joy to drive in anger. Newer 200t tires are significantly stickier than tires available at the time these cars were new, so I can feel the limitations of the stock suspension when I'm really pushing it at the track.