The Machine

At the heart of our success lies the potent combination of Honda engineering and forced induction perfection. Tsuki, our NSX runs a BourneHPP K22 engine with a brand-new Garrett G35-990 turbo. What makes this setup particularly neat is our calibration system – a simple knob that allows us to adjust boost levels between sessions, giving us the flexibility to dial in exactly what we need for each run.

On our default Cal. 4 setting, the engine produces 593bhp at 1.2 bar of boost – already enough to trouble most competitors. But as the day progressed, we had more firepower in reserve.

The Mission

Coming into Round 3, we had clear targets in our sights. Our own Pro 2WD class lap record of 47.146, set back in September 2023, was the first milestone. But the real target was Colin Dorward’s Pro class lap record of 46.593, set in his Evo last year. Breaking both records would be the perfect way to continue our 2025 winning streak.

Session Breakdown

Warm-Up

Luke Sedzikowski, our driver and Tegiwa co-director, wasted no time showing our hand. A blistering 46.431 in the warm-up after just five laps of driving the circuit immediately announced our intentions to the paddock. The pace was there from the very first session, though, warm-up times don’t count toward official lap records.

Attack 1

When it mattered, Luke delivered. An even quicker 46.426 in Attack 1 not only broke our own Pro 2WD class record but also broke Colin Dorward’s Pro class benchmark. Luke managed 3 laps that were all in the 46.4 region so we knew we had the consistency. The NSX was singing, and we were just getting started.

Attack 2

The decision to bolt on brand-new Yokohama A005 slicks proved inspired. On just his first lap past the start/finish line, Luke found another 0.704 seconds, posting a sensational 45.722. The grip from the fresh rubber transformed the car’s potential, and Luke made the most of every tenth available.

Super Attack

For the ultimate session, we unleashed the NSX’s full potential. Switching to Cal. 3 cranked the boost to 1.4 bar, pushing power output to a massive 640bhp. Luke rose to the occasion, putting a crazy lap time in on Brands Hatch’s tight confines to deliver a stunning 45.556.

The Numbers That Matter

• Previous Pro 2WD record: 47.146 (Luke Sedzikowski, September 2023)
• Previous Pro record: 46.593 (Colin Dorward, 2024)
• New lap record: 45.556
• Improvement: 1.59 seconds faster than our previous best
• Margin over previous Pro record: 1.037 seconds

The Challenge

Setting these times wasn’t just about raw speed – Brands Hatch’s compact layout meant navigating traffic from slower classes throughout the day. Credit to Luke for finding clean air when it mattered and making the most of every opportunity to set a flying lap.

Looking Ahead

We’re now 3 for 3 in 2025, having set new Pro 2WD class lap records at every event this season. The consistency is remarkable, but we’re not satisfied yet. When we return to Brands Hatch in September, the target is clear: break into the 44-second bracket.

Before then, we’re heading to Snetterton for Round 4, where we’ll look to extend our perfect record-breaking streak. The BourneHPP K22 and Garrett G35-990 combination has proven to be a formidable partnership, and with Luke behind the wheel, we’re confident of continuing this exceptional run of form.

The Bottom Line

Another weekend, another record. The NSX continues to evolve, and our understanding of the car’s potential grows with every session. 45.556 is a time that would have seemed impossible just a few years ago, but with the right combination of parts (which are all available at Tegiwa.com), preparation, and driving skill, we’re rewriting what’s possible in Time Attack.

Roll on Snetterton – let’s make it 4 for 4.

This weekend saw us head to Donington Park for Round 6 of British GT. Once again, we’d teamed up with the 2018 GT4 champions, Century Motorsport who were looking after our M4 GT4 for us and making sure it was in tip top condition for our drivers Luke Sedzikowski and Dave Whitmore.

Free Practice Sessions

Saturday saw two official practice sessions take place along with some pit stop simulations for good measure too. Of course, Luke and Dave were super excited to get back behind the wheel and with a test day under their belt prior to this weekend, that really helped them get back up to pace quickly.

FP1 saw the M4 of Tegiwa finish a mere 0.02 seconds behind the other Century Motorsport ran M4 that was piloted by Ben Hurt and Adam Hatfield. Every session that our drivers were out on track, saw them gaining valuable knowledge of the handling characteristics of the car and learn the grip levels of driving on slick tyres, as it’s worth noting that neither Dave nor Luke have any real experience of driving on these tyres previously.

FP2 proved even more promising with the guys shaving a whole three tenths of their previous fastest lap and now well into the 1:37’s after having a fresh set of slicks fitted. Luke jumped back in for the end of the session and got stuck in, commenting on how great the car felt and topping his time from FP1 and finishing within 2 tenths of the other M4.

Qualifying

British GT qualifying is always a challenge compared to club level qualifying sessions due to only having 4 laps to get up to pace and put a decent time in. On the final lap of qualifying Luke was 0.6 seconds up when one of the McLaren’s engine blew up in front of him and dumped all of its oil over the track heading into the Melbourne Loop. With an entry speed of 118mph into the chicane and the brakes being as good as useless over the oil laden surface, Luke soon became a passenger as he skimmed across the gravel trap and into the barrier with a 5G impact. Fortunately for us, BMW Motorsport had a lorry full of M4 and M6 spares that they’d sent over from the factory in Germany, so sourcing the parts was easier than expected.

A massive thanks has to go to the Century Motorsport team who worked tirelessly until 3am to get the car straight and back out for the Sunday morning warm up session.

Race Day

With a quick warm up session on the Sunday morning, both Luke and Dave commented on how great the car felt again despite the damage it had taken the day before. Dave was the selected driver to carry out the first stint of the 3-hour race and headed out onto the track to take up his 8^th place position on the grid, just ahead of the Toyota Supra of Speedworks Motorsport.

Both Luke and Dave were getting quicker and quicker, with the lap times dropping throughout the duration of the race. However, two thirds of the way through, a driveshaft issue meant that the car had to return to the pits for the problem to be resolved which meant that we lost 22 laps to the car in front. The team at Century managed to rectify the problem and get the car back out for the final 40 minutes or so left of the race.

We eventually finished in 22^nd place overall and 9^th in the GT4 class. The pair didn’t go home empty handed – check out these awesome trophies that they were both presented with.

Thanks to…

It truly is a great experience and honour to be involved with such a prestigious championship and everybody involved had an incredible weekend. Again, a massive thanks to the guys and girls at Century Motorsport for all their hard work and late-night efforts getting the car ready to race again!

Finally, we’d like to thank our incredible sponsors; Yellow Speed Racing, Coilovers.co.uk, Motul, OMP and Knights BMW, without whom it wouldn’t be possible to go racing. If you’re interested in getting your brand exposed to hundreds and thousands of people and being involved with the pinnacle of motorsport in the UK, then get in contact us to discuss how we can make this happen.

If you’re keen for more Tegiwa British GT content, then stay tuned to our YouTube channel to see the upcoming highlights and on-board video footage from Donington Park! As always, you can check out all of the photos from the weekend in the Flickr gallery below.

This weekend saw us head to Oulton Park for the first two rounds of the 2020 British GT season. We’d teamed up with the 2018 GT4 champions, Century Motorsport who were running our BMW M4 GT4 for us, which filled us with confidence as we took the step up from club level racing.

Unfortunately, due to the outbreak of Covid-19, the M4 GT4 didn’t arrive on UK soil until late February, nearly 3 months after it was supposed to. Therefore, it meant that we missed out on winter testing and the drivers only had quick 20 minute shakedown during the first round of Time Attack. So, we knew that we were going to be heading into the weekend on the back foot. Another challenge in store was that the GT4 field was filled with pro drivers, so it was going to be a hard fought battle.

Free Practice 1 & 2

Friday was test day and a chance for Luke and Dave to get into the car for the first time the Century Motorsport setup on the car. In addition to their lack of seat time, Luke hadn’t had any experience racing on slicks either.

On arrival to the garage, we were presented with a time table of events. Everything was structured and everyone knew the roles they had to play. Luke was straight in for a seat fitting so that both drivers are as comfortable as can be in the car. It goes without saying how important the pit stops are during GT racing, so we ran through this procedure so we didn’t lose time in the pit. If for example, we’d messed up a pit stop then it’d put more pressure on the drivers to make up the time on track.

The practice sessions went well, with the M4 GT4 completing just shy of 50 laps. Luke and Dave both commented on how much they were progressing with every lap that went by and this was reflected in their lap times throughout the weekend, with the sector times tumbling in each session as well as performing some great pit stop driver changes. The teams Data Engineer helped the guys to continually improve.

Saturday FP1, FP2 & Qualifying

Saturday saw two official practice sessions take place. Having had the night to reflect on Fridays testing, Luke and Dave both felt far better and got straight up to pace. Luke managed to get within 800ths of a second off the time of one of the pro’s in the other Century Motorsport M4, obviously much to Luke’s delight.

Two qualifying sessions followed, one for each of the races that followed on the Sunday. It’s worth noting that both Luke and Dave are both classed as amateur drivers, which made them the only bronze pairing on the grid. The rest of the field had at least one pro driver in the team which makes them a silver pairing. The best time of the day for Team Tegiwa was a respectable 1:45:374 in qualifying 2.

It was quite apparent as to how fast the other teams were, which meant that we’d start from the back of the grid for both races. Sadly, neither of the boys knew how hard they could push on brand new slicks until it was too late. Every lap that they went out, they went faster and faster but with qualifying only being 4 laps, it was too little too late. Luke set the fastest time, finishing 0.4 seconds off the other M4.

Race Day

If you’re familiar with British GT, then you’ll know that each race is made up of two separate races, GT3 and GT4. The GT3 grid consists of a multitude of super cars such as the Lamborghini Huracan EVO, McLaren 720s and the Ferrari 488 but to name a few. The difference in the classes being the price gap between them. For example, the GT4 field is made up of Aston Martin Vantage’s, the new A90 Toyota Supra and our BMW M4 among others.

Starting from the back we were keen to try and make up some places during race 1, but the cars ahead showed their pace and what a difference a pro driver can make. We finished 8th out of the GT4 grid but enjoyed the experience and put it all down to another learning curve and were pleased to finish the race with no damage or wanting for anything.

Race 2 looked to be promising as we weren’t too far off the pace of the McLaren 570s of HHC Motorsport. Unfortunately a long stint under the safety car didn’t allow the action to unfold and we were being extremely careful to nurse the M4 as it appeared to have developed a problem with it’s differential. We eventually finished in P15 overall, and 6th in GT4, ahead of the Academy Motorsport Ford Mustang. All in all, it was an incredible weekend for both the drivers, the teams and everybody involved, with an underlying gladness that we were allowed to race again.

As previously mentioned, Luke and Dave were the only bronze lineup on the grid, which meant that they didn’t go home empty handed. Check out these awesome trophies that they were presented with.

Finally, a huge thanks to the guys and girls of Century Motorsport who’s support was invaluable to us. We’re looking forward to teaming up again and fingers crossed, progressing up the grid together. You can watch all of the highlights on our YouTube channel here:

What’s next?

Our next outing in the British GT will be at Donington Park on the 19th-20th September. We’re aiming to get a couple of test sessions booked prior to competing so we’re 100% comfortable with the car. Donington is also one of the pair’s favourite circuits, so fingers crossed we can bring you some good news!

The next event on the busy Tegiwa calendar is a trip to Cadwell Park in a couple of weeks as we take part in rounds 2 & 3 of Time Attack UK in our Honda NSX. We’ve already taken the first victory in round 1, so we’re hoping that Luke can carry on our run of form at the Lincolnshire based circuit too.

It’s a real step up for our drivers Luke Sedzikowski and Dave Whitmore, who were challenging for the title in the 750MC Club Enduro Championship last year. Neither of the duo are strangers to endurance and GT racing, with the pair running an M4 last year, albeit not a factory built GT4. Dave Whitmore bagged some decent experience competing in the Gulf 12 hours at the end of last year.

A word from the drivers and Century Motorsport owner

Luke Sedzikowski:

“I’m absolutely delighted to be making the step up from club level racing into one of the UK’s most recognised championships, British GT. Teaming up with the 2018 GT4 champions, Century Motorsport, is an exciting opportunity and that provides us with a lot of confidence to be challenging for decent positions. They clearly know their way around the M4 so it’ll be up to us to make sure we perform on the track.

I’m thrilled to be sharing the car with Dave Whitmore again, as we’ve built up a fantastic partnership over the last season in our M4. I can’t wait to get behind the wheel of the M4 GT4 and see what we can do!”

Dave Whitmore:

“Words can’t describe how excited I am to be part of the one of the biggest motorsport championships in the UK. From my childhood memories of growing up on a council estate, dreaming that one day I might be able to own a Ford Fiesta to following motorsport with my Grandad on the TV – being a part of any type of motorsport really is special to me. I’m not sure I’m going to be able to contain my excitement in the following weeks as we look forward to competing in the opening round at Oulton Park.

I couldn’t be happier to be sharing the car with Luke, we’ve done a lot of racing together and we provide each other with a good balance. I’m looking forward to sharing this opportunity with Nathan and his team at Century Motorsport. They’re a very experienced team who’ve achieved multiple accolades in the past, my aim is to make them all proud.”

Nathan Freke, Team Owner:

“It’s great to welcome Luke and Dave to the team. We have been speaking a long time and it’s nice to be able to work this deal out. We’ve had great success with the M4 and can offer them the best chance of success with their car. It’ll be a good step forward for them both in terms of competition, but I’ve no doubt they will enjoy it and hopefully look to do more rounds of the championship.”

We couldn’t of put it better ourselves, it really is an honour to be teaming up with Century Motorsport, the 2018 GT4 champions who ran 2 M4 GT4’s themselves last year. They know the cars inside out and their input and experience will be indispensable to us.

We can’t wait till the action gets underway at Oulton Park for the opening round of British GT on August 1st. Make sure you’re following our socials to keep up to date with the latest news and announcements.

Every year around the months of March and April we see race teams worldwide, from Formula 1 to British Touring Cars, unveiling their new liveries. It’s no exception here at Tegiwa either.

Although it might have been a relatively cold month, it’s not stopped the lads at CN signs doing a fantastic job of bringing our designs to life. Thanks again to Chris and his team for all their work!

Livery Reveal

Check out the images below of the M4 GT4 in its new guise and let us know what you think!

You might also have noticed we’ve showed our lorry some TLC too, with a lick of fresh paint and a brand-new design to accompany the M4 we’re looking forward to getting out on the road in it. We’ve stayed away from the red that was previously used and gone for a more neutral look with the black and day glow yellow accent. Check out the pictures below!

I’ve personally really enjoyed working on both of these projects and it’s been incredible watching the designs come to life from my computer screen onto the vehicles themselves.

We’d also like to individually thank each of our sponsors, Knights BMW, MegaLife Batteries, Motul, OMP and Yellow Speed Racing. Without these guys backing, we wouldn’t be able to put a car on the grid, so it goes without saying how grateful we are to have these incredible brands on board.

It wouldn’t of been right to not get the NSX out to have some pictures alongside it’s race partner and new look lorry. So out it rolled out of the workshop and into position, looking as good as it did the first day that had it’s livery applied! Not a bad looking line up, eh?!

Testing

Since the last update, the M4 has benefited from seeing some track time at Oulton Park were Luke got to see what it could really do for the first time. Although we were mainly greeted by a downpour of rain throughout the day, the car performed faultlessly and judging by the huge smile on Luke’s face when he came back into the garage after his first session the car is everything he could of wanted and more.

We’re confident that when Luke and Dave familiarise themselves with the car properly, we’ll be seeing some incredible lap times and a few more first place trophies to add to the collection!

Most people would begrudge coming to work early, but not us, especially when we’re taking delivery of a new car to add to the Tegiwa Fast Fleet. Most of you will have probably read our previous update where we revealed the ins and outs of our latest race car. For those of you that didn’t, here’s a quick recap.

Recap

Back in January this year, we revealed plans to make the step up from club level racing and join the Intelligent Money British GT Championship for 2020. With GT level racing comes GT level cars and, in this case, we’ve just received our very own BMW M4 GT4.

Unloading

Shipped from the Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia, the car arrived to us in the back of a shipping container. Hard to believe that one of BMW’s factory-built race cars was tucked inside. No sooner had the doors to the container been cut open than the lads jumped in and set about undoing its straps and getting unloaded.

It’s fair to say that it was a pretty tight squeeze, even for the thinnest of us, but we managed to push the car back enough for Luke to jump in and fire it into life. With a few heart sinking moments as we watched the carbon front splitter narrowly avoid ruin, the car was out the container and safely back on terra firma.

Let’s just take one second to appreciate how good it looks when hard parked against a gritty Northern warehouse in the middle of February.

Details

The car also came with a load of spare bits and trick parts but most noticeably were the BMW power sticks that we spoke about in our last blog. With the car currently harnessing the power of the silver stick, we’re pretty keen to see what the black stick is all about.

Although our previous weapon of choice was a road going M4 turned full on race car, the actual factory built GT4 has that bit more of an aura around it, especially when you step into the interior. Everything in it feels OEM, as OEM as a race car can be, from its control panel to the little crevasse where the key fob lives everything is so well designed and engineered.

The car was still in its race guise from its former owners, with a BMW themed motorsport livery. You’ll notice the Mega Life Battery stickers on the side too, we’d like to reach out and extend our gratitude once again to those guys who gave us a hassle-free transaction and were a pleasure to deal with throughout.

We then stripped the decals off the car to reveal the M4 in its natural state, it’s not very often you seen a full-blown race car naked and it looks damn good. We’re busy working on a new livery for it ready for the British GT, so keep your eyes peeled for that.

What’s next?

We’ll be making our season debut slightly later than everyone else with our first-round appearance taking place at Silverstone at the start of June. In the meantime, we’re heading to Oulton Park next week to get some seat time and give the car a thorough shakedown to see what it can really do.

Check out the gallery below for the full album of the M4 in all its glory.

Earlier last week we dropped the bomb about an additional car joining the ranks of the Tegiwa Fast Fleet. Although we didn’t reveal what the car was, we did put a silhouette of it on our social media and invited you guys to guess what you thought it might be.

The most popular answer that we came across was the Toyota Supra, closely followed by a Porsche of some description and not to mention a Honda S2000 being thrown around a few times too! Although, the new Supra would be a good shout as it ties in with both our Import and Euro businesses, we can confirm that it isn’t one of those (although some of the guys in the office are hoping we can one day introduce one into the fleet).

We can, confirm that a few of you guys did knock the nail on the head, especially those that said BMW. Ladies and gentlemen, may we present to you our M4 GT4.

A Closer Look

You might be wondering how this is different to the current M4, as on the surface of things they do look pretty similar. However, both of these cars started their lives on the standard BMW assembly line. Both being supplied with the S55 twin-turbo straight six and seven speed DCT gearbox but then their paths differ shortly afterwards.

The GT4 then gets pulled off the assembly line by the BMW M team to hand-assemble the car. It’s then laden with carbon fibre parts from the bonnet to the doors to all the go faster bits like the spoiler, canards and front splitter. They then install super strong Lexan windows, which as you might expect make the car super-hot when the sun is out, but that’s taken care of by an extremely powerful AC system that can blow directly into the drivers face and can cool the seat down too!

There’s little to no resemblance to the road going M4 when it comes to suspension. Spherical bearings and adjustable arms feature on the front and rear, whilst the front hub assembly is tucked inward to make room for the enormous 18×11 front wheel and its 305mm tires. Ohlins are on damping duties with 3-way adjustable coilovers and remote reservoirs.

The braking department is taken care of by AP Racing, with 6-piston calipers and whopping 390mm rotors up front and 4-piston calipers and 355mm discs on the back. These are fitted on motorsport specific axles that connect to a state-of-the-art Drexler LSD with its very own radiator. Brake bias is taken care of in the cockpit of the car.

Speaking of the cockpit, a fixed position bucket seat sits pride of place in the stripped-out interior. Each driver can get themselves into their required position by sliding the carbon fibre pedal box up and down to their desired position.

Now to the trick part, which I find fascinating. The car uses what BMW call “Power Sticks”, which are essentially USB drives that plug into the car to provide five different power levels depending on series rules and regulations. BMW quote that the car is “above 431 bhp”, when it’s utilising the red power stick, which is the lowest available. Stick in the top of the pack black stick, which is probably illegal in most series, but you’re then looking at about the 500bhp mark.

Currently the car resides in a container at the Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia, where the car has just undergone a full shakedown with BMW engineers. It should be shipped over and arrive at Tegiwa HQ at some point during the first week of February.

In the meantime whilst we wait for the M4 to land on UK soil, Luke will be getting as much practice in as possible on his racing simulator. He’s just taken delivery of this Fanatec ClubSport Carbon Steering wheel to help him get accustomed to life behind the wheel of a real life GT4 car!

What are our plans for it?

This is more of an upgrade rather than a total change of scene and it’s much needed for what we’ve got planned in 2020, which brings us nicely to our next surprise we’ve got in store. Wait for it…

The British GT Championship.

Yes, you read that right, we’ll be participating in the  Intelligent Money British GT Championship in 2020. We won’t say too much at this point as we’re still sorting out the finer details, but you’ll be able to see us taking part in one of the world’s foremost domestic GT series! I for one can barely contain my excitement at the prospect of being involved with such a highly recognised championship!

You’d be forgiven for wondering what the hell we’re planning on doing with our current M4 that is sitting pride of place in the workshop at the moment. Well, we’ve found a new owner for it who’ll be collecting it in the next few weeks. It’s seen some hard-fought battles and challenges, but it’s proved that it’s a race winning car and able to compete with whatever stands in its way.

Finally, we’d like to thank our sponsors at MegaLife Batteries for a trouble and stress-free transaction! Make sure you head over to our website and check out their incredible range of batteries.

For many people a new year means new car parts and our NSX is no exception to that rule either. Since our last update way back in October, the NSX has finally got its Skunk2 Racing K24 power plant installed. You can read about here if you missed it last year.

Breathing Upgrades

The NSX has also had a couple of upgrades in the breathing department too. It’s got a new intake cone housed in a lovely looking red carbon fibre housing that was kindly supplied by the guys at Eventuri.

If you’ve been following us on social media or been down to Tegiwa HQ, you’ll most likely have noticed that the silhouette of the car has changed quite dramatically too. That’s because the intake scoop that sits on the rear window has now made way for a GT500 style intake. If this doesn’t make the car scream of the classic Gran Turismo games, then we’re not sure what will!

Engine Tuning

With the new engine now firmly bolted in it was only a matter of time before Jesse from J.Cal ECU Calibration got the nod to head up North and do the honours of tuning the K24. As we ran a K20 in the NSX last year, it put our car into class B of the Club Enduro Championship, but now with the bigger engine our aim was to run with the big boys in Class A which means that the car must be 300bhp per tonne to qualify.

After a few hours of Jesse working his magic we had a final figure of 304.2bhp which is pretty bang on for the regulations considering the car weighs a mere 1,050kg. We did end up removing the rear silencer completely to see if the exhaust was restricting the power, but mainly to hear what a screaming, un-silenced, K-series NA sounds like! Check out the video below to hear it for yourself.

HEADPHONE USERS BE WARNED!

Finally, our in-house whittler, Andy got asked to give the cam cover a lick of paint. So off he went into his little whittling booth and out he popped a few hours later with this! We think it looks mega and will match the fluorescent yellow accents already on the car.

Autosport International

The NSX will have its first outing of the year next week as it gets showcased on our stand at Autosport International. If you’re heading over there make sure you stop by stand 3754 to check out the car and say hello!

We’re taking a closer look at the racing career of co-director and main man behind the wheel at Tegiwa Imports, Luke Sedzikowski. Since 1997, Luke has been building quite the list of accolades including the following milestones:

• 1997 – World Junior Hovercraft Racing – Vice-Champion
• 1998 – British Junior Hovercraft Racing – Champion
• 2003 – British F1 Hovercraft Racing – 3rd
• 2014 – Civic Cup – 3rd
• 2016 – 750MC M3 Cup – Vice-Champion
• 2019 – 750MC Club Enduro – 3rd
• 2020 – British GT AM/AM – Champions (Unofficial)
• 2020 – Time Attack Club 2WD – Champion
• 2021 – Time Attack Pro 2WD – Champion
• 2023 – Time Attack Pro – Champion

Luke started racing hovercrafts at the age of 11. Not the usual route into car racing, granted, but still awesome nevertheless. Luke became the British junior champion before finishing runner up in the World junior championship. At the age of 16, Luke graduated into Formula 1 hovercrafts and with figures of 160bhp thrust which are normally 2 stroke snowmobile engines, these definitely aren’t for the feint hearted! A good run of success in this category saw Luke finish 3rd in the British F1 Championship.

2013, saw Luke ascertain his racing license and he made his venture into the world of motorsport with the Civic Cup and his EP3. This was followed by a different model from the Honda marque for the next 2 years, with 2014 seeing the appearance of a neat little CRX, followed by a weapon of an FN2 the year after.

After 3 years of piloting a Honda, Luke made the shift to BMW in 2016 with an E46 M3. He participated in the M3 cup in both 2016 and 2017, finishing runner up in the 2016 season. 2017 also marked the year of Luke’s first two international victories, which took place at the PenBay International Circuit, Taiwan for the NTCC.

2018 saw the E46 make way for some V8-goodness in the form of an E92 and a dabble into endurance racing with the Club Enduro Championship. This was just a taster for things to come in 2019, as we saw the arrival of the M4 in a quest for the top spot of Club Enduro.

2020 was an exciting year for Luke as he ventured into Time Attack UK with his Honda NSX. He became the Club 2WD champion, as well as the unofficial AM/AM champions in British GT with Century Motorsport and his BMW M4 GT4 alongside Dave Whitmore.

2021 saw Luke push for more power in his NSX, now affectionately known as Tsuki, as he took on the Pro classes of Time Attack. Now equipped with a 650bhp+ supercharged K24 NSX and slick tyres, he made the top spot of the Pro 2WD class, adding yet another piece of silverware to his ever expanding collection.

2022 saw Tsuki undergo even more development and testing in a bid to be one of the fastest cars in Time Attack. Now equipped with a turbocharged K22 and a heavily developed aero package from AMB, this work came into fruition during 2023 as Luke claimed the Pro class championship.

With a few more rounds of Time Attack under his belt in 2024, Luke has decided to explore a new discipline of motorsport too; rallying. Ascertaining his BARS license in August, Luke will be competing in his first rally event in October in his race to rally converted Honda Civic FN2. He has a couple of other rally plans for the back end of 2024 including the Cadwell stage rally and the Tegiwa headline sponsored Donington Rally on the 1st December. There might be some plans in the work for early 2025 to bring his Mitsubishi Evo 9 RS out for a rally too!

In what’s been a season that’s had its fair share of ups and downs for us, we headed back to Silverstone for the final round of the Tegiwa Club Enduro Championship. Hoping to head home with the title, we knew that we had to win the race to be in with a real shot of achieving this.

Qualifying

To put us in the best possible position for the race later that afternoon we headed into qualifying hoping that we could claim pole position, but with an incredible 67 cars on the track trying to set the quickest times it just wasn’t to be. Dave’s best lap saw him forever running into traffic, unable to set a proper flying lap. We did end up on the second row of the grid though, with a time of 2.26.79 enough to see us secure third place.

Make or break time

Hopeful to pull off one of his notoriously quick starts and get us into the lead, Luke headed out for the first stint of the race.

Although he didn’t manage to make a move on the Area Motorsport Leon TCR that started in pole position, Luke did manage to get ahead of Joe Taylor’s Elise, which was fantastic for us as we knew we had to finish the race above him to be in with any shout of bringing home the title.

Try as Luke might, there was simply no catching the Area Motorsport team in their Leon. Rob and Carl were putting in decent lap times and built a very healthy lead over the rest of the opposition.

We knew that the race might be won or lost on strategy, so Luke stayed in the car for as long as possible so that we could try and build a good margin over Area as they came into the pits after about an hour. Although we were in the lead for a good amount of time, we knew that both ourselves and Joe still had to make our mandatory 3-minute stop, in which time Area were able to regain the lead.

With Dave now in the M4, he knew that he really needed to push to try and make up the 20 or so second gap between us and first place, all with only about 25 minutes of the race remaining. Add into the mix that his rear-view mirror was full of Joe’s Elise, it was a real mammoth challenge. Although Dave did a great job of keeping Joe at bay for as long as possible, it was inevitable that he was going to find a way past in a car that weighed 600kg less than us.

With Area Motorsport and Joe now in front of us, we could only hope for a safety car to make an appearance in the final stages of the race to bunch the pack up and put us in with a shout of taking the lead. Sadly, it wasn’t to be. The remaining portion of the race was relatively uneventful which left us finishing in third place, 15 seconds behind Area and 10 seconds behind Joe.

Championship Roundup

The results meant that the championship went to Joe, with us missing out narrowly on a second-place finish to Area Motorsport. Although it was deflating to think of what could have been had we not had 3 DNF’s throughout the season and with a blow-out taking the win from beneath us at Silverstone earlier in the year, finishing third in a very competitive championship isn’t bad at all to say that it was our first year having a stab at it!

Today, it’s back to the drawing board as we look at an action plan for next year to see how we can come bigger and better than ever. Whatever we decide to do, there’ll be blog updates throughout the course of the winter on our various projects, especially as the NSX gets its new power plant.

Season Recap

Finally, as we wave goodbye to the 2019 750MC Tegiwa Club Enduro Championship, we’ll leave you with season recap! Until next time…

The M4’s first outing, which was also its first win too, back at Donington Park in April.

2 out of 2 for Dave & Luke as we got a taste of victory again at Croft.

A series of bad luck left us without a decent haul of points in rounds 3 & 4 at Spa Francorchamps.

Quite literally a blow-out, tyre problems saw us have the lead snatched from beneath us at Silverstone International.

A DNF at Oulton Park saw us drop another haul of points.

An unfortunate decision on strategy left us back in 6th place at Snetterton in the penultimate round of the season.

The shear pace of the Area Motorsport TCR car proved to be too much for the M4 which left us with a 3rd place finish and 3rd overall in the championship.