Honda Racing Corporation (HRC), a racing arm of Honda, is launching a memorabilia business, offering fans and collectors around the world an exclusive opportunity to own a piece of r acing history. The new venture will feature 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.
To commemorate the new memorabilia business, HRC plans to auction rare, selected parts from the historic Honda RA100E V10 Formula 1 engine that powered the world championship-winning cars driven by Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger in the 1990 F1 season during California’s Monterey Car Week in August. Furthermore, HRC is currently selecting heritage machines and parts from the IndyCar series and significant racing motorcycles for private sales or auctions soon.
The Honda RA100E F1 engine was disassembled at HRC’s factory in Sakura City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan by the original builders of these very special winning engines. The auction items include various internal and external components, such as camshafts, cam covers, pistons and connecting rods, beautifully housed in display cases, each accompanied by an original HRC certificate of authenticity.
Honda showcases his toric racing machines at the Honda Collection Hall in Mobility Resort Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, and the Honda RACING Gallery at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture. These exhibits include machines that participated in the Isle of Man TT races in the 1950s, the early F1 machines from the 1960s, and various other machines up to the present day. Many of these machines are diligently maintained in good running condition with a variety of rare curated spare parts in its collection. The collection hall has carefully selected limited collectible parts from this inventory to ensure items up for sale do not affect the preservation of the running machines.