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The penultimate weekend of this years Time Attack Championship.

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Round 6 of the 2021 Time Attack Championship see’s Direnza Driver, Jonny Fletcher, make the short journey over to Donington Park.

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After a 9 year hiatus, the UK Time Attack Championship heads back to Anglesey!

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The traditional mid summer event held alongside the popular Tunerfest North Car Show.

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Day two of the Time Attack double header from brands Hatch.

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George spent the day at Direnza HQ as we installed a host of new performance upgrade on the Ford Focus ST225

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A tough weekend for Ryan, as two incident packed races scuppered his chances of a high scoring finish.

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It was a Brands Hatch double header for round 3 & 4. Could Andrew Godfrey continue his remarkable start to the season?

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A look back at Round 1 and 2 as Andrew Godfrey is selected to drive the Direnza Sponsored Focus for 2020.

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Featuring Ian Waddington

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Mini Challenge joins the TOCA British Touring Car calendar for the 2020 season.

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The team at Direnza have been working hard over past few months & they have come up with some rather special parts for the little 500.

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It’s the last weekend of the 2019 Time Attack Championship and Snetterton is sure to provide the drivers with one of the hardest tests yet.

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It’s the final round of the 2019 MINI Challenge season. Ryan has always gone well at Snetterton and he’ll be looking to master the 2.97 mile track once again

A Difficult Start

In the week leading up to Round 8 at Snetterton on the 19th – 20th October, Direnza All Star driver Ryan Dignan had been battling illness and there where some doubts around whether we could make the event at all. Ryan was struggling all day during Friday practice and as a result the team missed out some valuable track time.

Saturday came along and Ryan hadn’t improved much overnight, however he strapped himself into the car and managed to take 11th place on the grid for race 1, with a time of 2:06.822. Finishing well inside the top half of the 26 car grid and only 2 seconds from pole, it was a great result for Ryan and the team.

Taking On The Second Longest Track In The Country

The 2.97 mile Snetterton 300 Circuit is second only to Silverstone. Made up of high speed double apex corners, hairpins and big braking zones, this is a track that demands respect and separates the good drivers from the great drivers.

As the lights went out for the start of race 1, Ryan was right in the mix heading down to turn 1, a fast double right-hander. In front, the number 88 car was tagged resulting in a huge moment with the driver battling to keep it under control. Eventually finding himself bouncing down the grass on the inside of the track.

Consequently Ryan had to show caution and this moment of hesitation allowed four cars to get by. But with some fast and consistent driving, Ryan fought his way back up to 12th where he stayed for the majority of the 20 minute race. The pace was great and the car was exactly where i wanted it says Ryan Dignan, it was just a matter of putting everything together for the second race tomorrow.

The Last Hurrah!

10:55 am Sunday morning brought us race 2 and with it, the final race of the 2019 season. This time Ryan was more aggressive at the start and held his nerve as multiple cars went off around him. It was fast becoming a race of attrition, with several more cars spinning and colliding in the next few laps.

A yellow flag as a result of the chaos and a timing error for Ryan and a some of his rivals saw his chance of 8th slip away, however if Ryan could keep it on the black stuff he was still on for a great result. As the lead cars got away, the last couple of laps gave us an intense 8 car battle for a place in the top 10 and with two passes in quick succession Ryan manage to do just that!

It was a great way to end to the championship after such a difficult week leading up to the event and it will provide Ryan with all the confidence he needs heading into 2020. When the MINI Challenge series joins the British Touring Car package and with it, fully televised races. We cant wait to see how he gets on next year.

Images: MINI Challenge

Time Attack visits Mallory Park for the first time in its near 15 year history with Direnza’s Jonny Fletcher aiming to conquer the tricky conditions and claim yet another podium

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Following a short absence from competition, Direnza returned to the MINI Challenge JCW grid for Round 7 at Donington Park – find out how the team got on…

Direnza’s Jonny Fletcher continues his run of good form in Time Attack with another podium finish, this time in Round 4 at Donington Park

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Sit alongside Direnza All Stars driver Ryan Dignan as he carves a fine line around Oulton Park’s International Circuit during a track day

Earlier in July, we headed to the beautiful Oulton Park racing circuit to put some miles on our MINI Challenge JCW, Time Attack Astra and Ford Focus RS

Direnza driver Jonny Fletcher was on fire in Round 3 of Time Attack at Oulton Park – ride on board with him in our interactive 360-degree video

Direnza’s Jonny Fletcher scores an impressive podium finish in Round 3 of Time Attack against strong opposition – get the full story from Oulton Park and the Tunerfest North weekend

Direnza’s MINI Challenge JCW race car performs well on the dyno, rewarding the team for their efforts in the workshop

The Direnza All Stars MINI keeps the team busy in the workshop following a difficult weekend racing at Silverstone, where it sustained crash damage

The Direnza MINI JCW racing car made a surprise appearance at Zuto’s company conference in Manchester on June 20th

Direnza expands its engine and gearbox mount range with new products for popular BMWs including saloons and roadsters

Poor weather hampered Jonny Fletcher’s Astra at Cadwell Park, so would the next round of Time Attack at a bright and breezy Brands Hatch prove any more successful? Read on to find out…

Direnza returns to MINI Challenge with a bang! Round 3 at Silverstone proves a tough weekend for the team, with crash damage and gearbox rebuilds keeping mechanics on their toes

Direnza debuts in the 2019 MINI Challenge JCW championship with All Stars driver Ryan Dignan, and the team gets off to a flying start at fast Snetterton circuit

Top JCW class racer Ryan Dignan will wear Direnza colours in this year’s MINI Challenge series – read the full story…

Direnza All Stars driver Jonny Fletcher gives his take on the first Time Attack meeting of 2019, at a sunny-come-sodden Cadwell Park

Time Attack driver Jonny Fletcher revealed as the latest addition to 2019 Direnza ‘All Stars’ line up – 600bhp Astra features company’s new livery

We jump behind the wheel of a turbodiesel powered Focus Cup race car ahead of the championship’s inaugural season, and find out more about the series

DriftCup champion Andy Frost will be supported by Direnza in this year’s British Drift Championship – here he reveals all about his upgraded BMW, plus his expectations for the coming season

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Direnza Time Attack driver Jonny Fletcher gets behind the wheel of his turbocharged Astra in the build-up to the new season and comes away impressed with the Vauxhall’s new-found agility

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The 2019 Formula 1 season kicked off in Australia on March 17th – we remember two road-going BMWs with engines influenced by the sport: the 320si and M5

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Armed with a £5,000 budget, we choose the best track day cars for the 2019 season. Be warned, though – you may end up searching the classifieds for your own!

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Launched 10 years ago, the Megane 250 is still capable of demolishing back roads – Direnza looks back on Renaultsport’s hot coupe

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Direnza used this year’s event to meet with partners and talk business – but that doesn’t mean we missed all the great metal on display. Here are our highlights from Birmingham’s NEC…

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It’s out with Clios and in with Coopers as the MINI Challenge signs new TOCA deal for 2020

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Synonymous with high performance, Ford’s RS models span over 50 years and are famous for their success in motorsport – we pick our top five road going versions

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Cooling and engine performance gains with Direnza’s front mount intercooler kit

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We recently drove our R56 Mini Cooper S to the dyno with the aim of testing our range of engine enhancements.

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As well as developing products for new performance cars, here at Direnza we also offer upgrades for older performance models. Iconic cars such as the Mk1 Audi TT Quattro (225bhp).

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