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  • BMW Motorsport scores podium finish in second VLN race
    Created: Saturday, April 30, 2011 Author: Jeff
    Following the one-two achieved in the season opener of the VLN Endurance Championship, BMW Motorsport also finished on the podium in the second race at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife (DE). Dirk Müller (DE), Dirk Werner (DE) and Dirk Adorf (DE) came third in the no. 43 BMW M3 GT after 28 laps. Augusto Farfus (BR), Jörg Müller (DE) and Pedro Lamy (PT) finished fifth with the number 42 car. Victory in the 36th DMV 4-hour race went to Mercedes’ Chris Mamerow (DE) and Armin Hahne (DE). Starting from 14th (no. 42) and 16th (no. 43) respectively on the grid, the opening stint drivers, Lamy and Werner, managed to gain a considerable amount of ground in the first phase of the race. Then Farfus and Dirk Müller, as well as Jörg Müller and Adorf, consolidated the BMW M3 GT cars’ positions in the leading group, along the way being involved in some exciting duels with the eventual winners and the second-placed Porsche of the Manthey team. Final stint driver Lamyeventually brought the no. 4...
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  • Back in Le Mans: BMW Motorsport completes productive test for the classic 24-hour race held in June.
    Created: Sunday, April 24, 2011 Author: Jeff
    Seven weeks ahead of this year’s 24-hour race in Le Mans (FR), BMW Motorsport made an important step forward in its intense preparation programme for this classic endurance race. Together with 52 other cars, the two BMW M3 GTs with car numbers 55 and 56 took to the “Circuit de la Sarthe” on Sunday, completing a total of 147 laps.The team made full use of the only testing opportunity at the 13.629-kilometre track and collected a vast amount of valuable data that will be used in preparation before returning to Le Mans for the big race held on 11th/12th June 2011.The no. 55 BMW M3 GT, with Augusto Farfus (BR), Jörg Müller (DE) and Dirk Werner (DE) at the wheel, came third in the GTE Pro class after two four-hour test sessions with a lap time of 4:01.631 minutes. Andy Priaulx (GB), Dirk Müller (DE) and Joey Hand (US) shared driving duties in the second BMW M3 GT, finishing seventh after clocking a time of 4:03.856 minutes.“This test ahead of the 24-hour race definitely was an im...
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  • BMW Team RLL Wins at Long Beach
    Created: Saturday, April 16, 2011 Author: Jeff
    Joey Hand and Dirk Müller drove BMW Team RLL to the top of the GT class podium for a second consecutive time this season at today’s American Le Mans Series at Long Beach. The No. 56 M3 GT will be credited with the most laps led in the two hour contest, but not until the final minutes of the race were slowed by a caution flag was the outcome decided. Hand started the race from the class pole and led for the opening laps, but lost the lead some twenty minutes into the race after an almost surreal set of circumstances. A few positions behind Hand, teammate Bill Auberlen, in the No. 55 M3 GT, was struck by a competitor and spun around 180 degrees in the tight confines of turn two. When he finally was able to get turned in the right direction Hand was back around and lost two positions as he avoided the accelerating Auberlen. Hand gave chase and with a slick double pass in turn six regained the lead at the 40 minute mark. A second battle ensued with Patrick Long’s Porsche and Hand lo...
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  • BMW Team RLL is ready to defend its GT class lead at the ALMS at Long Beach Race.
    Created: Monday, April 11, 2011 Author: Jeff
    Woodcliff Lake , N.J. – April 11, 2011… The contrast of racing the 12 Hours of Sebring to racing in the streets of Long Beach, California could not be greater, but BMW Team RLL is looking for a similar outcome – a 1-2 BMW finish in the American Le Mans Series GT class.   In the four weeks since the success at Sebring, the team has been preparing for a race only two hours long with increased attention to maximizing the application of the M3 GT’s V8 power to the rear Dunlop tires. Quick acceleration out of the tight temporary street circuit corners is critical to fast lap times at Long Beach – especially exiting the hairpin turn that leads onto the longest straight.  Both cars will be aerodynamically trimmed to maximize downforce.   Last season the race at Long Beach produced a third consecutive podium finish for the team. With the 1-2 finish at Sebring, BMW Team RLL enters Long Beach in the lead of every ALMS GT championship category.   "We could not have asked for a...
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  • Fantastic start of the season at the Nordschleife for Yannick Fübrich
    Created: Thursday, April 07, 2011 Author: Jeff
    Klaus Landgraf and his team mate Yannick Fübrich had a successful start of the VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft season 2011 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The duo finished the first race of the current season on 2nd April 2011 into second position with their BMW 325i.“With this result, we exceeded our expectations by much”, said the two drivers happily on Saturday after the race.And indeed: Straightaway, there was a great harmony in the team and the car of “Schmickler Performance” was very well prepared. The BMW with start number 455 was already very quick on the wet track during qualifying early Saturday morning and achieved fourth position on the grid. “We did however not want to take too big risks”, informed Yannick Fübrich. And Klaus Landgraf added: “The grid position in an endurance race is definitely not as decisive as it is for a sprint race.”Just after 12 o’clock, the starting signal for the 4 Hour Race was given and the 165 race cars started their race on t...
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  • First victory for BMW in 2011: Team Schubert wins with works driver Augusto Farfus in Dubai.
    Created: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 Author: Jeff
    Dubai, 15th January 2011. BMW picked up its first victory in the very first big race of the new motor racing season. Need for Speed Team Schubert triumphed with the no. 76 BMW Z4 GT3 and drivers Claudia Hürtgen (DE), Augusto Farfus (BR), Edward Sandström (SE) and Tommy Milner (US) at the 24-hour race in Dubai (AE). The sister car, number 77, with Bill Auberlen, Matt Plumb, Boris Said (all US) and Paul Dalla Lana (CA) at the wheel, completed the excellent team result with fifth place overall at the sixth staging of the desert marathon. After 24 hours, the victorious BMW Z4 GT3 crossed the finish line with Hürtgen at the wheel and a three-lap lead over the second-placed Ferrari F430 GT2 of Team AF Corse. Third place went to the Black Falcon Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT3. The JR Motorsport team also made it into the top 20, finishing 16th with a BMW M3 GTR. “Everyone in the team gave everything – and we were rewarded with the win today,” commented Farfus. “This race is completely...
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  • Michelisz returns in Zolder with a BMW 320 TC
    Created: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 Author: Jeff
    Norbert Michelisz, winner of the 2010 FIA WTCC Rookie Challenge and Race of Macau will line up on the grid with a BMW 320 TC in partnership with BMW Hungary. Zeng? Dension Team are planning to begin the season at the first European round in Zolder.   Zeng? Dension Team have acquired one of the former works BMW 320si racecars and entered Norbert Michelisz to the 2011 FIA WTCC. The car will be upgraded with the new 1.6 turbo engine which means that Michelisz will have the opportunity to line up on the grid with a BMW 320 TC. This is going to be the first season when the Hungarian driver will race a rear-wheel drive car but he said he expects to be a competitive force. “I will need to adjust my mind and driving style for the rear-wheel drive but I can’t wait to race again. We have a lot work to do in order to get to know the car, but I’m confident that we will be able to make a big step forward especially in case we will be testing the car ahead the first race. If the circumstan...
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  • BimmerWorld Heads to Barber Motorsports Park for Round Three
    Created: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 Author: Jeff
    GRAND-AM's premier production-based road racing series will visit a variety of venues during the 10-round championship this season, but with this weekend's Barber 200 at the picturesque Barber Motorsports Park circuit in Leeds, Alabama, BimmerWorld's pair of BMW 328is and M3s will get to race in a more traditional setting. Carved within Alabama's hilly southern countryside, Barber's 2.3-mile, 17-turn natural terrain road course kicks off eight consecutive races on purpose-built road courses after the series spend the first two rounds competing on unique 'Roval' tracks that use a combination of oval and road course circuits. The appeal of a facility like Barber--especially for the group of BMW experts at BimmerWorld--comes from the demanding road course itself. Handling--a specialty of BimmerWorld's Street Tuner-class 328i and Grand Sport-class M3 platforms--is at a premium at Barber, as well as braking, which should give BimmerWorld's fleet of race cars a strong chance to demonstrat...
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  • Fascinating start of the season with one-two victory for BMW
    Created: Monday, April 04, 2011 Author: Jeff
    The start of the VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft Nürburgring season was an outstanding event for the fans and an impressive demonstration of high-class club racing which the series has been providing since years. The BMW works team dominated the 58th ADAC Westfalenfahrt race which was held in brilliant sunshine. After 27 race laps, Uwe Alzen (Betzdorf/ Germany), Augusto Farfus (Brezil) and Jörg Müller (Monaco) took the win in their BMW M3 GT, ahead of Andy Priaulx (Great Britain), Dirk Müller (Switzerland) and Dirk Werner (Würzburg/ Germany) in the sister car. The podium was completed by Kenneth Heyer (Wegberg/ Germany), Thomas Jäger (Munich/ Germany), Jan Seyffarth (Querfurt-Leimbach/ Germany) and Jeroen Bleekemolen (Netherlands) in an SLS AMG GT3 of the team Black Falcon. “Fantastic weather, great crowd and a brilliant race for us”, was Alzen’s happy comment of the race. With his tenth VLN victory, Alzen also celebrated a small jubilee. A 30 minutes summary of the opening r...
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  • TURNER BMW M3s & IPOD PLAYLIST SET FOR ALABAMA
    Created: Monday, April 04, 2011 Author: Jeff
    Turner Motorsport heads south to Barber Motorsports Park, in Leeds, AL, for Round 3 of the GRAND-AM season still rockin' after its command performance at Homestead-Miami Speedway and a sweep of both the Rolex Sports Car and Continental Tires Sports Car Challenge races (CTSCC) Gimme Three Steps: Rolex - Turner Motorsport BMWs have led both previous Rolex races with the No. 94 M3, winning Miami-Homestead in dominant fashion. In the GS class - A third place finish at the CTSCC opener at Daytona by the No. 96 M3 was backed up by a win at Homestead-Miami. That's two wins and a third in the first two events of the season. Turner Motorsport leads CTSCC Grand Sport team points and has helped drive BMW to the top of the manufacturer standings. Bill Auberlen and Paul Dalla Lana lead driver points. Joey Hand and Michael Marsal stand tied for 13th. In Rolex GT Driver points Auberlen and Dalla Lana are ninth. Will Turner - "I am excited to go racing again. Even after our success at Homestead we hav...
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  • One-two for BMW Motorsport in VLN season opener at the Nurburgring
    Created: Saturday, April 02, 2011 Author: Jeff
    Nurburgring, 2nd April 2011. The first race appearance at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife (DE) in 2011 turned out to be a great success for Team BMW Motorsport: The no. 42 BMW M3 GT with Jorg Muller (DE), Augusto Farfus (BR) and Uwe Alzen (DE) at the wheel crossed the line as the winner in the first round of the VLN Endurance Championship. The second BMW M3 GT (no. 43), driven by Andy Priaulx (GB), Dirk Muller (DE) and Dirk Werner (DE), took the chequered flag in second, 51 seconds behind the sister car after four hours of running.  With sunny conditions and temperatures around 20 degrees Celsius, the VLN fans experienced a gripping race, which saw the front-runners racing closely together for most of the time. Having started from first (no. 43) and second (no. 42) on the grid, the two BMW M3 GT cars were involved in exciting duels and managed to complete the race without any technical problems, whereas some of their major rivals dropped back due to several incidents. The lead had chang...
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