AWD Honda Civic Drags Stick Shift Corvette, Lancer EV, Mustang, Obliteration Follows

At least that's what the good folks over at the racing-focused ImportRace channel on YouTube decided to do – they were on point during TX2K's 2024 edition in Ennis, Texas, 40 miles south of downtown Dallas. Initially, they focused on the most spectacular part of racing – the potential drama of crashing.

An Audi R8 dragged a fast Mustang, but the latter wasn't the one that had an encounter with the concrete barrier. Then a Datsun Z hot rod also couldn't hold it against an iconic Toyota Supra Mk4, and of course, there was also a Ford Mustang crash because those are quite traditional nowadays – so much so that Cars & Coffee events have started banning them alongside their Camaro and Challenger 'friends.'

Anyway, when everyone raced without hiccups, the channel also focused on things like a Charger Hellcat racing everything and everyone on its way to stomping them into a new world record. There were also a lot of imports doing their thing and making everyone fall in love with them for that – a 'sleeper' BMW M240i raced Toyota GR Supras to obliteration, and an Audi TT RS stunningly dragged McLaren and Porsche supercars.

There were also many six-second festivals of speed at the event from the usual suspects like Brett LaSala and his 2,930-horsepower Ford Mustang GT, still equipped with the 'factory' Coyote V8 engine and called Snot Rocket 2.0. However, don't discard the 'little guy' section because they also had their moments of glory. For example, the latest video feature embedded below focuses on an alleged 1,500-hp AWD Honda Civic three-door that appeared to be one of the fastest stick shift racers around TX2K.

Its three passes were clearly something to write home about, as the description seemingly includes commentary directly from the Honda Civic owner and race driver. His first skirmish against a fellow stick shift monster was against a heavily-prepared C7 Chevrolet Corvette. However, the latter encountered an issue and didn't even leave the starting grid, so it doesn't really matter. The little Civic rascal set an 8.22 ET – it would have won anyway.

Secondly, the driver knew that his opponent's Mitsubishi Lancer EVO was a seven-second monster, so the little Honda Civic had to give its heart out to win the next skirmish. No worries, the AWD Japanese hatchback prevailed again – 7.51s versus a shameful 11.09s pass from his opponent. Well, expectations were a little higher, but the Mitsu actually fared well because, in the middle of the race, the driver almost lost control of the car and fought to restrain it.

Last but not least, the Honda Civic reached the Texas Motorplex semifinals after it destroyed a Fox Body Ford Mustang with another sub-eight-second pass: 7.91s versus 9.79s. The videographer didn't bother with the final battle against the "fastest stick shift car in the world," Jonathan Atkins' The Grub Worm, a 1,800-rwhp 1997 30th Anniversary Chevy Camaro, but we found out from the description that it was an impossible ordeal – 6.94s versus an 8.01s pass for the feisty Honda Civic. Well, it was cool while it lasted, right?