Wheels UAE – July 26, 2019

(John Hannent) #1
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withoutVehicleStabilityAssist, therearend
tendstotailawayatcertaincornersandone
must beextremelycarefulwiththesteering
tooffsetthat.But thatisalsothefunpartas
thecarfeelscompletelyanalogueandit tests
yourcontrollingability.


It’s beencustomizedquite a lot...
Yes I’ve donea lotofmodificationsto
enhanceitscorneringability; I addedBilstein
Athlete’s OrangeCoil-overs, OSGikenSuper
lockLSD, 4.77 finaldrive gear(stockis
4.10)andtheZestinoSemi-Slicktyreswere
speciallyorderedformebyDXGarage. I have
alsoaddeda SeibonVS2 carbonfibre bonnet,
Seiboncarbonfibre fenders, J’s Racing
carbonfibre rearwing, Taroxfrontand
reardrilledbrake discs, AP2frontbumper
lip, Carbon-Signalsideskirts, Mishimito
aluminumradiator, ExedyHyperracing
clutch,H&Rwheelsspacers, oilcatchtank,
AEMV2airintake andS2000CRwheels.
I wouldlike toaddEibachfrontandrear
swaybars, enginefrontupperstrutbaranda
TanabeMedallionexhaust system.Myaimis


totake thiscaronthecircuitandparticipate
intheTimeAttackracenextseasonat
theDubaiAutodromeandYas Marina.As
you know,it isverydifficulttoenterany
competitionwithoutany brandorsponsor
backingyou up, butI remaincommittedand
willensure I learnandworkonmyabilities
toimprovewitheveryrace. Thisalsorequires
a lotofmonetaryinvestmentwhichiswhy
I havedecidedtotake theslowandsteady
approachwithoutbreakingmybank.

Whatdoesyour familymake of it?
MykidslovetheS2000andwantmetodrop
theminit toschooleveryday, butI cannot
havebothsitatthefrontseattogether. My
friendsare tiredofthelessonsI give themon
Honda’s engineeringcapability, butmywife
nowrespectsmypassiontowards thiscarand
isverysupportive inmespendingweekends
maintaininganddrivingit.

Hondasrun in thefamilydon’t they...
That’s right!I drive a HondaJazztowork,
mywifedrivesa HondaOdyssey, mybrother

hasanotherHondaS2000andmyfather
drivesa HondaFitShuttleinPakistan.

How didyour passionfor motoring
begin?
Itstartedduringmyteenageyears;I
rememberwhenI usedtoworkata mall
17 yearsago, I hada bookshopacrossmy
showroomwhere I usedtosneakinand
readmotoringmagazinesduringmybreak.
Needlesstosay, Hondavehiclesweremost
readabout.
Myfirst carwas a 1991Accord Coupewhich
myfatherboughtmein 2002. I was sohappy,
I couldn’t thankhimenough.I’ve sincehad
two S2000’s, two NissanSkylineGT-R32’s,
MitsubishiEvolutionX,HondaIntegra anda
ToyotaSoarerbutthebest carI drovewas my
friend’s 91Acura NSXtoJebelJais.

Finally, whatis your dreamcar?
2019 Acura NSX.

“myaimis to take thiscar on thecircuitandparticipate in thetime
attackrace next seasonat thedubaiautodromeandYas marina.”
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