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| Category = [[Le Mans Prototype]]<br>(LMP2)
| Category = [[Le Mans Prototype]]<br>(LMP2)
| Constructor = [[Wirth Research]]
| Constructor = [[Honda Performance Development|HPD]] ([[Wirth Research|Wirth]])
| Designer = [[Wirth Research]]
| Designer = [[Nick Wirth]]
| Predecessor = [[HPD ARX-03]]b
| Predecessor = [[HPD ARX-03|HPD ARX-03b]]
| Successor = [[Acura ARX-05]]
| Successor = [[Acura ARX-05]]
| Team = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Extreme Speed Motorsports]]
| Team = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Extreme Speed Motorsports]]
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| Tyres = [[Continental AG|Continental]]
| Tyres = [[Continental AG|Continental]]
| Debut = [[2015 24 Hours of Daytona]]
| Debut = [[2015 24 Hours of Daytona]]
| Races = 1
| Races = 3
| Wins = 0
| Wins = 0
| Cons_champ = 0
| Cons_champ = 0
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In 2016, a revised version of the ARX-04b was tested by [[Mike Shank|Michael Shank Racing]]. Shank later praised the improvements that the car has made. The car was later used by Shank to test the 2017 [[Continental AG|Continental]] tyres for the upcoming season <ref name=ShankTest>{{cite web | url = http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/shank-set-to-test-revised-hpd-arx-04b/ | title = HPD ARX-04 to be tested by Shank| publisher = "Sportscar365.com" | access-date = 2016-10-10}}</ref><ref name=ShankTestRacer>{{cite web | url = http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/128047-imsa-revisions-to-hpd-arx-04b-impress-shank/ | title = Shank impressed with ARX-04| publisher = "racer.com" | access-date = 2016-10-10}}</ref><ref name=ShankTyreTest>{{cite web | url = http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/shank-2017-continental-tire-a-positive-direction/ | title = HPD ARX-04 Tyre Test| publisher = "Sportscar365.com" | access-date = 2016-10-10}}</ref>
In 2016, a revised version of the ARX-04b was tested by [[Mike Shank|Michael Shank Racing]]. Shank later praised the improvements that the car has made. The car was later used by Shank to test the 2017 [[Continental AG|Continental]] tyres for the upcoming season <ref name=ShankTest>{{cite web | url = http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/shank-set-to-test-revised-hpd-arx-04b/ | title = HPD ARX-04 to be tested by Shank| publisher = "Sportscar365.com" | access-date = 2016-10-10}}</ref><ref name=ShankTestRacer>{{cite web | url = http://www.racer.com/imsa/item/128047-imsa-revisions-to-hpd-arx-04b-impress-shank/ | title = Shank impressed with ARX-04| publisher = "racer.com" | access-date = 2016-10-10}}</ref><ref name=ShankTyreTest>{{cite web | url = http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/shank-2017-continental-tire-a-positive-direction/ | title = HPD ARX-04 Tyre Test| publisher = "Sportscar365.com" | access-date = 2016-10-10}}</ref>

The ARX-04b made a racing return at the 2023 [[Silverstone Classic|Silverstone Festival]] Masters Endurance Legends event, driven by Steve Tandy.

It then returned again in 2024, to race in its 2nd Masters Endurance Legands race and won its class and broke the LMP2 lap record at Donington Park drivern by Alfie Briggs

=== Complete United SportsCar Championship results ===
[[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|(key)]] Races in '''bold''' indicates [[pole position]]. Races in ''italics'' indicates fastest lap.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Complete United SportsCar Championship results
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Entrant
! rowspan="2" |Class
! rowspan="2" |Drivers
! rowspan="2" |{{abbr|No.|Car number}}
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|Rds.|Rounds Driven}}
! colspan="10" |Rounds
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|Pts.|Total points collected by team entries during the season}}
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|Pos.|Final position of the team in the championship standings}}
|-
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2015 United SportsCar Championship|2015]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Extreme Speed Motorsports|Tequila Patrón ESM]]
| rowspan="2" |P
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Sharp]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ryan Dalziel]]<br>{{flagicon|DEN}} [[David Heinemeier Hansson]]
|1
|1<br>1<br>1
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[2015 24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]]<br>10
|[[2015 12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]]
|[[2015 Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase|LBH]]
|[[2015 Monterey Grand Prix|LGA]]
|[[2015 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic|DET]]
|[[2015 6 Hours of The Glen|WGL]]
|[[2015 SportsCar Grand Prix|MOS]]
|[[2015 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase|ELK]]
|[[2015 Lone Star Le Mans|COA]]
|[[2015 Petit Le Mans|PET]]
!45*
!12th*
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ed Brown (racing driver)|Ed Brown]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Fogarty]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Johannes van Overbeek]]
|2
|1<br>1<br>1
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|[[2015 24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]]<br>14
|[[2015 12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]]
|[[2015 Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase|LBH]]
|[[2015 Monterey Grand Prix|LGA]]
|[[2015 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic|DET]]
|[[2015 6 Hours of The Glen|WGL]]
|[[2015 SportsCar Grand Prix|MOS]]
|[[2015 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase|ELK]]
|[[2015 Lone Star Le Mans|COA]]
|[[2015 Petit Le Mans|PET]]
!42*
!13th*
|-
! colspan="18" |Sources:<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 TUDOR Championship Points Standings - Official.pdf |url=http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/2015%20TUDOR%20Championship%20Points%20Standings%20-%20Official.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225041/http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/2015%20TUDOR%20Championship%20Points%20Standings%20-%20Official.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Complete Archive of HPD ARX-04 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/HPD/ARX-04.html |access-date=17 May 2024 |publisher=Racing Sports Cars |pages=[https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/HPD/ARX-04.html 1]}}</ref>
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Points were scored with the ARX-03b


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Latest revision as of 08:40, 10 December 2024

HPD ARX-04b
CategoryLe Mans Prototype
(LMP2)
ConstructorHPD (Wirth)
Designer(s)Nick Wirth
PredecessorHPD ARX-03b
SuccessorAcura ARX-05
Technical specifications[1][2]
ChassisCarbon fibre composite monocoque
Suspension (front)Double wishbones, push-rod actuated coil springs and four-way adjustable dampers, anti-roll bar
Suspension (rear)Double wishbones, push-rod actuated coil springs and four-way adjustable dampers, anti-roll bar
EngineHonda HR28TT 2.8 litre V6 twin turbo mid-engined, longitudinally mounted
Transmission6-speed sequential manual
Weight900kg
FuelShell
TyresContinental
Competition history
Notable entrantsUnited States Extreme Speed Motorsports
Notable driversUnited States Ed Brown
United States Jon Fogarty
United States Johannes van Overbeek
United States Scott Sharp
United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel
Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson
Debut2015 24 Hours of Daytona
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
3000
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

The HPD ARX-04b is an LMP2 race car designed and built by Wirth Research for Honda Performance Development. The car was designed as the successor to the HPD ARX-03 series of Le Mans Prototypes, however the poor performance of the car meant that the older model outlived the ARX-04b, and the 04b only contested one race, the 2015 24 Hours of Daytona.

Racing history

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The car was designed to meet the new set of LMP2 regulations, starting in 2014. Two cars were delivered to its sole customer, Extreme Speed Motorsports, in December 2014, where it soon began testing.[2] The team intended to use the cars in the 2015 United SportsCar Championship, starting at the 24 Hours of Daytona. The cars were uncompetitive during the race, and both cars failed to reach the finish. The #1 car managed to complete 389 laps to the winners 740, but the #2 car managed only 50.

Following the disappointment of Daytona, Extreme Speed Motorsport decided to take time to test the car further, opting to race the older HPD ARX-03b at Sebring. The team remained unsatisfied with the car, and chose to replace them with the Ligier JS P2.[3] Daytona remains the only race outing of the ARX-04. HPD continued to test and develop the car, to try and resolve aerodynamic problems and improve its performance.

The ARX-04 was also entered into the 2015 Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, with Justin Wilson assigned to drive the car. However, reliability issues meant that the car was unable to drive in the event.[4][5]

In 2016, a revised version of the ARX-04b was tested by Michael Shank Racing. Shank later praised the improvements that the car has made. The car was later used by Shank to test the 2017 Continental tyres for the upcoming season [6][7][8]

The ARX-04b made a racing return at the 2023 Silverstone Festival Masters Endurance Legends event, driven by Steve Tandy.

It then returned again in 2024, to race in its 2nd Masters Endurance Legands race and won its class and broke the LMP2 lap record at Donington Park drivern by Alfie Briggs

Complete United SportsCar Championship results

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(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.

Complete United SportsCar Championship results
Year Entrant Class Drivers No. Rds. Rounds Pts. Pos.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2015 United States Tequila Patrón ESM P United States Scott Sharp
United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel
Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson 		1 1
1
1 		DAY
10 		SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS ELK COA PET 45* 12th*
United States Ed Brown
United States Jon Fogarty
United States Johannes van Overbeek 		2 1
1
1 		DAY
14 		SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS ELK COA PET 42* 13th*
Sources:[9][10]

* Points were scored with the ARX-03b

References

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  1. ^ "HPD ARX-04 Specifications". "Ultimate Car Page". Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  2. ^ a b "HPD ARX-04 Specifications". "Racecar Engineering". Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  3. ^ "HPD ARX-04 replaced by Ligier". "Autosport". Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  4. ^ "HPD ARX-04 Entered at Pikes Peak". "Motorsport.com". Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  5. ^ "HPD ARX-04 withdrawn from Pikes Peak". "Autoblog.com". Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  6. ^ "HPD ARX-04 to be tested by Shank". "Sportscar365.com". Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  7. ^ "Shank impressed with ARX-04". "racer.com". Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  8. ^ "HPD ARX-04 Tyre Test". "Sportscar365.com". Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  9. ^ "2015 TUDOR Championship Points Standings - Official.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Complete Archive of HPD ARX-04". Racing Sports Cars. pp. 1. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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