Luke Sedzikowski – Tsuki Honda NSX

After a successful day of testing prior to Time Attack, Tsuki looked to be working just fine and dandy. However, after Luke’s initial out lap in the warm up, the car wouldn’t select any gears. Try as the team might, it looked to be an unsolvable problem so an early exit was made. Now the off-season is here, Tsuki will be getting an overhaul ready for next year, complete with a Hollinger sequential gearbox that should solve the transmission issues we’ve been suffering with. Make sure you stay tuned to our blog as we bring you updates on Tsuki throughout the course of the winter.

David Lawrence – Leon Cupra

Ilya Kyrlov – Turbo Renault Clio

Ilya’s trusty Clio had changed rather a lot from the start of the 2022 season, with Ilya upgrading the car at every given opportunity. As the season went on and Ilya gelled with the car more and more his times continued to drop. However, it was a challenging time in the final round as despite not getting the results he was after, he still managed to bring home 3rd place in the Club Pro class.

Michael Hume – K-Swap Renault Clio

It’s also been a tough year for Michael too in the pocket rocket class. For 2022 Michael switched from the F4R to a Honda K20, however, it’s not been plain sailing as like other members of the team, Michael had suffered from engine failure earlier in the year too. This season has been about Michael getting to grips with his new found VTEC power, and he’ll be keen to push on even more next year.

Ian ‘Bizz’ Phillips – LS3 Nissan 350Z

Representing the Tegiwa Racing team in the Drift Pro Championship this year was Bizz in his supercharged 350Z! We caught up with Bizz after Snetterton and here’s what he had to say:

The final round of Drift Pro at Snetterton was the only wet round of the season, it was a complete wash out.  A lot of people often think that drifting is better in the wet but the random levels of grip as we cross the racing line makes trying to anticipate what the car will do at speed challenge even the best of drivers.

Practice for me started with a nice 360 pass the judges tower and a spin into the tight hairpin, which prompted me to drop the pressure in the tyres down to 15psi in a hope of gaining some grip.  Watching the other drivers launch from the line, I could see that almost everyone was struggling to gauge how much speed and angle to carry into the first corner.  The amount of rain was changing by the minute as well, meaning any line that was starting to dry out quickly disappeared. Just before practice finished I came in for fresh tyres and a quick chat with Yogi. I fully softened off the rear suspension to get a bit more weight on to the rear under load. This did help but I still wasn’t feeling too confident going into qualifying.

The first lap of qualifying was very cautious into the first corner, with the entry speed being slower than I would’ve liked and not as close to the first clip.  The rest of the lap was OK, feeling more confident in the mid section to carry more speed into the hairpin and through the transition up to the final corner. I got 79 points for that lap. For the second lap I thought I had to push a bit more to improve my score. Unfortunately, with the extra speed it felt like the car was going off track so I stayed off power for too long which made the rest of the lap quite messy. People could tell I was annoyed as the rest of the lap was done on the limiter!

I qualified 11th which is definitely not my best score of the season, however, I was in the game and first battle was against Mike Marshall in his awesome BMW 1 series.

He was the higher qualifier so he led into the first corner. I knew Mike had a lot of experience drifting in varying conditions so I had to be close on initiation. As he pulled on the handbrake I mimicked but then started to see him understeer massively, I started to brake and go for the under take at this point thinking he was going off circuit. Somehow, he managed to wrestle his car back in front of me and we continued the lap with him waving, apologising for it being such a difficult lap to follow.  My lead run was clean and I took the win.

Moving into the Top 8 I had another battle with fellow gent Dave Bastin in his awesome AE86. I had been watching Dave all day and he was fast! I chased well, even with him throwing his rear bumper at me after a little dirt drop which I quickly sent back into the gravel. When I led Dave was at 100% but was a little too hot into turn 1 tapping me 3 times on the rear bumper with his wheel causing him to stall his drift and I pulled a large gap. It wasn’t the win I would’ve liked against him as clean battles are always the most fun and most satisfying.

In the top 4 I came up against Martin Richards, “King of Riga”, DMEC Driver, highly experienced, etc. I have always had great respect for Martin and was excited to battle with him even in such terrible conditions. His lead was pretty good, having a wobble on initiation causing me to hang back a bit but was able to reel that back in by the tight hairpin. The track at this point had a couple of dry areas so we could pick up more speed. My lead went well, knowing there was a drier patch in the centre section of the track I could commit harder to the tight hairpin and started to pull a gap on Martin giving me the win!

This now meant I was in the final against Axel Hilderbrand. I have never battled Axel and saw that he had been really consistent on his initiations all day. We set off side by side and as predicted, his initiation was great, pulling a slight gap through corner 1. I had to use the dry section to close the gap so I went all in, keeping the power on as long as I dared but ended up on full handbrake, totally locked up, sideways heading towards him into the hairpin. Luckily instinct kicked in at the right time to release everything and get straight back onto the power, so we completed the lap nice and close together.

Last run of the day was for me to lead in against Axel. All season I had been practicing launching the car with minimal wheel spin, heavily slipping the clutch and this paid off for this. I looked in the mirror and I left Axel behind on the straight. The initiation went well and ended the run actually producing some smoke from the rear tyres, which was a first all day and obviously with my hand out of the window!

After a ridiculously hard day, with a few wobbles at the beginning, I took the win! Myself and the team were over the moon, not believing how my driving had progressed through the day. It was an amazing end to the season and the additional points meant I came 4th in the championship overall.

A huge thank you to Tegiwa, Alloy Wheel Shop, Coilovers.co.uk and all my other partners for making it possible for me to compete in this awesome Drift Pro Championship.  We’re already looking forward to 2023 and something a little special for the beginning of the year.

Luke Sedzikowski – Tsuki Honda NSX

After a very hard work of testing and plenty of development still in the works, unfortunately the result just wasn’t to be for Luke and Tsuki. However, with plenty of lessons learned and steps in the right direction, we can’t wait to get Tsuki back out at Snetterton. A best time of 48.88 was the best Luke could do which is still very respectable, but it’s great to know that there’s plenty left in it! We’ll be releasing a full race report on Tsuki very soon, so stay tuned for that.

Mikey Birch – K-Swap Honda Civic

Mike was keen to break his personal best at Brands Hatch of 53.9 heading into this weekend, and being 0.2 seconds away from this in the first session of the day showed just how fast he was going to be! Throughout the day Mike pushed harder and harder, eventually setting a 53.5 with an aim of smashing the 52’s in the final. However, due to traffic in the final Mike found it difficult to put a lap together but still attained a 2nd place finish for all his hard work. Thanks to the Garmin Catalyst that Mike uses, data shows an optimal time well into the 52 seconds.

David Lawrence – Leon Cupra

Dave started the day off at Brands rapidly, setting a new PB in the warm up session. Heading into practice there wasn’t much space to be had with the track pretty full so unfortunately Dave couldn’t push on. After a big crash in qualifying, the session timer showed only 5 minutes so Dave went out feeling a bit nervous after seeing the damage so didn’t push as much as he wanted and dropped down to 3rd place. Into the final a low 51 was on the cards and as Dave pushed on, a hard boost pipe popped off before he could even do a lap. Heading straight back into the pits, Dave’s pit crew got straight to work to get him back out. With 7 mins left on the clock, he knew he didn’t have long to find the space and put in a good lap. However, on the second lap Dave did a 52.2 which was up on all his other sectors but half way round another boost pipe popped off and with only a few minutes left on the clock he decided to just call it a day. Even though Dave suffered these problems, he still managed to secure a third place finish. With only 1 round left, it’s all to play for as it’s so close in the points for 2nd and 3rd in the championship.

Aaron Adams – BMW M4

Ilya Kyrlov – Turbo Renault Clio

It was an incredible day for Ilya who went the fastest he’s ever been around Brands Hatch. Unfortunately he was 4 thousands of a tenth from being the fastest Clio ever around the track, but we’re sure he’ll obliterate that next year! A super quick time of 51.832 was enough to earn Ilya a 3rd place finish for his efforts on the day, just 2 hundredths of second place!

Mikey Birch – K­-Swap Honda Civic EK

Donington was a very familiar circuit for Mike, having done several track days here over the past few years so was hoping to put it all to good use! His PB from last year was a 1:19.345 so it was a good target to aim for. His car ran faultlessly throughout the day and Mike went faster in each session until the final when he knocked it out the park with a blistering 1:18.00, which secured him a 1^st place finish in the Pocket Rocket class!

Michael Hume – K-Swap Clio 182

Following on from Oulton Park, Michael Hume was in great form in his K-series Clio slowly building on his times and confidence throughout each session. Michael managed to get a 1:22.28 around the Donington Park National Circuit!

David Lawrence – Leon Cupra

It’s no surprise that fast Dave put in the times at Donington Park for round 6 of the UK Time Attack Championship in the Club 2WD class! He had a target that he wanted to achieve which was a 1:14, but unfortunately, he wasn’t able to achieve that, even though his Garmin Catalyst optimal lap said he was on the right track to get it. However, he did secure himself a 1:15.40 which is 2.5 seconds faster than his previous PB. This was enough to earn a podium finish, eventually ended up in 3^rd place. Well done, Dave!

Aaron Adams – BMW M4

Aaron was hoping to turn his luck around after Oulton Park, and that he certainly did. Achieving his fastest lap in the warm up session with a 1.15.1, Aaron unfortunately didn’t improve on it. However, a 1:15.390 in the final was enough to secure a 2^nd place finish in the Club 2wd class and another big haul of points too.

Ilya Kyrlov – Turbo Renault Clio

RuskiWeldFab a.k.a Ilya Krylov put his turbocharged Clio through its paces at Donington Park for round 6 of the UK Time Attack Championship, competing in Club Pro. Ilya secured a best time of 1:14.8 around the National Circuit, however, this was disallowed due to exceeding track limits (naughty naughty Ilya!) so his second best lap time was a 1:15.21! This meant that Ilya finished in 4^th place, and for the first time this season, not on the podium. Ilya will definitely be hoping to change that when we visit Brands Hatch at the end of the month!

Ian ‘Bizz’ Phillips – LS3 Nissan 350Z

After an awesome trip to Germany for the Nurburgring Drift Cup, Bizz was hopeful to continue his fine run of form heading into round 6 of the Drift Pro Championship. Plus, his LSZ was now equipped with a Quaife Engineering sequential gearbox that was sure to turn his car right up to 11! After causing some absolute carnage in the practice by destroying a cone, shredding some rubber and heading backwards into the tyre wall (a great advert for the tyre section on Alloy Wheel Shop we must say), Bizz was driving the hell out of his car, eventually making it into the top 4! Bizz earned himself a 3^rd place for all his hard work and finally got a chance to show his custom OMP One-Art suit on the podium. Well done Bizz, a trophy that was thoroughly deserved.

Adam Shepherd – Hyundai i30N

What a weekend for the penultimate round of the TCR UK Championship at Donington Park for Adam Shepherd. Adam started the weekend strong, qualifying P1 by over 2 tenths of a second and also breaking the record for the fastest ever lap in a TCR car whilst carrying 30KG of success ballast. Converting pole position into a lights to flag victory in Race 1, taking the win, lap record and fastest lap along the way. Race 2 saw Adam start P10 for the reverse grid. Lap 1 Turn 1, Adam took a large hit damaging the balance of the car and slowing him down but he still managed to fight back to P3 and an eventual P2 finish after a DSQ for the on-road race winner.

You can check out all the images from the weekend, as always, over on our Flickr page.

Catch us next time out…

The next Tegiwa Racing outing will be at Brands Hatch on Sunday 25^th September for round 7 of Time Attack and Drift Pro. This will also be the iconic Go Japan! 3vent too, so make sure you look out for our trade stand!

Saturday – Qualifying

Sunday – Battles

Mikey Birch – K-Swap Honda Civic EK

Now equipped with a fancy headlight intake duct, Mike was aiming to make the most of his knowledge at his home track. Mike was eager to break into the 36’s, and that he did, twice. First in qualifying and secondly in the final. With a new personal best time of 1:36.538, this secured Mike a comfortable 3rd place finish for his days work.

Michael Hume – K-Swap Clio 182

Back after a couple of rounds away due to a complete engine malfunction, Michael was back with a freshly built K20. It was fair to say Michael was fairly apprehensive due to a few niggling electrical issues he’d suffered in the run up to Oulton Park. However, after suffering with a faulty relay in the warm up, Michael had got his car running back up to full form and was getting faster and faster throughout the day, slowly building his confidence back up in the car. A time of 1:40.449 saw Michael beat his PB and earn a 6th place finish in the pocket rocket class.

David Lawrence – Leon Cupra

David’s Cupra was now boasting a full CSF Cooling catalogue on his Cupra to ensure his car ran at optimal temperatures on the hottest weekend of the year. However, with some teething issues during the warm up with a boost pipe blowing off, and an oil line failing during practice, David sure did have his work cut out. Pulling it out of the bag in the final though with a 1.32.860 was enough to secure David another 3rd place finish and a decent haul of points too!

Aaron Adams – BMW M4

Unfortunately, Aaron didn’t have his best weekend here at Oulton Park with his gearbox suffering with the high temperatures out on track. With a best time of 1:33.383 in the final this saw Aaron finish in 4th place. He’ll be looking to rectify his temperature issues before Donington Park next month.

Ilya Kyrlov – Turbo Renault Clio

Suffering with a slightly twitchy car during the opening first sessions of the weekend, Ilya actually beat his PB during the warm up in the morning at Oulton Park. With a few suspension tweaks, Ilya really pushed on during the afternoon. A time of personal best time of 1:32.786 in qualifying showed us the huge potential that both Ilya and his car have! In the end, Ilya finished in 2nd place and another good chunk of points too.

Ian ‘Bizz’ Phillips – LS3 Nissan 350Z

Sometimes it’s just not meant to be in the world of motorsport, and that was certainly the case for our Drift Pro driver, Bizz, this weekend. With some awesome runs in practice, we were super sad to see the car run off the track during qualifying with a problem. A snapped locating pin on the back of a tensioner meant that Bizz lost his power steering. With the help of his team, they managed to fix the problem but unfortunately were ruled out as there was no qualification run. However, we know Bizz will be back bigger and better than ever as he now prepares for his first ever European drift event at the Nurburgring in a couple of weeks time!

Adam Shepherd – Hyundai i30N

With a recent switch to the Area Motorsport team and a brand new livery, Adam was set for an awesome weekend at Oulton Park for rounds 8 & 9 of TCR UK. After being the quickest on circuit for most of testing and free practice, he headed into qualifying feeling confident. Adam ended up qualifying P2 just 3 hundredths off pole! With the track temperature rapidly increasing the car balance started to shift towards some understeer, having good race pace , Adam sat with the leader finishing P2 and therefore placing us P9 for the reverse grid. The start of race 2 was a little hectic having ended the lap P11, however, he pushed back through to finish P5 and another solid finish!

The next Tegiwa Racing outing will be at Donington Park on Monday 29th August for round 6 of Time Attack and Drift Pro, and Adam will next be out in 3 weeks time at Castle Combe for TCR UK!

Luke Sedzikowski – BMW M240i

Unfortunately, our beloved Honda NSX was suffering with issues this weekend, so Luke took our recently acquired BMW M240i instead. Due to the modifications of the car, Luke competed in the club 2WD class rather than his usual pro class. Although we’d modified the car to be eligible to compete, this is still very much a road going vehicle.

The Friday and Saturday turned out to be two of the hottest days of the year, so it was great for Luke that he still had creature comforts like his air conditioning to keep him cool out on track. The lack of a limited slip differential however, was apparent throughout the course of the weekend, as the F22’s chassis was a riot to keep under control, with the car spinning the wheels in most of the corners when trying to get on the power. It’s not the slightest of machines either, weighing in at 1,610kg including our driver. Luke’s fastest time of the weekend was a 53.962.

Mikey Birch – K-Swap Honda Civic EK

Now equipped with a host of aerodynamic upgrades since Cadwell Park, Mike was aiming to make the most his newfound downforce. Setting a time of 54.157 was enough to earn Mike a third place trophy for his efforts during round 3.

Keen to crack the 53’s in round 4, Mike was pushing his car harder and harder throughout the day. When it came to the final, Mike finally managed to break into them with a 53.940, however, everybody else also upped their pace which meant Mike finished in 4th place, narrowly missing out on a spot on the podium.

David Lawrence – Leon Cupra

David had certainly had his work cut out since Cadwell Park last month with his engine blowing up which left him with just six weeks to source and fit another. With the help of new sponsors and friends, his Cupra was ready for Brands but was still being plagued by a few niggling issues. A 52.258 in round 3’s final, just 0.045 behind fellow Tegiwa Racing’s Aaron Adams, earned David a third place trophy.

Unfortunately during round 4, the Cupra’s E-diff was causing problems. Still wanting to push on though, David was fighting to break into the 51’s after knocking over 2 seconds off his PB. A time of 52.305 in the final meant that David finished in 5th place. We’re looking forward to seeing David back at Oulton Park next time round after he’s got his car running 100% again.

Ilya Krylov – Turbo Renault Clio

Now equipped with a MFactory helical LSD, Ilya was able to push his turbocharged Clio harder than ever before during Brands Hatch. A new personal best time of 52.536 earned Ilya a 2nd place finish during round 3.

Trying to break the 51’s, like many of his Tegiwa Racing teammates, during round 4 proved to be an elusive task. However, it was great to see Ilya put in a 52.271, a nice improvement from the previous days final. This stood Ilya in 4th place during round 4.

Aaron Adams – BMW M4

The battle was well and truly on between Aaron and David in the battle of Club 2WD this weekend. However, it was Aaron who came out just on top with a 52.213 to take 2nd place in round 3.

Unable to improve on his time in the final, a 52.321 meant that Aaron finished in 6th place during round 4. Hopefully, Aaron will be able to show decent pace at Oulton Park as this should be a track where his M4 can really put down the power!

Ian ‘Bizz’ Phillips – LS3 Nissan 350Z

Bizz was back stronger than ever for Brands Hatch which was absolutely awesome to see! The long straights and turns of Brands Hatch was always going to be a good match for his 700 horsepower LS3 swapped 350Z!

Bizz qualified 4th and 6th over the two days and earned himself a place in the top 8 each day too. We saw some super impressive driving from Bizz, and as always is a real crowd pleaser, forever putting on a show for the crowd! Plus, we reckon Bizz looks mega in his new OMP one-art suit too. We’re looking forward to watching him smash it at Oulton Park next month!

Adam Shepherd – Hyundai i30N

For the first time this season, the TCR UK Championship crossed paths with the Time Attack calendar. This was the first time that we saw Tegiwa Racing’s Adam Shepherd doing the business out on track! With Adam starting at the back of the bunch in P25 for race 1 in wet conditions, it’s fair to say he’d got his work cutout. However, Adam put the hammer down and his pace was evident as he climbed all the way up to 5th place!

Race 2 saw Adam start P5, however, he was taken out on the second corner with a large hit from behind damaging the car badly causing an immediate DNF which was very frustrating.

Race 3 having just received spare parts from another team (Alex Ley & his team) to get Adam on the grid with 10 minutes to spare, he drove back from 5th to 2nd place and onto the podium carrying 30KG of success ballast! A mega drive by Adam and we can’t wait to see more of the same at Oulton Park.

As always you can check out all the images that we captured over on our Flickr page and we’ll be bringing you a YouTube highlights video pretty soon, so make sure you stay tuned!

Luke Sedzikowski – Tsuki Honda NSX

It’s been a roller coaster of a ride for the head honcho of Tegiwa Racing with our Honda NSX proving to be very temperamental during the test session on the Saturday. However, with Bourne HPP working their magic on Tsuki, Luke managed to put in some flying laps for round 1 on Sunday. Despite battling some ongoing issues throughout the day, Luke set a time of 1:32.371 which was enough to secure a first place finish in the Pro class!

Looking to add to the first haul of silverware, Round 2 of Time Attack on Monday proved to be problematic for Luke and the NSX. The car only managed 4 laps in qualifying before the gearbox decided it didn’t want to play ball, therefore, we had to make the call to retire the car for the day. We’re now on the hunt for a new gearbox for Tsuki before Brands Hatch next month so we can come back bigger and stronger!

Mikey Birch – K-Swap Honda Civic EK

With Mike all set for his second season in Time Attack, he was fired up more than ever before to improve on his times at Cadwell Park from last year. Setting a 1:40.610 in the final of round 1 secured Mike a 3rd place finish in the Pocket Rocket class and another trophy to add to his collection.

Keen to go even quicker in round 2, Mike pushed harder and harder throughout the day to shave those last few tenths of his time. However, during qualifying, Mike’s aux belt bracket snapped, but thanks to the chaps at Area Motorsport, Mike was able to rectify the issue and get the car fixed for the final. Knocking over a second off the previous days personal best, Mike set a blistering time of 1:39.531 to take 2nd place as well as another decent haul of points.

David Lawrence – Leon Cupra

David has been developing and testing his Cupra at any given opportunity over the winter break with a view to be right up there in the Club 2WD class for the 2022 season. Smashing his personal best out of the park with a 1:36.879 in round 1, David clinched a 3rd place spot on the podium. An awesome reward for all of his hard work during the off-season.

With David’s time dropping and dropping throughout round 2, it just wasn’t meant to be for him as unfortunately his engine gave way on the last turn. Luckily, nobody was hurt and David was safe, but his mission now starts to replace the engine before we head to Brands Hatch in 6 weeks time.

Ilya Krylov – Turbo Renault Clio

A man that needs no introduction, Ilya’s Clio was running the weekends action with a £200 eBay gearbox with an open differential, not ideal, but sometimes needs must. With the boost turned down to avoid overwhelming the gearbox, Ilya put together a 1:42.850 to secure 3rd place in the Club Pro class in round 1.

After a session on the dyno over Sunday night, the mighty Clio was ready to rock in round 2. Performing better than the previous day, Ilya knocked 2 seconds off his personal best for the weekend with a 1:40.112 to take another 3rd place finish.

Aaron Adams – BMW M4

Dropping round 1 on the Sunday, we were delighted to welcome Aaron to the paddock on Monday morning ready for round 2. Still learning the characteristics of his M4 after the switch from his Evo, Aaron set a time of 1:35.983 in the final to earn himself a 3rd place finish and his first piece of silverware of the season. Going into the tracks that suit his M4 later in the year, Aaron will be one to watch out for so make sure you watch this space!

Michael Hume – K-Swap Renault Clio

After putting in the hours during the past 3/4 months, k-swapping his Clio 182, Michael was ready to let rip at Cadwell Park. Without having the chance to see what his newly developed machine was capable of yet, Michael was still getting to grips with Clio over the course of round 1. A time of 1:45.130 in the finals secured Michael a 7th place finish overall in Pocket Rocket.

Round 2 saw Michael knock even more time off his lap as his confidence grew in the car. However, a technical issue during qualifying meant that Michael had to retire the car for the day. We’re hoping that Michael can diagnose and rectify the issue before Brands Hatch as we’re keen to see him back in action as soon as possible!

Ian ‘Bizz’ Phillips – LS3 Nissan 350Z

Representing the Tegiwa Racing team in the Drift Pro Championship was Bizz in his supercharged 350Z, wearing a brand new Alloy Wheel Shop livery! We caught up with Bizz after his first outing of the season, here’s what he had to say:

Drift Pro Round 1

The inaugural round of the 2022 Drift Pro championship took place at Cadwell Park.  This event carried a few firsts; first time in drift competition at Cadwell, first time competing in 2022 and the first time out in the Alloy Wheel Shop LSZ!

 

The track ran through the trees after the infamous mountain, which is a very twisty section with lots of undulations and changes in camber.  A few of the drivers were concerned how well it would work as a circuit, but after a few laps of getting our heads around the technical aspects, it turned out to be one of the best places to drift. For the spectators it was more like a rally stage, with the cars screaming in the distance, then bursting into view on full lock with smoke bellowing from the rear wheels!

 

I have been wrestling with the car for some time but towards the end of 2021 I really started to feel at home behind the wheel again.  I am happy to say this has continued into the beginning of 2022.  The pressure of qualification is still something I need to work on, only managing to get 10^th in qualification, however, it meant I would be in the twinning battles later in the day.

 

My first battle was against Dave Bastin, in his beautiful AE86 that Tegiwa have just designed too! As he qualified higher than myself, he led first with me hot on his heels.  My chase was great, earning the most entertaining chase of the top 16 from the judges, ending with a gentle tap of his rear wheel with my door. I took the win and got through to the top 8.

 

This battle was against Ollie Evans, a great driver, that usually leaves me in his smoke.  With some guidance from my team, I stuck with him off the line and chased as hard as I could, giving me the advantage as I went to lead.  We both pushed hard, I put down a good lead line, but the red mist descended a bit too much on the final corner where I pushed a little too hard and caused the car to stall. Ollie went pass and took the win. It was still a great experience, and I learnt a lot about my own ability ready for round 2 on Monday.

 

Drift Pro Round 2

Day 2 at Cadwell Park started off well with great weather and plenty of twinning practice where I hoped to capitalise on the lessons learnt from the day before. Managing to get plenty of practice battles in with the other drivers which I always find helpful to get an understanding of the line, entry speeds, etc.

 

The bar was raised from the day before, with all drivers appearing to be more confident on the technical track. I qualified 11^th this time putting me against Dave Bastin again. I won the day before so I knew he would be pushing hard.

 

When he led there was nothing between our driving so the judges deemed it a 5/5 score.  It was then my turn to lead. We both initiated into the first corner well and on-line. Dave then pushed a little too hard, trying to get alongside me heading to zone 2 which caused him to spin, giving me the win and progressing to the next stage.

This time I was against fellow gent, Matt Denham. When he gets behind the wheel, he is one of the fastest drivers out there, so I knew I had to be with him and not give an inch. I had never competed against Matt before but had watched him many times taking down some of the greats in drifting.

 

We set off from the line together and I started to edge ahead as we went up the mountain knowing that when we got on the flat, he would accelerate hard. Having my big, Magnuson supercharged V8 helped a lot in this situation where I could shift into 3^rd at the bottom of the mountain and use the torque to get me up the hill without needing any more gear changes. He was seriously fast, I kept up during zones 1 and 3, but he did manage to pull a bit of a gap in zone 2. I’m happy to say that was my best chase I had done in my drifting career!

 

It was then Matt’s turn to chase. His chase driving had been flawless all weekend and unfortunately for me that was the case in our battle, with him taking the win but by a narrow margin. I was buzzing! Even though I didn’t win, I was so happy to give Matt a real fight for the win and put on a great show for the crowds.

 

I now stand in 7^th place in the championship, with Brands Hatch being our next stop. That is a super-fast circuit and one that the LSZ really suits so fingers crossed we get on to the podium there!

 

As always you can check out all the images that we captured over on our Flickr page and we’ll be bringing you a YouTube highlights video pretty soon, so make sure you stay tuned!

• Luke Sedzikowski – Time Attack – Pro 2WD – K22 Honda NSX
• Ilya Kryov – Time Attack – Club Pro 2WD – Turbocharged Renault Clio 172
• David Lawrence – Time Attack – Club 2WD – Seat Leon Cupra
• Aaron Adams – Time Attack – Club 2WD – BMW M4
• Mike Birch – Time Attack – Pocket Rocket – K20 Honda Civic EK
• Michael Hume – Time Attack – Pocket Rocket – K20 Renault Clio 182
• Ian ‘Bizz’ Phillips – Drift Pro Championship – LS3 Nissan 350Z
• Adam Shepherd – TCR UK – Hyundai i30N
• Chris Nylan – Type R Trophy – Honda Civic EP3

A word from Luke Sedzikowksi, driver and Tegiwa Imports director:

“After competing in Time Attack for the past 2 years I’ve decided to create a Tegiwa Racing team so that we have a driver in as many disciplines and series as possible representing the Tegiwa brand. We’ve selected a broad mixture of cars to join the team and I’m super excited to be working with this fantastic team of drivers!”

Excited to see what vehicles our team is comprised of? Let’s take a closer look at the cars you’ll be seeing representing the Tegiwa brand this season.

Luke Sedzikowski – Tsuki Honda NSX

After taking victory in the Club 2WD class in 2020 and Pro 2WD last year, Luke returns to Time Attack for his third consecutive season. For those that were following last season, you’ll know how much of a bumpy road it was, but you can expect big things from Luke and Tsuki this year! Check out the full feature on Tsuki, here.

Mike Birch – Honda Civic EK

It probably comes as no surprise that we’re backing Mike for his second season in Time
Attack, after all, he is our resident web developer! A successful inaugural season in Time Attack last year saw Mike finish runner up in the Pocket Rocket class. Make sure you’re following our socials and blog to follow Mike’s progress in 2022!

Instagram: @mikeybirch

Ilya Kryov – Renault Clio 172

No stranger to the Time Attack scene, Ilya’s turbocharged Clio 172 has an extensive spec list, is cladded in a tonne of homemade carbon panels and produces a mind boggling 450bhp per tonne! Ilya also has a successful YouTube channel as well, so make sure you drop him a follow on his socials below.

YouTube: www.youtube.com/ruskiweldshit
Instagram: @ruskiweldfab
Facebook: /ruskiweldfab

David Lawrence – Seat Leon Cupra

After a solid season last year, we’re joining forces with David again for 2022 in his 470bhp Cupra! Looking to build on the progress of last year David will now be looking to get his hands on plenty of silverware throughout this year and we can’t wait to help him do that!

Instagram: @r22_arctic

Aaron Adams – BMW M4

Boasting over 540bhp and 595 ft.lbs Aaron is certainly going to be one to watch this season in Time Attack’s Club 2WD class! His BMW M4 is sporting a host of Tegiwa supplied parts including 2Forge ZF6 alloys and YSR 2-way Pro Plus Racing coilovers.

Instagram: @adamsracing80

Michael Hume – K20 Renault Clio 182

Some of you may recognise Michael’s Clio from Time Attack last year as he participated in various single round entries. Now with a hunger to take on the best, Michael has removed the standard F4R and replaced it with a sorted K20. We can’t wait to help him out with this build and look forward to seeing him in a full season Time Attack entry this year!

Instagram: @michaelhume85

Ian ‘Bizz’ Phillips – Nissan 350Z (LS Swap)

Representing Tegiwa, Alloy Wheel Shop and Coilovers.co.uk in the MSUK Drift Pro Championship this year is Ian ‘Bizz’ Phillips! Competing in his supercharged, fully forged LS3 swapped Nissan 350Z which produces a whopping 700 horsepower we can’t wait to see Bizz grab a slice of the sideways action in 2022. Make sure you stay tuned to our blog and socials as we’ll be unveiling his brand new look for the season very soon!

Instagram: @bizzdrift
Facebook: /bizzdrift

Adam Shepherd – TCR Hyundai i30N

Heading into TCR UK for 2022 on the back of winning the Type R Trophy Championship last year is Adam Shepherd. It’s fair to say that Adam stormed the season last year taking 10x 1st places, 2x 2nd places and taking every lap record along the way to secure the championship. We’re hoping Adam can carry on his incredible run of form and represent Tegiwa on the TCR UK stage in 2022!

Chris Nylan – Honda Civic EP3

No stranger to working with Tegiwa, Chris, the owner of CN Signs is often at Tegiwa HQ wrapping one of our race cars. He’s previously piloted our NSX to victory in 2020 in the Club Enduro Championship, back when it was built for endurance racing, and now Chris will be doing a full season in the Type R Trophy! Taking the hot seat in one of the Motion Motorsport EP3’s this year, you definitely won’t miss this EP3 with Motion’s striking gold livery either. Chris’s season gets underway this Saturday as the first round of the Type R Trophy kicks off at Croft.

We’ll be bringing you updates throughout the season on how our drivers are getting on, as well as plenty of content and features! Make sure you like and follow our socials as well as subscribing to our YouTube channel so you can watch our highlights and feature videos.