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  • BIMMERWORLD RACING DONATES WINNINGS TO WHEELCHAIR FOUNDATION
    Created: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    Jeff:  This is absolutely awesome.  Congrats to the team for a great season and a great charitable donation of the race winnings!   BLACKSBURG, Va. (Oct. 27, 2004) ? BimmerWorld Racing drivers Seth Thomas, James Clay and Matt Richmond donated $7,500 of the team?s winnings to the Wheelchair Foundation in a check presentation ceremony following the SCCA SPEED World Challenge Touring Car race Sunday, Oct. 17 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.             Thomas and Clay presented the check to Jason Katz, Associate Director of Community Relations for the Wheelchair Foundation, which will be used to purchase 100 new wheelchairs for those in need. ?The Wheelchair Foundation is grateful for the support that BimmerWorld Racing has shown us,? Katz said. ?Their donation means granting the gift of mobility to those who need it most. We are pleasantly surprised at the generous amount that BimmerWorld was able to donate and we lo...
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  • GREATER PERFORMANCE, GREATER SAFETY, GREATER COMFORT - THE NEW BMW 3 SERIES
    Created: Monday, October 25, 2004 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    Sport sedan enthusiasts everywhere will soon have cause to celebrate an automotive landmark. Next spring the all-new BMW 3 Series will make its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show, followed by its North American debut at the New York Auto Show. As with its predecessors, the fifth generation BMW 3 Series raises the sport sedan benchmark - decisively and significantly. Continuing to improve a concept that BMW pioneered more than forty years ago, the new 3 Series offers greater performance, safety and security as well as greater comfort and convenience.Groundbreaking six-cylinder with light-weight magnesium crankcaseThe new 3 Series will enter the U.S. market in summer of 2005 with a choice of two in-line 6-cylinder engines, continuing a 3 Series tradition. The all-new 3.0-liter unit in the 330i offers a significant increase in performance. It is rated at 255-horsepower (SAE), a 30-horsepower increase over its predecessor.In BMW's ongoing pursuit of weight reduction, this engine is the...
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  • Brazilian GP - Race
    Created: Sunday, October 24, 2004 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    Weather: rain at the beginning and some drizzle later on. Temp: Air 24°C, Track 26°C, Humidity 75-78%Sao Paolo (BRA). In the final race of the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship the BMW WilliamsF1 Team celebrated its first victory of the season: Juan Pablo Montoya became the winner of the Brazilian Grand Prix by a margin of 1.0 second. It is the fourth F1 win for the Colombian and the tenth win since the beginning of the BMW and WilliamsF1 partnership in 2000. The last race won by the team was also thanks to Montoya, in Hockenheim, on 3rd August 2003. Ralf Schumacher, who drove his last race for the team as did Montoya, came fifth. Montoya finished his season fifth in the Drivers' Championship, Schumacher ended up in 9th place having missed six races through injury. The BMW WilliamsF1 Team consolidated their fourth position in the Constructors' Championship. Juan Pablo Montoya: 1st Chassis: FW26 05 - Best time: 1:11.473 min (lap 49, lap record) It is just unbelievable! The ver...
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  • BIMMERWORLD RACING WINS SCCA SPEED TOURING CAR CREW OF THE YEAR AWARD, CREW CHIEF MARKS WINS ZIMM...
    Created: Monday, October 18, 2004 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    CREW CHIEF MARKS WINS ZIMMERMANN CUP   BLACKSBURG, Va. (Oct. 19, 2004) ? BimmerWorld Racing?s crew and crew chief Jason Marks were honored at the SCCA SPEED World Challenge year-end banquet Sunday night by winning the SPEED Touring Car Crew of the Year award, while Marks was awarded the Zimmermann Cup. The BimmerWorld crew was recognized for their tireless efforts throughout this season, as they were voted Crew of the Year by the SCCA SPEED World Challenge teams. Under Marks leadership, the three-car BimmerWorld team became quite proficient at fixing crash damaged cars on short notice, while still making them competitive. This was evidenced when Marks and his crew helped drivers James Clay, Seth Thomas and Matt Richmond finish third, fourth and fifth, respectively, at Road Atlanta following the Round Nine SPEED Touring Car race. ?It was a nice way to show the amount of work my guys put into it this year,? Marks said of winning the Crew of the Year award. ?Everyone of them work...
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  • BIMMERWORLD RACING FINISHES 2004 SCCA SPEED TOURING CAR SEASON AT MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA
    Created: Saturday, October 16, 2004 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 17, 2004) ? BimmerWorld Racing drivers James Clay, of Blacksburg, Va., rookie Seth Thomas, of Cumming, Ga., and Matt Richmond, of Mooresville, N.C., finished the SCCA SPEED World Challenge Touring Car season today at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, as part of the Audi Sports Car Championships.             Coming off a solid third, fourth and fifth place finish at Road Atlanta three weeks ago, Clay, Thomas and Richmond had a tougher time taming the 2.238-mile, 11-turn circuit at Laguna Seca this weekend. Clay, who started ninth on the grid, got a great launch in his No. 36 BimmerWorld/Ground Control/Wheel Chair Foundation BMW 325i from the standing start. Following a three-lap caution to retrieve the cars of Mike Davis and Andrew Monterrubio from turn two, Clay found himself in fifth by lap four. But, unfortunately two untimely on track mistakes dropped him to 10th two laps later. ?I had a great start with the ...
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  • BIMMERWORLD RACING FINISHES 2004 SCCA SPEED TOURING CAR SEASON AT MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA
    Created: Saturday, October 16, 2004 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 17, 2004) ? BimmerWorld Racing drivers James Clay, of Blacksburg, Va., rookie Seth Thomas, of Cumming, Ga., and Matt Richmond, of Mooresville, N.C., finished the SCCA SPEED World Challenge Touring Car season today at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, as part of the Audi Sports Car Championships.             Coming off a solid third, fourth and fifth place finish at Road Atlanta three weeks ago, Clay, Thomas and Richmond had a tougher time taming the 2.238-mile, 11-turn circuit at Laguna Seca this weekend. Clay, who started ninth on the grid, got a great launch in his No. 36 BimmerWorld/Ground Control/Wheel Chair Foundation BMW 325i from the standing start. Following a three-lap caution to retrieve the cars of Mike Davis and Andrew Monterrubio from turn two, Clay found himself in fifth by lap four. But, unfortunately two untimely on track mistakes dropped him to 10th two laps later. ?I had a great start with the ...
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  • BIMMERWORLD RACING QUALIFIES NINTH, FOURTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH
    Created: Friday, October 15, 2004 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 16, 2004) ? BimmerWorld drivers James Clay, of Blacksburg, Va., Matt Richmond, of Mooresville, N.C., and Seth Thomas, of Cumming, Ga., qualified ninth, 14th and 18th, respectively, Saturday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, in preparation for Sunday?s SCCA SPEED World Challenge Touring Car season finale. Clay, who is coming off his first-career SPEED Touring Car podium finish, hopes to duplicate that effort in Sunday?s season finale. However, if Clay is to accomplish that feat, he will have to pilot his No. 36 BimmerWorld/Ground Control/Wheel Chair Foundation BMW 325i to the front from his ninth spot on the grid. Clay turned in a qualifying lap of 1:39.609 (80.884 mph). ?It?s not bad,? Clay said of his starting position. ?Although, I don?t know that I a real happy with it. We were working on our issues and dialing in our suspension all weekend. During the qualifying session, all of a sudden the track was very different and it kind of caught us by surprise. So, we mad...
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  • BIMMERWORLD RACING QUALIFIES NINTH, FOURTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH
    Created: Friday, October 15, 2004 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 16, 2004) ? BimmerWorld drivers James Clay, of Blacksburg, Va., Matt Richmond, of Mooresville, N.C., and Seth Thomas, of Cumming, Ga., qualified ninth, 14th and 18th, respectively, Saturday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, in preparation for Sunday?s SCCA SPEED World Challenge Touring Car season finale.             Clay, who is coming off his first-career SPEED Touring Car podium finish, hopes to duplicate that effort in Sunday?s season finale. However, if Clay is to accomplish that feat, he will have to pilot his No. 36 BimmerWorld/Ground Control/Wheel Chair Foundation BMW 325i to the front from his ninth spot on the grid. Clay turned in a qualifying lap of 1:39.609 (80.884 mph).             ?It?s not bad,? Clay said of his starting position. ?Although, I don?t know that I a real happy with it. We were working on our issues and dialing in our suspension a...
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  • BIMMERWORLD RACING MAKES FINAL PREPARATIONS...
    Created: Thursday, October 14, 2004 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 15, 2004) ? BimmerWorld Racing drivers James Clay, of Blacksburg, Va., Matt Richmond, of Mooresville, N.C., Seth Thomas, of Cumming, Ga., make the final preparations on their cars following Friday?s SCCA SPEED World Challenge Touring Car practice sessions at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, in preparation for Sunday?s season finale. Clay, Thomas and Richmond look for great things this weekend, as they took to the track today for the first time since finishing a career-best third, fourth and fifth, respectively at Road Atlanta in September. Driving the No. 36 Bimmerworld/Ground Control/Wheel Chair Foundation BMW 325i, Clay was the fastest of the three BimmerWorld drivers turning the sixth fastest lap in the afternoon practice with a 1:39.787. His time in the afternoon session was good enough for 13th quickest following both practices. Richmond, piloting the No. 37 Bimmerworld/Ground Control/Wheel Chair Foundation BMW 325i, recorded the 10th fastest time in the afternoon...
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  • BIMMERWORLD RACING MAKES FINAL PREPARATIONS FOLLOWING SCCA SPEED TOURING CAR PRACTICE
    Created: Thursday, October 14, 2004 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 15, 2004) ? BimmerWorld Racing drivers James Clay, of Blacksburg, Va., Matt Richmond, of Mooresville, N.C., Seth Thomas, of Cumming, Ga., make the final preparations on their cars following Friday?s SCCA SPEED World Challenge Touring Car practice sessions at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, in preparation for Sunday?s season finale.             Clay, Thomas and Richmond look for great things this weekend, as they took to the track today for the first time since finishing a career-best third, fourth and fifth, respectively at Road Atlanta in September.             Driving the No. 36 Bimmerworld/Ground Control/Wheel Chair Foundation BMW 325i, Clay was the fastest of the three BimmerWorld drivers turning the sixth fastest lap in the afternoon practice with a 1:39.787. His time in the afternoon session was good enough for 13th quickest following both practices. ...
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  • BMW TEAM PTG M3s SCORE NINTH ROLEX SERIES GT WIN AT BARBER
    Created: Sunday, October 10, 2004 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    Auberlen and Marks Lead Fifth 1-2 M3 Finish Of Season Birmingham, Al - October 11, 2004... Under constantly changing weather conditions, BMW Team PTG scored its ninth Rolex Sports Car Series GT class victory and fifth 1-2 BMW M3 finish of the season in the Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park today. Bill Auberlen and Justin Marks, driving the No. 21 BMW Team PTG M3, completed 87 laps in the 250-mile race around the 2.38-mile Barber Motorsports Park circuit, finishing one lap ahead of the No. 22 BMW Team PTG M3 of Boris Said and Joey Hand.The win moves BMW to a 13-point lead over Porsche in the Manufacturer Points and clinches the Team Points title for the No. 21 M3. Said and Hand's second consecutive runner-up finish moves the No. 22 M3 to second place in the Team Points standings.BMW Team PTG drivers have secured the top-three positions in the Driver Points with Auberlen continuing to lead by four points over Said. Marks' win moves him to third. Hand stands in sixth place....
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  • Japanese GP - Race
    Created: Sunday, October 10, 2004 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    Weather: Sunny, dry. Temp: Air 28°C, Track 32-34°C, Humidity 74-79% Suzuka (JAP) The BMW WilliamsF1 Team today achieved their third podium finish of the season with Ralf Schumacher finishing second after driving a text book style race. Team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya managed to turn grid position 13 into two championship points. Previous podium finishes for the team in 2004 were when Montoya came second in Kuala Lumpur and third in Imola. Ralf Schumacher: 2nd Chassis: FW26 07Best time: 1:33.467 min (lap 23, 3rd overall) The start went ok and I was surprised I was able to follow Michael. I pitted four laps earlier than he did, so he was obviously heavier. But after the pit stop I got stuck in traffic and when you are fighting at the back it is always difficult. Our car was good today. We chose the right strategy and the result speaks for itself. We had a good overall weekend considering the good starting position I achieved. We also widened the gap to McLaren which is important. Now I ...
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  • ETCC - ROUNDS 19 AND 20 - DUBAI QUALIFYING
    Created: Friday, October 08, 2004 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    QUALIFYING Weather: Hot - Ambient temperature 36ºC - Track temperature 48ºC.Dubai, 7 October, 2004: Andy Priaulx wrote his name into the history books in Dubai by taking pole for the first FIA ETCC race to be run on the new Dubai Autodrome that officially opens this week. Andy's BMW Team Great Britain BMW 320i was over half a second quicker than the privateer Alfa Romeo of Luca Rangoni, while third was the works Alfa of Gabriele Tarquini.Andy was delighted with his first ETCC pole of the year and commented: "I was fairly certain yesterday that we could have a good qualifying if we got everything together and we have done that. It was just a question of doing a really fast, clean and tidy lap so I could get the best out of the car. We experimented a lot with the set up. I didn't know what time I could do, but I knew we could be quick. I am not worrying about the championship, I am just going to go out and try and win as many races as I can and let the championship take care of itsel...
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  • BMW TEAM PTG M3s 1-2 IN VIR 400 TO SCORE EIGHTH GT WIN OF SEASON
    Created: Monday, October 04, 2004 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    Alton, VA - October 4, 2004... BMW Team PTG scored its eighth Rolex Sports Car Series GT-class victory and third 1-2 BMW M3 finish of the season in the VIR 400 at Virginia International Raceway on Sunday, October 3. The win moves BMW to an eight point lead over Porsche in the Manufacturer Points and three BMW Team PTG Drivers to the top-three positions in the Driver Points. Bill Auberlen and Justin Marks, driving the No. 21 BMW Team PTG M3, completed 74 laps in the 400 kilometer race around the 3.27-mile Virginia International Raceway, finishing almost one lap ahead of the No. 22 BMW Team PTG M3 of Boris Said and Joey Hand.The win was Auberlen's seventh of the season and his first since setting a record six wins in a row in Rounds 2 through 7. Marks has now tallied three wins, all co-driving with Auberlen....
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  • JEREZ TEST - September 28 - 30, 2004
    Created: Thursday, September 30, 2004 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    JEREZ TEST 28th - 30th September 2004 SummaryThe BMW WilliamsF1 Team completed a three day test at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in southern Spain today. Official test driver, Antonio Pizzonia, was scheduled to test for the three days but was sidelined due to an ankle injury sustained while in China. Consequently, Olivier Beretta, who drove for the French Larrousse team in 1994 and who has intermittently tested for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team since 2002, was brought in to partner Marc Gené for the first day of the test. Ralf Schumacher subsequently replaced Olivier for the remaining two days. Ralf, Marc and Olivier completed a combined total of 482 laps of the Jerez circuit, a distance of 2,134 kilometers over the three day period. The BMW WilliamsF1 Team will return to the test track on 12th October at Jerez. Tim Newton (Test Team Manager, WilliamsF1)Under clear Spanish skies, the team has spent the last three days concentrating on set-up work and tyre evaluations in preparation for...
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