heres an update after driving it for almost 5K miles: this car is absolutely phenomenal..its scary how precise and accurate it is in terms of handling, acceleration and the overall experience. I cant begin to fathom what these are like modified with the right parts seeing how perfect they are in their stock forms.
Turkee Sonvich I kept my car stock for the first 7 years of ownership. I used to wonder the same thing; now I no longer have to. It gets better when modified [correctly] ☺
Gan San is a LEGEND! You could not get that car around there faster if you tried! Bouncing off curbs at 125mph with the hood down, not dropping below 8,000 the whole way -he really tore it a new one!
Strange that it has a UK registration yet it is a Japanese LHD prototype. Looking at the DVLA it was first registered on the 5th of august 1998 and has been untaxed since 1st september '99.
i believe hes revmatching the gearbox with the engine so the downshift dont slow the car something like the heel toe technic except he dont need to break at that points
In alot of cases, if you downshift to quickly without matching the rpm that the car was at when you pushed the clutch in, the rear end will chatter the tires because the engine is trying to catch up with the higher gear ratio.
He didn't over-rev once. He red-lined it a bit but these cars were made to be driven like that. They make power all the way to red-line and have a mechanical fuel cut-off so the only way one would over-rev would be a down-shift that was supposed to be an up-shift.
If he shifts too early then he won't be within the rpm range for vtec for the next gear. I'm not sure what the earliest you can shift to stay in the range is on an AP1, but I know most people with AP1s love to go all the way to 9k. I go all the way to 8k in my AP2 and it is wonderful. Plus the lap wasn't timed so maybe he was just having some fun :)
khairul amilin Than you are doing it wrong. You don't shift at peak torque unless you are driving a diesel even more in a NA high rpm car because what makes you faster is the average power you make in the rpm range you are using. That's what you should aim to: highest power average rpm range.
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Gan san legend, its like a test drive for him, just playing around.
He's driving this thing to the limit without a sweat!
From the leather jacket, to the sunglasses, to the white socks and loafers... it's like Senna in the NSX-R.
+JoeBlo2 That's how you drive Hondas
No, this is Motoharu Kurosawa otherwise known as Gan-san
+Nikola Begonja are you stupid? we know that
Nikola Begonja "like Senna"
NSX-R
sorry, misunderstood that part
He drove more respectful than most of the tourists you run into at the ring...
Because he is Japanese.. 🤙
heres an update after driving it for almost 5K miles:
this car is absolutely phenomenal..its scary how precise and accurate it is in terms of handling, acceleration and the overall experience. I cant begin to fathom what these are like modified with the right parts seeing how perfect they are in their stock forms.
Turkee Sonvich I kept my car stock for the first 7 years of ownership. I used to wonder the same thing; now I no longer have to. It gets better when modified [correctly] ☺
I've modified mine... getting heavy slowly
The best video ever of an S2000 round the RIng. An iconic clip!
the Gan San was living in 8k RPM
kwikKat more like 9k RPMs lol... it's an AP1
Gan San is a LEGEND! You could not get that car around there faster if you tried! Bouncing off curbs at 125mph with the hood down, not dropping below 8,000 the whole way -he really tore it a new one!
It’s kph not mph
gan-san was 58 yrs o Lol.
Mickaël Jackson's heal n toe
Michaeruu Jack-san
Michael Jackson's hee hee(l) and toe
I know, I'm 3 years late
Motoharu "Gan San" Kurosawa
stock exhaust sounds so clean, kind of like a trumpet or another type of musical horn instrument.
Turkee Sonvich That’s the engine you are hearing
no helmet, no gloves, white socks and mocassins: that's the old school drivers :)
Its fucken awesome to watch a skilled professional driver like Gan San driving the Nurburgring so effortlessly compared to the other amateurs lol
nice driving skills.
Strange that it has a UK registration yet it is a Japanese LHD prototype. Looking at the DVLA it was first registered on the 5th of august 1998 and has been untaxed since 1st september '99.
5 FR-S owners disliked this.
+Sonic_1000 God I hate FRS drivers....
+Sonic_1000 I could not find a mint S2000 so i settled with the FRS. Don't be hatin.
same ... and I slapped on intial d paint job.
NSX is the way to go ... Senna's play toy
Awesome!
I literally crashed my s2000 2 days ago, saddest thing ever. Cried in the ambulance
Got a new one yet?
@@undercoverlord your timing is pretty impressive. I've actually been planning a new build and have been looking for s2k's
Dem, comment was 7 years ago, still replied, hows that s2k plan?
Only when changing down or when he's about to start braking. Gan San is King!
no helmet, no seatbelt and just a pair of shades. no fucks given.
1:33 Double clutch
Wow, I've never seen a double clutch that fast. Why did he double clutch a downshift?
That was quick
Goat 🐐
Owning an S2000, this video is insane, the level this man is at.
VERY great pilot !!!
this nigga ain't flying
@@valt888 pretty sure he was on that lap. Gansan don't fuck about
i believe hes revmatching the gearbox with the engine so the downshift dont slow the car something like the heel toe technic except he dont need to break at that points
In alot of cases, if you downshift to quickly without matching the rpm that the car was at when you pushed the clutch in, the rear end will chatter the tires because the engine is trying to catch up with the higher gear ratio.
THIS is what the BRZ / GT-86 should sound like :D
I hope you enjoy it. I got mine almost a year ago.
Badass Old Gan-San :o
That's amazing! This car has so much potential! Damn!
I mean, its still a great car. And they did make a hard top they're just incredibly rare
~8:15 BTG
This guy got some serious skills!
I love this meter.
being tested on the old coursheeee
Channeling his Senna from the NSX Suzuka run I see. Sunglasses and white socks with loafers...str8 boss.
this is really cool..keiichi and the s2000
Great video
Fuckin A, this guy DOMINATES!
He hit's the rev limiter quite a bit. lol
are those stock ap1 oem suspension in that car in the video?
Excellent driving
big balls
how can't you like this?
GETTING MY AP1 IN FEBRUARY CANT WAITTTTTTTT
no one is gonna mention the fact they made this in japan, and tested it in germany but its left hand drive?
Professional Driver !
Thats pure class... I mean the White tennis socks in Black leather shoes... hehe
good work
Not to mention it puts a lot of strain on your synchros.
oppa gagnam style...
Like a Boss...
best car ever
great great driving my friend!
Hail to the King! ;)
Fuckin crazy japan on the steering wheel, it's a genious!
and of course, the top down
Best way to tell if someones a expert racer...... look at their shoes...... he has his racing shoes on.....
All with dress shoes on and shades.. goddamn
That IS fast man
no roll bars or helmet GANGSTA!
great vid, great driver.....whats the score with those shoes tho! haha!
nice video
wow
Is it me or did he keep was he red lining the car a lot?
And he's doing this with dress pants and dress shoes.
No helmet, like a boss.
nice
Some ninja shit going on here :O
YYYeessss. TRD and Mugen shouldve made an I4 motor. toyotas VVTI mixed with Hondas V-TEC systems..would be sick
this is motaharu kurosawa.. not keichi lol
Looks like takeshi kitano is driving around the Nordschleife.
Fell sorry for you :(
Lap time?
Gan San!!!
i miss senna.......:(
Get mine this weeeeeeek!!!!
soo fucking smoooth
well this must have been somewhen in 1998 or 1999 so it apparently hasnt affected anything...
yee he converted it before he typed it.....
Hilarious voice over
Isn't it Keiichi Tsuchiya?
+Ragi91 Gan San.
07:10 la famosa curva donde todos los weones chocan XD.
sehr geil, mit weißen Socken und den Slippern....
Lol he is not wearing seatbelt?
Like a bawwwwsss!
Reminds me of Senna
速すぎ！笑
@majch thats how a honda is suppose to be driven.
Questo significa guidare!!!
Motoharu"
poor gear box, but pretty nice control !
some great heel toe
But the voice over said 125mph. We all know that the speedo is in kph, S2000's can't go 220mph.
are those dress shoes? lol
why he 'over rev' instead of perfect shift?
He didn't over-rev once. He red-lined it a bit but these cars were made to be driven like that. They make power all the way to red-line and have a mechanical fuel cut-off so the only way one would over-rev would be a down-shift that was supposed to be an up-shift.
But still, the best torque is at 7-8k. Mine is k20a. I shift at 7.5
If he shifts too early then he won't be within the rpm range for vtec for the next gear. I'm not sure what the earliest you can shift to stay in the range is on an AP1, but I know most people with AP1s love to go all the way to 9k. I go all the way to 8k in my AP2 and it is wonderful. Plus the lap wasn't timed so maybe he was just having some fun :)
khairul amilin Than you are doing it wrong. You don't shift at peak torque unless you are driving a diesel even more in a NA high rpm car because what makes you faster is the average power you make in the rpm range you are using. That's what you should aim to: highest power average rpm range.
You shouldn't question this guy at all hehe, especially if you don't even know anything about vtech at all :)
guys this was in 1999 or 98 LOL O_O
stelvio is pants, too tight, full of people on push bikes and falling rocks, i wont be going back!
to bad I'm to tall for one of these :( my accord will do for now I guess.