Honda of America Racing Team Race Report by Bryan Johnson

GT Live - Redline Time Attack, October 5, 2008

Virginia International Raceway

In the final race of the 2008 season, the HART Time Attack Civic Si took home 1st place in the Unlimited Front-Wheel-Drive class, and an impressive 5th overall among all competitors!

The car ran flawlessly all weekend, thanks to the expert tuning of Doug Macmillan from Hondata. After some conservative runs on Friday and Saturday, driver and project leader Bryan Johnson turned up the boost on the AJP turbo kit for Sunday’s Time Attack session. The result was a best lap of 2:03.79, which shattered the FWD Time Attack record by 7 seconds!

At 14 psi, the HART Civic Si was making over 450 horsepower with the help of the free-flowing Corsa exhaust and AEM fuel supply components. All of that power made it to the ground through the Exedy twin-disc racing clutch and beefy Driveshaft Shop axles.

The HART tuned suspension pulled up to 1.5 lateral G in the corners thanks to the super-sticky Hoosier tires, Forgeline wheels, and Koni dampers. The APR rear wing and custom front splitter kept the car glued to the track in the high speed Esses at 140mph!

The Civic reached top speeds of 150mph on the straights, and when it was time to slow down, the Brembo GT front brakes, Hawk Performance DTC pads, and custom carbon-fiber brake ducts made with the help of Algie Composites provided fade-free stopping power.

The team is excited to continue to develop the Civic Si’s performance over the winter and contend for the 2009 Redline Time Attack Championship. Thanks again to all of our contributing sponsors!

AJP - Proud Sponsor of Honda of America Racing Team

When Bryan Johnson of Honda of America Racing Team (HART) asked Doug Macmillan of Hondata for advice on boosting his 2006 Honda Civic Si race car, he was told “AJ Performance”. Over the last two months, Bryan and his team installed and tested the AJ Performance turbo kit.

Their target race was the Redline Time Attack, a series of races throughout the race season which pits cars against the clock, fastest lap wins the race. Points are awarded and the one with the most points at the end of the season wins.

HART made it to the last race of the season, held at the Virginia International Raceway (VIR). What happened stunned the field.

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AJP Turbo Kit powers HART in Redline Time Attack

After Day 1 of the two-day Redline Time Attack competition at Virginia International Raceway this weekend, Honda of America Racing Team (HART) driver Bryan Johnson ran an overall 5th best time in the Unlimited Division out of nine cars.

Regrettably, Johnson is the only entrant in the Unlimited Front Wheel Drive subdivision, so he has no direct competition. However, he is faster than four out of the five Rear Wheel Drive cars.

In an earlier practice session, Johnson placed third overall in a field of 20 cars including both the Modified Division and Unlimited Division, beating out an All-Wheel Drive Subaru Imprezza WRX by a mere tenth of a second.

Bryan drives a white and red 2006 Honda Civic SI coupe with 464 hp, 346 ft-lb torque at 15 psi, powered by the AJP turbo kit and customized Hondata tuning. His goal is to make it through the race without blowing anything up. From the looks of it, he’s doing quite well.

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Day 2, Sunday October 5, will be the final day of events.

SCCA Road Race car dyno session photo gallery

It took over three days to finish this round of tuning for the SCCA Road Race car but in the end, Dominic got his 280 whp. Here are a lot of photos of the car.

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Paint Left Peeling Off Shop Walls

If there was one common sound that AJ Performance personnel heard on Halloween, it was ringing. Not the ringing of doorbells by trick-or-treaters but the ringing in the ears caused by a Ligier SCCA Road Race car. Dominic, who lives in South Florida, was referred to AJ Performance by Hondata for the tuning of his Honda-powered car.

Can Ron look any more intense?

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Infiniti G35 Brute Forces Past Competition

Cesar, from Coral Springs, FL, watched his 2006 Infiniti G35 muscle its way past a 2007 Toyota Tacoma X-Runner to win first place in the AJP Dyno Day Highest Horsepower All-Motor category. Only a scant 11 hp separated his winning pull of 269 hp and second place. But it wasn’t the Toyota that he was happiest about; rather, it was beating a Nissan 350Z by almost 20 hp that was most satisfying. Cesar has a 3.5-liter V6 motor, dual exhaust and a pulley kit. Read the rest of this entry »

AJP Turbo Powers SI to Victory

Jorge, from Port St. Lucie, FL, couldn’t believe his dyno numbers after roaring into first place of the AJP Dyno Day Highest Horsepower - Forced Induction category. All it took was some fine adjustment of his fuel pressure and turning up the boost to 8.5 psi. His first pull started him off at 376 whp, some 40 hp higher than his previous best. This set the stage for another 35 hp increase to 411.7 and his Honda Civic SI with the AJ Performance Stage 2 Turbo Kit ran away from the field.
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10 Hours of AJP Dyno Day compressed into 7 minutes

24 cars came through the AJ Performance Dynocom Dyno, making for a successful day. The first car, brought in by Ralph, was the winner of the Least Horsepower award (and mercifully not shown to preserve his anonymity) and started at 1pm, with the last pull ending sometime around 11pm.
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AJ Performance Congratulates Jorge, Cesar and Ralph

AJ Performance announces the winners of its Dyno Day competition on Saturday, October 13, 2007. The three categories are:

1. Most Horsepower, Forced Induction
2. Most Horsepower, All-Motor
3. Least Horsepower

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After your dyno session, head over to this wind tunnel

If you’re serious about racing, you know that aerodynamics is a big part of your car’s performance. A company called Windshear has invested $40 million dollars into a wind tunnel that allows you to run the car in place up to 180 mph. You can measure air flow around the car and the force the car exerts on the ground. For a cool $4,000 per hour. Not for the daily driver.

The Ultimate Wind Tunnel