Fit Enters 25 Hours of Thunderhill!

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12-25-2010, 11:44 AM

whitefitsport

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Fit Enters 25 Hours of Thunderhill!

Thunderhill in a Fit and a 2: Honda Fit and Mazda 2 Review

I think this is awesome. $25,000 to buy a race ready Fit that you can race with.

12-25-2010, 04:12 PM

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This is a good read. FIT is awesome! Thanks whitefitsport

12-25-2010, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by C/D

Both cars are a lot of fun. They also deliver important lessons about driving a car fast. Even Pagenaud was gushing about the Fit. “I love it,” he said. “It’s one of the best cars I ever drove. It’s a really good car to learn the business, because if you can’t drive this well, you won’t drive anything well. I learned on a Peugeot 205GTI, and it reminds me of that. You need to do the weight transfer perfectly, have to brake in the right place, get on the throttle the right amount.”

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The Fit, though, was a blast in the damp. The combination of a longer wheelbase, softer suspension, and more torque and power, which gives greater adjustability with the throttle, meant you could toss it around like a tall, narrow sprint car. The number of times I drove around Miatas and Acura RSXs in wet corners was amazing. Were I driving a Miata and found myself holding up a Honda Fit, I’d be tempted to hang up my helmet and walk away from the sport. As Pagenaud said, “Guys do not like it when you go past them in the Fit.”

I'll take one! Wait, I already have one... kind of.

12-25-2010, 06:23 PM

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Thread on honda-tech with comments from one of the drivers, and more information:

HPD B Spec Honda Fit - Honda-Tech

12-26-2010, 02:27 AM

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There is considerable excitement about the new B Spec class HPD & Mazdaspeed have introduced. There is discussion on several threads. Check out 'Fit At The Track' racing forum threads and spread the word locally. Class rules are supposed to be published in the next 50- 60 days then we will have a much clearer view of what is required within the class and how feasible it will or will not be for non-sponsored drivers and whether you can meet B Spec rules and maintain a degree of streetability. This would not be the most competitive configuration within the class but the dream of a race car DD is still alive.