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Honda Prelude is Trackday Winner!

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:00 pm
by Drax
Spotted this in this months Autosport mag ... :D 8-)

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looks like a 3g kicking arse in the 'Trackday Trophy' race :twisted:

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:14 pm
by wurlycorner
Surely something wrong if a 3rd gen is beating an impreza and a 944? (that's not a derogatory comment against 3rd gen, more so at the scooby and the porka drivers?!)

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:24 pm
by jjmartin349571
There's no weight to the older Hondas, and they're quite aerodynamic despite their apearance. The Accord of the era has a drag coefficient of just 0.32. Chuck an engine like the B20 into the mix and you have a surprisingly fast and manoeuvrable car 8-) the only problem I find is that with no traction control they just constantly want to spin up the front wheels :lol:

But I'm guessing that the Prelude in question must have had some work done to put those turbo cars back in their place.

Wish I had a 3rd gen Prelude :evil:

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:33 pm
by wurlycorner
Sell the golf and the scirroco, get the 4th gen back on the road and buy a 3rd to keep it company... You know it makes sense! :D

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:36 pm
by Drax

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:43 pm
by Donald
204whp 8-)

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:45 pm
by jjmartin349571
wurlycorner wrote:Sell the golf and the scirroco, get the 4th gen back on the road and buy a 3rd to keep it company... You know it makes sense! :D
Don't tempt me, the VW's are nothing but trouble and 3rd gen Preludes are pure win :twisted:

Might just sell the Citroen and tell my girlfriend it's down my mate's garage being tested or something :lol: she loves Preludes anyway, I'd obviously be getting the 3rd gen to make her happy :D

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:54 pm
by wurlycorner
Impressive grunt. Wonder what they've done to it to get that?

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:58 pm
by jjmartin349571
If it's running a B20 lump, I've heard people in the states have had some decent results using high comp Civic B series pistons and aggressive aftermarket cams (albeit this is in in Accords, but with a similar engine). Apparently it requires a bit of work to get the B20 rods to mate to the pistons, but it's a good way to get some more power out the lump.

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:07 am
by vtectom
They're just down the road from me! May pop by & see what's occurring :lol: