company info.
History
| 1988 | Jan | Spoon Sports founded along the Koshu-Kaido in Suginami, Tokyo. The company opens as the speed shop and racing tuner for Honda's sports-type vehicles. |
| 1989 | Apr | Begins development of ECUs for racing engines. Develops and releases exhausts for racing. |
| 1990 | Oct | Enters the Macau GP with a US-model NSX based race car. Finished 3rd place (Driver: Ikezawa). Special thanks to Mr. Man (Distributor in Hong Kong). |
| 1991 | Jul | Enters the Snetterton/UK 24 hour endurance race with the EF3 Civic. Finished 1st in class. (Drivers: Ichishima, Roland, James) |
| Aug | Begins export business to Europe, centralizing operations from the UK. | |
| 1992 | Mar | Starts to race in the new endurance racing series in Japan (now known as the Super Taikyu) with an EF9 Civic. |
| 1993 | Jan | Exhibits at the Autosalon held in Harumi, Tokyo. |
| Mar | Participates in races held in Japan, Malaysia and Thailand. | |
| 1994 | Jan | Exhibits an EG Civic with a full carbon body kit at the Autosalon. (Carbon hoods were beginning to be accepted in the market) |
| 1995 | Mar | Builds a racing car out of an EK Civic and begins racing. |
| Apr | Releases light-weight rims and begins development of aluminum calipers. | |
| 1996 | Feb | Head office moves from Shimotakaido to a newly constructed building at Ogikubo, Suginami-ku. Releases a tuned-tuned engine assembly kit after setting the trend for tuned Honda engines. Begins to offer seminars on engines. (The seminar was attended by more than 200 people from 1996 to 1999) |
| 1997 | Aug | EK9 Civic Type-R is released from Honda. Only 6 days after the car was released, Spoon enters the car to a race in Suzuka. |
| 1998 | Apr | Begins sales of adjustable damper kits. |
| Oct | Begins sales of 4-pot aluminum calipers. | |
| Dec | Begins sales of B-type engine assembly kits. | |
| 1999 | Mar | Company capital increased to 2.4 million yen. |
| Aug | After 5 months from the car's debut, Spoon enters the S2000 in race for the first time in the world. Wins the Tsukuba 9-hours endurance race (1st in class, 2nd overall). |
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| 2000 | Jun | Enters the S2000 to the Nurburgring 24-hours race (1st in class, 32nd overall) |
| Aug | Races in an invited race in Korea (Inter Tec in Korea). | |
| 2001 | Feb | Land purchased in Minami Ogikubo to begin a new business venture. |
| Mar | Supplies six S2000 racing cars to various teams for the Super Taikyu series. (This establishes the S2000 in motorsports) |
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| May | Opens TYPE-ONE as an exclusive speed shop for Type-R vehicles. | |
| Jun | For the first in Japan, Spoon releases a monocoque 4-pot caliper for the S2000. | |
| Jul | DC5 Intergra-R debuts. Spoon races the Integra-R in the Super Taikyu and wins (2nd in series). |
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| 2002 | Jan | Decides to restructure and rebuild the TYPE-ONE business from ground up. The building is demolished for reconstruction. Spoon decides to postpone racing domestically and concentrates its racing activity in North America and Europe. |
| Oct | Enters a GP road course event with the S2000 in Vancouver, Canada. (Finished 1st in class) |
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| Dec | Enters the 25-hours at Thunderhill, CA, USA with an Accord based racing car. (Finished 1st in class) |
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| 2003 | Feb | TYPE-ONE re-opens in the newly constructed building as a one-stop speed shop for all Honda owners. |
| Jun | Enters the Silverstone 24-hours race in the UK. (Finished 1st in class) | |
| Dec | Enters the 25-hours at Thunderhill, CA USA with the Honda Fit. (Finished 2nd in class) |
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| 2004 | Jan | After successfully launching new products in the domestic market, Spoon shifts its focus to cater the overseas markets. Continuing its activities in the racing
scene, Spoon broadens its marketing reach to trade shows like SEMA. With its unmatched reputation in the domestic market, Spoon reaches out to Honda fanatics all over the world. |
| Dec | Honda tuning becomes popular in Germany, Italy, UK and North America. Begins R&D work to build a racing car out of the Honda Legend. Enters the 25-hours at Thunderhill, CA USA with the Honda Euro R. (Finished 1st in class) |
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| 2005 | Apr | Newly establishes a Product Technical Development Division to strengthen its R&D capabilities. |
| Dec | Enters the 25-hours at Thunderhill, CA USA with the Honda Fit. (Finished 1st in class) |
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| 2006 | Oct | The company's financial ratings increases. Spoon decides to focus on balancing its sales between domestic and overseas markets. |
| Dec | After retiring from the same race one year ago, Spoon re-enters the Honda Legend Racing car to the 25-hours at Thunderhill, CA USA. (Finished 5th in class) | |
| 2007 | Jan | Exhibits the new Honda Civic R at the Autosalon. |
| Apr | Begins R&D of dry-carbon hoods for the FD Civic. | |
| May | Begins R&D of Fly-by-Wire based big-throttles and ECUs. | |
| Dec | Enters the Super Taikyu race in Suzuka. Enters the 25-hours at Thunderhill, CA USA with the new Civic R. (Finished 1st in class) |
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| 2008 | Mar | Enters two FD2 Civics in an One-Make race. Annual sales top 10 billion yen. Starts the "YR Campaign" to improve Information disclosures in various business divisions. Together with the "5S Campaign", the company targets to strengthen its business. |
| Sep | Produces the inaugural "I Heart Honda" event at the Tsukuba Circuit. | |
| Nov | Enters the Macau GP after more than 15 years since the first entry. (Finished 3rd in class) |
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| Dec | Spoon receives a Certificate of Appreciation from the Ogikubo Police Department, recognizing the company's continuous support to community safety. | |
| 2009 | Enters the Super Taikyu 2009 Series. Finished 3rd in the series. | |
| Jan | Exhibits the NSX at the Tokyo Autosalon. | |
| Feb | Organizes a off-line meeting event for TYPE ONE customers. | |
| Mar | Encourages employees to fully take their given annual holiday dates. | |
| May | Organizes the "I HEart Honda 2009" event at the Tsukuba Circuit. | |
| Aug | Enters the Malaysian MME 12 hour endurance race with the S2000. | |
| Nov | Enters the Macau GP with the NSX-R GT. Enters the 25-hours of Thunderhill, CA USA with the FD2 Civic R. |
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| 2010 | Feb | Organizes the "I Heart Honda 2010" event at the Suzuka Circuit. |
