Last weekend (April 5th) marked a major milestone for Racing Hondas, as all three of the first Honda S2000R Cup builds hit the track together for the very first time at Silverstone.
Luke Sedzikowski piloted the Advan liveried car, Phil Wright took the wheel of the bold yellow machine and Guy Martin brought the iconic Takata Dome colours to life on track.
Race 1 Results
It was a strong start to the weekend, with Phil Wright securing an impressive Class B victory. Guy Martin brought the Takata S2000R home in 6th place in class, while Luke Sedzikowski unfortunately recorded a DNF in the Advan car when a ball joint came loose while running in a strong position.
Race 2 Results
Phil Wright continued his dominant form, taking another Class B win. Luke Sedzikowski bounced back with a solid 4th place finish after starting way-back, while Guy Martin crossed the line in 9th in Class B.
Luke Sedzikowski reflected positively on the weekend:
“It was great to be out for the first race of the S2000R Cup. The cars performed great. Running within the Racing Hondas Class B was so much fun. The cars are very similar on performance with the Civic, meaning both my races I raced lights to flag with other cars in the pack. I can’t wait for Cadwell Park now to see how they perform on a technical circuit as the car feels so comfortable to drive fast, its corner exits of which there are plenty at Cadwell, should see the car performing strong once more.”
Phil Wright also shared his thoughts after a successful weekend:
“Friday testing was a bit all over the place with the change of weather mid-day. We never really felt like we found a setup that worked, but the times were fast. Compared to our test at Snetterton, the car felt really tail happy which makes it exciting to drive. Once I got my head around it I started driving it instead of chasing setup changes.
Race day was mega – warmer and less windy. We put better tyres on and it transformed the car. It turned in mint and when it did oversteer it was controllable, which gave me a lot of confidence.
S2000 vs Civic was my biggest concern and the races really showed how close they are in pace, but also how different they are in certain parts of the circuit. I could brake later, they could carry more speed to the apex, but I could get on the throttle sooner – and we’d both exit at the same speed.
Overall, some of the most enjoyable racing I’ve had and the car filled me with confidence, we will continue to understand how to get the best from the car to ensure we can compete at the sharp end against well-proven Civic’s.”
With two class wins and strong pace across the board, it’s clear the S2000Rs have arrived ready to compete and are on-par with the performance of the EP3’s in Class B, demonstrating that the specification choices in the build sheet are necessary and suitable ingredients for a cracking rear-wheel drive club-race car. All three cars ran faultlessly with no issues with the only minor loose ball joint from Luke’s car to report which was quickly remedied.
Currently 3 cars are on the grid with 2 others in build to join shortly with more planned to join as the season progresses.
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