{"id":6454,"date":"2023-04-27T10:24:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T10:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/?p=6454"},"modified":"2023-04-27T10:24:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T10:24:24","slug":"inside-tegiwa-april-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/featured\/inside-tegiwa-april-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Tegiwa: April 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s been plenty of stuff happening here at Tegiwa HQ during the month of April. With plenty of new products making their way onto our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a> we\u2019ve also had the addition of 3 new brands too.<\/p>\n<h4>New brands<\/h4>\n<p>Now technically not a new brand, but we listed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/brands\/ebc.html\"><strong>EBC<\/strong><\/a> range of big brake kits on our website this month. These kits feature an unparalleled level of performance and are available in 4 and 6 piston applications as well as a range of colours too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/brands\/ebc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6455 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EBC-Tegiwa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EBC-Tegiwa.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EBC-Tegiwa-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EBC-Tegiwa-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EBC-Tegiwa-640x320.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EBC-Tegiwa-490x245.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We then listed the most popular products from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/brands\/proform.html\"><strong>Profrom Parts<\/strong><\/a>. This is great news for the American V8 owners amongst us as their catalogue features plenty of Chevrolet parts as well as their super popular 2,250kg corner weighted scales.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/brands\/proform.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6456 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Proform-Tegiwa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Proform-Tegiwa.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Proform-Tegiwa-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Proform-Tegiwa-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Proform-Tegiwa-640x320.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Proform-Tegiwa-490x245.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, we got the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/brands\/axis-parts.html\"><strong>Axis Carbon<\/strong><\/a> catalogue listed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/brands\/axis-parts.html\"><strong>Axis Parts<\/strong><\/a> specialist in manufacturing high-quality, dry carbon exterior and interior styling parts. They have been involved in the development and manufacture of carbon components for several well-known Japanese vehicles including the Toyota Supra, Civic FK8 and FL5.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/brands\/axis-parts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6457 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AxisCarbon-Tegiwa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AxisCarbon-Tegiwa.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AxisCarbon-Tegiwa-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AxisCarbon-Tegiwa-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AxisCarbon-Tegiwa-640x320.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AxisCarbon-Tegiwa-490x245.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>New location for Cars &amp; Coffee<\/h4>\n<p>We also held our Cars &amp; Coffee meet at the start of April too. If you&#8217;ve seen our drone shots on socials, we filled not only our car park but also next doors car park by 10am! Now it\u2019s safe to say that these meets have been a roaring success. So, for our next meet we\u2019re going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/tegiwa-cars-coffee-entry-ticket-plus-prize-draw-entry.html?fbclid=IwAR0ldm0Aj_pz0sLz2u0Y-G22j5L9PiYNoqVjj3WSDMXvysHkpKl_-qgib6c\"><strong>Takeover Seighford Airfield<\/strong><\/a> where we have capacity for 500 cars. Not only that but we\u2019ll have trade stands from some of the biggest brands in the UK as well as drift displays from Tegiwa Racing and YSR sponsored drivers too!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/tegiwa-cars-coffee-entry-ticket-plus-prize-draw-entry.html?fbclid=IwAR0ldm0Aj_pz0sLz2u0Y-G22j5L9PiYNoqVjj3WSDMXvysHkpKl_-qgib6c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/342205372_779912516691829_6771849580243384892_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=730e14&amp;_nc_ohc=whyEddjr16EAX9iyPpP&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&amp;oh=00_AfCYplyPzqcXFQTmbbCkHccLDTeJY_z5_KEvPxL0f__YKg&amp;oe=644E7949\" alt=\"May be an image of car and text that says 'COFE TEGIWA TAKEOVERSEIGHFOR SEIGHFORD SUNDAY 2ND JULY, 9AM- 1PM ONLY \u00a35 PER VEHICLE -10% DISCOUNT ON THE DAY DRIFT DISPLAYS THROUGHOUT THE DAY FREE HOT DRINK VOUCHER FOR EACH ATTENDEE -CHANCE TO WIN AN OMP STEERING WHEEL WHEN ORDERING YOUR TICKET ONLINE SEIGHFORD AIRFIELD, SEIGHFORD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST18 9PE'\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can pre-order tickets on our website now. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/tegiwa-cars-coffee-entry-ticket-plus-prize-draw-entry.html?fbclid=IwAR0ldm0Aj_pz0sLz2u0Y-G22j5L9PiYNoqVjj3WSDMXvysHkpKl_-qgib6c\"><strong>Tickets<\/strong><\/a> are just \u00a35 per vehicle, and you can bring as many people in your car as you can. Plus, if you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/tegiwa-cars-coffee-entry-ticket-plus-prize-draw-entry.html?fbclid=IwAR0ldm0Aj_pz0sLz2u0Y-G22j5L9PiYNoqVjj3WSDMXvysHkpKl_-qgib6c\"><strong>pre-order your ticket<\/strong><\/a> rather than paying on the gate you\u2019ll be entered into a prize draw to win an OMP steering wheel too.<\/p>\n<h4>All of the views!<\/h4>\n<p>There was some huge news we had to share over on our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/tegiwa?sub_confirmation=1\">YouTube channel<\/a><\/strong> in April as we surpassed 1,000,000 total views across all our videos. A big thanks to everybody who\u2019s watched our videos, subscribed to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/tegiwa?sub_confirmation=1\"><strong>channel<\/strong><\/a> and been a part of this journey so far!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/tegiwa?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/340949783_112979325079424_8441316347785014738_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=730e14&amp;_nc_ohc=qyWdUUOwtRAAX9YQxRL&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&amp;oh=00_AfD1OgW8QeB-xgNeutNeoTUAFi6gEzVaQV3uKNAXfZMz1A&amp;oe=64500F44\" alt=\"No photo description available.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>2023 Driver Announcements<\/h4>\n<p>With the <strong>Time Attack<\/strong> and <strong>Drift Pro Championship<\/strong> fast approaching this weekend we had plenty of announcements to make. The first of which was us teaming up with seasoned drifter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bizzdrift\"><strong>Ian \u2018Bizz\u2019 Phillips<\/strong><\/a> for the 2023 season. After finishing 4th in the overall drivers\u2019 standings last year, Bizz is eager to go even further this year and we can&#8217;t wait to see him return to action running under the Tegiwa Racing with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alloywheelshop.com\/\">Alloy Wheel Shop<\/a><\/strong> marque!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"snoO95fv0n\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/tegiwa-racing-2023\/bizz-returns-to-tegiwa-racing-for-the-2023-drift-pro-championship-campaign\/\">Bizz Returns to Tegiwa Racing for the 2023 Drift Pro Championship Campaign<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Bizz Returns to Tegiwa Racing for the 2023 Drift Pro Championship Campaign&#8221; &#8212; Tegiwa Automotive Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/tegiwa-racing-2023\/bizz-returns-to-tegiwa-racing-for-the-2023-drift-pro-championship-campaign\/embed\/#?secret=IHXCq5K3DW#?secret=snoO95fv0n\" data-secret=\"snoO95fv0n\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We then announced <strong>Andy \u2018Iceman\u2019 Frost<\/strong>, the owner and brains behind ICEFAB, will be representing Tegiwa Racing with <a href=\"https:\/\/coilovers.co.uk\/\"><strong>Coilovers.co.uk<\/strong><\/a> for the season. Andy has been away from the competitive world of drifting for a while but now he&#8217;s back with his stunning 680 horsepower 1JZ Silvia S14. After letting it rip yesterday at Tegiwa HQ we cannot wait to see him in action.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"pPhn4qcqjB\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/tegiwa-racing-2023\/andy-iceman-frost-joins-tegiwa-racing-for-2023\/\">Andy &#8216;Iceman&#8217; Frost joins Tegiwa Racing for 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Andy &#8216;Iceman&#8217; Frost joins Tegiwa Racing for 2023&#8221; &#8212; Tegiwa Automotive Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/tegiwa-racing-2023\/andy-iceman-frost-joins-tegiwa-racing-for-2023\/embed\/#?secret=nC1qKydOv1#?secret=pPhn4qcqjB\" data-secret=\"pPhn4qcqjB\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Finally, we announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/yellowspeedeurope.com\/\"><strong>Yellow Speed Europe<\/strong><\/a> would be joining forces with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PaulyCDrifting\"><strong>Pauly C<\/strong><\/a>. Paul&#8217;s 840 horsepower 2JZ powered Silvia S15 is somewhat of an icon here in the UK drift community and we were super excited to say that he&#8217;s now rocking our brand new <a href=\"https:\/\/yellowspeedeurope.com\/products\/yellow-speed-racing-ysr-advanced-pro-plus-2-way-drift-spec-nissan-silvia-s15-competition-use?variant=43561387852014\"><strong>Advanced Pro Plus Racing 2-way Drift Spec coilovers<\/strong><\/a>. We can\u2019t wait to see what difference this makes to Paul\u2019s S15 this year!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wG9oTsz8fT\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/sponsor\/ysr-europe-joins-forces-with-paul-cunnington-for-2023\/\">YSR Europe joins forces with Paul Cunnington for 2023!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;YSR Europe joins forces with Paul Cunnington for 2023!&#8221; &#8212; Tegiwa Automotive Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/sponsor\/ysr-europe-joins-forces-with-paul-cunnington-for-2023\/embed\/#?secret=AJvDqxMIZX#?secret=wG9oTsz8fT\" data-secret=\"wG9oTsz8fT\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>What to expect in May&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>Next month is set to be an exciting one once again. We\u2019ve got the Civic EP3 back from <strong>Jenvey<\/strong> so we\u2019ll be putting it through its paces with its new ITB\u2019s. That won\u2019t be one to be missed!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-lhr8-2.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/333060601_897350934718826_5555682162691538262_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=730e14&amp;_nc_ohc=mLbqtvS7C2oAX--D2hs&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-2.xx&amp;oh=00_AfBrjGT38dpXrNNB-ZCCsEf2IUeuZg5Qkj-fLl8u45ptaw&amp;oe=644EFD48\" alt=\"May be an image of car\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll also have a trade stand at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmaxx250.co.uk\/cars-kebabs\"><strong>DMO\u2019s Cars &amp; Kebabs<\/strong><\/a> event at Santa Pod on the 16<sup>th<\/sup>. If you\u2019re attending, then make sure you pop by and say hello!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s been plenty of stuff happening here at Tegiwa HQ during the month of April. With plenty of new products making their way onto our website we\u2019ve also had the addition of 3 new brands too. 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