One lucky winner by the name of Jim Morgan is the proud new owner of the original Honda Type R concept car. The one of a kind model is tuned to the max and was the first of the Mugen models who are Honda Cars performance tuning partners. The presentation took place at Silverstone after the Honda BTCC (British Touring Car Championship) team gave the lucky Mr. Morgan a ride around the circuit at break neck speeds.

The prize was given to mark Honda Cars inclusion in the BTCC as if becoming champions wasn’t enough publicity. The team drivers Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden will be competing in the 2011 BTCC to try and make it two in a row after Honda’s success this year. To further promote Honda Cars involvement in the sport they are releasing a Type R replica of the winning BTCC car which can be ordered through Honda show rooms. The production of this replica will be strictly limited so it’s on a first come first serve basis.

Anyone interested in the replica, would though have more chance of securing one than Jim Morgan had of owning his original as there were more than 24,000 people included in the draw which he won. As part of his prize he was taken to Mugen’s base in Northampton where he spoke face to face with the people who had built his prize by hand. There they showed him how they managed to squeeze more torque and make the car more agile than any other Type R manufactured.

With many people already huge fans of the sporty Type R this extra publicity is sure to boost sales of the car which is made in Honda’s Swindon factory. This is good news for its employees as well as the satellite firms which supply parts to the plant.