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• Auberlen, Hand and Marks named as BMW Team PTG M3 drivers for 2006 American Le Mans Series

  BMW Racing News - 2006 Archive | American LeMans Series

  Created: Thursday, January 26, 2006

  Woodcliff Lake, N J – January 26, 2006… BMW of North America, LLC and BMW Team PTG jointly announced today that Bill Auberlen, Joey Hand and Justin Marks have been contracted to drive for BMW Team PTG in the 2006 American Le Mans Series. A fourth team driver and additional drivers for the longer races will be named at a later date. All three drove for the team last season and posted victories in a BMW Team PTG M3. 50 days remain until the season-opening 12 Hours of Sebring where BMW Team PTG will mark its first full season of ALMS competition since 2001. BMW Team PTG has scored two GT class wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1997 and 1998. The team recently concluded this week’s three day Winter Test at Sebring International Raceway with very good results. Completing more than 425 laps around the 3.7-mile circuit over the three days, the team tested more than 50 sets of Yokohama tires as the two companies renewed the relationship that began in 1995 and has seen many...
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• BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM AGREES PARTNERSHIP WITH O2

  BMW Racing News - 2006 Archive | Formula 1 Championship

  Created: Tuesday, January 10, 2006

  Munich, 11th January 2006. The new BMW Sauber F1 Team will have the support of mobile phone operator O2 Germany in 2006. As an official partner of the BMW Sauber F1 Team, O2 is extending its previous Formula One involvement and its existing partnership with BMW. The partnership between the BMW Sauber F1 Team and O2 goes beyond conventional sponsoring. Starting this season, for example, the Munich-based network provider is planning to offer team-design merchandising articles in its stores. O2 also offers a wide range of WAP, MMS and SMS information services on the subject of motor racing as well as up-to-the-minute news. The BMW Sauber F1 Team will in future be making its mobile phone calls through O2. BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen: "It is important for us to have partners who apply the same high standards to their products. O2 stands for quality, innovative solutions and user-friendliness. We are looking forward to working together." Rudolf Gröger, CEO of O2 Ger...
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• BMW - 2006 NAIAS

  BMW AG News - Automotive News

  Created: Sunday, January 08, 2006

  M Roadster Makes World Debut Alongside Updated Z4 Roadster. All-new M6 Super Coupe, Z4 Coupe Concept, BMW Active Hybrid Drive Concept, and EfficientDynamics Technologies to be Presented Woodcliff Lake, NJ - January 9, 2006... The BMW M Roadster returns to the stable of BMW M products for the 2006 model year. This time it is based on the newly enhanced BMW Z4 Roadster. The Z4 Roadster receives a number of enhancements for 2006, not the least of which are the latest Valvetronic, magnesium/aluminum inline six cylinder engines. The all-new BMW M6 features a race-inspired drivetrain, which it shares with its M5 Sedan stable mate. The Z4 Coupe Concept embodies the classic values of the BMW brand, and serves as the inspiration for the recently-announced Z4 Coupe and M Coupe production versions. BMW's Active Hybrid Drive Concept , along with other examples of BMW's advanced EfficientDynamics technology will also be shown. ...
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