Shigeru Uehara and the engineers at Honda's autonomous R&D center felt that the company's future would be in an entirely different layout. They act as their own whetstone, endlessly sharpening themselves in the pursuit of perfection. Most companies wouldn't dare shake up the formula, but Honda isn't like most companies. The N360 made them domestic threats, the Civic earned them international acclaim, and the Accord cemented them as a legitimate car manufacturer. Honda grew from a fledgling automaker to an industry heavyweight on the back of its front-wheel drive vehicles. Little did they know, their renewed interest in racing would define them in ways they couldn't possibly imagine. Honda learned a great deal while developing the Formula engine and couldn’t wait to apply those lessons to their production cars. They didn't pay those championship standings any mind, however. Honda's first year back in the fire was decent enough considering the circumstances, but, for those with memories of their previous outing still in mind, it left a little to be desired. Their fifth-place finish was their best placement all season. The duo had a new car ready for the last race of the season in South Africa. Honda cut ties with the manufacturer in the middle of the season and partnered up with Williams, who was in desperate need of a reliable power plant. The few high points that they could hang their helmets on were overshadowed by mechanical issues and disheartening finishes. Spirit-Honda entered six races in total that year. This was no surprise, seeing as how the machine they’d trotted out was little more than a Formula 2 body with Honda’s turbo V6 stuffed in the boot.
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Driver Stefan Johansson hardly made it five laps around Silverstone before being forced to retire. The team didn’t live up to the lofty expectations that the motoring press had set for them. Spirit-Honda made its eagerly anticipated debut at the British GP partway through the season. In 1983, they teamed up with Spirit and finally made the leap to F1. Honda began participating in the World Motorcycle Championships in 1978 and organized a Formula 2 effort with Ralt in 1980. They needed to acclimate themselves to that environment if they had any hope of competing. In that span, motorsport went from an entirely analog undertaking to a high-tech spectacle.
It had been a decade since Honda entered a machine in that category. Although then-company president Kiyoshi Kawashima announced their intent to re-enter competition in 1978, they wouldn’t involve themselves in F1 for some time. Honda’s return to Formula 1 was equal parts shocking, disappointing, and entirely expected. This is the NSX, and it will redefine what it means to be a sports car. He ends the aural onslaught and exits the car to address the slack-jawed journalists. Soon enough, their booth is bursting at the seams. Word spreads that there’s a supercar next door. They follow the auditory breadcrumb and find themselves in Acura’s room. Instead, the symphonic engine note bleeds through the walls and tickles the ears of writers that are attending other conferences. The others on the panel can do nothing but wait for security to throw all of them out. Some of them believe that the event is ruined. He punches it even harder, further amplifying its wail and potentially attracting unwanted attention. His foot only eases off of the pedal when the needle approaches the 8000 RPM redline. Employees run over to Kume and try to get him to snap out of it, but he doesn’t pay them any mind.
The boss sends the throttle through the floor, and their confusion turns into genuine concern. They weren’t supposed to start the car, at least not yet. Kume then opens the door, slinks into the onyx leather bucket seat, puts the key into the ignition, and awakens the mid-mounted engine. Some of Acura’s staff glance over since this is the first time that they’ve seen it, but nothing seems out of the ordinary. The Formula red paint job dazzles under the Drake’s bright lights. Kume takes the cover off of the low-slung sports car. He gets up and tells the others on the panel that he’s going to check on the car. Honda president Tadashi Kume becomes anxious.
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