The artist formerly known as HPD is back. This time, though those go-fast parts will be branded with HRC.
Honda Racing Corporation USA–the company that essentially handles all the racing stuff for Honda and Acura here in North America–is creating a side business to produce aftermarket performance parts “for customer use for street, track and off-road applications.”
The more I look at it, the more that CR-V catches my eye.
In reply to J.A. Ackley :
The CR-V may be a response to What will be racing in 10 years?
Rons said:In reply to J.A. Ackley :
The CR-V may be a response to What will be racing in 10 years?
Good point. It very well could be.
BTW: The new liveries on these cars are sharp, IMO.
I'm just here imagining how cool an HRC Honda Fit would have been... 
(The fourth-gen Fit not sold here in the U.S. is adorable, btw.)
In reply to J.A. Ackley :
It's not. The CR-V was thrown together by HART and HRC as a collaborative effort for the sake of showing off the new IndyCar hybrid system and the "Hybrid" CR-V release. We are working on some pretty cool new collaborative efforts that are tying two previously disconnected (silo'ed) groups inside Honda to make a really neat show car that may make a Pikes Peak demo run.
In reply to metallitubby :
That's awesome. Thanks for the update.
I do, however, wonder, in a broader sense, if the compact crossover (with a hybrid drivetrain), such as the CR-V, will be the "car" to motorsport in the next decade. Right now that's where the demand is for cars, will this sport eventually follow?
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