accord touring cars?

1.6se · 16 Jan 2004, 21:09 (Ref:840890)

is there a reason honda isn't developing the new accord for etcc or btcc???:confused:

SPARK Msport · 16 Jan 2004, 21:32 (Ref:840918)

Size matters I guess....

Duffacus · 16 Jan 2004, 21:35 (Ref:840923)

The Accord has been aproved for SCV8

**FIRE** · 16 Jan 2004, 21:44 (Ref:840943)

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Originally posted by Duffacus
The Accord has been aproved for SCV8

You mean the bodyshell?

Duffacus · 16 Jan 2004, 21:45 (Ref:840945)

nsxr · 18 Jan 2004, 03:11 (Ref:842049)

hey relax 5zigen races one in the super endurance series in japan. I think realtime is switching to tsx {euro accord sold in the us] for this years world challenge

Tim Harvey Fan · 19 Jan 2004, 21:51 (Ref:843201)

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hey relax 5zigen races one in the super endurance series in japan. I think realtime is switching to tsx {euro accord sold in the us] for this years world challenge

I disagree. Last I heard, Realtime were planning on sticking with the RSX. I hope to see a Realtime TSX this year but with the development of the Nissan Sentra (combined with the relatively young age of the RSX), I don't know if they will find time or capacity to develop the TSX. But, who knows? Anything can happen I guess.

HJC · 20 Jan 2004, 09:22 (Ref:843701)

A previous post of me:

Honda, JAS more precisely, are busy making an ETCC-spec Honda Accord I guess. A guy a know visited the JAS-workshop in Italy a couple of weeks ago. He saw a chassis of the new model, stripped of all parts. I my opinion, there's only one possible championship for this car -> ETCC. Maybe this is why the UK budget is lowered...

Does this answer your question?

**FIRE** · 20 Jan 2004, 14:41 (Ref:844109)

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Originally posted by HJC
A previous post of me:

Honda, JAS more precisely, are busy making an ETCC-spec Honda Accord I guess. A guy a know visited the JAS-workshop in Italy a couple of weeks ago. He saw a chassis of the new model, stripped of all parts. I my opinion, there's only one possible championship for this car -> ETCC. Maybe this is why the UK budget is lowered...

Does this answer your question?

Is this a private project?

HJC · 20 Jan 2004, 15:28 (Ref:844156)

As JAS is the official partner of Honda in Touring Car racing since 1998 and because the cost of developing such a car from scratch is huge I believe that there is financial support from Honda for this project.

kmchow · 21 Jan 2004, 02:41 (Ref:844903)

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Originally posted by HJC
As JAS is the official partner of Honda in Touring Car racing since 1998 and because the cost of developing such a car from scratch is huge I believe that there is financial support from Honda for this project.

But then, we don't know how much financial or technical support Honda is giving? Honda may give enough money for a car to be built, but not enough to make a competitive one? Could this be a deja vu ETCC Volvo effort?

HJC · 21 Jan 2004, 09:17 (Ref:845146)

That's correct. Perhaps they just develop en build them and sell them to privateers. Time will tell...

HJC · 26 Jan 2004, 19:38 (Ref:851467)

Well Mr Meissner has confirmed my story on touringcartimes.com. I'm curious who'll drive it

**FIRE** · 26 Jan 2004, 21:15 (Ref:851567)

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Originally posted by HJC
Well Mr Meissner has confirmed my story on touringcartimes.com. I'm curious who'll drive it

I think Mr Meissner got the news from this topic and putted it on his website.

HJC · 26 Jan 2004, 22:20 (Ref:851648)

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Originally posted by FIRE
I think Mr Meissner got the news from this topic and putted it on his website.

Maybe he can explain it here where he got it from and wether he knows more...

JMeissner · 26 Jan 2004, 22:33 (Ref:851665)

Hehe, talking about me eh?

Well I didn't get it from here, only saw this now. But you seem well informed already, which is good.

Though I can't burn my sources that I got this info from.

nsxr · 1 Feb 2004, 19:18 (Ref:859333)

Spoon sports just raced an jspec accord in the us in an endurance race. It was a club level race, one of the smaller mags covered it. Honda tuning, sport Compact car?

kmchow · 2 Feb 2004, 01:29 (Ref:859627)

I know Mugen created a showcar Accord showcasing all the upcoming performance parts for their car.

HJC · 6 Feb 2004, 11:52 (Ref:865327)

The driver for the Accord is known: Alessandro Balzan

**FIRE** · 9 Feb 2004, 18:23 (Ref:868567)

JAS will use the engine and sequential Xtrac gearbox from the Civic. The car will make it's debut in the 3rd race at Magny Cours.

SPARK Msport · 9 Feb 2004, 20:46 (Ref:868727)

would this have anything to do with Honda withdrawing from the BTCC and focusing on the ETCC? If thats true, its like saying im going to quit eating Chocolate and start eating Crisps...

**touringlegend** · 9 Feb 2004, 21:17 (Ref:868758)

AFAIK this is all an independently run team so far, although there were rumours about Honda racing an Accord in the BTCC this year. I wouldn't put it past them to return fully works with one next year.

kmchow · 11 Feb 2004, 02:55 (Ref:870196)

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Originally posted by touringlegend
AFAIK this is all an independently run team so far, although there were rumours about Honda racing an Accord in the BTCC this year. I wouldn't put it past them to return fully works with one next year.

Since JAS has such close links with Honda, could this Accord be a closet factory effort? If the car fails, this is a "privateer" program. If the car is successful, you could see Honda suddenly racing a Works team with JAS running the cars??

**FIRE** · 11 Feb 2004, 17:22 (Ref:870912)

Quote:

Originally posted by kmchow
Since JAS has such close links with Honda, could this Accord be a closet factory effort? If the car fails, this is a "privateer" program. If the car is successful, you could see Honda suddenly racing a Works team with JAS running the cars??

Agree

The Darkness · 12 Feb 2004, 13:39 (Ref:871911)

I would love to see the New Accord in the BTCC. It would look very sexy in racing livery. I'm not saying there's any thing wrong with the Civic or that i dislike it its a great car. Just i think they should of stuck with the Accord.

Of course it could of been down to the costs of running a bigger car i guess.

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