might not be cheap, though Honda will sell off historic racing parts, including bits of Sennas V10 Honda will also find new homes for some heritage IndyCars and MotoGP bikes. Jonathan M. Gitlin Apr 1, 2025 10:00 pm | 1 This is a Honda RA100E 3.5 L V10 engine. It was used in McLaren's 1990 F1 season, during which time the team won the constructors championship and Ayrton Senna won the driver's title. Credit: Honda Racing Corporation This is a Honda RA100E 3.5 L V10 engine. It was used in McLaren's 1990 F1 season, during which time the team won the constructors championship and Ayrton Senna won the driver's title. Credit: Honda Racing Corporation Story textSizeSmallStandardLargeWidth *StandardWideLinksStandardOrange* Subscribers only Learn moreHonda's motorsport division must be doing some spring cleaning. Today, the Honda Racing Corporation announced that it's getting into the memorabilia business, offering up parts and even whole vehicles for fans and collectors. And to kick things off, it's going to auction some components from the RA100E V10 engines that powered the McLaren Honda MP4/5Bs of Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger to both F1 titles in 1990."We aim to make this a valuable business that allows fans who love F1, MotoGP and various other races to share in the history of Honda's challenges in racing since the 1950s," said Koi Watanabe, president of HRC, "including our fans to own a part of Honda's racing history is not intended to be a one-time endeavor, but rather a continuous business that we will nurture and grow."The bits from Senna's and Berger's V10s will go up for auction at Monterey Car Week later this year, and the lots will include some of the parts seen in the photo above: cam covers, camshafts, pistons, and conrods, with a certificate of authenticity and a display case. And HRC is going through its collections to see what else it might part with, including "heritage machines and parts" from IndyCar, and "significant racing motorcycles."The fact that the parts are going to be auctioned at Car Week suggests the RA100E parts won't be cheapthe annual gathering in Northern California attracts extremely well-heeled car enthusiasts, and the tickets for events like the Quail or the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance will put a hefty dent in your wallet.If your idea of fun isn't hanging out with a bunch of the 0.1 percent at a golf course looking at pre-war carsand I'll admit the lure of Car Week has worn pretty thin on me these last few yearsand your budget is more down to earth, fear not: F1 components are still within reach via an Etsy vendor in the UK. There's been some inflation in 12 years, but you can find F1 parts as gifts for under $100. Credit: Ledon Gifts I've had a coin tidy made from the 1st gear of one of Honda's late-2000s F1 cars sitting on my desk for 12 years now, and I can report it makes the most satisfying noise if you roll it back and forth along the gear teeth when you should be working.Jonathan M. GitlinAutomotive EditorJonathan M. GitlinAutomotive Editor Jonathan is the Automotive Editor at Ars Technica. He has a BSc and PhD in Pharmacology. In 2014 he decided to indulge his lifelong passion for the car by leaving the National Human Genome Research Institute and launching Ars Technica's automotive coverage. He lives in Washington, DC. 1 Comments