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02-04-2025
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Honda's Racing Division Will Sell You Pieces of Senna's V-10 F1 Engine
Honda Racing Corporation has been busy lately. After spending a decades as the subsidiary behind Honda's global motorcycle racing, HRC has since integrated all of Honda's racing activity. That includes global programs like the upcoming 2026 Formula 1 engine program, SuperGT racing in Japan, and Honda's continuing IndyCar and IMSA activities under the HRC US brand. And it now also includes a memorabilia arm, a new venture designed to make Honda's racing heritage more accessible for collectors. The program is launching with a major offering: parts from a Honda RA100E V-10 engine used in the 1990 F1 season. That, of course, is the motor that powered the McLaren MP4/5B, driven by Ayrton Senna and teammate Gerhard Berger to that season's constructor's championship. Senna also won the driver's championship in 1990, one of his three championship seasons in four years from 1988 to 1991. HRC says that the engine was parted out at the company's factory in Sakura City, Japan by the same people who built it. Pieces available for sale include camshafts, cam covers, pistons, and connecting rods. The components will be auctioned off in California during this year's Monterey Car Week in August, and all will come with both a display case and a certificate of authenticity. In addition to the engine components, HRC says that the brand plans to offer a "wide range of authentic, high-quality memorabilia, including signed merchandise, limited-edition collectibles and rare artifacts from the company's storied legacy in motorsport." The company adds that "heritage machines" from the IndyCar Series and "valuable race machines" from MotoGP are currently being chosen for similar offerings in the future. We're curious to see just what sort of memorabilia they might soon be offering up. You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car
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02-04-2025
- Automotive
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Honda's Racing Arm to Auction V-10 Parts from Senna's F1 Car
Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) will auction off engine parts from Ayrton Senna's 1990 Formula 1 race car. The auction is part of HRC's new memorabilia business, which will eventually include other historic items from its motorsports collection. The first auction will be held during Monterey Car Week in August, and available parts from Honda's RA100E V-10 include camshafts and pistons. It used to be you'd go to a swap meet to get used engine parts, but Honda's racing division—Honda Racing Corporation, HRC for short—is taking that concept to the next level. Later this year, HRC will auction off actual parts from the Honda V-10 engine that powered Ayrton Senna's championship-winning Formula 1 race car during the 1990 season. The auction, which will be held during Monterey Car Week this August, will help launch HRC's new memorabilia business. Not only will collectors and fans alike be able to bid on rare parts from Senna's race car (also driven by Gerhard Berger during the '90 F1 season), but they'll eventually have the chance to own other motorsports memorabilia, such as signed items and limited-edition collectibles. As for the parts from Senna's F1 engine, HRC says the RA100E V-10 was disassembled at its factory in Sakura City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The people who pulled it apart were also the original builders, so you can expect extra care was taken there. The parts that will be up for auction include camshafts, connecting rods, pistons, valve covers, and various other exterior and internal bits. They'll be put in display cases and sold with a certificate of authenticity so you can brag to all your buds that you own a piece of history. HRC is also currently trying to source parts from iconic racing motorcycles, IndyCars, and even vehicles from its heritage collection to auction off or privately sell. "We aim to make this a valuable business that allows fans who love F1, MotoGP, and various other races to share in the history of Honda's challenges in racing since the 1950s.' said HRC President Koji Watanabe. 'Including our fans to own a part of Honda's racing history is not intended to be a one-time endeavor, but rather a continuous business that we will nurture and grow.' You Might Also Like Car and Driver's 10 Best Cars through the Decades How to Buy or Lease a New Car Lightning Lap Legends: Chevrolet Camaro vs. Ford Mustang!
