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A [NEW]sletter for Honda fans in Central Florida
New format, Who dis?
Jonathan Killian
February 28, 2023
Hello Central Florida Honda Fans,
Welcome to the new Holler Honda Newsletter. We have a new layout and a shiny new site for you to keep up with what's good in the Central Florida Honda scene at: News.HollerHonda.com.
We also have a new email address for our newsletter, so drag this email into your Primary inbox if you wanna make sure you get everything. See the GIF at the bottom for you visual learners.
Here's what to expect from us every month:
Upcoming events
Our take on Honda news
Updates on the local racing scene
Enough housekeeping, let's get into it.
Here’s what we got for you this month:
2023 Honda Accord
Honda Scores TCR Podium at Daytona
Honda Performs Strongly at Super GT Pre-Season Testing In Japan
Acura Wins Rolex 24 @ Daytona For 3rd Time In A Row
1992 Acura NSX - POV Canyon Driving
The 2023 Honda Accord (11th Gen) Is Here
The new 2023 Accord is here with a new design for the 11th generation. Less chrome. Bit longer. And a sweet honeycomb design on the grill that is echoed on the interior dashboard.
2023 Honda Accord Touring with Honeycomb dashboard inlay and 12.3’ touchscreen
All 4 of the Hybrid trims from Sport to Touring feature Honda’s largest ever 12.3” extra wide touchscreen and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support. And the top-of-the-line Touring trim has Google apps built-in. So you get Google Maps, Assistant, and the Play Store even when your phone is disconnected. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are Standard on all trims.
11th Gen Accord. What say you? |
Let’s say a heartfelt farewell to the 10th Gen stapler taillights.
Don’t miss out, we still have a few 2022’s left if you wanna join the 10th gen stapler club.
Honda did pretty well at the 2023 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season opener at Daytona International Speedway. Their LA Honda World #73 Honda Civic Type R TCR finished in second place and their #37 Civic took the pole position. Unfortunately, the other Honda teams didn't have much luck due to issues with power steering and drivetrain, as well as unavoidable contact with another car.
“It was great coming back to this locale, where I’ve had success before, and find success again aboard this Civic. My co-driver Mike LaMarra and I, it’s our first race together and we were able to get it done! My job as the starting driver is just to keep the car healthy and keep us close, and I was able to do that. Four hours [racing] is a long time, so there’s a lot of opportunities for things to go awry, but I avoided all that carnage and gave Mike a healthy car that he was able to take to second place.”
William Tally and Mike LaMarra Score Podium Finish
“It’s a great way to start the season! We’re super excited, obviously. We had a mistake early, which cost us a drive-through penalty but luckily it was early and we were able to make it up. I can’t say enough about our crew, my gosh, these guys worked so hard over the last week to give us a great Honda Civic Type R TCR. It was really fantastic after all the work we’ve done. It was a great battle out there. I was a little disappointed to not bring home the win, but I’m happy to be here in second. It’s a great way to start the season and hopefully we’ll see a few more of these podiums.”
Endurance Challenge at Daytona Race Results
2nd TCR - #73 William Tally and Mike LaMarra, LA Honda World Honda Civic Type R TCR
9th TCR - #37 Ryan Eversley and Mat Pombo, LA Honda World Honda Civic Type R TCR – Not running
10th TCR - #99 Victor Gonzalez and Karl Wittmer, VGRT Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR – Not running
12th TCR - #89 Chad Gilsinger, Mario Farnbacher, and Steve Eich, HART Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR – Not running
Honda Performance Development (HPD), the racing arm of American Honda Motor Co., provides trackside support to Honda teams racing in the TCR series all over the world. HPD offers three Civic models for touring car competitions, with options ranging from affordable and reliable to championship-winning. Honda has developed three different TCR race cars, each designed for different levels of competition: the Civic Si TCA, the Civic Type R TC, and the Civic Type R TCR.
What is a TCR race car?
TCR (Touring Car Racing) is a class of racing that emphasizes close competition, affordability, and parity between different makes and models.
What makes TCR race cars interesting is that they are based on production cars that you can buy from a dealership. Manufacturers can showcase their latest high-performance models in a racing environment, while also making the racing accessible to more teams and drivers by keeping costs down. TCR cars are built to strict regulations that ensure all cars are equal in terms of power, weight, and performance, which creates exciting and unpredictable racing where every driver has a chance to win.
In short, TCR race cars provide an exciting and accessible form of motorsport that combines the performance and technology of production cars with the excitement of wheel-to-wheel racing.
And the LA Honda World team that competed in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge at Daytona is one of the most successful Honda TCR teams in North America, having won multiple championships in recent years.
#SUPERGT
2日目午後は荒れ模様— レモン (@darjeelinggp)
Feb 9, 2023
The 4 fastest time slots on day 4 of Super GT pre-season testing all went to Honda, beating out Nissan and Toyota. Honda led all 4 tracks days and Honda NSX-GT is looking like the car to beat.
The rest of the pre-season testing will consist of tire test and wet running test like the tweet below. Which we must admit is still pretty entertaining to watch highlights of.
DUNLOPタイヤテスト
Modulo NSX
#SUPERGT#HONDA#NSX#Modulo#nakajimaracing— ぱこぱこ (@pako_pako_0510)
Feb 19, 2023
What is Super GT?
The Super GT is a top-level sports car racing series in Japan. The series features two classes of race cars:
GT500 - high-performance, purpose-built racing machines
GT300 - modified production cars.
What makes Super GT unique? A commitment to exciting racing.
#MakeRacingExcitingAgain
Super GT focuses on car performance parity almost to a fault. They even go as far as to introduce weight handicaps and fuel flow restrictors to balance car performance. Mandatory pit windows were also added to force racers to compete on skill rather than strategy.
The goal is to create exciting racing with multiple lead changes and battles for position throughout races.
In short, Super GT racing is fun to watch.
Meyer Shank Racing wins the Rolex 24 for the second time, giving Acura its 3rd straight win
1992 Acura NSX - POV Canyon Driving Impressions
And while we are admiring the feats of the latest Acura race cars, take a ride along in an old Acura in this POV video of a 1992 NSX.
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⌛️ Historic Honda
In 1981, before GPS existed, Honda invented the first in-car navigation system in the Honda Accord. Check out the link below to see how it worked.
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