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Can a Brand New Supercar Conquer the SCCA's Most Grueling Event? Sep 7, 2. 01. 6. Thursday night, 1. PM"It's coming off the truck." Those five words, glowing ominously on the screen of my phone at 3. And, much to my chagrin, it was beginning without me. In early June, the Sports Car Club of America announced their very first "Targa" event. The Targa was going to be a competition consisting of a combination of autocross, time trial, HPDE, and road rally events throughout the Southeast. The SCCA has been on a bit of a tear lately, expanding their programs outside of the normal autocross and road racing portfolio in an attempt to attract new members, and Targa appeared to be the latest idea in that vein.

Without a moment's hesitation, I fired off an email to Heyward Wagner, the SCCA's Director of Experiental Programs, asking if they had room for me to participate. Perhaps against his better judgment, he said they did. I only lacked two things needed to participate: a teammate and a car. Well, that's not entirely true.

I have a Fiesta ST that would have been completely suitable, were it not for the fact that it's currently in the eighteenth month of a twenty- four month lease. Plus, I wanted to win the event overall. I had a better idea.

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Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. I wanted an NSX. I was convinced that the NSX was the perfect blend of road- going touring car and track- blasting supercar. Ever since I had driven the 2.

Acura NSX earlier in the year, I was convinced that it was the perfect blend of road- going touring car and track- blasting supercar. Its multiple drive modes made it soft and comfortable for long highway cruises but vicious and oversteer- happy on track. I thought that the NSX was the perfect choice. Unfortunately, I didn't have the $1. Acura dealer seemed to think was necessary for me to place my NSX order. So I did what anybody would do.

I wrote an email to my contacts at Acura and I begged. Much to my surprise, they agreed, and that's how I ended up with that text message glowing on my phone as I flew to Charlotte. Acura had a gorgeous, Valencia Pearl Red pre- production NSX waiting for me. While I felt confident that I could handle all of the competition driving, the SCCA required two drivers for the Targa—partially because there would be nearly a thousand miles of street driving required between venues, and partially because it included a Time/Speed/Distance rally which necessitated a navigator. Once it was announced that the event would be starting with an Autocross at ZMax Dragway in Charlotte, only one name came to mind: Jadrice Toussaint.

Jadrice was a both a loyal friend and a fierce competitor from 2. SCCA autocross circuit.

He's widely regarded as the most talented autocrosser in the world, having won the national championship in the hardest class in Solo not once, but twice. He's also a resident of suburban Charlotte, which meant that we'd be kicking off the event in his hometown. When I called Jadrice and asked him if he'd be interested—I didn't have to finish my question before he answered in his rich Haitian accent. Yes. Hell yes, man. Let's go win this thing."Jadrice Toussaint in the NSXJon Krolewicz/SCCAAdvertisement - Continue Reading Below. We agreed that Jay (as his friends and family call him) would be the pilot for the autocrosses, and that I would handle the track driving and the time trials.

Perfect. Friday morning, 2: 0. AM"Hello, my lovely," I said as my Uber driver deposited me at Jay's house well into the wee hours of the morning. The NSX rested comfortably in the driveway, unaware that in mere hours she'd be dancing like a hippopotamus from Fantasia between the cones of the Targa's first event. By the time of my arrival, the other thirty- plus teams participating in the Targa had checked in and were fast asleep. But everybody knows that the cool kids show up fashionably late, and Jay and I had quite the date to bring to the ball.

Unfortunately, much like the little boy in the old Disney World commercial, I was too excited to sleep. Acura had been very clear with their instructions to me—have fun, be safe, but, most importantly, win. Even though I was certain of Jay's autocross abilities, I was concerned that we might encounter a narrow course layout in the morning. A wide- open, fast track would favor us, but anything with tight slaloms or corners would play to the strengths of a smaller car. Like, say, a Lotus Elise. Or an Exocet. The NSX lines up against its competition—including the Exocet—for the SCCA Targa.

Jon Krolewicz/SCCAOh, did I mention that we were classed against an Exocet? Targa's system was unorthodox in that it was a bit of a hybrid of autocross and sportscar racing classing designations. Since the NSX is new for 2. Watch Flawless Putlocker here. Rick Hendrick, Graham Rahal, and Jay Leno), neither the SCCA nor I were sure where it should be classed."Put us in Unlimited," I proclaimed to Heyward Wagner over the phone, mostly because it sounded completely badass, but also because it kept us away from the aforementioned Elise in the autocross sections and the boosted- up E4. M3s in the time trials. What I hadn't accounted for was the fact that some yahoo named Randy Pobst would show up in a freaking Exocet to compete against us in Unlimited class. Yes, that's correct.

In order to win this thing, I was going to have to prove that the NSX, which, if you believe Internet mouth- breathers, is heavy, plodding, and slow, was a better autocross and track tool than a tube- framed, 1. No pressure. Friday morning, 6: 3. AMSomehow I must have briefly dozed off, because I opened my eyes to the sounds of Cannonball Adderley's Bossa Nova gently sambaing me awake, despite the darkness that still loomed over suburban Charlotte.

I leapt from my bed, took the hottest shower I could without burning my skin off, and raced downstairs to the waiting arms of the most American supercar today. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Jay was awake, as well, and was already proclaiming how badly he was going to lay waste to the field. Dude," he said in a voice that was much, much too awake for this early hour, "we are going to crush them all today.

I can't wait." However, in what was soon to become a theme for the weekend, "I can't wait" turned into a rather leisurely digestion of some ramen noodles and a haphazard attempt at packing all of his required clothing and tools for the weekend into his Grand Cherokee. Uh, Jay," I said somewhat nervously, as recollections of our time competing together in years past started coming back to me, "we should probably get going man. Check- in is at 7: 3. No worries, my friend," he laughed at me.

We'll get there."Friday morning, 7: 2. AMJay's method of ensuring we could get there on time was to drive his Cherokee at a speed that I'd rather not repeat in writing while I followed in the NSX. At least it was one way for me to ensure I was comfortable handling the big Acura at speed.

The NSX has a way of making the world around you disappear, insulating you from the chaos of the highway by enveloping you in soft leather seats and engulfing the senses with its ELS audio system. Velocity that would seem quite insane in any other car borders on the mundane in the NSX. Looking down at the speedometer, I was downright shocked to see that I'd been cruising comfortably at a number that could have ended our weekend in a somewhat violent fashion at the hands of the Charlotte- Mecklenberg County Police Department, should any of them see fit to point a laser gun in my direction.