I agree and understand, the casualties were horrific. You have to read some of these books to understand how bad it was to fight an enemy whom even when it was apparent that they would loose would rather fight to their death as long as they could take a couple enemy with them. There was very little honorable surrender…

Before people get all sanctimonious, I would encourage all to read the Frie’s book 3rd Down and War to Go. It’s about the 1940 Wisconsin Badger football team members who volunteered for WW2 Marine duty. Men in this picture died in the very brutal and dirty last battles fought by the Japanese in the Pacific. I won’t…

Good points, but what I want is something better than my ‘07 Si. The stock stereo and sunroof are requirements, I use mine almost daily in spring and summer and have had one in Honda’s since the 1990's. I want step up, not a step back.....

Because Honda of America hates sticks? The Canada market configurator allows you to build a 6spd touring Hatch, not in the US though.

True, but you can’t get the Si sound system, sunroof, differential and 6 Spd in a hatch. In other words, the Sport is a poor substitute for an Si.

I’ve raced against Chris. He did the right right thing. Not bad for straight into a tire wall at maybe 70 mph.

I’ve had two total brake failures in 33 years of racing. The first I tried to turn and rolled it in the grass, the second was the race in Milwaukee. The thing is generally the track is designed to be most generous to the person that runs straight off with tires strategically located. Every situation is different but I…

Yep. Correct on all levels about going in straight.

I like your reply. People think Ohm’s law means twice the voltage half the current. Nope. 

That and LED lights and a decent stereo with a subwoofer. In Canada, you can get the loaded touring, in US you can’t.......

And they raced them too......

What? People get paid to crash Le Cars?

But let’s just agree that things may be trending up. We are getting a Type R, and Civic hatch and NSX. Where were they 5 years ago? The Honda we knew from the days of super cheap Yen will never come back. Things change.

I suppose “no compromise” label is probably overkill. But after 8 years of racing an ‘98 R, I really respect the work they did to make it a raceable, reliable car. I presume they carried the same ethic to this car.

I race a Type R and my ran my car when I bought it for two seasons of endurance racing shifting at 8200 every shift for about 50 hours before rebuilding the engine

Nice comparison, but amazing how the bar has been raised for performance brakes and handling over the years. Brembo’s inside 20" wheels, 245 section tires, 340 hp engine. It must be a beast on the track. (and a bastard in the snow)....

True, but the only reason that it will be afordable is because it’s based on a car that they make about 500,000 units of a year. Fast, Cheap, Exclusive; Pick any two......

RELAX.......

Oh, AF1 probably flew over one of their new South China Sea islands on the way.....

instead of EcoBurst?