Summer is in full swing at mountune, and there is plenty to report. This edition brings you our recent product launches, the projects currently in development, and the latest results from our road car and motorsport programmes.

Mk2 Focus RS, back on the agenda!

Due to considerable demand, we are working to re establish a number of our Mk2 Focus RS product lines. The Mk2 RS has never really gone quiet. The interest has stayed strong and the requests have kept coming, so we are now looking at bringing back some of the parts that made these cars what they are. There is work to do before anything is confirmed, and we will share more as it takes shape. For now, it is enough to say we have heard you, and the Mk2 RS is very much back on our radar.

New mountune Merch Update

We are expecting the next batch of merch to arrive with us in the next day or so. As soon as it lands, we will get straight to work processing and shipping every existing order, so if you have already placed one it will be on its way to you very shortly. Thanks for bearing with us on this. We know a few of you have been waiting, and we appreciate your patience. It is not far away now, and we will keep you posted if anything changes.

Audi DAZA Power Upgrade Coming This Month

Our engineering team has been developing a new power upgrade for the Audi DAZA 2.5 litre 5 cylinder engine. That work is now complete. The upgrade has been track tested, and we are happy with where it has landed. You will not have long to wait. The upgrade is set for release this month, with full details and availability to follow shortly.

BTCC Thruxton

Thruxton delivered its usual speed and drama, and the NAPA Racing UK cars came away with two double podiums. The weekend began with a setback, as Sam Osborne withdrew on medical grounds and reserve Senna Proctor stepped into the 77 car. The Race to Pole set things up well, with Ash Sutton 3rd, Dan Cammish 4th and Proctor 5th. Sutton took second in race 1 for the first podium of the day, then converted an early lead into a win in race 2, with Cammish fighting through to 2nd for his fifth podium of the season. Race 3 brought a second double podium, Sutton 2nd and Cammish 3rd, with Proctor close behind in 5th. Sutton leaves Thruxton still leading the championship on 284 points, 59 clear of Tom Ingram, with Cammish a further 17 back. Attention now turns to Knockhill on Saturday 8 August, arguably the biggest weekend of the year for NAPA Racing UK, where the team continues its fundraising for Race Against Dementia.

GB3 On the Continent

GB3 spent July on the continent, with back to back rounds at the Hungaroring in Budapest and the Red Bull Ring in Austria. As the series' engine supplier, mountune powers every car on the grid, so the racing across both weekends was settled entirely on mountune power. Hungaroring opened the month, with Deagen Fairclough taking race one, VRD Racing's Nikita Bedrin race two, and Flynn Jackes a long awaited maiden win in race three. A week later at the Red Bull Ring, Bedrin was the man in form, winning races one and two, before his VRD teammate Patricio Gonzalez claimed his first GB3 victory in the finale with Bedrin second. Bedrin leaves Austria with a commanding championship lead of 106 points heading into Silverstone in early August.

GB4 Heads to Silverstone

GB4 reaches the midway point of its 2026 season at Silverstone this weekend, with a joint record grid of 29 junior single seaters heading out on the Grand Prix circuit. Every one of them runs a mountune engine, so the whole field is on mountune power. Testing runs across Thursday and Friday, before qualifying and race one on Saturday 1 August, with races two and three following on Sunday 2 August. All three races will be streamed live on the GB4 website, the MSV TV YouTube channel and the GB4 Facebook page, with live timing available throughout. Well worth tuning in.

Euro RX Made a Long Awaited Return to Ireland

The FIA European Rallycross Championship returned to Ireland this month for the first time in 30 years, with Mondello Park hosting round 4 on a reversed, faster layout. It proved a resounding success. A downtown parade in nearby Naas set the tone, and the crowds followed through the gates all weekend, with drivers up and down the field praising the atmosphere and the racing. Andreas Bakkerud took the RX1 win ahead of Ole Christian Veiby and Johan Kristoffersson, the latter noting how well the Irish fans know their motorsport. There was a strong home contingent in the 25 car RX1 field too, several of them running mountune engines, including the Murray Motorsport Honda Civic Coupe Supercars of John McCluskey and Gary Donoghue. It was good to see the championship back on Irish soil, and a few of our engines in the mix for it.

mountune Racing BDG Programme

mountune also offers a comprehensive range of engine builds for road and race applications, including the iconic BDG, for both fast road and competition use.

Since 1980, our dedicated racing division has been building world class competition engines, delivering the expertise, performance and reliability trusted by enthusiasts and professional teams alike. Whether you already own a BDG or are considering commissioning a professionally built unit, our team would be delighted to discuss the best options for your requirements.

For more information, please contact the team at [email protected].