Honda Fit B-spec

Yesterday, we told you that the Acura NSX would be the official pace car for Pikes Peak, but there will be many more cars from Honda and Acura at the event. In fact there will be 13 vehicles total climbing up the side of the mountain at break neck speeds.

The vehicles entered will be in 11 different classes and will range from race car prototypes and race prepped production cars to ATVs and motorcycles. All 13 have one thing in common, a Honda / Acura engineered power plant.

For more about the vehicles that Honda and Acura will have at Pikes Peak click past the jump (or scroll down if you came directly to the full article).

Japanese Super GT stalwart Tetsuya Yamano will pilot an all-electric vehicle that features the Super Handling All-Wheel-Drive technology found in Acura products, mated with a Honda CR-Z chassis. Acura TLX, ILX and a highly modified, first-generation NSX will compete, as will as a Honda Fit EV and the Honda Fit B-spec machine that has been competing in Rally America events during the last two years. The B-spec Fit will be in the hands of former Indy Lights champion and Indy 500 top-five finisher Alex Lloyd for the event.

“Honda has a unique opportunity to showcase its diversity of product by racing at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb,” said James Robinson, principal engineer for Honda R&D Americas. “No other mobility company on the planet can come to Pikes Peak and compete in almost every race category, while simultaneously supporting all the crews and sanctioning body through the usage of our Side by Sides and our generators. Truly, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is best race in the world to deliver that message.”

In addition to the entered automobiles, Honda associates will be running in the ATV and UTV classes, as well as in four different motorcycle classes. Riders will compete on the CRF250R as well as CBR 300, 600 and 1000 models.

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is scheduled to start on June 28th at 7:40 AM Mountain Time.