I was just wondering if we should get a date for the 2003 Expo on the East Coast. A lot of guys wanted VIR for this year, but it was already booked up. So, what do you guys think about establishing a date and track for the 2003 Expo at this time?

Wes

 

The expo at VIR would be sweet! I know it's going to be quite expensive though, so we'd have to round up a great turnout for that one

Great idea

 

wait, it's not going to be at Mazda Speedway at Laguna?

yoshi - who hates their new name

 

I thought it was going to be at limerock?

 

Who's new name?

 

VIR is a much nicer facility than any of the courses you mentioned above...with a more park like atmostphere, laid back personel and plenty of room for everything and anything i agree that this is the only true home of ITR expo which is just waiting to be discovered.

 

This one must be near(er) to the west coast...alternate the locations every year....

I think that would be fair. Although a central one every so often would be sweet too!

 

The first one was in Cali, the second one will be in MI, and the third one will be on the east coast. I talked to a few people this weekend at Hallett that race Vipers who are from North Carolina, and they made it very clear that VIR is the place to be on the east coast, so I think this should be our first choice.

We will then have another event on the west cost in 2004, and then the mid-region in 2005, and it will continue in that fashion. It makes the most sense, and is only fair for those who don't want to or can't travel long distances to attend.

 

Look at you....so fair!!

Thanks Wes - for taking on a big project.

BudMan ..... I can't wait!

 

Just a few extra thoughts! Why not do one in Canada too? Secondly, for another location idea. I know from a quality source that Honda USA in Ohio has a 7 mile test track on their grounds. I believe this is an oval with infield course. We could think of it as a home-coming of sorts!

 

I wonder if Honda would let us have it at HPCC, their proving grounds in the Mojave desert. Parts of it was shown in the Sept BM vdo.

 

Anyone has the link or pics of the VIR track? I'm interested to see the layout. Thanks!

 

http://www.virclub.com/

Very nice place ... spacious, with lots of parking lots and newly built log cabin style buildings (like a horse paddock).
It would be nice to announce next year's location at this year's event.

 

Have you ever seen the Cadillac commercial for the STS? the track is wet? that is VIR.. http://www.virclub.com/pages/track_info.htm

 

How about Motegi??

Do you think we can get a multi-car shipping discount??

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=84236
http://www.trackshots.com/videos.htm
XR4racer has some recient videos still be captured... and some more will be taken in Dec. at the SpeedTrials event.

I will help in ANY way with this event.

Will

 

even though I dont own a ITR...i would be so down in chipping in some money to come and even see all the R's and just hang out.....and maybe if you guys are nice let a little GSR run with you guys on the track It would be great to have something at VIR..... i would come in a second.

 

next expo SHOULD be at VIR...no question.

 

I'm down for that

 

VIR is definitely world class. Their flaggers are trained well (I am one of them), the track has excellent run off room in most places, it is smooth and fast, the grounds are in spectacular shape, the paddock is large, need I say more? While this is supposed to be an ITR expo would you be open to having all of the other hondas in there? I'm not sure what kind of attendance you got at previous ITR expos but I'm thinking that since there are only around 3500 ITR's in the country that it may be difficult to fill up the event. How many participants have there been at previous expos?

Not to mention the fact that there are many Honda performance enthusiasts of all types who'd love to have a chance to see/experience the Honda racing spirit at the track with their Type-R brethren. Perhaps for VIR you could convince the HART team, Planet Earth Motorsports, King Motorsports, Realtime Racing, and some of the other Honda racing teams to come participate. Who knows maybe you could have one of the CART Hondas out to do a few hot laps for you (although CART may be dead by that time).

 

I live about 5 minutes away from VIR. It is a very nice track and I would like to see all the ITR's hanging out there even though I dont have one. I think that it would be a nice event and JMU R1 has some good ideas about the race teams coming out.

 

Yoshi, I'm wondering too...any idea how we could go about contacting them? That track looked sweet. Not sure if I'll want to launch the R 3 feet into the air though!

 

Luis, VIR is a "road racing" place. That means that you have to put your R "on the track" for what it's MENT to be.....

Thanks,
Victor Perri II

 

good lord! i'd luv to see how much airtime i can get off those dips

 

hey, i'm just wondering how big of a turnout expo2 will be considering its in may and many are still in school.. =/