Honda says it will bring and drive the new 2007 Acura Type S at the Mid Ohio NASA Nationals.

 

I believe that is the same car they ran in the NASA 25-hour in '04 but with engine and body updates from an '07...

 

Whoever will be driving the TL have they met the NASA requirements?
Or will they get special treatment from NASA?

Edo

 

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Brian told me earlier that car was crushed... Honda R&D apparently has to do that with a lot of neat cars...

 

Brain S has evidently been running H2 this season...

 

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There were two, a the 25hour race car and a mule. Did they crush them both. Lee N. mentioned a few months ago that they planned to update one of them for this year's 25-hour. So I assumed it was the same car.

 

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Or will they get special treatment from NASA?

Edo</TD></TR></TABLE>

Why would NASA give them special treatment, it's not like Honda gives out any money to the Honda Challenge series (or any other series for that matter)? You pretty much have to be Real Time Racing to get any Honda support for racing. So just because they are Honda R&D won't make any difference in how they are classified. I think a privateer who presented the same paperwork and requests would be handled in the same way that Honda R&D will be handled.

I'm sure that NASA will want to look out the car's performance potential and assign weight limits based on that alone.

 

I think he meant special treatment in terms of qualifying for the National Event and as mentioned Brian has been running the Prelude all year in MW NASA events.