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[h=3]HONDA RSC and HRC.[/h]
The Honda Research & Development.
For the development of special racing motorcycles and parts Honda created a separate company, first in 1970 this company was called RSC, Racing Service Center Corporation, later in 1982 the company was renamed as HRC, Honda Racing Corporation. Best Honda Trials bikes were designed and developed by RSC or HRC company.
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In the early 1970's Honda created a separate company to oversee racing, the company was called RSC, Racing Service Center. In 1973 RSC was established as a separated entity from Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
Later, in September 1982, RSC changed to HRC and began the Honda's racing, endurance, trials and motocross racing programs.

Honda Racing Corporation


The HRC logo began to be applied on 1982. Honda Racing Corporation was founded on September 1982 replacing RSC.
His first President was the legendary engineer Shoichiro Irimajiri.


Shoichiro Irimajiri (above), a brilliant engineer who worked on Honda's GP racing bikes of the 1960s,
was also the man responsible for the mighty CBX1000

http://www.imagebam.com/image/a48eec171570462
HRC Division headquarters is based in Saitama, Japan and Aalst in Belgium. Tetsuo Suzuki is the President and Shuhei Nakamoto his Vice President. The main service is the Research and development of racing motorcycles and parts Its main mission the development, manufacture and sales of motorcycles and parts for racing. Since then HRC has become a byword for high-performance engineering excellence and winning performance

Text copied from: http://www.onlytrial.com/1/the_history_introduction_120272.html
and: The Honda Trials History
 
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Thanks Kjell that was interesting reading indeed
 
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