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Does any one know who's the entrant of this black NSX and what class is it running?
Does any one know who's the entrant of this black NSX and what class is it running?
All photos taken by iPhone4s and no editing other than a couple instagram filters lol
Today was tech inspection at Pikes Peak International Raceway
Hmmm .. it says '91 NSX' but do you suppose this is really a mule that's testing the NSX 2.0 drivetrain? I mean wouldn't a twisty course like this be an excellent place to tune the hybrid torque vectoring? The 2.0 has a tranverse V6 and the battery pack is supposed to be about where our gas tank is, so the whole thing could be quite stealthy and not attract much attention. I'm not familiar with HPD but could this be part of the Honda R&D group that is responsible for the 2.0 development?You beat me to it Tino. I was wondering the same thing.
There's a "Acura Motorsports" (WTF is that?), HPD, and HART sticker on it and not much else. I'm going to guess this is the Honda Employee Team. I'm feverishly searching for articles on it now. I'm also asking my friends at Honda Torrance (and why have they been keeping this secret from me!!!!!!!!!)
HPD = Honda Performance Development
HART = Honda of America Racing Team
Hmmm .. it says '91 NSX' but do you suppose this is really a mule that's testing the NSX 2.0 drivetrain? I mean wouldn't a twisty course like this be an excellent place to tune the hybrid torque vectoring? The 2.0 has a tranverse V6 and the battery pack is supposed to be about where our gas tank is, so the whole thing could be quite stealthy and not attract much attention. I'm not familiar with HPD but could this be part of the Honda R&D group that is responsible for the 2.0 development?
Hmmm .. it says '91 NSX' but do you suppose this is really a mule that's testing the NSX 2.0 drivetrain? I mean wouldn't a twisty course like this be an excellent place to tune the hybrid torque vectoring? The 2.0 has a tranverse V6 and the battery pack is supposed to be about where our gas tank is, so the whole thing could be quite stealthy and not attract much attention. I'm not familiar with HPD but could this be part of the Honda R&D group that is responsible for the 2.0 development?
that is a friend of mine from the racing/autocross world. both he and his navigator/codriver were injured, but nothing serious. they are both ok.
So, why would that exclude a hybrid or mule? The car is running in the Pikes Peak Open class and the description is: "These cars may look like stock cars from the outside, but major modifications can be done to their engines, transmissions and suspension." Sounds like it could easily accommodate the NSX concept powertrain. And if it was done by Honda R&D, it should be good enough quality/safety to pass inspectionIt's not a hybrid or mule, the cars go through tech inspection.
No kidding? If you have any more specs please shareIt didn't have a C30 or C32. I was looking at it at the Pikes Peak Fan Fest and the guys at the booth said it was the HR28TT from the HPD LeMans program, it's a twin turbo 2.8L V6.