Date
|
Region
|
Event Description
|
| January 4 |
Southwest |
Phoenix area monthly membership
dinner, Euro Cafe, Mesa, AZ |
| January 7 |
Northwest |
 Northwest
NSX Club 5th Anniversary Party. The new "real" millennium rolled
in with a club anniversary party. The Northwest chapter of the NSX Club celebrated
it's fifth anniversary with a party as a club member's house.
|
| January 5-7 |
Southwest |
NASA Track Event Phoenix
International Raceway. |
|
January 7
|
Northwest
|
Bay area club anniversary party
Pleasanton. |
| January 13 |
Southwest |
Phoenix area drive to Prescott via
Wickenburg. |
| January 20-21 |
Southwest |
BMWCCA Driver's School Firebird
International Raceway Main Track Phoenix, AZ. |
| January 27-28 |
Florida |
 After
a frosty start, a warm sunny day developed and greeted the group of track
enthusiasts for the first Chin Motorsports event to be held at the 2.02
mile 9-turn SCCA track at Roebling Road outside Savannah, GA. Pictured
here is Scott McKay in his green '94 NSX with 6-speed conversion and 4.55
R&P.
|
| February 1 |
Southwest |
Phoenix area monthly membership
dinner. |
| February 10 |
Florida |
 10
NSXs participated in the all-day Festival
of Exotic Cars in Florida. The Festival is an exotic car show to
benefit Arnold Palmer Hospital set in the resort town of Mt. Dora,
northwest of Orlando. The weather was gorgeous for the first social event
of 2001 for the Florida NSX club. The show featured the Ferrari,
Lamborghini, Porsche, and Maserati clubs, live music, thousands of fans,
and many beautiful cars!
|
| February 23-25 |
Southwest |
 NASA Track Event Firebird
International Raceway Main Track. NASA. This track event turned into the Battle
of the Supercharged NSXs! Hours of video from the event are posted
here. |
| March 1 |
Southwest |
Phoenix area monthly membership
dinner. |
| March 5 |
|
 PD Cunningham behind the wheel of the #42
NSX once again! This time the car is competing is the 2001 Speedvision GT
series. Cunningham took the pole and finished
second in Ft. Worth, TX for the first race of the series. The new
incarnation of the #42 includes a Vortech supercharged 3.2 liter engine
along with new suspension, brake, and bodywork packages. More information,
including the season's race schedule, is available at the RealTime
Racing site.
|
| March 5 |
Northwest |
 Some Northwest NSXers caravanned
down to Monterey, CA for a track event at Laguna Seca.
|
| March 16 |
|
 PD Cunningham made a spectacular outside pass
in his #42 NSX at the end of the Speedvision
GT race at Sebring to take the win. In the process, Cunningham
broke the record for most career World Challenge wins. With this win
the RealTime NSX leads the Speedvision GT series.
|
| March 16-18 |
Florida |
 16
NSXs participated in the third annual Miami area NSXCApades
event. There was a flurry of events starting with an autocross tire test
conducted by Bridgestone Firestone at Pro Player Stadium on Friday
afternoon, a track event at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday and
scenic drives on Sunday plus lots of great meals throughout.
|
| March 17 |
Florida |
Homestead-Miami Speedway. 2.25
mile 12-turn track utilizes the front and back straight of the high-speed
oval combined with a challenging infield road course. The facilities are
the best in Florida. www.ChinMotorsports.com. |
| March 22 |
Northeast |
The Sports Car Drivers Association
at Lime Rock. Format is six (6) 15 minute runs (3 in the AM, 3 in the PM).
They will create a run group of just NSX's if we can get 20-23 cars there.
Qualified in car instructors will be available for novice drivers or for
intermediate level drivers unsure of the track layout. |
| March 23-25 |
Southwest |
NASA Track Event Firebird
International Raceway East Track. |
| March 24 |
Northeast |
Poughkeepsie Sports Car Club Time
Trials at Lime Rock Park. Two practice runs in the morning and a timed run
( warm up lap, two timed laps, one cool down lap) in the afternoon
followed by a BBQ. |
| Match 30 |
Northwest |
 Some NSXers participated in at track
event at Thunderhill in northern California at the end of March.
Pictured here is Chris Willson from Washington. |
| April 5 |
Southwest |
Phoenix area monthly membership
dinner. |
| April 7 |
Southcentral |
 Texas NSXers Brent Cobb & Marc Weinberg ran the Big
Bend "Two Step" open road race in Ft. Stockton, Texas in
the 110 MPH average class. Two 59-mile segments over a closed public road
trying to average 110 MPH. Fun? You bet! Read the whole story and see more
pictures on Marc's website.
|
| April 13-15 |
Southwest |
NASA Track Event Firebird
International Raceway Main Track. |
| April 14 |
Southwest |
 Palomar
Run Sports Car Drive - A couple NSXs were among the many sports cars
that participated in the Palomar
Run, a drive consisting of 195 miles of switchbacks, hairpins and
abandoned straight-aways.
|
| April 17, 2001 |
Northwest |
 A bunch of Northwest NSXers hit the track at 3
mile, 15 turn Thunderhill
in northern California. Click here
for more photos. |
| April 21-22, 2001 |
Southcentral |
 The Texas gang paid a visit to Texas
World Speedway for a little high-speed fun. TWS will be the track
for NSXPO 2002. Click here
for more photos and a brief write-up! |
| April 27-29 |
Southwest |
 Another three days of sun, fun and
camaraderie... that was the Second
Silver State NSX Classic held April 27-29, 2001 in and around Las
Vegas. This year included an optional track event on Friday at Spring
Mountain Motorsports Park in Pahrump, NV, a highly technical, 2.2 mile,
11-turn road course. Saturday was the Valley of Fire drive through
beautiful mountain terrain, lunch and race car simulators at the NASCAR
Cafe in Las Vegas, and a Gala Dinner Banquet topped off with a product
giveaway.
. |
| May 3 |
Southwest |
Phoenix area monthly membership
dinner. |
| May 5-6 |
Florida |
 A number of NSXs turned out for a great
track event at Sebring International Raceway in Florida. Beautiful
weather greeted well over 150 participants including 30 novices. The event
was run by Chin Motorsports. |
| May 12-13 |
Southwest |
NASA Track Event Phoenix
International Raceway. |
| May 12 |
Southeast |
 A group NSX
Prime forum members and some other NSX owners in the Washington,
DC area met at Dulles Town Center.
The
meeting was followed by a drive through
the historic Northern Virginia countryside. More photos and a write-up by
Roy Ebert posted here. |
| May 20 |
Southwest |
 A large group of Southern California NSX owners
met here on the NSX
Prime message forums and decided to organize an event so they
could meet in person, check out each others' cars and go for a fun drive
though the canyons. Read the write-ups and see the pictures here!
|
| May 26 |
Northeast |
 A bunch of NSXers braved some very soggy weather
to watch P.D. Cunninham win the Speedvision World Challenge race at Lime
Rock Park driving the Realtime Racing #42 Acura NSX. The group got full
day pass plus paddock pass, lunch with the drivers, time to talk to
Cunningham and crew, as well as an NSX parking corral and parade laps at
lunch. The NSX Upper East
website has more photos of the event.
|
| June 2 |
Southcentral |
 Several
Texas NSXers got together for EDR's
Install Day Party to work on their cars, drink margaritas and
generally have a good time. |
| June 2-3 |
Florida |
Roebling Road event open to all
cars, but many NSXs expected. www.ChinMotorsports.com. |
| June 5 |
Southeast |
 Local NSXers Tom Wyche, Dave Perrotta, and Jason
met visiting Floridian Wei-Shen Chin in Cary, NC for dinner and car
comparisons. |
| June 7 |
Southwest |
Phoenix area monthly membership
dinner. |
| June 9 |
Northeast |
 18
NSXs plus a few other sports cars turned out for the 4th annual NSX River
Run and Cookout event in New Jersey hosted by Don Gallo and his wife Dawna.
As usual, participants enjoyed gorgeous weather, delicious food, door
prizes and twisty roads. Photos posted by Bob
Larson and Rob.
|
| June 9 |
Northeast |
Fourth Annual NSX River Run &
Cookout. A few dozen NSXs, good food, fun roads and great people make this
event a "must". RSVP by May 25. Full details here. |
| June 14 |
South Central |
 Several Houston area NSXers got together
for a spring and shock installation
party. Friends always make installs more fun!
|
| July 1 |
Northeast |
  20
NSX owners showed up with their cars at Pohanka Acura in Chantilly, VA on
the first of July to talk NSXs, check out each others cars and discuss the
possibility of forming a chapter for the NSX club in the Washington, DC
area. |
| July 4-8 |
Southwest |
NASA Track Event St. Johns, AZ.
NASA,(480)961-3864 |
| July 12 |
Southwest |
Phoenix area monthly membership
dinner. Venue: TBD 7:00 PM Bill Zachar |
| July 14 |
Northeast |
 21 NSX's attended
the third annual Sunnyside Acura open house, followed by driving, a visit to
New Hampshire International Speedway as spectators for an SCCA race, and
finally a group dinner at C.R. Sparks restaurant in Bedford, NH. |
| July 21 |
Southwest |
 Lots
of NSXs and owners turned out for the grand
opening party at the new Dali Racing / Basch Acura Service joint
venture NSX service shop near San Diego.
|
| July 29, 2001 |
Southwest |
 Santa Monica Sports Car Meet
- Several NSXers got
together and attended a big sports car meet and cruise in Santa
Monica, CA. Afterwards, the NSXers went to eat and see a movie as a
group.
|
| August 12, 2001 |
Southeast |
 Atlanta
Motor Speedway - A bunch of NSXers participated
in an Atlanta Motor Speedway track event by Chin
Motorsports, including several who drove up from Florida. Pictured
here is Tom Croly coming off the banked turn 2 of the NASCAR oval section
of the track.
|
| August 2 |
Southwest |
Phoenix area monthly membership
dinner. |
| August 11 |
Upper
East |
 A
bunch of NSXers turned out for the First Annual NSX Northeast Poker Ralley
organized by Larry Bastanza. More photos
are posted on the NSX Upper East website. |
| August 18 |
Northwest |
 Over 20 PacNW NSX owners gathered at Park
Place Motors in Bellevue, WA for ScienceofSpeed's
tech day, concourso, and prize give-away. The event included
demonstrations of some of ScienceofSpeed's new products, viewing of
Japanese Best Motoring and Hot Version NSX videos, and prize give aways
from Park Place Motors, Car Nutz, and ScienceofSpeed.
|
| August 25-26 |
Midwest |
 Some
NSXers got together
for a track event at Hallet
Motor Racing Circuit in Tulsa, OK.
|
| August 26 |
Northwest |
Club
BBQ and drive |
| August 26-27 |
Japan |
 The
TAITEC Dream28 team drove their Zeromax NSX to a 2nd place finish in the
Pokka 1000km endurance race at Suzuka circuit in Japan. The Zeromax NSX
ran in the C-GT class, while the JGTC NSXs ran in GT500 with good results.
Read
the race details here. |
August 30 -
September 2 |
Southwest |
NASA Track Event St. Johns, AZ |
| August 31 |
Northwest |
Comptech
tour |
| September 1 |
Northeast |
Import
Expressions Car Show in New York |
| September 1 |
Northwest |
Monthly South SF Bay
Area Lunch (CA) |
| September 6 |
Southwest |
Phoenix
Monthly Dinner (AZ) |
| September 11 |
Northwest |
Thunderhill
NSX-only track event (CA) |
| September 15 |
Hong Kong |
 The
the NSX Club of Hong Kong had
over 30 NSXs show up for their Second
Anniversary Party. A few NSX Club of Japan members also attended
the event.
|
| September 15-16 |
Southeast |
Several
NSXers entered
their cars in the NOPI
Nationals car show in Atlanta, GA. Shown here is Romeo Ortiz's black NSX
at the show.
|
| September 15-16 |
Northwest |
Green Flag track
event at Thunderhill (CA) |
| September 16 |
Southwest |
A
couple dozen NSXs drew
a crowd at the 9th annual Acura
Palos Verdes Concours D'Elegance on the cliffs of the Palos Verdes
Peninsula overlooking the Pacific Ocean. With the surf crashing in the
background, spectators enjoyed 200 fine automobiles exhibited and
competing in 26 classes including horseless carriage, vintage, classic and
sport cars. Acura provided the NSX group with invitations, an NSX show
area at the concours, wristbands that allowed the group into the "VIP
area" and even provided a gourmet meal and bartender!
|
| September 22-23 |
Southcentral |
John
Eagle Track Event at TWS (TX) |
| September 28-30 |
Southwest |
NASA Track Event PIR (AZ) |
| September 1-3 |
Northwest |
Trip to Whistler, BC (Canada) and
Indy CART race (Canada) |
| September 6 |
Southwest |
Phoenix area monthly membership
dinner.(AZ) |
| September 11 |
Northwest |
Thunderhill
NSX-exclusive track event (CA) |
| September 15-16 |
Northwest |
Green
Flag track event at Thunderhill (CA) |
| September 22 |
Northwest |
 Half a dozen northern California NSXs went
on a drive up Mt. Hamilton to the Lick Observatory, then on to the Castle
Air Museum to check
out all the cool airplanes. |
| September 28-30 |
Southwest |
NASA Track Event Phoenix
International Raceway (AZ) |
| September 29 |
Southwest |
 In
what has become an annual celebration of some of the finest driving roads
Southern California has to offer, 30 NSXers got together for hundreds of
miles of canyon-carving fun known as Canyonball
V. |
| September 30 |
Holland |
 Several NSXs and numerous other Hondas got
together for the second NSX event in Holland, the World
of Honda Tour. The day started at Hyperformance in Zoetermeer (in
the west of Holland) followed by a drive to tour to the beautiful fall
scenery, and ended with a go-kart competition. |
| October 4 |
Southwest |
Phoenix area monthly membership
dinner. (AZ) |
| October 6 |
Northwest |
South Bay Area club lunch (CA) |
| October 6-7 |
Southwest |
Track event at Buttonwillow (CA) |
| October 11 |
Southwest |
SoCal monthly dinner meet
(CA) |
| October 12-14 |
Southwest |
NASA Track Event Phoenix
International Raceway. (AZ) |
| October 13 |
Florida |
 Several NSXers attended the Chin Motorsports track
event at Homestead Miami Speedway. (FL) |
| October 14 |
Florida |
 10 of the the Florida NSX gang turned out for
the Coral
Gables Auto Show and took home a number of trophies. Vice Howard
(left) got third place in the Honda class with his Zanardi NSX, Manual
Cantoria (right) got second place in the Honda class with his modified '91
NSX (in background), and Wei-Shen Chin (center) won both first place in
the Honda class and Best Of Show for the event with his
modified '94 NSX. (FL) |
| October 17-21 |
USA |
 The NSX Club of America held it's 5th
annual national meet in Elkhart Lake, WI - home of Road America racetrack.
NSXPO 2001
included a reception at RealTime Racing, tours of the EAA AirVenture
Museum, technical seminars, many photos, group meals with entertainment,
and of course a two-day track event at Road America. (WI) |
| October 18 |
Southwest |
CalCoastal monthly dinner meet
(CA) |
| October 23 |
Southwest |
Sacramento Club
Meeting (CA) |
| October 28 |
Southwest |
Track event at
Firebird Intl. (AZ) |
| October 27 |
Upper
East |
 Several
Northeast NSX owners got
together for lunch at Papa Razzi in Concord, MA to welcome two new
club members in their area. |
| October 28 |
Southwest |
 A
couple NSXers hit Portland
International Raceway for some high-speed fun, testing new
modifications, and general NSX fun. |
| November 1 |
Southwest |
Phoenix area monthly membership
dinner. |
| November 3-4 |
Japan |
NSX Fiesta 2001 - A huge
Honda-sponsored NSX event in Japan |
| November 3-4 |
Southwest |
Willow
Springs Track Event (CA) |
| November 8 |
Southwest |
SoCal Monthly Dinner
(CA) |
| November 11 |
Southwest |
Laguna Seca track
event (CA) |
| November 13-18 |
Southwest |
 An
Intimate Week With Horsepower
Chris Willson flew to Phoenix to pick up his NSX with a
"beta" version of the forthcoming BaschBoost supercharger, hits
the dyno and a track event at Pahrump in NV, heads to southern California
for an NSX club meeting, and much more! Read the whole story and see the
pictures here.
|
| November 15 |
Southwest |
CalCoastal
Monthly Dinner - An exciting meeting with demos of both Larry
Garcia's new turbo kit, the new BaschBoost supercharger (CA) |
| November 15 |
Southwest |
 Pahrump Track Event
- The Southwest gang held a
high-speed birthday bash for Greg Hardee by renting
the track at Pahrump in Nevada!
|
| November 17 |
Northwest |
 NSXers Tour
U.S.S. Hornet
Members of the Sacramento
Chapter of the NSX Club went to Alameda to tour the WWII aircraft carrier U.S.S.
Hornet.
|
| November 17-18 |
Southwest |
Track event
at Phoenix International (AZ) |
| November 22 |
News! |
 2002 NSXs
Arrive in US! The first
pictures of the US version of the face-lifted
2002 NSX were sent in by an NSX owner who spied a couple on the streets of
California!
|
| November 23-25 |
Southwest |
Track event
at Firebird Intl. (AZ) |
| November 23-25 |
Southwest |
NASA Track Event Phoenix
International Raceway. (AZ) |
| November 24-25 |
Southwest |
Track event
at Buttonwillow (CA) |
| December 1 |
Northwest |
Monthly
South Bay club lunch (CA) |
| December 1-2 |
Northwest |
Open
track event at Laguna Seca (CA) |
| December 1-2 |
Southwest |
NSX
Invitational track event at FIR (AZ) |
| December |
Japan |
Honda Japan publicly announced the lightly redesigned
2002 NSX on their website.
With a redesigned nose and tail, fixed-position headlights and new
17" wheels all around this is the first real redesign of the car
since its introduction over a decade ago, though it is entirely cosmetic.
It is anticipated that an entirely new second generation NSX will follow
within a couple years. Official introduction of the US 2002 NSX, which
looks the same as the Japanese model as confirmed by recent spy
photos, is expected within a matter of weeks.
|
| December 1-2 |
Southeast |
A couple
NSX Prime Forum members participated in a G&W Motorsports track event at Virginia International Raceway.
|
| December 8-9 |
Florida |
 The Florida group got
together for the last Chin Motorsports track event and dinner of
the year at Sebring International Raceway.
|
| December 6 |
Southwest |
Phoenix area monthly membership
dinner (AZ) |
| December 13 |
Southwest |
SoCal Monthly
Dinner (CA) |
| December 20 |
Southwest |
CalCoastal
Monthly Dinner (CA) |
