Honda’s Frustrations at Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted by admin in Honda Racing on June 20, 2011
The 15th of April is the day that the 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix was held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. The race is the third round of the 2007 Formula One season and it is also where team Honda suffered a frustrating race with only one driver making it to the checkered flag.
This year’s Bahrain Grand Prix was won by the Brazilian Felipe Massa who was driving for the Scuderia Ferrari. Podium finishers include the rookie Lewis Hamilton driving for McLaren Mercedes at second, and Finn Kimi Raikkonen driving for Ferrari in third place. After the race in Bahrain, Hamilton set a record by becoming the first Formula One driver to ever have achieved podium finishes on his first three races as a Formula One driver.
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Upgrading Your Honda S2000 Suspension With Aftermarket Performance Parts
Posted by admin in Honda Racing on June 20, 2011
The Starting Point
There are many opinions on the topic of S2000 performance suspension upgrades ranging from mild to wild and encompassing a variety of different views and experiences. Let us first discuss the ability of the factory Honda S2K suspension. The S2000 suspension is a very competent and well designed suspension right from the factory. The factory S2000 suspension setup is a well rounded purposeful built compliant design for a wide array of street, sport, and mild racing duties. The matchup of the S2000 suspension settings for the spring rates and dampening gives a confidently stable feeling to the driver, with a predictable balance for most situations encountered during street duty. Driver steering inputs are quickly converted through related suspension components into directional motion giving the S2000 that desirable quick steering feeling, with a reasonable amount road feedback subtle in less than bumpy situations. When it comes to wet road handling the S2000 suspension is also very capable and stable providing you do not get to aggressive with your choice of tires. The Honda S2000 also has a well engineered braking setup consisting of four wheel disc brakes with 11″ plus rotors at all four corners, assisted by vacuum assisted servos, giving a nice balance between the feel and assist of the system, and utilizing an ABS system and very good braking balance for an overall efficient braking system. The heart and soul of the Honda S2000 suspension and its ability to perform go beyond the bolt on items provided by the factory and their ability to perform, yes I am referring to the underpinnings of the car.The new S2000 unique body and frame created by the Honda S2000 engineering team. The race inspired thought process behind the S2000 chassis created an extremely well balanced and incredibly rigid frame utilizing additional bracing and cross bracing, beefier cross members, complete with a four wheel double wishbone suspension, anti-roll bars, which allow for the hanging of the coil-over spring dampers (mono tube shocks), further the weight distribution achieved is at or near the optimum 50/50 ratio between the front and rear of the vehicle, truly racing balance from the S2000.Considering just the rigidity of the chassis design coupled with the weight balance and four wheel double wishbone suspension you know the Honda S2000 was designed, engineered, and born to be a thoroughbred in the performance world.
Some factors worth considering
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Honda Lights and the Driving Experience
Posted by admin in Honda Racing on June 20, 2011
A car is not simply a collection of metal and glass but for many of us, defines us serving as a reflection and an extension of our personality. Whether you a car lover who wants to really show off their gorgeous ride, or simply a car owner looking to add a little more individuality to your vehicle then you may want to give some thought to customising and changing the headlights for you Honda Civic. Given the remarkable popularity of the Honda range of cars, if you want to stand out from the thousands of other owners, then making use of some Honda Civic Lights is a quick easy and cost effective way of doing so.
It should be noted that when it comes to Honda Civic Lights, the car owner really is spoilt for choice as there is a remarkable and exciting array of different products available and on offer, which in turn gives the user a remarkable degree of flexibility and control to customise their car. Some people like to opt for changing the colour of their Honda Civic Lights, with one of the most popular colours being the yellow coloured bulbs, which shot to fame during the golden era of Honda race cars, in particular, the Le Mans series.
Honda Odyssey 2005 Got Highest Rating for IIHS Frontal Crash Test
Posted by admin in Honda Racing on June 20, 2011
Backed by Honda’s exclusive Advanced Compatibility Engineering(TM) (ACE(TM)) body structure, the 2005 Honda Odyssey was the best choice from its segment in the recently concluded Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) frontal offset crash test.
The IHHS frontal crash tests have the front end of the vehicle hit a deformable barrier at 40 mph. When the vehicle is given a ‘good” rating, it means that its front-end structure is able to withstand and manage the crash leaving the occupant compartment largely intact with hardly an intrusion into the driver’s space reducing possible injury.