Racing car Manufacturing

Honda Performance Development, Inc., (HPD) is Honda's racing organization in the united states and is a wholly possessed subsidiary of United states Honda Motor Co., Inc. Launched in 1993, HPD may be the technical functions center for Honda's superior sporting programs. HPD specializes in the style and improvement competition engines, chassis and gratification parts, and technical/race help. Our company is happy to also offer parts and battle help to Honda and Acura grassroots motorsports racers, and generally are broadening our help of rushing show and programs that make Honda race products open to all rushing styles, from karting and one-fourth Midgets towards the greatest quantities of professional racing.

OPEN-WHEEL HPD joined the Indy Racing League's IndyCar® Series in 2003, and ended up being the only real engine provider from 2006 through 2011. For those six consecutive months, Honda powered the complete 33-car starting field during the Indianapolis 500® without one motorist losing from the occasion with an engine-related problem—a testament into toughness found in Honda's products.

After the return of other makers in 2012, Honda continued its unparalleled achievement in toughness and innovation, running groups to Indianapolis 500 victories in 2012 and 2014.

SPORTS VEHICLE In 2007, the very first time since HPD's beginning, a brand new V-8 engine was designed and created totally in-house at HPD's Santa Clarita headquarters. This program premiered in spectacular style, winning an LMP2 course triumph in Acura's 1st American Le Mans Series occasion at the grueling 2007 12 Hours of Sebring. Last year, HPD-powered vehicles won producer's Championship in LMP1 and LMP2, being the very first producer to win both in the same period.

HPD added the European Le Mans series to its selection of rushing programs this season, contending in just one of the world's many demanding durability events, the a day of Le Mans. In its inaugural first, the HPD-powered Strakka rushing car reached an extraordinary victory within the LMP2 group and fifth total. Since 2010, HPD-developed motors have actually produced numerous class and/or outright victories throughout the planet's top-quality sports-car races and titles, such as the Le Mans 24 Hours and 12 Hours of Sebring. HPD-powered LMP1 and LMP2 prototypes at this time run in the planet stamina Championship and also the American Le Mans Series.

GRASSROOTS Building upon an unparalleled résumé on pinnacle amounts of motorsport, HPD has actually done an effort to enhance the company's presence in grassroots motorsports marketplace. This broad-based initiative includes the development of products that support racers which compete within club and entry level professional ranks. The products consist of certain rushing performance components, and initial equipment parts. HPD's grassroots tasks in addition extend into engine and framework development, racer assistance and contingency monies. HPD also definitely sponsors various Honda and Acura race series/classes through the U. S. and Canada.

The grassroots motorsports effort in addition supports the fans of grassroots racing through a marketing plan, concentrating on lover recognition because of the Honda Racing brand name through product product sales and assistance.

Center

HPD runs out-of a 167, 000-square-foot building in Santa Clarita, California. The two-story framework houses extensive motorsports research and development functions, including design, development manufacturing, model and manufacturing parts production, race-engine planning and rebuilding areas, product evaluation laboratory, quality-control inspection areas, motor dynamometer test cells, device shop, electronics laboratory, components center, numerous meeting/conference rooms and administrative offices.