HONDA has signed a one-year £500,000 deal with former Grand Prix racing driver Jonathan Palmer to supply a fleet of 26 vehicles to his corporate driving event company Palmer PromoSport.

The contract will see nine Integra Type-Rs being used at Palmer's Bedford Autodrome site and six Accord Type-Rs at Bruntingthorpe. Honda is also supplying two Civics, a CR-V, three Accords and five Shuttles to Palmer for support uses, including transporting guests and circuit management.