Ivan’s new playground – Honda Jazz 2011

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In auto culture there’s many things to pursue. Recently There are so many people who like to lower their car to the most to pursue the best stance and fitment by using air supension or coilover with deep dish expensive or even rare set of wheels and still consider that form > function. But there’s some people who like to push their car on the track. It’s not about the looks of the car, but it is about upgrade, adjust and tune the car to its limit in order to conquer the circuit.

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The story began while Iman, my partner in crime who’d introduce me to his friend, Ananto Budi Prabowo or you can call, Ivan. At first maybe you may say that it’s a common look for a Honda Jazz that use wedssport TC05. Of course it is. But there’s a thing that got our interest why we need to tell you about Ivan’s story about him and his Honda Jazz

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The story began while Ivan got his first Honda Jazz back in 2009. Ivan who like to do a time attack, touring and drag race do his practice with his Honda Jazz although it was equipped with automatic transmission. He told that he do the practice by participate any racing events in Sentul International Circuit. But unfortunately he got accident with his honda Jazz at the R1 Sentul International Circuit.

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Anyway for your info, Ivan was one of the five candidates that won the Marlboro Red Racing School. With the other winner Ivan was deserved to go to Italy and experienced to be on a three seater Ferarri F1 at Fiorano Circuit, Italy. At this point surely Ivan learned a lot of skills with his driving on the track. Maybe many of us that racing was like on a video games. But it was far from that. One little mistakes and one miss lines can ruin your time and also can cause a really serious accident.

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The journey of Ivan with his Honda Jazz continues when he got a 2011 Honda Jazz. This time Ivan didn’t took many replacement of the engine. At first I was amazed why the engine looks stock. But Ivan explained that he want to keep it that way. He want tweak the suspension at it’s finest. For the engine Ivan did the porting polish and put dastek q+ with I-Drive. He also change the cam shaft to JUN, and supertech valve springs. The exhaust he use Js Racing. For the braking he trust Winmax and for the suspension he put AST Coilover.

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Talking about racing, weight reduction was one important things for a car to get it’s best performance. That’s why Ivan put the Air Conditioner Away and clear all the unimportant things in his car like the interiors. That’s why his Honda Jazz was suitable for one person only, the driver that covered with roll bars. Also one thing that Ivan did to make his car lighter, the carbon fibers. He replace the hood, fenders, and rear trunks to carbon fiber materials.

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My own opinion while saw the car for the first time this car tell a story about how pasionate Ivan to his passion, racing. I asked ivan why he keep doing racing while the others loves to make their car stanced out the most of the others. He just said that he want to challange himself to the fullest, and racing was his only pursue to be himself and to challange himself on the track.

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Well, Ivan was one of a story about true car enthusiast. He didn’t mod his car to get trophies or to be well known or even prove that he’s different than others by did stupid things like ruin his car or whatsoever. He was one good example about a person who passionate about cars by driving it to the fullest, to the maximum limitations. Like most people said the purpose of the car was to help people to go from A to B or to made the owner enjoy and have a great pleasure because of driving it. It was true. So our hope that Ivan will get his goals with his car like Honda’s motto : the power of dreams.

Cheers :
Words : Wailan Rawung
Photo : Iman Kurniawan , Wailan Rawung
video : Iman Kurniawan

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