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Bavarian Meister-Werke - Schnitzer 2002 TI and 2800 CS in (historical) test

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Created on December 22, 1970

Reading time 15min

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Dieter Dehrberg, José Rosinski

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Daniel Reinhard

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BMW 2002 Schnitzer (1969) - Walter Brun fährt im Schnitzer-BMW am Gaisbergrennen 1969

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BMW 2002 Schnitzer (1969) - Ernst Furtmayer beim Gaisbergrennen von 1969

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BMW 2002 Schnitzer (1969) - Walter Brun fährt im Schnitzer-BMW am Gaisbergrennen 1969

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BMW 2002 TI (1970) - Grosser Preis der Tourenwagen am Nürburgring 1970 - Karl-Heinz Becker und Klaus-Peter Rosorius für das Team Wiegmann/Schnitzer - kamen nicht ins Ziel

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BMW 2002 TI (1969) - Heckansicht einer Schnitzer-Ausführung

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BMW 2002 Schnitzer (1969) – Blick in die Montagehalle für Wettbewerbswagen in Freilassing

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Der Motorenraum der Firma Ing. J. u. H. Schnitzer in Freilassing

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Der Motorenprüfstand bei BMW-Tuner Schnitzer in Freilassing

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Josef Schnitzer

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Team Schnitzer war für das frisch gegründete Unternehmen BMW Motorsport GmbH (BMW M) mit einem BMW 2800CS (1972) in Le Mans am Start. Der Schweizer René Herzog und der deutsche Hans Heyer waren die Piloten.

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BMW Schnitzer 2800 CS (1970) - Demofahrten anlässlich der Ankündigung des Legends Grand-Prix Salzburgring 2025

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BMW Schnitzer 2800 CS (1970) - Demofahrten anlässlich der Ankündigung des Legends Grand-Prix Salzburgring 2025

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BMW 2800 CS Schnitzer (1970) - am Concours d'Elégance Schloss Bensberg Classics 2016

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Summary

Regardless of their factory dynamics, even BMW vehicles still offer serious sports drivers plenty of potential for improvement. One of the many companies that have dedicated themselves to making the Bavarian motor cars faster is the engineering firm Schnitzer from Freilassing. This historic test of two Group 2 BMWs shows why their products are so successful on the racetrack.

This article contains the following chapters

The BMW 2002 TI Group 2
What was changed
Driving impression
The BMW 2800 CS Group 2
Driving impressions
Summary: Everything is just right

Estimated reading time: 15min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Many things are different in Bavaria. Not mini, midi or maxi, but dirndls and lederhosen are the garments of the season - every season. It is not the happy milk that comes from the "Wiesn", but the beer and the white sausages. And the fastest touring cars don't come from a local car factory with a blue and white crest, but from small tuning companies. In other words, companies that are themselves responsible for debit and credit and therefore have to turn the sporting competition into success, because only successful tuners will make the sports driver buy a fast engine, an improved chassis or even an entire car.

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