Highcroft did not appear at the Long Beach round and begun to take more serious involvement in the IRL program . On May 16 , Highcroft finally announced the end of their partnership with Honda , citing the earthquake in Japan that eventually caused financial troubles at Honda . The ARX-01e will not appear at Le Mans and will not be raced anymore . Only RML and Strakka were left to campaign the ARX-01d in the Le Mans Series
earthquake in Japan
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Acura ARX-01