{"id":4814,"date":"2021-07-19T15:24:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T15:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/?p=4814"},"modified":"2021-07-19T15:29:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T15:29:43","slug":"time-attack-2021-oulton-park-round-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/time-attack-2021\/time-attack-2021-oulton-park-round-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Attack 2021 \u2013 Oulton Park \u2013 Round 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Time Attack 2021 \u2013 Oulton Park \u2013 Round 4<\/h4>\n<p>This weekend saw us return to our home circuit in the lovely Cheshire setting that is <strong>Oulton Park<\/strong>. After what turned out to be a less than ideal situation last time out at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/?p=4757\"><strong>Brands Hatch<\/strong><\/a> with Tsuki, we were hoping to put those issues behind us and strive forwards with the 2021 season. However, with continued engine trouble in the test day prior to the race weekend, it was apparent that our NSX wouldn\u2019t be making an appearance in the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Time Attack 2021 - Round 4 - Oulton Park\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/157701376@N08\/albums\/72157719562206624\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\" data-footer=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51321622136_4b02af362b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Time Attack 2021 - Round 4 - Oulton Park\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As disappointing as it is for us to not see Luke\u00a0behind the wheel of the NSX, we still had our other half of the Tegiwa Racing team to get behind and support, in the form of Mike Birch and his K20 powered Civic EK.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1412-e1626707372827.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4815 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1412-e1626707372827-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1412-e1626707372827-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1412-e1626707372827-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1412-e1626707372827-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1412-e1626707372827-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1412-e1626707372827-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1412-e1626707372827-197x197.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1412-e1626707372827-245x245.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1412-e1626707372827-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With an already stellar performance in his first, full, novice season, finishing no less than 2<sup>nd<\/sup> in each outing already, Mike was keen to put on a display at his local track in front of his friends and family. His Civic had recently been treated to a couple of upgrades with the installation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/skunk2-k-series-ultra-1-camshafts-cams.html\"><strong>Skunk2 Ultra 1 Camshafts<\/strong><\/a> and an uprated Titanium valve train too, whilst an increase to 9,000rpm meant that Mike could now benefit from a broader power band.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1023.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4816 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1023-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1023-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1023-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1023-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1023-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1023-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Warm Up<\/h5>\n<p>With the day set to be blisteringly hot, round 4 of Time Attack was going to be a challenge for both machine and driver in the testing summer conditions. Mike kicked things off in the warm up though by setting the pace and topping the timing tables overall with a time of 1:39.195. This saw Mike finish half a second ahead of Paul Waddington, who was in the driving seat of the fan favourite K20 Ford Fusion which had recently been built again after its race ending crash at Brands Hatch last month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1258.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4817 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1258-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1258-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1258-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1258-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1258-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1258-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Practice<\/h5>\n<p>The practice session soon came round, and the temperatures were slowly creeping up to the high 20 degrees. I can only imagine that the cars were like sweatboxes, and can\u2019t have been a pleasant experience for the drivers to be in. Mike put in another 9 laps, the most of any driver throughout the session and managed to shave another 3 tenths off his fastest lap with a 1.38.877, placing him just behind the Saxo of Andrew Kime.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1308.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4818 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1308-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1308-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1308-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1308-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1308-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1308-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Qualifying<\/h5>\n<p>Heading into the points scoring session of the qualifying round, and with temperatures now well above 30 degrees, tyre performance was of paramount attention. Careful not to keep the hammer down for too many laps as the tyres would overheat, Mike put in the fastest lap of his day with a 1.38.870. Enough to secure second place in his class and picking up 4 points for his championship venture.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4814 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\/07\/034A1245.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1245-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1245-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1245-197x197.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1245-245x245.jpg 245w\" 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\/07\/034A1511.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1511-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1511-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1511-197x197.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1511-245x245.jpg 245w\" 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\/07\/034A1480.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1480-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1480-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1480-197x197.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1480-245x245.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h5>Final<\/h5>\n<p>The final session of the day was now ready to get underway. Mike was now struggling for front end grip, especially on the left-hand side of the car, which made the car feel very different compared to the previous sessions. This reflected in his time, with a 1.39.030 proving to be the best time Mike was able to conjure up in the final. Still a solid performance and enough to earn Mike a 3<sup>rd<\/sup> place trophy for his efforts, as well as a decent haul of points heading into round 5 at Anglesey next month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1305.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4822 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1305-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1305-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1305-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1305-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1305-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/034A1305-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before we head over to the Welsh circuit in August, Mike will be returning to a staggered tyre setup with 225 wide tyres up front to improve front end grip. He\u2019ll also be on a mission to put the Civic on a diet with an end goal of 1,000kg. We can\u2019t wait to get behind Mike at Anglesey and hopefully see him bring home yet another trophy for his ever-expanding collection!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time Attack 2021 \u2013 Oulton Park \u2013 Round 4 This weekend saw us return to our home circuit in the lovely Cheshire setting that is Oulton Park. After what turned out to be a less than ideal situation last time out at Brands Hatch with Tsuki, we were hoping to put those issues behind us &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":4829,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[266,195,269,265,267,35,47,38,140,177,146,112,264,268],"class_list":["post-4814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-time-attack-2021","tag-acuity","tag-civic","tag-coilovers-co-uk","tag-ek","tag-haltech","tag-honda","tag-k-swap","tag-k20","tag-motorsport","tag-oulton-park","tag-racing","tag-skunk2","tag-time-attack","tag-ysr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4814"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4830,"href":"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4814\/revisions\/4830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}