Spoon Sports Inc is a Japanese company specializing in engine tuning and aftermarket parts designed to make Honda cars high performing vehicles.
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17 Facts About Spoon Sports
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In 1988, Spoon Sports Inc was founded by Tatsuru Ichishima, who previously worked for Honda as a race car tester and driver.
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Spoon Sports Inc is known for its tuning parts, which - like those produced by Toda Racing - are popular for their naturally aspirated performance.
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Spoon Sports is known for producing aftermarket parts such as powertrain, suspension, aero-parts, wheels, drivetrain, braking system, and cooling system.
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The vehicle, which became the basis of Spoon Sports, participated in the Japan Touring Car Championship.
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In 2017, Spoon Sports fielded the Unlimited Class FD2 Honda Civic Type R, which set a record lap during the Global Time Attack at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park.
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Spoon Sports modified this vehicle as a front-wheel-drive racing car with Formula 1-style center-seating position.
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Spoon Sports has produced iconic aftermarket parts such as the Spoon Sports SW388, a lightweight aluminum forged wheel.
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Spoon Sports is known for its more radical synchronized gear kits for vehicle transmission, noted for its extremely close ratio.
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Spoon Sports being a racing division of Honda, is more focused on the balance of a car on the track rather than making extreme power similar to their counterpart Mugen.
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Spoon Sports's headquarters is mainly used as the main office, stocking of parts, and distribution.
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Spoon Sports opened Type One in 2001 according to a differentiation strategy where Spoon functions as a research and development of parts and tuning while Type One serves as a tuning shop for servicing and tuning cars.
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All of Spoon Sports's products are on display at the Type One showroom and factory as well as the race cars that it has fielded through the years.
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Spoon Sports buys and resells Honda vehicles at Type One, turning these into bespoke cars such as the left-hand-drive NSX Type Rs.
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Spoon Sports provides maintenance and repair services at Type One.
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