2002 events
A 2002 NSX-T driven by Carlos Medrano is chased by Scott Keeler in an S2000 during the Chin Motorsports track event at Sebring raceway Sunday Dec.22nd (photo by N Zaizar)....for more photos click HERE
LATEST S2000 meet 1/4/02 at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, photos HERE
NSXPO 2002 Dallas, TX Nov.6-10, 2002
NSXs line the front straight of Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday Nov.10th....for more photos and copy click HERE
11/4/02-NSXPO caravan members from Florida examine the new front fascia of the next generation NSX (L to R, Scott McKay, Greg McCarthy, H Gunner, Carlos Medrano and MY CAR!)...below....NSXs westbound on I-10...DOT cops stop a car IN the rest stop for speeding...85 in a 70.
NSXCA member and instructor Chris Prusinski turns the corner at Homestead Sunday Oct.6, 2002 at the latest Chin Motorsports track day!
NSXs and S2000s gather at Delray Acura for a luncheon featuring the Andretti Champ car display. Thanks to Brian Payton for making the arrangements for our group! For more photos click HERE
Sept.28th luncheon and social sponsored by Delray Acura featuring the Andretti Champ car....group dinner....for details click HERE
Next track event is Homestead Miami Speedway Sunday Oct.6th (NEW DATE)..go to www.ChinMotorsports.com for details
NEW track event Sunday Nov.3 at Moroso
South Florida NSXers gather in Palm Beach 8/24/02!....(L to R) Rob, Ernest, James, and Todd gather after a fun afternoon at a car show sponsored by Acura of Palm Beach...click HERE for more photos and copy....
NSXs participate in two-day track event at Sebring Raceway Aug.10-11, 2002 (ABOVE)...new member Jesse Liu guides his 2002 NSX-T through turn 1 at 90mph, (BELOW) Wei-Shen leads a huge line of cars out of the pits for the parade lap!...FOR MORE PHOTOS CLICK HERE
NSXers gather the week of July 15th in Ft. Lauderdale for an informal dinner (pictured below...Dave, Aaron, Dean, Barry, Doc, Carl and Todd)
(ABOVE)..30 NSXs and S2000s parked together at the Fantasy of Flight during Summer Basch 2002 Saturday June 29th, stopping traffic, and bringing gawking tourists out of the airplane hangers! (BELOW)...Wynn Davis leads the S2000 group through our 2.5 hour country drive through the hills and lakes of north Central Florida!...
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(ABOVE)...Mike Henderson stops in front of the German Fieseler Storch that was used to demonstrate flying techniques during the Fantasy of Flight show....
NSXs gather at Fournier's Performance Automotive in Orlando Sunday June 23rd for the beginning of the Basch Boost Installfest....TEN cars will be rejuvenated with 100hp by next weekend (for more photos click HERE)
Don Nowak's twin turbo 92 screams through turn 3 at our two-day track event at Roebling Road in Savannah GA...below, first timer Mark Sukenik takes his Suzuka Blue S2000 into turn 4....far below...the BIG sweeper turn 3....75-85mph in a street car, 115mph in a Formula Mazda...we had four NSXs and four S2000 participating along with many other FINE cars!
Florida S2000 owners!
March 10, 2002....Florida S2K owners gather for a country drive and lunch in the hills of Lake County finishing with lunch at the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis resort northwest of Orlando....for details check www.S2Ki.com and go to the Florida forum for more photos and copy!
What has 1300hp, 12 wheels and THREE smiling drivers...how about THIS trio of thoroughbreds driven by Wei-Shen Chin (NSX), Alex Farrington (Viper) and Brian Ledvora (M5)...we spent Saturday morning May 11th wearing down rubber and brake pads on the back roads of Western Orange County! The verdict...the NSX is STILL the king!
Lee Healey shows us his 1999 NSX with custom front air dam and side skirts! For more photos of this NSX and other at the Florida trackfest, go to www.ChinMotorsports.com. NSXCA members and CMS members enjoyed TWO WHOLE DAYS of driving fun...with NO off track excursions....that's FOUR FULL events 60 cars per event, 5 hours per car without any damage...congratulations to all our SAFE drivers! Below....cars follow me off the back straight into turn 10 during the parade lap!
NSXs WIN at the Festival of Exotic Cars....Dave Hopkins (silver 97-T) wins 1st place and Wei-Shen Chin (94 coupe) takes 2nd place in the Contemporary Division!
The winners display their "trophies"! ([photo by Deb Howard)
NSXs gathered in the RAINY, COLD weather for the Festival of Exotic Cars Feb.23rd in Mt. Dora...Phil Thomas of Courtesy Acura brought their new Imola Orange 2002 NSX for display....and purchase for 89K! For more photos and copy click HERE.
Horrible rainy weather could not dampen the NSX spirit at the Festival of Exotic Cars...pictured is the NEW 2002 NSX in Imola Orange with our sturdy group of members!
NSX master technician Mark Basch graciously hosted me as an NSX apprentice this whole week in Phoenix....I got to work on NSXs everyday including the 60K service above (timing belt,water pump, valve adjustment etc.) where we lifted the CAR off the engine!...we did tranny work as well (below)...for story and more photos click HERE
Roebling Road track day and dinner, Sat-Sun Jan.26-27, 2002....for more photos and copy, click HERE
Sorting out top speeds on the front straight at 120mph....(photo by Josh Feingold)
Gary Jenkins gives instructor Scott Seck a RIDE as his Trans-Am spins coming out of the carousel! (photos by Mark Payton, speed2burn@hotmail.com)