When news broke out that Honda was pulling the NSX out of all Super GT competition a number of questions arose among the fans. One of the most nagging ones was what will replace the current NSX GT racer for the 2010 season considering Honda had already confirmed it’s participation in the 2010 Super GT series where new regulations require all race cars to be of Front-Rear layout.
Earlier this month, fans of the NSX GT saw the last race at the Twin Ring Motegi Circuit in Japan. In its 13 years of racing since it’s debut back in 1997, the NSX has claimed 49 poles with 36 race wins from 105 starts. With such an illustrious race career, it is unsurprising then that Honda will continue racing in the series, but not with the NSX, not even the FR S2000 but Honda will race none other than it’s shelved FR Super Sports V10 – the original NSX replacement model.
According to reports, the shelved project, which had to be put on permanent hold along with Honda’s F1 involvement due to the economic crisis, will find new life as the base for the GT car in the 2010 season.
As to the ability of the car to handle race conditions, the FR V10 was apparently under going development on a Super GT variant before it was given the axe, so the car is pretty much ready for race use.
The GT racer’s original release was to coincide with the release of the road going version into the market but not anymore. It seems sure that the race version of the car will be released next year but not for the road going version. We don’t know if it ever will but with the changing of times and economic conditions plus a few race wins, we’re sure that the FR V10 Super Sport will make it to the road.
The FR V10 Super Sport is obviously not a production model so Honda will have to obtain special permission from the organisers of the Super GT to allow the car to compete in the GT500. If that happens, Honda will also be off the homologation hook as there will be no need for the production of a limited run of V10s to allow the car to compete, something that has happened before in the past with the NSX-R GT.
Details are still scarce at this point but it is believed that Honda will be releasing more details shortly.
Source: 7Tune
