Acura ARX-01

Honda Performance Development Names David Salters President

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Thursday, October 1, 2020
Motor vehicles, Cars, Automotive industry, Honda, Honda Performance Development, Santa Clarita, California, Le Mans Prototypes, Acura, American Honda Motor Company, Acura ARX-01

SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Honda Performance Development (HPD), which leads all Honda and Acura high-performance racing programs in North America, today announced that David Salters will become the seventh president in its history, succeeding Ted Klaus, who will retire from HPD, effective Dec. 1, after a 30-year career with Honda.

Key Points: 
  • SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Honda Performance Development (HPD), which leads all Honda and Acura high-performance racing programs in North America, today announced that David Salters will become the seventh president in its history, succeeding Ted Klaus, who will retire from HPD, effective Dec. 1, after a 30-year career with Honda.
  • Klaus, who became president of HPD in April 2019, joined Honda in 1990 at Honda R&D Americas, Inc. in Ohio, where the company has a full-fledged product development center.
  • Honda Performance Development, Inc. (HPD), has a rich heritage creating, manufacturing, and supporting Honda Racing and Acura Motorsports customers since 1993.
  • HPD specializes in the design and development of race engines, chassis and performance parts, as well as technical and race support.

Acura Selects Championship-Winning Teams for 2021 DPi Effort

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Cars, Motor vehicles, Car classifications, Honda, Acura, Sports sedans, Sedans, Mid-size cars, American Honda Motor Company, Acura ARX-01

"We also want to thank Roger Penske, who has long been an important part of the Acura family as one of our great Acura dealers.

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  • "We also want to thank Roger Penske, who has long been an important part of the Acura family as one of our great Acura dealers.
  • It has been a privilege to have Roger as part of the Acura Motorsports family over the past three years."
  • All 2021 model Acura vehicles sold in North America are made in the U.S., using domestic and globally sourced parts.
  • Honda Performance Development, Inc. (HPD),has a rich heritage creating, manufacturing, and supporting Honda Racing and Acura Motorsports customers since 1993.

Acura Sweeps Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

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Sunday, September 6, 2020
Auto racing, Sports car racing, Cars, 24 Hours of Daytona, Acura ARX-01, Acura, Mario Farnbacher, Ricky Taylor, Hélio Castroneves, Petit Le Mans

BRASELTON, Ga., Sept. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Acura swept the six-hour TireRack.com Grand Prix at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta today, as Helio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor piloted their Acura ARX-05 prototype to the overall honors, while the trio of Mario Farnbacher, Matt McMurry and Shinya Michimi took their Acura NSX GT3 Evo to the win in the GTD class.

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  • BRASELTON, Ga., Sept. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Acura swept the six-hour TireRack.com Grand Prix at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta today, as Helio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor piloted their Acura ARX-05 prototype to the overall honors, while the trio of Mario Farnbacher, Matt McMurry and Shinya Michimi took their Acura NSX GT3 Evo to the win in the GTD class.
  • The pair joined the battle for the race victory in their #7 Acura Team Penske ARX-05 in the final two hours.
  • Acura Motorsports social media content and video links from this weekend's IMSA TireRack.com Grand Prix at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta are available on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/HondaRacingHPD ) and Twitter ( https://twitter.com/HondaRacing_HPD ).Produced by the CoForce Digital Media, the YouTube videos can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/HondaRacingHPDTV .
  • Circuit: Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta (2.54-mile road course) Braselton, Ga

Acura Team Penske Takes Victory on the Streets of Detroit

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Sunday, June 2, 2019
Auto racing, Motorsport, Sports car racing, Team Penske, Acura, Ricky Taylor, Hélio Castroneves, 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, Acura ARX-01, BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix

The second win for the ARX-05 prototype also moves Acura to within a single point of the Manufacturers' Championship lead.

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  • The second win for the ARX-05 prototype also moves Acura to within a single point of the Manufacturers' Championship lead.
  • Acura Team Penske executed nearly perfectly, and so did Dane [Cameron] and Juan [Pablo Montoya].
  • Now we've cleaned up all the details, so hats off to everyone at Acura, at HPD and Team Penske for giving us the tools we need to win.
  • Ricky Taylor (driver, #7 Acura Team Penske ARX-05) Finished third with co-driver Helio Castroneves: "Another great day for Acura, and for Acura Team Penske.