Responsible for the return of the Honda Civic Type R to national tracks, the Civic Atomic Cup is already “moving” and in recent days the Japanese hot hatch has been subjected to authentic “torture sessions” to ensure that it maintains the reliability that has always been characteristic of it.
Under the scorching heat of southern Spain — more precisely on the Monteblanco Circuit — Motor Sponsor, organizer of the Civic Atomic Cup, subjected the Civic Type R to an authentic “race of nine”, in a reliability test of the technical solutions proposed for the competition.
In total, the tested unit completed more than 100 laps on the Andalusian track, covering more than 400 km at depth and with thermometers marking values above 30°C, all to push the mandatory Civic Atomic Cup kit and Toyo tires to the limit. R888R that will equip all Civic Type Rs in the competition.
Test passed with distinction
Despite the difficult conditions that the tested unit had to face on lands of “nuestros hermanos”, the evaluation of this demanding test session was frankly positive, with no room for any technical notes along the 400 km covered on the track.
This came to prove not only the reliability of the kit proposed by TRS and supplied by Atomic as well as the Civic Type R itself. Speaking of which, in this “torture” test, the Japanese model also impressed by its performance on the track, something that the Japanese model is not unfamiliar with. Quaife auto-blocking and Bilstein's competition shock absorbers. If you were curious to see how the Honda Civic Type R performed during this test, we leave you the video here.
At the end of this test session, the head of Motor Sponsor, André Marques, did not hide his satisfaction and enthusiasm with the new competition, saying: “honestly, we couldn't be more satisfied! It was an intense day of testing, with many laps and kilometers covered, always at race pace. Congratulations to TRS and ATOMIC for the excellent work with the solutions they provided us!”.
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As for the first public appearance of the Civic Atomic Cup, this is scheduled for the next race of the ANPAC Super Challenge at the Estoril Circuit, a race that is part of the WTCR Race of Portugal program, which takes place on the weekend of 26th and 27th of June and in which two Civic Type Rs will line up.