Honda Factory Racing Returns

In case you’ve been living under a rock of late (and we can’t blame you if you have); you know that factory racing support in the ATV/ UTV scene has been going the way of the dinosaur these past few years. That looks like it might be about to change and soon.

Honda will make its 4-wheel off-road factory racing return this November in the SCORE Baja 1000 desert race, with an unlimited off-road race vehicle powered by Honda Performance Development (HPD), the racing arm of American Honda Motor Company, Inc.

The manufacturer teased images of its race vehicle, featuring a twin-turbocharged 3-liter, Honda HR35TT V6 engine, Albins ST6 sequential transmission, Fox racing shocks, and rugged General Grabber tires. More information will be available in the days leading up to the Baja 1000 event in November.

This return to the SCORE Baja 1000 marks Honda’s first 4-wheel desert race since the HPD Desert Pilot competed in Class 6 in 2012. For more information about HPD and the company’s racing product lines, please visit http://hpd.honda.com.