400 HP 3.4 liter inline 6 Z4 M Coupe Race Car
Is this the car PTG plans on running later this season in ALMS? I think it looks good.
10 Season for BMW Team PTG / 30th Anniversary for BMW NA Motorsports
... will be marking two very significant milestones in BMW motorsports history. The Rolex ... series and 14 sports car racing championships between 1995 and 2004. ... , BMW Team PTG swept the Rolex Sports Car ... 24, before returning in 2004, giving the team and the BMW M3 a very credible two wins in six attempts ...
BMW Race Cars: Numbers 42,43....whats up with that?
Hey guys , has anyone else noticed that lots of BMW Race Cars have the same number, usually 42 or 43 Is there a reason for this or am i just crazy yeah this ones a Models but you get the idea: *EDIT: Added Pics
BMW managed team from 2006
... goals for this year and we will apply all our powers and professionalism to implement them together with WilliamsF1." Presentation ... of the team for the next three years." Background BMW Motorsport: Generating innovative ... -approved titles in touring car racing alone - both European Championship ...
BMW Rolex GT in California Release
... Lexus Grand American 400. The win gave BMW its first Rolex ... round 11 at Barber Motorsports Park. The No. 22's second place finish today gave BMW a ... team and just learn how to drive a racing car in these last three races. The pole at VIR ... ." HERNANDO CARVAJAL, MOTORSPORT MANAGER, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, ...
BMW Team PTG Results from VIR
... 's eighth pole of the season in scoring his first professional sports car racing pole position. ... the Barber 250 at The Park at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama on ... is fortunate that the oil line was our only problem." HERNANDO CARVAJAL, MOTORSPORT MANAGER, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC: ...
Thiessen continues as BMW Motorsport Director
... , with only a moderate GT programme in existance - but now as BMW have wound down it's Formula 1 operation ... when the new rules package will be implemented. The BMW M3 GT2 is in action this weekend ... will compete are yet to be finalised, with BMW Motorsport saying: "A new racing car is being developed ...
BMW Motorsport 2010 - Press Release
... races. Customer racing also remains an important component for BMW Motorsport: ... , we are well positioned to demonstrate the performance of our cars to our customers around the world in 2010." ... and governing bodies regarding the approval of the car. In addition, and as preparation for these classics, ...
BMWNA celebrates 30 years of Motorsport in 2005
... GTPs powered by a 2.0-liter, turbocharged, four-cylinder version of the engine ... . Since 1995, BMW of North America has focused its motorsport efforts ... swept the Rolex Sports Car Series GT class Manufacturer ... of Sebring in both those years as well. Four major racing programs, and contingency support ...
IMSA Lites
... in racing prototype-style cars could race with us in a professional environment and in front of the kinds of ... Series." The series will be managed by Formula Motorsports' Jon Baytos, who also is responsible for ... product at such an affordable price," said Elan Motorsports Technologies CEO David Bowes ...
Wraps Off BMW's New 3-Series Racer
... by Cassio Cortes (Speedtv.com) One of the planet's most ubiquitous race cars, the BMW 3-Series will debut its all-new generation ... - and BMW is equally unthinkable without touring cars," Mario Theissen, the company's motorsport director, stated. "This is what made the brand grow, and we ...
What does it take to become a professional racer?
... where youth racing is non-existent, and not having any knowledge nor desire to race cars until I started auto-crossing in my BMW, I've reached the age of 25, and soon I will be 26. Is there any hope of me ever getting into any kind of professional motorsports? I really wish I raced karts when ...
BMW Team PTG M3s finish Fourth and Sixith in Miami 250
... straight Rolex Sports Car Series GT class victory, ... ). The next race will be the VIR 400, Round 10 of the Rolex Sports Car ... ." HERNANDO CARVAJAL, MOTORSPORT MANAGER, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, ... , even though we did not reach the podium this weekend our seven-race win streak has kept us in the Championship ...
Past masters to revive BMW M1 Procar at Hockenheim
... outrageous soundtrack. "The series fed off the appeal of the cars and the opportunity for young drivers to ... independently by the then BMW Motorsport GmbH," explained Theissen. "It was a racing car which ... "In order to gain Group 4 homologation, 400 units of the super sports car had to be built within ...
BMW Team PTG To Race For Rolex GT Championship
... sports car racing teams and has raced the BMW M3 exclusively ... M3s will be powered by BMW's newest generation 3.2-liter inline, six-cylinder ... America, LLC, M Brand and Motorsport Manager. "And the Rolex Series ... twice in five attempts. The Team PTG BMW M3 effort had its very first taste of competition ...
BMW Z4 M GTR prepares for battle, more to follow
... Development, introduced a new racing car for customer motor racing. The Motorsport Version of the BMW Z4 M Coupé, which has already made a big impression as a production model ... unit of the beefy coupe is a BMW Motorsport designed 3.2-litre ... ). Technical Data BMW Z4 M Coupé Motorsport Version Length ...
17th BMW Art Car lines up at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
... Koons take his unique sensibility and bring it to a BMW racing car as he works with our team to ... connection be made between technical and artistic intelligence." BMW Motorsport Director Mario ... Mans is one of the most important events in international motorsport. This makes it the perfect stage to ...
Contingency Program from BMW NA for Rolex and Koni
... in Grand Am. I see that this was released yesterday and it might interest those here. Quote: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC ANNOUNCES ... They set the third and fourth fastest times of the 21-car field at the January 3-5 official test ... Solutions/Supercar Life Racing LevelFive Motorsports BMW Riley of ...
Turner Motorsport 2009 Drivers lineup
... 3rd place in the overall driver rankings by BMW Motorsport. Turner raced in the Grand-Am ... finishes. Matt is no rookie behind the wheel of racing car - he has been driving on racetracks ... Viper to sixth in the GT class. Among his other endurance racing triumphs is a third place in the 1998 24 Hours ...
BMW in both WTCC & ALMS in 2009
... driver line up at a later point in time. BMW Team Rahal-Letterman ... 2009. “The BMW M3 is more than just a racing car,” says Theissen. “It is a legend among motorsport ... quickly in the ALMS. Other areas of racing are also possible, and we shall be analysing them in greater detail over the coming months ...
Marks, Auberlen, and BMW take first GAC GS win
... for BMW with a convincing win in the No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M3 in Sunday's inaugural Miller ... M3 machine of Michael McDowell in the No. 60 Finlay Motorsports BMW M3 that he co-drove with team owner ... cars," Maxwell said. "This is a brand new race car and this is a braking and handling track and ...
BMW sets its sights on the Nürburgring 24 Hours again
... BMW M3 GTRs in the Nürburgring 24 Hour Race on 7th/8th May. It will mark the ... World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). BMW Motorsport Director ... BMW has been by far the most successful manufacturer involved in the race. Hans-Joachim Stuck ... challenges of season 2005's 24 Hour Race and FIA World Touring ...
BMW Rahal ready for ALMS Round 4 in Utah
... on testing and continued development of the new BMW M3 GT2 race car. The team feels ... two days of tire testing at Miller Motorsports Park, the site of the upcoming Round 4 race on ... the momentum all the way through the long, sweeping turns two, three and four." BMW stands fourth in ALMS Manufacturer ...
Bmw rahal letterman racing team makes quick turnaround for round 2 at st. Petersburg
... for the first of two consecutive street races. Following the retirement of both cars at the season-opening ... certainly did," said Martin Birkmann, BMW of North America Motorsports Manager. ... Beach, California is next) and the first ever for the team with the new 2009 BMW M3 coupes. The concrete barrier ...