Built for SEMA by Honda Performance Development, who
also builds Honda’s prototype racers for the TUDOR United SportsCar Series, the
2015 Honda Fit HPD B-SPEC Concept Race Car is just about everything you would
need to get your foot in the door to go amateur racing. Engine modifications
adhere to class rules and are limited to an HPD air filter, HPD
air-conditioning delete belt and HPD stainless-steel cat-back exhaust.
Things start to get really racy with the chassis. An
HPD coil-over kit with race springs soaks up the bumps, and HPD stainless-steel
brake lines and brake pads reign in the that 1.5-liter four-banger. The TR
Motorsports C1 wheels are shod in BF Goodrich R1 racing tires.
The interior is almost unrecognizable, because,
well, most of it isn’t there. The stock dash remains mostly intact, but that’s
about it. The rest is pure, stripped-out race car stuff. A very serious looking
Sparco racing seat provides both lateral stability and protection, and a Schroth
driver restraint harness keeps the driver securely fastened. Then there’s the
quick-release steering wheel, and six-point roll cage that provides additional
chassis rigidity and rollover protection.
This Honda Fit B-spec racer is just a
concept, but we would expect to see something very close hitting tracks around
North America very soon.
