NZ Performance Car – September 2019

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was responsible for laying down the layers and layers of deep Porsche

Viola. Even Elliot admits that the process went further than was necessary,

although the EG has wound up looking all the better for it. When was the

last time you saw a track car this clean being driven in full anger? It’s better

than most show cars currently in rotation.

Once the recipe was finalized and the baking done, this cake is

ready for its first shakedown to weed out any teething issues before

heading straight into stints in the North Island Endurance Series (NIES)

and Production Race Series — perhaps even the Honda Cup. The cup,

however, would mean the car would need to receive a ballast, and Elliot isn’t

too keen on that, considering the effort that has gone into getting the car

this light. One thing we can be sure of is that, with no plates and nowhere to

be driven other than the track, the Civic will be driven, and it will be driven

hard — exactly as a big block Honda should be. If that’s not having your

cake and eating it too then we don’t know what is.

DRIVER

PROFILE

DRIVER/OWNER:

Elliot Osborne

AGE: 27

LOCATION: Auckland

OCCUPATION: Panel beater

BUILD TIME: 12 months

LENGTH OF OWNERSHIP:

12 months

THANKS: PPG,

Bodyworks Panelbeaters,

Kristy, Dan, Cole,

Mitch, Hope Hickman

Auto Electrical, David at

MMS, Team Fourteen, and

Adhere Media

As a result of

Elliot having

raided the

Fortune Auto,

Hardrace,

Skunk2, and

ASR catalogues

for suspension

components,

the Civic is not

only light but

also nimble

and responsive,

ready to hit

corners with

Elliot rarely

having to lift

his right foot