It seems that Acura is letting "Petey" Cunningham test drive their new prize at willow springs. Here are a couple excerpts...

"With a record like that on the line, Cunningham was as interested as anyone in testing the performance of the new RSX. Because the Speedvision World Challenge rules restrict the modiffcations that can be made when converting a road car into a race car, the performance of the street version of the RSX wuld provided a good baseline for how it could be expected to perform in a racing version."

"A wiggly up- and downhill combination of corners was a good test of the pulling power from the 2.0-liter engine's broader torque curve."

Cunningham's words, "The first thing I noticed...is that the ride quality isn't reminiscent of the Integra Type R. That car is very much a race car in street trim, but driving that car to work every day is a bit much because it's built pretty much for the racetrack. For me, the RSX Type-S is a car you can be comfortable in driving down the road, yet on the track it was smooth and did everything you would want it to do. The engineers achieved all that without a stiff ride that beats you up on the road."

"...very predictable...with an unbelievalbe amount of grip."

"The car communicates well...If I got into a corner a little bit too hot, for example at turn eight where you've got a good head of steam (120-plus MPH) and all of a sudden you have to get rid of some of htat sped to turn in for turn nince, I knew exactly what the car was going to do, and it was not a high-drama situation."

"The steering is very crisp. The car goes exactly where you point it."

"The brakes are awesome and so is the gearbox. Acura vehicles have pretty crisp, smooth gearboxes, but this is as good as it's ever been."

"[the seats] hold you in all the way around the track. I wasn't hanging on to the steering wheel for dear life..."

 

This better not mean that the Type R isn't coming.
The good news is that if the Type S is that good, wait to see the Type R, haha



[Modified by 8400-RPM, 9:05 PM 6/28/2001]

 

what's this acura style magazine? and where can i get one?

 

I don't know how I got on their subscription list...???

But it's sent from American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

You can write to them at 1919 Torrance Blvd. Torrance, CA 90501-2746

 

hahaha imma bring this to life!!!!!!

 

why?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by len &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It Because the Speedvision World Challenge rules restrict the modiffcations that can be made when converting a road car into a race car, "</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats the funniest **** i have ever seen, SWC rules are anything BUT maintaining a close relationship to the street car

 

why bump the 3 year old post??? lol hahaha

 

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thats the funniest **** i have ever seen, SWC rules are anything BUT maintaining a close relationship to the street car</TD></TR></TABLE>

But they still have to meet FIA Group N homologation rules, right? So there are certain characteristics that the race car would have to have in common with the productiuon cars.

Winning races while meeting the homologation rules is why the DC2 ITR was produced in the first place.

 

Driving the Type R to work everyday is a bit much?

Please. I've lost all respect for Cunningham.

Jason-
who'd drive his race car to work if it was legal

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by len &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> "Petey" Cunningham</TD></TR></TABLE>

Um.... that would be "PD" Cunningham.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by George Knighton &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

But they still have to meet FIA Group N homologation rules, right? So there are certain characteristics that the race car would have to have in common with the productiuon cars.

Winning races while meeting the homologation rules is why the DC2 ITR was produced in the first place.</TD></TR></TABLE>

last i heard they were running fully built motors in the k20a pushing some were close to 300whp, and spining the motor's up into the 10,000rpms I think thats alil much for Group N

 

Holy hell, that was posted a month after I got out of high school.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jason Franza &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Driving the Type R to work everyday is a bit much?

Please. I've lost all respect for Cunningham.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Come on, he gets lot of sponsorship from Honda.

If you work for Microsoft, while you might secretly be thinking "man this product is crap", you'll probably be saying, "this product is the best thing since slice bread. LiNuX is dead."

Just goes to prove all racecar drivers are ****** looking to ***** out their car for track time.

 

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last i heard they were running fully built motors in the k20a pushing some were close to 300whp, and spining the motor's up into the 10,000rpms I think thats alil much for Group N</TD></TR></TABLE>

FIA Group N cover a <u>lot</u>. It's not all N<FONT COLOR="red"><u>1</u></FONT>.

There are differing degrees of homologation and different numbers for homologation. Remember, even the 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO met its homologation rules. A very rare care even when first built.

Even that McLaren that everybody gets weepy about meets its homologation rules.