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Mountune powers Foust to ERC season-opening victory...

 

Rockstar Energy Drink driver Tanner Foust dominated in wet conditions to win the opening round of the FIA European Rallycross Championship this weekend at Lydden - the home of Rallycross. 


"The season can't start much better than this," said Foust at the end of the race. "The team and I worked all weekend to set up the Rockstar Energy Drink Ford Fiesta for the wet conditions and it paid off." ... [Read More]


Podiums and points aplenty for Mountune-powered Focus' in the penultimate round of the 2011 BTCC...

 

Mat Jackson and his Mountune powered Airwaves Racing Focus returned to the Dunlop British Touring Car podium twice at Brands Hatch on 2nd October with a pair of second place results and a 5th that have thrust him right back into contention for the Drivers crown.

Mat will go to Silverstone 36 points behind the championship leader Neal with a possible 52 to be had in the 3 races there. In the Independents he's closed the gap at the top to Nash from 26 to just 17 points: 45 are possible in the three races at Silverstone.  ... [Read More]

Ford Global Touring car scores maiden victory...

 

Tom Chilton took a stunning victory in round 19 of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Knockhill, with a dominant performance around the Scottish circuit.

The Team Aon driver led from the start to the flag to take the first victory for Ford’s new Global Touring Car powered by Mountune... [Read More]

Mountune 1-2-3 in Los Angeles X Games...

 

Brian Deegan won a scintillating Los Angeles X Games RallyCross final Sunday afternoon (31st July) to capture his first X Games gold medal on four wheels and led a Mountune powered Ford Fiesta podium sweep.

The Fiestas are run and developed by Andreas Eriksson's Swedish based OMSE team in co-operation with Ford.... [Read More]


Mountune powers Foust to second ERC victory...

 

Rockstar Energy Drink Driver Tanner Foust became the first driver to win two rounds of the 2011 season at Round 5 of the European Rallycross Championship in Höljes, Sweden.

The American driver also set the second fastest lap time for the weekend and was the fastest in the third qualifying heat to best six-time ERC champion Kenneth Hansen. ... [Read More]

Mountune features in Rallycross World publication...

With a very positive start to the 2011 ERC campaign with OMSE, Rallycross World's latest publication features Mountune Racing - you can read the full issue by following this link... [Read More]


Mountune powers Tanner Foust to maiden victory in the 2011 European Rallycross Championship...

 

It was a dominant weekend for Rockstar Energy Drink driver Tanner Foust, who became the first American ever to win an FIA European Rallycross Championship round in Portugal.

"Simply incredible!" said Foust, who earned his victory in front of a sell-out crowd at the race. "The team showed its potential this weekend, finishing one-two." ... [Read More]


Mountune powers Airwaves Racing to maiden victory in the 2011 BTCC...

 

Airwaves Racing - powered by Mountune Racing, secured their first win of the 2011 Dunlop British Touring Car Championship after a weekend of dramatic results at Donington Park.

A difficult qualifying session coupled significant race damage to the teams ‘Little Red Devils’ looked to be writing off the Kent-base team’s chance of success, however, a fantastic victory and top ten finish in race 3 has put them firmly back on the map for the Championship challenge ahead. ... [Read More]

Mountune engines power Focus' to three podiums from three in BTCC season-opener...

 

Both Team Aon and Motorbase, with Mountune prepared engines in their Ford Focus cars delivered an exciting start to the 2011 season campaign by setting foot on the podium in all three races of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. 

The switch from Team AON's LPG turbo to petrol and the introduction of the Motorbase team (running last years' Team AON Focus') would ensure Mountune Racing's race support team were kept on their toes with the intention of ... [Read More]

Mountune Racing LMP2 in the RaceTech spotlight...

 

The Autosport show in January offered the launch of Mountune Racing's cost-concious LMP offering - RaceTech magazine took a more in-depth look at the engine, it's components and what it could mean to the series.

Reproduced with the kind permission of RaceTech magazine... [Read More]


Mountune in development with Olsberg MSE...

 

At the Auto sport show NEC in Birmingham Mountune Racing and Olsbergs MSE will be sharing the spotlight with the 2011 OMSE Rally cross Fiesta.

This joint venture sees Mountune undergoing an extensive development program on the new engine for OMSE’s now infamous Mk7 Fiesta – seen dominating the various rallycross disciplines and the ever-popular X Games... [Read More]


Mountune launch new LMP2 engine...

 

The Autosport show at the NEC in Birmingham sees the first showing of Mountune's new LMP2 2-litre production-based turbo sportscar engine. The Mountune engine is based on the Ford Duratec 2-litre and is priced at £28900 including turbo, ECU and loom.

With an engine weight of just 98kgs (dry - including turbo and exhaust) and a power output of 440bhp at 7000rpm and 580Nm torque at 5750rpm it packs a powerful performance / weight ratio. ... [Read More]


Independent Drivers' and Teams' titles for TeamAON in the 2010 BTCC...

 

Mountune Racing joined Team Aon in celebrating a fantastic conclusion to the 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship as Tom Chilton secured the Independents Trophy for drivers, helping the Arena Motorsport run Ford Focus squad to win the Independents Team Trophy as well.

There was plenty of celebration at the end of a tough weekend at the world famous Brands Hatch circuit in Kent... [Read More]


LPG race engine media coverage...

 

Mountune's successful use of LPG technology in a race engine application has brought with it a lot of media attention.

We've compiled a few of the magazine articles (reproduced with kind permission) to give more of an insight into this new breed of race technology... [Read More]


Season's best points haul for Team AON BTCC Focus' at Silverstone...

 

Team Aon, with Mountune-prepared engines in their Ford Focus cars delivered a near perfect race weekend, having dominated proceedings with three victories from three races at Silverstone in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.

The engines continued with their impressive performance and reliability and having secured pole-position on Saturday the team secured double podium finishes in race one and two, as well as victory in the final race of the day... [Read More]


Racing and Team Aon triumphant at Oulton Park with LPG engine power...

 

Mountune Racing celebrated another successful weekend at Oulton Park in the British Touring Car Championship.

The LPG engine in the Mountune Racing powered Team Aon Ford Focus ST recorded the third consecutive pole of the season, followed the by the team’s third race win this year... [Read More]


Mountune powers Team AON to first victory with LPG engine...

 

Mountune Racing celebrated an historic race weekend at Brands Hatch with the first British Touring Championship win for an ultra low emissions LPG powered engine in the Mountune Racing powered Team Aon Ford Focus ST.

The win also marked Ford’s return to the BTCC podium’s top step for the first time in nearly a decade.... [Read More]


Mountune Racing develops LPG engine for 2010 BTCC...

 

Mountune Racing is pleased to announce the pioneering green technology behind their new LPG-powered engines which will be used by Team Aon in the 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.

Mountune Racing has been working steadily since the end of 2009, developing and refining the new race engine, working closely with both Team Aon and the team’s new fuel supplier Calor in order to develop a competitive race engine fuelled by LPG.... [Read More]


Successful showing for Mountune at Autosport 2010...

 

Thanks to a large selection of products and vehicles demonstrating the sheer range and depth of products and solutions available to Mountune customers, perhaps it was of little wonder staff were kept on their toes for the full four-day event, held recently at the NEC, Birmingham.

Visitors could see Team AON's Focus BTCC up close and personal, complete with Mountune Racing-built 2-litre Duratec, as driven by Tom Chilton during the 2009 season... [Read More]


Mountune Racing get profiled for Pacenotes magazine...

 

Earlier in 2009, Pacenotes Editor Simon Mooney, and Assistant Ed Jason Craig, visited us to take a closer look at both our current and future projects, and also to look back at the past 30 years of Mountune Racing.

This visit incorporated extensive access to our facilities, and a look at sister division Mountune Performance, too... [Read More]


Formula Palmer Audi season finale...

 

Richard Plant claimed the 2009 Formula Palmer Audi Championship while Sweden's Felix Rosenqvist took victory in the final race of the season at Snetterton on Sunday.

In doing so, Plant wins a £50,000 scholarship prize towards a drive in the FIA Formula Two Championship next season, and the young Briton tasted F2 machinery for the first time during a test at the end of the day's racing.... [Read More]


Successful season for Mountune Racing in SPEED Racing Series...

 

Mountune Racing celebrated a podium win at this weekend’s final round of the SPEED Racing Series in the Silverstone 3 hours race as well as securing the trophy for the Best Engines of the season.

The Mountune Racing powered Norma UK vehicle driven by Simon Phillips and Rob Garofall engine secured pole position in practice.... [Read More]


Season best results for Mountune powered Team AON......

 

Team Aon’s Tom Chilton and his Mountune Racing powered Ford Focus ST secure pole position and two podium finishes at the final round of the 2009 British Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch.

The Mountune Racing 2-litre Ford Duratec engine offered a boost in power and performance and combined with the continued development work on the chassis has resulted in Team Aon driver Tom Chilton achieving... [Read More]


Podium finish for Mountune Racing powered Team Aon...

 

Team Aon’s Tom Chilton and his Mountune Racing powered Ford Focus ST record their first podium finish of the season at the penultimate round of the 2009 British Touring Car Championship.

Mountune Racing has helped to power BTCC Team Aon Ford Focus ST to their first podium finish of the season, thanks in part to the Mountune Racing tuned Ford 2-litre Duratec Engine... [Read More]


Mountune exhibits at RS Owners Club National Day...

 

Despite a last minute change of date for this years' RSOC National Day, the weather was particularly kind, the paddock was busier than to be expected and, from the sound of the under-steer emitting from RedGates' corner, the track action was pretty fluid, too.

Alongside Ford, the Mountune stand displayed an example of each of the current product range available today at your local Mountune-approved Ford dealer from sister division, Mountune Performance. [Read More]


Top five finish for Team Aon with Mountune Racing...

 

Mountune Racing has helped to power BTCC Team Aon to a fifth place finish at the most recent round at Silverstone, thanks to the Mountune Racing tuned Ford 2-litre Duratec Engines for the team’s Ford Focus ST... [Read More]


Success for Mountune Racing in SPEED Racing Series...

Mountune Racing powered teams finish 1st, 2nd and 4th at the latest SPEED Racing Series Snetterton 6 hours race.

The SPEED series features sports prototype cars which adhere to the FIA’s CN regulations. This long-distance high-speed style of racing is very popular in the global motorsport world, with the UK series attracting a number of the top National Level teams...  [Read More]


Top ten finish for Team Aon with Mountune Racing...

 

Mountune Racing powered Team Aon Ford Focus ST records season best finish at the Knockhill round of the 2009 British Touring Car Championship

Mountune Racing, a part of the Performance Engineering division of Revolve Technologies, is now working with  BTCC Team Aon to supply Mountune Racing tuned Ford 2-litre Duratec Engines for the team’s Ford Focus ST... [Read More]


Dallara and Mountune complete successful first test of Formulino single seater...

 

The first test of the Mountune powered Dallara Formulino took place at the Varano circuit in northern Italy on Friday 7 August.  The car performed faultlessly and is now being shipped to the USA for the first customer demonstrations. Based on the successful Dallara F3 cars this new single seater with its Mountune Ford Duratec 170bhp engine is aimed at the single make and school car market...  [Read More]


Mountune engines power Formula 2...

 

The recently revived F2 championship will be nothing like it used to be, but it will be affordable and once again a stepping stone to Formula 1. Using the proposed Super FPA (Formula Palmer Audi) as a starting point, the new car will have more downforce than the current generation of F3 cars, 2000lb at 150mph, and will be powered by development of the 1.8 litre, 20v Audi engine... [Read More]