2002 NSX Event Archive

Date

Region

Event Description

Acura Officially Unveils 2002 NSX -  The Acura division of American Honda officially released the US version of the 2002 NSX in January. The car is virtually identical to the refreshed model which was officially released in Japan a month prior. The 2002 models are now available at dealers.

LA Auto Show - The nice folks at American Honda arranged for NSX owners to check out the new 2002 NSX before leaving for LA Autoshow to see the official debut of the US version of the lightly redesigned model.

SCCA Autocross in SoCal - Some NSXers participated in the SCCA autocross in southern California. Read a brief report and see the rest of the photos here.

Pahrump Track Event #2 - Another birthday, this time Peter Madnick, was a perfect excuse to hold another track event! So the southwest guys hit Pahrump once again to celebrate. (NV)

NSXers at Roebling - Several NSXers showed up for the Chin Motorsports track event at Roebling Road, a 9 turn 2.02 mile SCCA track just west of beautiful Savannah GA.

Portland Int'l Speedway - Eddie Nakato from Washington state was the lone NSX participating in a Portland International Speedway track event.

Edmunds Reviews 2002 NSX - Edmunds online reviews the redesigned 2002 NSX with mixed feelings.

Festival of Exotic Cars - Eight NSXs, including this new 2002 Imola Orange car, and a number of owners gathered in the very rainy, very cold weather for the Festival of Exotic Cars  in Mt. Dora, FL

BaschBoost Demo Day in San Fran - There was a very strong turnout for a demo of the new BaschBoost supercharger system in the San Francisco area.

EVO Magazine Reviews 2002 NSX - The British magazine EVO reviewed the lightly redesigned 2002 NSX in their March issue. While they are full of praise for the car's performance and feel, they are skeptical about the look of the new headlights. You can read the full review on their website.

Autocrossing in San Diego - A bunch of NSX owners attended an autocross event at Qualcomm stadium in San Diego, CA. Several participated in the event while the rest just wanted to meet some fellow owners in the area. 

NSteXpo 2002 - Over two dozen NSXs and about twice as many people participated in NSteXpo in Dallas, TX. Included among the many other events was a dyno day featuring Comptech, Gruppe M and Basch Boost supercharged cars! (TX)

Florida Trackfest (2 days, 2 tracks) - Chin Motorsports held a great two-tracks-in-two-days event which was attended by many Florida NSXers. Homestead on Saturday followed by Sebring on Sunday made for one heck of a fun-filled weekend for all who participated.

NSXs at Sachsenring in Germany - A handful of NSXs turned out for a drivers school at drivers school at the Sachsenring track in Germany. The event was jointly sponsored by Honda Motor Europe (North) GmbH and the NSX & Honda Sportcars Club. 

Get Out The Vote! - NSX Prime member David B. from Austin, TX has entered his highly modified (500+ RWHP) twin turbo NSX in the 2002 Sport Compact Car Challenge. Help him make it to the final round by buying the current edition of Sport Compact Car magazine and filling out a ballot selecting David's car (#18) and nine others of your choice.

NSX in 2002 One Lap of America - Jon York and Armand Puig will be contenders in the 2002 One Lap of America, campaigning a 1993 NSX. Sponsored by ScienceofSpeed, Jon's NSX appears to be a formidable and reliable platform for a serious competitive chance in the SSGT1 category of the One Lap Of America event. The One Lap race (www.onelapofamerica.com) kicks off May 3 and competitors will cover 5200 miles and 17 track events non-stop over the course of 8 days. Good luck Jon and Armand!

Supercharger Dyno Day Results - Eric R. from Texas compiled the results of the NSteXpo 2002 dyno day event. Included for the first time at one dyno event were cars with superchargers from Comptech, Gruppe M and Basch Boost. See and discuss the results here.

Pulp Racing NSX Takes 4th in OTC - The Pulp Racing NSX gang, with drivers  Doug Hayashi, Wayne Mello and Erik Messley, placed 4th overall and 2nd in their class in the 2002 Open Track Challenge event, which covered seven tracks across the southwest in seven days. Congratulations guys!

Team NSX Takes 6th in OTC - Team NSX, with drivers Greg Hardee and Mark Allan, placed 3rd in their class and 6th overall in the 2002 Open Track Challenge event, which covered seven tracks across the southwest in seven days. Congratulations guys! (NV/CA)

Chicago Area Dyno Day - A number of Chicago area sports car owners, including a few NSXers, got together for a dyno day at Performance Technical Center in Elk Grove Village.

Honda Releases New NSX-R in Japan - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has announced the release of the NSX-R, a pure sports edition of the NSX with further enhanced driving performance. The original NSX-R, released as a pure sports model in November 1992, enjoyed a three-year limited production run. Now, seven years later, it is being reintroduced in an all-new form.

RTR Hosts NSX Owners at Lime Rock - RealTime Racing hosted over a dozen NSX owners in the paddock during the weekend of the Speed World Challenge race at Lime Rock Park. (CT)

DynoDay @ CyberNation Motorsports - Cybernation Motorsports in Fort Lauderdale, FL recently installed a new Dynojet and threw a party to celebrate! They offered dyno contests, a car show, one free dyno pull to NSXs, Moroso tickets, prizes, music, food and entertainment. Several NSX owners attended and reported that it was a lot of fun. (FL)

2^nd Annual NSX Prime Member Canyon Drive - The second annual NSX Prime Member Canyon Drive in California was a big success with around 50 people in 30 NSXs turning out for this filled-to-capacity event. Thanks to organizers and sponsors John Richards, Craig Kircher, Marc Weinberg, Factor X Motorsports, ScienceofSpeed and Dentworks. (CA)

RealTime Racing T-Shirts - RealTime Racing (RTR), the seven-time SPEED World Challenge Champions, have introduced an exciting new T-shirt design featuring the RTR GT NSX and RSX. The T-shirts are available at most Acura dealers. If there is no participating dealer in your area, they will sell you one directly. NSX Prime strongly encourages everyone who cares about the NSX to support RTR by buying and wearing a T-shirt. P.D. Cunningham and the rest of RTR promote the NSX by successfully campaigning it in the World Challenge series and they have also gone to great lengths to support the NSX owners community over the years.

NSX Dominates JGTC Round 4 - In the first-ever JGTC Championship round on foreign soil, the Mobil 1 Honda NSX-R took a convincing pole-to-win victory in the intense Malaysian summer heat. The car, driven by Ralph Firman and Tsugio Matsuda, romped to a decisive victory after 54 laps from a field of 39 starters.

Lime Rock Track Event - 14 NSXers participated in an SCDA open track / driving school event at the 1.5 mile Lime Rock Park race track in CT.

San Diego NSX Lunch - Several San Diego, CA area NSXers organized a Sunday morning meet and drive!

European NSXers at Monza - Several of European NSX owners met at Monza Autodromo in Italy for the NSX Trophy event.

Raleigh, NC Basch Boost Install Party - A couple dozen NSX owners and enthusiasts got together in Raleigh, NC during the week-long installation of half a dozen superchargers. Jason Weaver also organized a great NSX dinner at the Angus Barn restaurant in Raleigh.

RealTime NSX in D.C. GT Race - Several Mid-Atlantic area NSX enthusiasts met NSX race driver Peter Cunningham in Washington, DC on July 20 as part of the National Grand Prix. Peter raced in the Speed Challenge, starting 7th and managing a 4th place finish despite being rear-ended early in the race by a competitor. Lunch was provided at the RealTime Racing tent by Pohanka Acura and the NSXCA. After lunch Peter spoke briefly about the car and the race and answered questions. Despite the heat, the event was a great chance for NSX enthusiasts to meet one another and see our favorite car in action.

San Diego NSX BBQ and Drive - Several NSX owners got together in San Diego for a weekend BBQ and canyon drive.

NSX Owners Club of Hong Kong Celebrates 3rd Anniversary - The NSX Owners Club of Hong Kong celebrated the club's third anniversary. 28 NSXs attended and the owners enjoyed a BBQ dinner.

World Challenge Race @ VIR - Peter Cunningham finished the season with a race at Virginia International Raceway in both the GT class (in which he drivers the #42 NSX) and Touring class (in which he drives an Integra).

Midwest Fall Brunch - 11 NSX’s, met at The Last Detail  for coffee and donuts, and to look at some of the ultra rare cars that reside there. Then the group took a leisurely drive to Lake Geneva where everyone enjoyed a wonderful brunch with 16 NSXers present, including 2 new club members.

Mid-Atlantic NSX Meet - Pohanka Acura sponsored a mid-Atlantic NSX event that drew 18 NSX's and almost 30 attendees. Lunch at the dealership was followed by a drive through the scenic horse country nearby. After the drive, several NSXers competed in a kart race at Allsports GrandPrix, with Eddie Whitman as the winner. The mid-Atlantic group's next event will be another gathering/kart race at Allsports in early 2003. To be added to the mid-Atlantic list, e-mail Howard Stanton at hbstanton3rd@hotmail.com

Pahrump Track Event - A group of NSXers participated in the open track event at Pahrump near Las Vegas.

NSX Takes 1st at Toronto Importfest - Johnny Matharu took first place at Importfest 2002 in the Toronto Skydome with his yellow NSX-T.

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