NSX-takeover at Castle Combe
Filed under: Euro, Supercars, Acura, Honda
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Our first experience behind-the-wheel of an NSX (circa 1996) reinforced our decision to keep Car and Driver’s cutaway drawing above our desk until we moved out of the ‘rents house. Honda’s foray into mid-engine exotica has a similarly obsessive following, as evidenced by the NSX Club Britain’s takeover of JapFest the weekend before last.
43 pristine examples of the NSX converged on the event, including one G-plate NSX that held the distinction of being the second such vehicle imported to Britain. With just 7,700 miles on the odometer, this 1990 model underwent an extensive restoration by Honda and was reportedly driven by Ayrton Senna during a trip to the UK.
Some of the participants traveled from as far away as Northern Ireland and Scotland to show off their wares, while others bombarded the track to test the limits of one of the few “everyday supercars.” Color us impressed by the effort. Now if we can just find that cutaway pic, we’d like to get it framed and hung over our mantle.
Honda’s full press release is posted after the jump.
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