Not Your Typical
Professional Development

Grow Your Skills through the Thrills of Racing

The Honda of America Racing Team (HART) is a volunteer activity welcoming Honda associates from all backgrounds to enhance their skillsets in the intense, high-speed world of racing. Associates can drive, design, build, fix, promote and support in countless ways, all toward HART’s overall goal: accelerating the next generation of Honda leaders.

What makes
our Hart Beat

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Unique Racing Teams

HART participates in races nationwide, including Stage Rally, IMSA, Hill Climbs (or Pikes Peak Hill Climb), Rebelle Rally, drift, drag, kart, motorcycle and many more on- and off-road activities.

150+

Active Volunteer Associates

Team members contribute to HART from three states where Honda has development and manufacturing operations — Alabama, Indiana and Ohio.

Our Team

How Racing
Empowers our Associates

In putting Honda technology through the most extreme scenario — racing — HART associate volunteers can put their skills to the ultimate test and learn new skills alongside diverse team members in the craziest environments — from the depths of the dunes to the pinnacle of a peak.

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Our Alabama HART associates compete in the challenging SRO race series and share their passion for racing at GRIDLIFE events all throughout the east coast of the United States.

Accolades

1st Place TCA at Barber Motorsports Park 2024

Since 1996, HART autocross (AutoX) associates have been gaining car control skills and chasing their passions for competition in the challenging Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Solo National & Optima Drive AutoX series.

Accolades

SCCA Northwest Ohio region event #5 1st in class (NSX)
SCCA Northwest Ohio region event #7 1st in class (NSX)
Drive AutoX event #1 3rd in class (NSX & Si)
Drive AutoX event #1 3rd in class

The Racing Honda Odyssey earned the 2026 “Coolest Thing Made in Alabama” title in Manufacture Alabama’s annual Manufacturing Madness bracket-style, public voting competition.

Accolades

Racing Honda Odyssey wins 2026 "Coolest Thing Made in Alabama" title

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HART associates at Honda’s Indiana Auto Plant compete in regional Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) AutoX events and local karting races. HART’s Indiana squad is new, eager to learn, and ready for any challenge.

Accolades

3rd in HS Class at the 2024 Tire Rack SCCA Grissom National Tour

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With IMSA comes endurance and high-pressure racing, maximizing associate development through this advanced motorsport path. Experiences for HART associates include:

- Race Engineering/Strategist/DAG
- Tire Performance Engineering
- Race Mechanics
- Pit stops / “Over the wall” crew
- Pit lane IT

Accolades

Associates from HART have joined F1 teams
Associates from HART participated in a joint NSX GT3 development

Road racing associates compete in sprint and endurance racing, with endurance events lasting between 8 hours and 24 hours. Experiences for HART associates include:

Sprint Racing [Civic Si’s]
Focus On Optimizing Vehicle’s Performance

Amateur Endurance Racing [Integra/ Civic Si]
Race Engineering/Strategist/DAG
Tire Performance Engineering
Race Mechanics
Pit stops / “Over the wall” crew

Accolades

2024 NASA ST5 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Finishes
2024 AER Multipool Podium Finishes

Rally tackles America's fastest gravel roads in the American Rally Association, showcasing the strong reliability of Honda’s products and associates. Experiences for HART associates include:

- Driver / Co-Driver development
- Hands-On Learning
- Custom Fabrication
- Event Logistics Planning
- Time Management

Accolades

2013-2017 Rally America B-Spec National Champion (Fit)
2017 Rally America 2WD National Champion (Civic)
2018 ARA L2WD National Champion (Civic)
2018 ARA L2WD National Champion (Civic)
2023 ARA L2WD National Codrivers Title (Civic)

The first women's off-road navigation rally raid in the United States, called Rebelle Rally, includes associates from HART. Every year, HART develops our members and expands their insight into the capability of Honda vehicles, off-roading, and general vehicle knowledge, for both the Rebelle Rally drivers and their support team.

Accolades

2019 3rd Place in X-Cross Class
2019 Overall Rookie of the Year (First in X-Cross Class)
2023 Stage Winners for Day 8

Since 2011, HART associates have competed at the prestigious Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. This grueling event invites our associates to test their skills not only on a mountain but also challenge their capability to dream new technology because of what the climb itself requires.

Accolades

2015 Largest team fielded at PPIHC (12 competitors)
14 first place finishes
27 podium finishes
Several Course Records [Front Wheel Drive, HYBRID, Production EV]

HART’s karting associates have competed in both sprint races on kart tracks and road races on tracks such as Mid Ohio Sports Car Course and Pitt Race. This team focuses on the racing basics, from wrenching, tuning and prepping, to performance driving dynamics and the racing itself.

Accolades

Current drivers have podium finishes for the Dart 125cc Stock Honda Shifter class Championship

With 8 racetracks, 3,000-plus miles, and more than 10 states, HART associates who participate in One Lap of America have seen it all. A week-long competition where each day brings a time trial, AutoX, skidpad, or drag race to showcase our latest products. Experiences for HART associates include:

Compete against other OEMs
Human Endurance
Machine Endurance
Performance
Diverse Track Experience

Accolades

2022 10th Overall
2022 3rd Place SSGT-SB
2023 Rookie of the Year
2024 7th Overall
2024 2nd Place Stock Touring
2024 2nd Place Mid-Priced Sedan

HART’s Crazy New associates generate ideas that are just that: crazy new! Crazy New allows our associates the chance to cook up new ideas for vehicle concepts and bring them to reality to be raced and driven.

Accolades

SLX Showcased at RADwood 2019, featured in Car and Driver, Road & Track, and Motortrend
HRC CR-V Beast driven by 3-Time F1 World Champion Max Verstappen
NSX “Yamabiko” placed 3rd in class for 2023 event with new aero concept

Since 1996, HART autocross (AutoX) associates have been gaining car control skills and chasing their passions for competition in the challenging Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Solo National & Optima Drive AutoX series.

Accolades

SCCA Northwest Ohio region event #5 1st in class (NSX)
SCCA Northwest Ohio region event #7 1st in class (NSX)
Drive AutoX event #1 3rd in class (NSX & Si)
Drive AutoX event #1 3rd in class

HART’s drift associates have competed for more than 15 years, taking on unique challenges in the sport of drifting. Now starting to investigate the next platforms to slide into Honda’s future, the HART drift team is evaluating Honda’s current lineup for gymkhana-style drifting. In addition, these associates have a lightly modified Honda S2000 they use for driver training and local drifting events.

Accolades

Competed in 2010 Formula-D Series with a Honda Element!

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