AEM S2000 - Race Car or Street?...

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I've had this car a while, have used it in plenty of street car racing rooms, but last night while in one of my friends St. rooms he pointed out there is a big(small) #4 on the side of it. I said i thought it was tuner, which is street(legal)... after that i used my tuner RUF CTR2, MUGEN S2000, Mine's BNR34 SKYLINE GT-R, Amuse S2000 GT1, Amuse S2000 R1, RE Amemiya FD3S RX-7, 370Z Tuned Car(GT Academy Version), Nismo Fairlady Z Z-Tune and HKS CT230R '08 in order to see the response from people in the room, and no one said anything about them... My question is, is the AEM S2000 ANY more a race car than ones i listed above or any other tuner cars, and if so how?
 
The AEM S2000 is actually a drift car - hence why it comes with Comfort Softs. It competed in Formula D, the American drifting competition equivalent to the D1GP you see the Blitz Skylines, Mazda BP Falken RX-7 and HKS Silvia in.
 
I agree with the above statements, though it looks more like a race car, i wouldn't actually call it one. However the Amuse GT1 Turbo, I do consider that a race car even though it looks more like a streetcar than the AEM one. The reason i say this is the Amuse GT1 Turbo has front adjustable downforce, which gives it a huge advantage over the other streetcars in the room which don't.
 
Looks like it does have a roll cage, though i would debate just adding a roll cage to a car makes it a "Race Car", or any less Street Legal.. I mean if i add a roll cage to my VW in my driveway, would it be a Racer, or any less street legal?..

But i agree with everyone elses comments, and i didn't know it has a Formula D(D1) history.. That explains why it wants to nose dive on turn in and the rear wants to kick out so easily, regardless of tune. I still am going to keep in on my "favorites" list, which contains my 100 street legal favorites, because it is so fun to drive and looks great.
 
Ask the room leader because it will change depending on who you ask.

For me drift car, street legal car (porsche gt3 rs has roll cage) and all other arent race car. Race car are touring car, super TC, super GT cars, LMP, gt1, 2 3 cars etc..

So yeah, better ask room leader what he means by street car.
 
Race Cars can be Street Cars. Street Cars can not be Race Cars.

I hope that cleared things up. ;)
 
If I was hosting a room I'd throw it in with other tuner cars like the Spoon's, Amuses etc. If I'm allowing those, then you're good to go. If not, if it's strictly street/production then it's a no go.
 
C-ZETA
The AEM S2000 is actually a drift car - hence why it comes with Comfort Softs. It competed in Formula D, the American drifting competition equivalent to the D1GP you see the Blitz Skylines, Mazda BP Falken RX-7 and HKS Silvia in.
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I'm just gonna pop in and say that in most "street" rooms I've been in they say "if it's got a number on it, it's a race car". Personally, if I'm running a "street cars only" room, I don't allow LM's, tuners or concepts.... but that's just me.
 
JLawrence
A roll cage doesn't necessarily mean it's a race car, at least in the real world.
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I'm really not trying to start anything with you here, but everyone that I know that took the time and the money to install a roll cage in their car did it for one reason; racing.
 
Hey JLawrence... when you go to the track (and I know you go! :) ), how many Race Cars do you see with Roll Cages? All of them, right? Can they double as street cars? Yeah, sure.

I guess what I'm trying to say, is that if you have a Roll Cage, you can be a Race Car and a Street Car. It may not be an awesome Race Car, but still a Race Car. And, not all Street Cars can be Race Cars (because they need a Cage).
 
Let me explain myself here right quick:
Many guys that I know with older road cars (namely Mini Coopers, Triumphs, MGs and the like) have installed at least a roll bar for safeties sake more than anything, and I know another guy who got his Miata redone with a Corvette LS2 engine and also had a pretty decent roll cage installed. It's not a common occurrence, I'll give you that, but you can't base that determination on roll cages alone. What you can do however is look to see if it has headlights, windshield wipers, and turn signals, which in all honestly (other than the decibel level of a car and airbags) is all that differentiates the two.

That being said, I would classify this as a race car because it cannot clear a sleeping policeman.
 
This is going to turn into another CT230R thread of 20+ pages I bet.

My simple rule for GT5: If it has adjustable front downforce, its a 'race car'. If not, it's a 'street car'. Finis.
 
Mike Rotch
This is going to turn into another CT230R thread of 20+ pages I bet.

My simple rule for GT5: If it has adjustable front downforce, its a 'race car'. If not, it's a 'street car'. Finis.
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I like that. I think that should about kill this discussion in fact.
 
IMO, definetly not a race car. It is a drift car, but it also could be classified as a tuner since I dont really see a massive difference between drift and tuner cars.

I once got kicked out of a street car lobby for using the Amuse 380 RS. Host said it was a race car. Funny thing is. I see a few of them IRL here in Tokyo monthly.
 
It is a race car due to the fact that it was extensively modified for the sole purpose of competition. Also it has giveaway features like the fire suppression system. Gt5 or real life it's a race car.
 
I'll offer my definition:

Race Cars: come with Racing Hard from the dealer.
Tuner Cars: come with Sports Soft from the dealer.
Rally Cars: come with Sports Medium from the dealer. (1 exception: Lancer Super Rally Car - clearly a mistake by PD)
Road Cars: Come with something between Comfort Medium and Sports Hard depending on power/weight ratio)

Drift Cars: would be either Road, Tuner or Race Cars, but have tyres that don't match their power/weight ratio (always Comfort Soft, if I do remember correctly) or above rules.

So, if you consider them race cars or not, is entirely up to everybody's liking.

Alternative definition: If it carries a number, it's a race car.
 
Was there more then 3 ever sold to the public? That to me is what separates a street car from everything else 👍
 

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