In another thread, somebody said that Accords aren't supposed to be raced, and that reminded me that there are some G7 Accords in the Grand Am series.

HART even campaigns a G7 Accord in the Street Tuner class of Grand Am.

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2008 SCHEDULE GRAND-AM KONI CHALLENGE SERIES

Jan. 25 Daytona International Speedway ˆ Daytona Beach, Fla.
April 26 Virginia International Raceway, Alton, Va.
May 26 Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Conn.
June 15 Mosport International Raceway ˆ Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
June 22 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ˆ Lexington, Ohio
July 5 Watkins Glen International ˆ Watkins Glen, N.Y.
July 19 Barber Motorsports Park ˆ Birmingham, Ala.
Aug. 10 Iowa Speedway ˆ Newton, Iowa
Aug. 16 -17 Trois Rivieres ˆ Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
Sept. 21 Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah
Oct. 4-5 Virginia International Raceway ˆ Alton, Va. &lt;--Six hour enduro

 

So there!

 

That 22 car is basically (if stock) my car. How much you think it's lowered? I'd like to lower mine a little, but with the pot holed roads here and the relatively stiff stock suspension, I'm a little hesitant to do it.

 

If you think the stock suspension on your Accord is "relatively stiff", do not lower it by any means!

 

Am I seeing that right? Is that car lifting the inside rear in the friggin' uphill esses at VIR? I'd LOVE to see in-car of that...

 

That looks good!

 

soooooooooo sick!!!!

 

That's awesome!! Does anyone know if HART is receiving factory support? It think that would be great for Honda to do for the Accords.

 

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It is not factory support per se. The team is made up of Honda engineers who work out of the factory in Ohio after hours. I'm pretty sure there is some support in the form of parts and I'm not sure if they have to pay for the cars or are allowed to use test cars or something but they are definately not a "factory" team. They do incredibly well with what they have.

 

what part of ohio?

 

I guess this explains why we always see red <FONT COLOR="red"><FONT SIZE="4">H</FONT></FONT> all over Mid-Ohio all the time.

 

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Marysville?

 

sweet...by one of the most dangerous womens prisons! only about 2 hours from me...

 

Yes, Marysville. Though, I think they have more than one plant in Ohio now.

 

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Am I seeing that right? Is that car lifting the inside rear in the friggin' uphill esses at VIR? I'd LOVE to see in-car of that...</TD></TR></TABLE>

I've seen several do that. I can't feel it when it happens to me. This is a pic of mine a couple years ago:

 

Hmmm...what speed are you seeing there?

&lt;--- Wondering if by some crazy chance HE'S doing that...

 

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&lt;--- Wondering if by some crazy chance HE'S doing that...</TD></TR></TABLE>

It mightn't even be the best sign. I remember when H1 was full of cars w/no suspension droop at all, and the race winners always had about six inches of air through Turn 10 at Summit.

Now the H1 winners barely leave the ground at all...but their lap times are much faster.

 

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It mightn't even be the best sign. I remember when H1 was full of cars w/no suspension droop at all, and the race winners always had about six inches of air through Turn 10 at Summit.

Now the H1 winners barely leave the ground at all...but their lap times are much faster.

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That might also have to do with the H1 front runners having a more reliable 220whp on tap as well I was under the impression that most still had low-droop suspensions.

 

Ever see a Porsche go through Turn 10 with the <u>front</u> wheel up? Now, that's pretty scary.

 

Is it low droop suspensions that cause dog legging? I thought it was the swaybars that caused it.

 

Both, I think. Definitely not JUST the swaybars, as for the same cornering speeds and same swaybar (but different shocks) I've seen one car dogleg and one not.