Honda has yet to decide whether it will return to compete in IMSA's new-look Prototype class in 2017, but says it's contemplating its options. Among the three active manufacturers currently involved in Prototype with P2s or DPs, only Mazda has routinely expressed its plans to continue in 2017 as part...

Honda Performance Development has revealed the first images of its reworked ARX-04b P2 chassis. The new-for-2015 coupe made its one and only appearance in competition last January with the Tequila Patron ESM team, and was soon taken offline to address aerodynamic issues.Detail changes to the ARX-04b were carried out by...

Honda Performance Development's ARX-04b LMP2 chassis will head into the off-season waiting for a decision to be made on its fate, according to HPD race team leader Allen Miller."We're working on it in the background at this point; we haven't given up on it, but we don't have any hard...

American Honda's competition arm wanted to continue building carbon fiber prototypes when new P2 rules come into play for 2017. After years of producing advanced P1s and P2s, the Valencia, Calif.-based Honda Performance Development team had every intention of submitting a bid to become one of 2017's four approved chassis...

A series of engine-related issues, including turbocharger failures that caused significant damage to the internals of the 3.5-liter V6 motors used in the ARX-04b LMP2 prototype, has forced Honda to withdraw its marquee entry at the 93rd "Race to the Clouds.""It is with deep regret that we announce the withdrawal...

Honda Performance Development is working to bring the new ARX-04b LMP2 coupe abandoned by the Extreme Speed Motorsport squad back to the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship before the end of 2015.ESM has no plans to return to the car that it gave a low-key and shortlived debut in the USC...

RACER has learned Honda is finalizing a complex plan that would see its brand-new ARX-04b LMP2 coupe taken offline until later in the year. The move would be made to further develop the chassis, which was set to contest the full World Endurance Championship calendar, in the windtunnel and in...

Allen Miller, a 21-year veteran with Honda Performance Development, has been named Race Team Leader for the company, heading up all on-track activities for HPD's pinnacle motorsports programs. The appointment was announced today by Art St. Cyr, president of HPD."Allen has been a vital part of HPD, virtually from the...

Related StoriesSales of GT3-spec cars and other manufacturer-based machinery conforming to the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship's GT Daytona class have been a surprisingly positive element during the 2014 season. That trend is expected to continue into 2015, which is in stark contrast to what P2 manufacturers are bracing for next...

Marshall Pruett photos Honda Performance Development and its partners at Wirth Research could have a new P2 chassis to offer customers in November. A final decision on whether to move forward with the project is expected to be made within the next week. Like the P1 engine and chassis program...