Saturday was our last race of the season for us, but the NSX's debut in a 90 minute double header at the Brands Hatch circuit here in the UK.
Running on a stock engine and gearbox, the races were to prove a thorough shakedown for the car and a chance to gain some publicity for the project, helped by one of the drivers being ex-Top Gear presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson.
Besides a few extra day-glo stickers (it would racing into the night), the car remains the same as posted a couple of weeks ago.
In qualifying, the car looked good and managed to finish 2nd in Class, just behind an ex-Works Integra DC5.
No problems occurred, other than the smaller non-PAS steering rack was like a trucks! My dad is a big guy, and struggled, so you can imagine what it was like for Vikki who is on the little side!
Vikki needed extra padding, which meant she would have to start the race first before handing the car over. She was understandably nervous!
The boys managed to somehow stay focused on the race preparation...
Vikki made a great start, avoiding some incidents but sadly getting tagged my a couple of cars. You'd think they'd respect the fresh vinyl wrap!!
Soon she was up to 5th overall, ahead of professionals including an ex-F1 driver!
Sadly, my old man didn't get much luck. The gearbox became troublesome an was stuck in 3rd gear for the rest of the race.
He brought it home 2nd in class (to the Integra), but with fastest lap as consolation.
Meanwhile, i managed to secure 2nd in the championship in our Elise despite a few knocks of our own!
Later in the day, we decided to continue with the second race. That's right, still using just the one gear! Despite the handicap, the NSX beat Porsches and Astons and completed the race without fuss. What a car!
We have a few plans over winter, so stay tuned!
Super GT racing may have ended, but the NSX still has a life on track :biggrin:
Running on a stock engine and gearbox, the races were to prove a thorough shakedown for the car and a chance to gain some publicity for the project, helped by one of the drivers being ex-Top Gear presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson.
Besides a few extra day-glo stickers (it would racing into the night), the car remains the same as posted a couple of weeks ago.
In qualifying, the car looked good and managed to finish 2nd in Class, just behind an ex-Works Integra DC5.
No problems occurred, other than the smaller non-PAS steering rack was like a trucks! My dad is a big guy, and struggled, so you can imagine what it was like for Vikki who is on the little side!
Vikki needed extra padding, which meant she would have to start the race first before handing the car over. She was understandably nervous!
The boys managed to somehow stay focused on the race preparation...
Vikki made a great start, avoiding some incidents but sadly getting tagged my a couple of cars. You'd think they'd respect the fresh vinyl wrap!!
Soon she was up to 5th overall, ahead of professionals including an ex-F1 driver!
Sadly, my old man didn't get much luck. The gearbox became troublesome an was stuck in 3rd gear for the rest of the race.
He brought it home 2nd in class (to the Integra), but with fastest lap as consolation.
Meanwhile, i managed to secure 2nd in the championship in our Elise despite a few knocks of our own!
Later in the day, we decided to continue with the second race. That's right, still using just the one gear! Despite the handicap, the NSX beat Porsches and Astons and completed the race without fuss. What a car!
We have a few plans over winter, so stay tuned!
Super GT racing may have ended, but the NSX still has a life on track :biggrin:
