Event: Melbourne Alfa Club Super Sprint

Date: 8th September 2019

Car: 1994 Honda Civic Sedan EH9 (EG9)

Honed Developments recently attended a local track day – a sprint event hosted by Melbourne’s Alfa Club. Grant, along with Tom’s help, took the sedan for a spin and put it to the test.

For those unfamiliar with the car, it is a 1994 Honda Civic with DC2 Integra engine and gearbox (B18c2/Y80). The stance and livery on the car  is inspired by the cars of the Japanese Touring Car Championship (JTCC), specifically the EG9s that competed in 1993 – 1994. 

We chose to do this event at the start of September because we are aiming to have the car at HNationals at Winton Raceway at the end of the month. The car hadn’t been out of second gear or even hard on the brakes yet, so we were eager to see how it would perform on the track and identify any teething issues.

On the day, five laps were completed over three sessions. The first session was cut short due to the throttle cable becoming disconnected from the throttle cable support bracket in the engine bay. The second session was ended after two laps by a red flag due to a competitor going off in an unsafe area of the track. It then started raining between sessions two and three, we did go out for session three but only one lap was completed in the wet due to the front windscreen fogging over, and since the car’s HVAC systems had been removed, there was no defogger available.

With so few laps actually completed, there was no significant lap time achieved – however, that wasn’t the point of the day. Our goal was to ensure the car ran smoothly with no major issues so that it would be ready for the HNationals. We were pleased with the outcome and how the car performed, so overall it was a successful day. Looking forward to HNationals where we will debut the sedan alongside the CR-X.

Thanks to Brett Swain of Swain Visuals for the photography.

Thanks to Kev, Pete, Alex and Yin for attending in support.

Browse images from the day in the gallery below: