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• January
  • Spoon Sports founded along the Koshu-Kaido in Suginami, Tokyo
  • as the speed shop and race tuner handling Honda sports type car only.

• April
  • Development and analysis of ECU for race engine.
  • Release of Exhaust Manifold for race.

• October
  • Enter for Macau GP with North America model NSX modified race car. Many thanks to our dealer in Hong Kong, Man Auto Parts. Mr. Ikezawa is the driver. 3rd prize in the class.

• July
  • Enter for Snetterton, England 24-hour endurance race with CIVIC EF3. 1st prize in the class.

• August
  • Start to export Spoon products based on England.

• March
  • Enter for domestic endurance race (S-Tai) that just begin with CIVIC EF9.

• January
  • Take perticipate in Harumi Auto Salon.

• March
  • Keep enter at various places, such as Malysia, Thailand also at demestic.

• January
  • Take perticipate in Auto Salon with CIVIC EG carbon body cowls. It is about the time people start to own up to carbon bonnet that was seen with odd look.

• March
  • Enter for races with CIVIC EK race car.

• April
  • Release of light weight rim. Start to develop aluminum caliper.

• February
  • Head office moved to Ogikubo, Suginami from Shimotakaido. Release of tuning engine assy.　Spread of trend of tuning engine. Release of engine kit and establishment of engine school same time. More than 200 persons took part in this school for three years.

• August
  • HONDA release of CIVIC Type-R (EK9). Enter for the race at Suzuka with EK9 after 6 days of this release.

• April
  • Release of full spec damper kit.
  • Release of 4 pot aluminum caliper.
  • Release of B type engine assembly.

• March
  • Capital inclease to 2.4 million Yen.

• August
  • Enter for the race with S2000 only after 5 months of release. 1st prize in the class and 2nd prize in the total at Tsukuba 9 hours endurance race.

• June
  • Enter for Nurnberg, Germany 24 hours endurance race with S2000. 1st prize in the class and 32nd prize in the total.

• August
  • Enter for Inter Tec Korea as invited team.

• February
  • Obtain land for new business building at Minami Ogikubo, Suginami-ku.

• March
  • Manufacture of 6 S2000 race car for Super Taikyu and rent them to satellite team in domestic and overseas. Contributed to the races of S2000 after that.

• May
  • Type-R limited shop, "Speed Shop Type One" established.

• June
  • Release of 4 pod Monocoque Caliper for S2000 first in Japan.

• July
  • HONDA release of INTEGRA R (DC5).
  • Win the championship and 2nd prize of Super Taikyu series.

• January
  • Reexamination of Type One's business plan with good promising. Destroy the old building and a request for a construction permit is occurred. Reexamination of race plan. Suspension of domestic races and mainly enter for races in North America, Canada and Europe.

• October
  • Win the 1st prize in the class of GP road course in Vancouver, Canada.

• December
  • Win the 1st prize in the class of Thunder Hill, CA 25 hours endurance race with Accord.

• February
  • Establishment of Type One building. Aim to be a one stop shop of Honda users.

• June
  • Win the 1st prize in the class of Silverstone, England 24 hours endurance race.
  • Win the 2nd prize in the class of Thunder Hill, CA 25 hours endurance race with FIT.

• January
  • Product planning goes favorably. Putting a great deal of effort into overseas sales.
  • Enter for many races aggressively. Activity of market promotion as SEMA show.
  • Reserch of South East of Asian market and approach to Honda fanatics there based on domestic market.

• December
  • Tuning of Honda car become popular in Germany, Italy, England and North America.
  • Start to make Legend race car.
  • Win the 1st prize in the class of Thunder Hill, CA 25 hours endurance race with

Euro-R.

• April
  • Establishment of Product Technical Development Division for reinforcement of new products development.

• October
  • Obtain the high mark of financial statement. Make a well balanced sales plan both domestic and overseas.
• December
  • Win the 5th prize in the class of Thunder Hill 25 hours endurance race that we experienced of retaire in the first time last year.

• January
  • Exhibit New CIVIC Type-R at Auto Salon.
• April
  • Start to develop CIVIC FD dry carbon roof. Also start to develop ECU, big throttle body for FBW.
• May
  • Enter for Super Taikyu at Suzuka.

• December
  • Win the 1st prize in the class of Thunder Hill, CA 25 hours endurance race with new CIVIC.

• March
  • Enter for One Make Race with 2 New CIVIC (FD2).
  •  Annual sales amount grows to 10 million Yen this term.
  • Improvement of financial standing.
  • Put the ideal management policies with an action policy of "YR activity" that makes better desclosure together with "5S activity" that as usual.

• September
  • Hold a event "I heart Honda!!" thanks to Honda user at Tsukuba Circuit.

• November
  • Win the 3rd prize in the class of Macau GP ever since 1990.

• December
  • Receive a memorial goods from Ogikubo Police Dep. because of Spoon's safe drive activity.

• January
  • Exhibit NSX and other cars at Tokyo Auto Salon.

• February
  • Type One's off line meeting "Fast?Sunday!!"