Two years after the historic transition from Honda Performance Development (HPD) to Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRC US), the transformation is proving to be far more than a simple name change. It represents a new era of global alignment, technical collaboration, and commercial expansion for Honda’s racing operations in the...

Kelvin Fu, Vice President, Honda Racing Corporation USA, has joined the impressive and growing lineup of featured speakers for the 6th Annual Race Industry Week, taking place Monday through Thursday, Dec. 1–4, 2025.No charge to attend. CLICK HERE TO REGISTERRACE INDUSTRY WEEK is brought to you by EPARTRADE and RACER....

Robert Clarke, the revered builder of Honda Performance Development (HPD), suffered heart failure on Saturday and died at the age of 75.Creation was at the core of Clarke’s life. Excellence was the byproduct.“A lot of Honda’s success rests on his shoulders,” said Chip Ganassi, who delivered Honda’s first IndyCar Series...

Katherine Legge’s long association with Honda Performance Development (now known as HRC U.S.) took her to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, where she drove an Acura Integra Type S DE5.

Since the first Indianapolis 500 was held in 1911, auto manufacturers have fought to earn bragging rights — marketing and promotional victories — through racing in IndyCar to help sell more cars and envelope their brands with reputations for speed, innovation, and excellence.Pioneering safety devices and suspension systems, along with...

The NTT IndyCar Series has made an important decision regarding how its upcoming energy recovery systems and their enclosures will be serviced and distributed.Michigan-based Ilmor Engineering, the company founded in the 1980s by Mario Illien, Paul Morgan, and Roger Penske, which also makes Chevrolet’s 2.2-liter twin-turbo V6 IndyCar motors, will...

With Andretti Global’s choice to focus its efforts on a smaller program next year, the size of the next full-season NTT IndyCar Series grid is taking shape.Chevrolet, the defending Manufacturers’ champion, has 12 full-timers on the books for 2024, and Honda Performance Development, winners of the Drivers’ title with Alex...

Doctors go to medical school; lawyers go to law school; motorsports engineers go to?Most engineers of the past and present earned generalized degrees in mechanical engineering, aerospace or applied physics and then put that broad-based background to work in racing. It’s a scenario that by and large has worked well....

Honda Performance Development president David Salters takes RACER for a tech tour of the crazy new Honda CR-V Hybrid Racer -- making 800hp from the IndyCar engine and the energy recovery system installed in the back of the wild machine, featuring Acura NSX GT3 front suspension and aerodynamics inspired by...

Formula Regional Americas Championship Powered by Honda (FR Americas) has confirmed its championship prize for the 2023 champion, and is once again offering the winner an opportunity to advance their racing career. Working with Honda Performance Development (HPD) and Honda Racing Corporation (HRC), the 2023 FR Americas Champion will receive...