My first exposure to track driving was watching a Bestmotoring VHS tape imported from Japan. This video showed Tsuchiya, the “Drift King”, controlling cars with grace and accuracy. I was in complete awe after watching him and have since been trying to tune and drive cars according to his style. During this past year, I [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2005’
Garmin GPS Cup Holder Install
Since I got the S2000 I’ve always wanted to install and fit a navigation system. However I wanted it to look as much as OEM. We all know that the space of the S2000 limits our options except the JDM dash screen which I personally don’t like it. I was interested in the Alpine model [...]
Arizona Technical Day at Earnhardt Honda
The Arizona S2000 owners group had a special day at our dealership. The dealership opened up 7 racks and the entire used car service bay for us to do work on our vehicles. Starting at 8AM we had Cesar, Lori and Larry and a slew of technicians were on site to get us going. We [...]
In-Car Video Setup
I’ve been trying to get the right pieces together for a flexible and (relatively) affordable in-car video camera set up, and I think the camera I got today finishes it off. The cheapest way to do in-car video, of course, is to make a home-made camera mount and slap on a $25 VHS camcorder that [...]
Honda Reports Record Sales
For the fifth consecutive month, total Honda and Acura sales broke records in October, increasing 4.2 percent over last year to 110,895 units, American Honda announced today. Year-to-date sales of Honda and Acura vehicles increased by 6.2 percent to 1,223,812, continuing a record-setting pace and putting the company in line for a 12th straight year [...]
Civic Si to Make Racing Debut at 25 Hours of Thunderhill
Seeking to underscore the performance potential of the all-new 2006 Honda Civic Si, Honda announced today it will campaign two in the annual “25 Hours of Thunderhill” endurance race on December 3 and 4. Billed as the “most severe endurance race on the planet,” the 25 Hours of Thunderhill will mark the first time the [...]
Honda Makes Big Push at SEMA
More than 50 Honda and Acura project and concept vehicles have invaded the Specialty Equipment Market Association’s (SEMA) annual show in Las Vegas, a trend-setting industry venue for the automotive specialty equipment market, where Honda has the prestigious distinction of being named the “Vehicle Manufacturer of the Show” (VMOS) and the Civic Si is the [...]
Honda Debuts Civic Si at the 2005 SEMA Show
The Honda Sport Concept Civic Si, unveiled at the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show today, is an extensively modified version of the all-new 2006 Civic Si with aggressive exterior and interior styling and a track-tuned suspension. The wide-body Sport Concept Civic Si (+50 mm) features aerodynamically styled front and rear bumpers with lightweight [...]
