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09-04-2008, 10:37 AM
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Mid Ohio NASA Championship Sept 13-14
The TL is entered in this race, and I am 50/50 about driving up to Ohio to see it on the track.
Here is a video of the 2007 championship...
http://drivenasa.com/championships/H...deo-flash.html
...you can see a few seconds of the TL in action throughout the video.
Here is a video of the 2007 championship...
http://drivenasa.com/championships/H...deo-flash.html
...you can see a few seconds of the TL in action throughout the video.
09-06-2008, 09:34 PM
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The TL is entered in this race, and I am 50/50 about driving up to Ohio to see it on the track.
Here is a video of the 2007 championship...
http://drivenasa.com/championships/H...deo-flash.html
...you can see a few seconds of the TL in action throughout the video.
Here is a video of the 2007 championship...
http://drivenasa.com/championships/H...deo-flash.html
...you can see a few seconds of the TL in action throughout the video.
Accuratein if you come up here PM me. The track is in Lexington Ohio.. I'm about an hour away from the track and you can garage your car / crash for the night..
Link to the website:
http://www.midohio.com/default.aspx
09-08-2008, 01:00 AM
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a buddy of mine did something similar to his rsx, no vents but same idea, he simply put spacers where you bolt in the hood from the hinges lifting the back part of the hood by about an inch and a half, when i asked him why he did this he said all the hot air from the engine goes out the gap and cools the engine, i don't know how good it actually works but seems logical maybe i can post pics soon
09-10-2008, 08:13 PM
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09-14-2008, 04:29 PM
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I didn't go. Did anyone catch the action?!
I looked at the results and surprisingly out of the 28 hondas, the TL came in THIRD! Shanfield was also able to put down the fastest lap time of 1:38.247in Lap 14. Best Speed of 80.613, also by Brian Shanfeld.
I looked at the results and surprisingly out of the 28 hondas, the TL came in THIRD! Shanfield was also able to put down the fastest lap time of 1:38.247in Lap 14. Best Speed of 80.613, also by Brian Shanfeld.
09-14-2008, 08:47 PM
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Video with the THR TL at Mid-Ohio...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...2&hl=en#15m30s
Click the link to see the THR TL powering it's way to the front of the pack. At 17:53 is where the TL action starts, as Brian Shanfield passes the #117 Prelude.
Chris Fries from Hondatech said the TL now has aftermarket brakes which allowed the car to go deeper in the turns. I'm curious as to which brake system they're using.
Another chance at seeing this TL might be the 13 Hour Charge of the Headlight Brigrade at VIR at the end of October.
Click the link to see the THR TL powering it's way to the front of the pack. At 17:53 is where the TL action starts, as Brian Shanfield passes the #117 Prelude.
Chris Fries from Hondatech said the TL now has aftermarket brakes which allowed the car to go deeper in the turns. I'm curious as to which brake system they're using.
Another chance at seeing this TL might be the 13 Hour Charge of the Headlight Brigrade at VIR at the end of October.
09-15-2008, 12:31 PM
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Also, from around 11:20 in the video you can see the warm up lap as the prelude is behind the TL.
09-15-2008, 07:11 PM
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haha if you watch it at 19:30 you can see the TL overtake a crx, and then it appears the driver of the crx became disgruntled about it and then ends up going right off the track. hehe. 
09-18-2008, 10:17 PM
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Video...
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So who's going to be the first to put a wing on their trunk?!?!
09-19-2008, 08:07 AM
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I am actually going to remove my trunk lid and install a the sard roof diffusers
pesky tl to pass, 7:50 mark made me angry cuz I feel like its a video game and I cant make the pass
pesky tl to pass, 7:50 mark made me angry cuz I feel like its a video game and I cant make the pass
10-14-2008, 11:13 PM
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10-14-2008, 11:16 PM
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10-14-2008, 11:20 PM
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I just read a post over on honda-tech that the THR TL won an endurance race this past weekend at Watkins Glen.
It will also be returning to VIR for the 13 Hour endurance race the first weekend in November.
Anyone want to meet at the track that weekend?!
www.virclub.com
It will also be returning to VIR for the 13 Hour endurance race the first weekend in November.
Anyone want to meet at the track that weekend?!
www.virclub.com
10-14-2008, 11:27 PM
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I think i might get the voltex wing, just so i can sleep well at night knowing what one looks like on a TL.
It's a 13 hour race, and starts in the morning kind of early. This is the same event that i went to last year, but got there around midday only to find that it had wrecked into a tire wall. So I will be getting to the track early this time around.
You should definitely come down that weekend if you're able to. I need to see your TL in person with the work wheels!
10-15-2008, 12:00 PM
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I think i might get the voltex wing, just so i can sleep well at night knowing what one looks like on a TL.
It's a 13 hour race, and starts in the morning kind of early. This is the same event that i went to last year, but got there around midday only to find that it had wrecked into a tire wall. So I will be getting to the track early this time around.
You should definitely come down that weekend if you're able to. I need to see your TL in person with the work wheels!
It's a 13 hour race, and starts in the morning kind of early. This is the same event that i went to last year, but got there around midday only to find that it had wrecked into a tire wall. So I will be getting to the track early this time around.
You should definitely come down that weekend if you're able to. I need to see your TL in person with the work wheels!
10-17-2008, 01:14 AM
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11-01-2008, 08:36 PM
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13 Hour Charge of the Headlight Brigade Endurance Race - VIR
So today, Ross and myself went to watch the TL do work on the track. Today it ran 2:12s. Enjoy the pics!.. the first batch of photos are off Ross's camera.
11-01-2008, 08:41 PM
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Also, the TL qualified first out of about 60 cars entered. It was exciting during the first few laps to watch it pull so far in front of the pack. It was the sound of the TL going by, and then the pack of cars.
It held first place position all the way until we left, and after that i'm not sure what happened. I'm waiting for the results to be posted.
Good shit.
It held first place position all the way until we left, and after that i'm not sure what happened. I'm waiting for the results to be posted.
Good shit.
11-01-2008, 08:52 PM
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Also, the TL qualified first out of about 60 cars entered. It was exciting during the first few laps to watch it pull so far in front of the pack. It was the sound of the TL going by, and then the pack of cars.
It held first place position all the way until we left, and after that i'm not sure what happened. I'm waiting for the results to be posted.
Good shit.
It held first place position all the way until we left, and after that i'm not sure what happened. I'm waiting for the results to be posted.
Good shit.
'Cause this TL-S says, "STFU! and follow me."
11-01-2008, 09:00 PM
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