{"id":4757,"date":"2021-06-22T09:09:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T09:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/?p=4757"},"modified":"2021-06-22T09:13:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T09:13:44","slug":"time-attack-2021-brands-hatch-rounds-2-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/time-attack-2021\/time-attack-2021-brands-hatch-rounds-2-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Attack 2021 \u2013 Brands Hatch \u2013 Rounds 2 &#038; 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a successful outing at Cadwell Park last month for the inaugural round of the 2021 Time Attack season, the Tegiwa team headed down south to Brands Hatch for an action-packed weekend of racing for rounds 2 &amp; 3. After the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/?p=4728\"><strong>disaster with our NSX<\/strong><\/a> last week and a speedy turnaround from the guys at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bournehpp.com\/\"><strong>Bourne HPP<\/strong><\/a>, we were hopeful that we\u2019d be able to put our bad luck behind us and get back to winning ways in Tsuki, our much-loved Honda NSX.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9527.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4759 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9527-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9527-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9527-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9527-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9527-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9527-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a title=\"Time Attack 2021 - Rounds 2 &amp; 3 - Brands Hatch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/157701376@N08\/albums\/72157719495998035\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51262665757_1e69ba5a3b_z.jpg\" alt=\"Time Attack 2021 - Rounds 2 &amp; 3 - Brands Hatch\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Round 2<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>With a couple of positive laps in the opening session of the day, things seemed to be going well for our driver <strong>Luke Sedzikowski<\/strong> who was piloting Tsuki. However, that swiftly came to an end as the NSX came flying down the pit straight, bellowing a cloud of white smoke behind it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9556.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4760 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9556-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9556-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9556-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9556-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9556-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9556-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Luke promptly parked the car and was recovered to the pits for the <strong>Motion Motorsport<\/strong> and Tegiwa team to examine the damage. Although we weren\u2019t 100% certain of what caused the problem, the decision was made to retire the NSX from the event until further investigation can continue. Fortunately for us, we\u2019d also loaded a back-up car in case of such an event occurring. The back-up car in question; our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/?p=3920\"><strong>ex-BTCC Integra DC5.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4757 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9588.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9588-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9588-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9588-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9588-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9588-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9588-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9588-197x197.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9588-245x245.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9588.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A95881.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A95881-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A95881-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A95881-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A95881-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A95881-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A95881-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A95881-197x197.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A95881-245x245.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A95881.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>With the DC5 being such an icon in BTCC history, there was certainly some excitement surrounding our garage that we\u2019d get to witness the car back in action! It was a dream come true for Luke, who was eager to jump in arguably the most memorable works BTCC car from the era that he grew up in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9683.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4763 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9683-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9683-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9683-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9683-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9683-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9683-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After only 10 minutes in the car previously, Luke wasn\u2019t prepared to take unnecessary risks and eased the car round the track, shaving tenths off his time with each passing lap. As a fan of BTCC and motorsport in general, it was a special moment seeing the car back in a competitive motorsport environment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9698.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4764 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9698-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9698-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9698-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9698-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9698-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9698-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was apparent that our run of bad luck still wasn\u2019t over though. As we attempted to start the car ready for qualifying, it simply wouldn\u2019t fire up, no matter how hard we tried. This brought an end to Luke\u2019s day and the team promptly set about finding the issue, which turned out to be a faulty crankshaft position sensor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9789.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4765 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9789-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9789-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9789-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9789-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9789-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9789-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The DC5 is equipped with a very highly strung Neil Brown Engineering K20 race engine which means there\u2019s very few OEM K-Series parts on the car. We were super fortunate though as one of the guys from <strong>Bourne HPP<\/strong> owned an identical engine and was kind enough to give us the part that we needed. Not the day we were expecting, but at least we had a solution to get the car fixed and ready for round 3.<\/p>\n<p>It was a different story for Mikey, our other half of the Tegiwa Racing team. His K-swapped Civic EK proved to be the ever-reliable steed and saw him set some consistent times throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9539.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4766 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9539-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9539-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9539-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9539-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9539-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9539-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9539-197x197.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9539-245x245.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9539-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Always pushing hard and exploring the capabilities that the EK chassis has to offer, Mike always finds himself at the top end of the timings. With more and more seat time under his belt, Mike is proving himself to be a formidable opponent on the Time Attack grid!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9984.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4767 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9984-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9984-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9984-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9984-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9984-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9984-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-4757 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-1-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-1-197x197.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-1-245x245.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-1.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-3-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-3-197x197.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-3-245x245.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-3.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-2-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-2-197x197.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-2-245x245.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-2.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>With 30 cars on the track at once, the tricky part for Mike was battling to get enough space to squeeze a fast lap in. Pedalling hard, Mike was consistently able to produce 55 second laps on the Indy circuit of Brands, finishing in 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place in every session. A fantastic result that left him just behind Andrew Kime in his purpose-built Saxo race car. It was great to see Mike on the podium again after his first win last month at Cadwell Park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A0107.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4768 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A0107-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A0107-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A0107-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A0107-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A0107-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A0107-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was an early start for the team to rectify the issues with the DC5, but they worked hard to get it resolved and the sound of the car firing into life was met by an almighty cheer from the Tegiwa team.<\/p>\n<p>It seemed our luck had taken a turn by now and the Integra ran faultlessly for the remainder of the day. With some steady laps under his belt, Luke piloted the car to victory and was able to bring home a decent haul of points to keep our championship hopes alive. Round 3\u2019s victory comes by default as Luke is currently the only competitor in his class. Our main aim is to get the NSX back up and running and really give the rest of the pro classes a run for their money.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4772 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-1-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-4757 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-2-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-2-197x197.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-2-245x245.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-2.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-3-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-3-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-3-197x197.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-3-245x245.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BTCC-IntegraDC5-3.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Sunday proved to be a more challenging day for Mike as a rear wheel bearing on his Civic had developed fault and pro driver Rob Boston was now behind the wheel of the awesome K20 Ford Fusion. Nevertheless, Mike got his head down and was able to continue pushing hard, not finishing outside the top 3 positions with each session that passed by.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4775 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-4-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-4-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, a serious accident in the final session of the day bought an early halt to proceedings. However, Mike managed to put in a time of 55.511 that was enough to secure another 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place finish and add yet another trophy to his quickly growing collection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4776 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-5-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-5-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-5-197x197.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-5-245x245.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/KSwap-CivicEK-5-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s next?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately our aim is fixing the problems that have hindered our season so far. With only a month to go before the next round we\u2019ll be going back to our roots and installing a K20A2 block. We\u2019ll then be able to mount the C38-R with a bigger pulley and restrictor which\u2019ll reduce the power down to around the 400 to 450 horsepower mark. It\u2019ll still be no slouch, and we\u2019ll still be able to take advantage of the incredible chassis that the NSX has to offer but without the issues of reliability that we\u2019ve ran into so far.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9545.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4777 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9545-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9545-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9545-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9545-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9545-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9545-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d like to fine tune our ABS setup too and develop the chassis even more by getting some seat time in prior to the next event. We also want to fix a few niggling issues that have hindered our season so far. Ultimately, our aim is to have a race weekend where we can focus solely on lap times and not worry about the car breaking. Watch this space for more updates!<\/p>\n<p>The first issue for Mikey to sort is his wheel bearing. Once that has been put right, he\u2019ll be getting the car checked over and booked in for a geometry setup to make the most of his suspension setup. Hopefully, he\u2019ll get chance to install the Skunk2 Racing Ultimate cams for a steady hike in power. We\u2019ll be creating another cam test video for this which will follow on from our drop-in cam test, so stay tuned for that. Finally, Mike aims to strip some more weight out the car and end up below the 1,000kg mark.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9619.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4778 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9619-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9619-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9619-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9619-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9619-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9619-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9619-197x197.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9619-245x245.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/034A9619-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The next round of Time Attack takes place at our local track, Oulton Park, on the 17<sup>th<\/sup> July. We look forward to hopefully bringing you some more good news, later next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a successful outing at Cadwell Park last month for the inaugural round of the 2021 Time Attack season, the Tegiwa team headed down south to Brands Hatch for an action-packed weekend of racing for rounds 2 &amp; 3. 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