1992 Honda Civic CX - Drag 8-Second History Lesson
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1992 Honda Civic CX - Drag 8-Second History Lesson
1992 Honda Civic CX - Drag 8-Second History Lesson
How The Privateer Invented And Reinvented Import Drag RacingKevin Kempf's '92 Civic CX
The condensed story of import drag racing thus far: Toyota, Mazda, and Datsun tuners began late-night street racing within the confines of Los Angeles county's industrial parks sometime during the '80s. Honda owners enlisted just after the turn of the decade. By the mid-'90s, sanctioned drag racing events emerged throughout California; privateer racers with little backing and little money trailblazed Hondas to historic 11-, 10, and 9-second passes; spectators crowded the stands. In 2002, General Motors-the first OEM to embrace and spread unwieldy dollars toward a sport compact race team of its own-entered the scene, rendering it nearly impossible for cost-conscious privateers to remain competitive. Import drag racing as far as the amateur racer was concerned was crushed as $15,000 budgets were no match against $150,000 budgets. Today, big-money OEMs have moved on and the privateers are back. The stands are beginning to fill up again. And the cars are faster than ever. The folks at SpeedFactory Racing own one of those cars.
Photo Gallery: 1992 Honda Civic CX - Drag 8-Second History Lesson - Honda Tuning Magazine
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How The Privateer Invented And Reinvented Import Drag RacingKevin Kempf's '92 Civic CX
The condensed story of import drag racing thus far: Toyota, Mazda, and Datsun tuners began late-night street racing within the confines of Los Angeles county's industrial parks sometime during the '80s. Honda owners enlisted just after the turn of the decade. By the mid-'90s, sanctioned drag racing events emerged throughout California; privateer racers with little backing and little money trailblazed Hondas to historic 11-, 10, and 9-second passes; spectators crowded the stands. In 2002, General Motors-the first OEM to embrace and spread unwieldy dollars toward a sport compact race team of its own-entered the scene, rendering it nearly impossible for cost-conscious privateers to remain competitive. Import drag racing as far as the amateur racer was concerned was crushed as $15,000 budgets were no match against $150,000 budgets. Today, big-money OEMs have moved on and the privateers are back. The stands are beginning to fill up again. And the cars are faster than ever. The folks at SpeedFactory Racing own one of those cars.
Photo Gallery: 1992 Honda Civic CX - Drag 8-Second History Lesson - Honda Tuning Magazine
Photo Gallery: 1992 Honda Civic CX - Drag 8-Second History Lesson - Honda Tuning Magazine
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