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  • BMW Team PTG takes two seconds in Speed GT Championships
    Created: Saturday, October 25, 2003 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    BMW FINISHES SECOND IN 2003 SPEED GT MANUFACTURER'S CHAMPIONSHIP; AUBERLEN SECOND IN DRIVER'S CHAMPIONSHIPIn its first season of SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship competition, BMW Team PTG captured two seconds: a second-place finish for BMW in the Speed GT Manufacturer's Championship and a second for Bill Auberlen in the Driver's Championship.The 10-race Speed GT season brought BMW four pole positions, five fastest race laps and three race wins.Behind Auberlen in second in the Driver's Championship were Hans Stuck in fourth, Boris Said sixth and Justin Marks seventh.BMW Team PTG experienced a second disappointing weekend in a row and its second straight non-podium finish in the final and 10th round of the 2003 SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship race at the Isla Grand Prix Circuit in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Hans Stuck scored the best BMW M3 finish of fourth, with Auberlen just behind him in fifth. Stuck's pass of Auberlen on lap 24 of the 36-lap race was the only pass within the to...
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  • BMW Team PTG to start 4th, 5th, 7th, 10th in Speed GT in San Juan
    Created: Friday, October 24, 2003 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    Puerto Rico Qualifying: BMW Team PTG to Start Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and 10th in Speed GTBoris Said was the quickest of the BMW Team PTG M3 drivers in today's 30-minute qualifying session for the 10th and final round of the 2003 SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship at the Isla Grand Prix Circuit in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His 1:09.329 lap around the 1.6-mile, 10-turn circuit was good for the fourth starting spot - his fifth top-five start this season.Bill Auberlen, second in the Speed GT Driver's Championship standings and chasing the title, qualified fifth with a 1:09.372 lap. He made a second charge for the pole in the closing minutes of the session, but went wide in the last corner and was forced to abort his attempt. Both Said and Auberlen gained one Driver's Championship point for qualifying in the top five.Hans Stuck will start seventh (1:09.432) and Justin Marks rounds out the top 10 with his fastest time of the weekend (1:10.035).In this morning's final practice session all fou...
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  • BMW Team PTG: Auberlen quick in San Juan Speed GT practice
    Created: Thursday, October 23, 2003 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    Auberlen quickest in both Speed GT practice sessions: BMW Team PTG drivers stand first, fourth, fifth and eighthThe Speed GT-class cars had the honor of being the first to take to the new 1.6-mile, 10-turn Isla Grand Prix Circuit in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in this morning's 35-minute practice session for the 10th and deciding race of the2003 SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship.BMW Team PTG driver Bill Auberlen set the fastest time of this first session of two with a 1:10.328 lap.PTG teammate Hans Stuck was sixth (1:11.651), Boris Said seventh (1:11.751) and Justin Marks ninth (1:11.888).In the 35-minute afternoon session all four BMW Team PTG drivers improved their morning times with Auberlen again topping the time sheet with a1:09.484 lap. His session was cut short after being hit by a slower competitor, but his M3 received minor damage and will be repaired for tomorrow.Boris Said recorded the fourth fastest time (1:10.047) with Hans Stuck fifth (1:10.268). Justin Marks was eighth (1...
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  • Chili Pepper Racing Spices It Up at the Petit Le Mans
    Created: Monday, October 20, 2003 Author:
    Chili Pepper Racing Spices It Up At the Petit Le Mans 10/21/2003- For Immediate ReleaseContact Sahar Hassani (Sahar-1@msn.com)Chili Pepper Racing (CPR) added some spice in round 9 of the Speed World Challenge (WC) Touring Series on October 16-18, 2003. During the Petit Le Mans Weekend at Road Atlanta, Chili Pepper Racing raised over $6,000.00 dollars for the Lighthouse Family Retreat (www.lighthousefamilyretreat.org). The Lighthouse family retreat is a non-for-profit organization that serves children with cancer and their families at a seaside retreat. ...
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  • BMW ETCC Monza - Qualifying Report
    Created: Friday, October 17, 2003 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    2003 European Touring Car ChampionshipRounds 19  0 - 18/19 October, Monza (Italy) - QUALIFYINGBMW Lead the Way into the Final RacesThe front row of the grid for the race at Monza is an all-BMW affair with perfectteam-work between the BMW Team Deutschland drivers, Jörg Müller and DirkMüller. While other drivers tried the trick of giving their team-mates a tow round thetrack, it was these two who did it to perfection. Before coming to Italy the BMWnational teams had expected a strong showing from the Alfa Romeos, but with fourBMWs in the top six the expectations for the races are now much higher....
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  • BMW Team PTG M3s qualify 3rd, 7th, 8th, 13th in Road Atlanta Speed GT
    Created: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    Road Atlanta Qualifying: BMW Team PTG to Start third, seventh, eighth and 13thToday's 20-minute qualifying for Round 9 of the 2003 SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga., was a two-part affair after an early accident and resulting track clean-up resulted in a split and abbreviated session.Bill Auberlen quickly got up to speed in his BMW Team PTG M3 with a 1:28.842 lap around the 2.54-mile circuit for the fastest Team PTG time of the day.He elected not to go out again and will start in the third starting spot.Hans Stuck waited out the delay and went back out shaving another .364 of a second off his first quick time and will start seventh (1:29.459).Boris Said will start next to his BMW Team PTG teammate in eighth (1:29.510) after setting his best time of the weekend early in the session. Like Auberlen, Said did not go out in the second half of the session.Justin Marks went out with Stuck for a second try and his 1:30.546 lap time was good enough for 13th...
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  • BMW Team PTG: Auberlen, Stuck quick in Speed GT practice at Road Atlanta
    Created: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    Auberlen and Stuck quickest in the afternoon; BMW Team PTG drivers stand third, fifth, seventh and ninth after today's Speed GT practiceIn the combined results following today's two 20-minute practice sessions for Friday's Round 9 of the SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga., the four BMW M3s of BMW Team PTG stand in good position with all four cars in the top 10.Bill Auberlen is third quickest overall with a time of 1:29.125, the fastest time overall in the afternoon session. Hans Stuck ran second to Auberlen in the afternoon, also improving his morning time for fifth fastest time of the day (1:29.332).Auberlen and Stuck were two of only three drivers in the top 10 overall who went faster in the heat of the afternoon's 4:00 p.m. session. Friday's race is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m., boding well for BMW Team PTG.Justin Marks was seventh fastest (1:30.410) and Boris Said was ninth quick (1:30.489), standing on their times set in the morning session....
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  • Zanardi to race in BMW at FIA ETCC Final Round
    Created: Monday, October 13, 2003 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    ALESSANDRO ZANARDI READY FOR RACING COMEBACK IN MONZA FIA EUROPEAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP 18/19 OCTOBER 2003 Munich/Moza. When Alessandro Zanardi makes his first competitive outing in a racing car for over two years at Monza this weekend it will be at the wheel of a BMW 320i ETCC. This one-off appearance in the final round of the 2003 FIA European Touring Car Championship is a dream come true for the Italian driver and has been made possible thanks to Ravaglia Motorsport, who run the BMW Team Italy-Spain entries in the series....
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  • ETCC Race Estoril report
    Created: Saturday, October 04, 2003 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    2003 European Touring Car Championship Rounds 17, 18 - 4/5 October, Estoril (Portugal) - RACE Privateer BMW Team takes first Trophy of the Season While the BMW national teams found life difficult against the Alfa Romeos in Estoril it was Duncan Huisman in the Carly Motors entered 320i who won the first trophy of the season for BMW. Duncan clinched the Independents' Trophy after the first race of the day. In the overall battle Jörg Müller (BMW Team Deutschland) and Andy Priaulx (BMW Team Great Britain) kept their championship hopes alive by each claiming a fourth place and now Jörg and Gabriele Tarquini go to the last two races in Monza on equal points. However, the situation in the Manufacturers' Championship looks very healthy for BMW as the marque needs just two more points to take the title....
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  • ETCC Qualifying Report from Etoril
    Created: Friday, October 03, 2003 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    2003 European Touring Car Championship Rounds 17,18 - 4/5 October, Estoril (Portugal) - QUALIFYING BMW Ready for a Sunday Battle The BMW national teams are prepared for what will be a tough couple of races on Sunday with the Alfa Romeo drivers. Although they were hoping the fastest 320i in qualifying would be higher than fifth, which is where Dirk Müller's BMW Team Deutschland car will start the race, none of them have given up hope of podium positions to keep the championship hopes alive. Sadly an engine failure in the first session for Fabrizio Giovanardi means he will have to start the race in his BMW Team Italy-Spain car from last place, but he will have new tyres for both races....
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