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MacKenzie

A MAN WAS tilling the infield when we arrived at the Honda R&D Proving Ground in Tochigi in late 1990 to drive the then new NSX. Nearby, another was mowing a large grassy patch. They weren’t doing the gardening. They were testing Hondas.

It’s called Honda Motor Company for a reason. Soichiro Honda started out fitting two-stroke motors to

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