The article below is entirely fictitious. Any resemblance to
real events or people is entirely coincidental.
Car Club Name: NH-Zero
Car Club members: 91' EG6, 00' Ek9, 07' FD2R
Car Club Vision: To be fast on track, in a car modded for daily
driving.
Car mini Write up: We research into our mods before applying them.
We do not want our mods to reverse Honda engineering. In purists
thinking, we would like to think should Honda Engineers not be
restricted by marketing or environmental guidelines, they would
have done the same.
NH-Zero's first member is coincidentally also the oldest car in the
family. At that time, the other two members were driving Honda
Civic FD2(now EK9) and Toyota Altis (now FD2R).
The next member to join took a little convincing. After a few weeks
with the EG6, the Altis owner was convince that he wanted a Honda
next. And not just any Honda. It has to have character. It has to
have that subtle hint of prowess behind that H badge. Behind that
Red H. Thus the long wait for the JDM FD2R began. The day that PI
World of Wheels brought a showroom set in, Altis zoomed down to get
a smell of it. Caressing that sweet chassis, sniffing the new car
smell, humming to the tune of the idling K20A, the decision was
made. The FD2R was to become the next member of NH-0.
Have we forgotten about our Mr Civic FD2? Try as NH-0 might, we are
unable to find much upgrades that we felt that Honda engineers
would agree on. A pair of affordable coils were chosen to make the
PG tracking sessions more enjoyable. The Search for the Holy Quest
continues. After months of frustration, the next step towards Honda
Godliness was decided on. At the right time, a Spoon 5.1 Final
Drive was chosen and with a stroke of luck, a Type R LSD was on
sale too.
These two weapons were then added to the arsenal of the FD2. By
this time, the FD2R has arrived and has been ran in THROUGHLY. And
trust me, its really THROUGHLY. The ultimate test came. Is the FD2
any step nearer towards the FD2R? Would Honda Engineers frown upon
the 5.1 Spoon final drive? Not many Civic FD2 drivers have been
able to stomach the thought of the 5.1 final drive.
A race seems necessary!!! This was held impromptu....one particular
night, at a traffic light, a naughty grin followed by a cheeky
blast of their horns set them roaring off!
And loh and behold! The FD2 was side by side with the FD2R even
when they shifted into the 4th gear!
Then the first inkling of the 3rd and rarest member of NH-Zero came
into the picture. Mr EG6 was strolling down Shenton way one day,
skiving at his work, when a NH-0 colored Hatch came into view.
Illegal waiting at the road side, basking in its own glory, the EK9
was just silently humming away. Such engineering perfection! Mr EG6
couldnt resist, he just knew that contact has to be made with this
Type-R Angel. One of the rare few left in SG. Counting those with
legal log cards, there should be only 2. Numbers were exchanged.
And the gentlemen promised to keep in touch.
2 months passed.....Mr Civic FD2 was still trying desperately to
find out more mods for his car. And he always met with a blank
wall. And one day, logging into www.sgcarmart.com, the wall was
broken down. The White Angel was on sale, beaming in all its Type-R
holiness. Mr Civic FD2 realized that the only way forward, was to
take a step back. To change platform - to change the Civic
FD2...into a Civic EK9.
Arrangements were made, and the transfer was done. It was fate that
brought Mr FD2 and the EK9 together, thank to a skiving banker, an
uncle digging nose in an EK9 at Shenton Way, and two
Cantonese-speaking families.
The following pics depict the first congregation of Club NH0. The
birth of NH0 was of the humblest of origins. 3 young, single,
lonely(horny) drivers, washing their cars in dirty tattered
t-shirts and bermudas in a small HDB MSCP at AMK Ave 1. Taking a
break at the coffeeshop, over cups of tea and coffee, NH-Zero was
born.
Thank you for reading.
