Honda NSX Turbo - ADAC/GT2 Mix
A great surprise at Spa whilst racing our Lotus this weekend.... an NSX!
Not just any NSX either, the ex-Armin Hahne ADAC car that had a GT2 bodykit (not sure if from actual moulds or simply similar looking) and also turbocharged. It looked fantastic! Unfortunately, the French team didn't speak English and my French is terrible, but through a bit of pointing i learnt a little. Unfortunately, with the wheels on, i couldn't quite work what they had did to the suspension to bring the wheels out, but the brakes and wheels were 'period' from the ADAC days which would suggest different suspension arms were used.
Unfortunately the car was not reliable. It started two races and probably did no more than a handful of laps. A shame as in the second race it went from last (about 30th) to 6th in just over a lap! As such, it was probably just as quick as the GT2 Chrysler Viper going round. The issues were engine related; a shame as i believe the car has had the turbo conversion for some years (since 2004 IIRC). However, Valinho Auto Racing who were running the car looked like quite small outfit (one guy and an awning), and the car looked a bit rough around the edges.
Here are some pics and links to vids.
This car inboard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVnXbKIMNQk
I suspect the same car competing in '94 (so not turbo'd) in the hands of Armin Hahne.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTjGQ8HF8XU
Here's also a pic of a standard ADAC for reference. It was tested on Best Motoring doing a 1'01 lap time, 4 seconds quicker than a NA2 NSX-R. I've written a little more about them on my website http://www.projectnsx.co.uk/other-nsxs.htm
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