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In 1961, BMW built two racing sports cars based on the BMW 700 production car, but with a mid-engine design and a two-cylinder boxer engine refined with king shafts. Despite racing success, the project was shelved in 1964. However, the car is a milestone and technically extraordinarily impressive. This report goes into technical details and the history of the BMW 700 RS, supplemented by many rare photos.
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.
For use in the new Group 5, BMW built a new racing car based on the E21 series saloon in 1976/1977, which could be equipped with a naturally aspirated or turbocharged engine. The two-liter 300 hp naturally aspirated version became the base vehicle for the BMW Junior Team in the 1977 German Racing Championship. This report describes the vehicle used at the time and shows current and historical pictures of the car and the technical components used.
In 1977, the BMW Juniors were shaking up the small division of the German Racing Championship with their new BMW 320 Group 5. Established stars had to fight tooth and nail to keep the fast young drivers in check. In this article, Marc Surer tells us how things went back then, illustrated with pictures of a demonstration drive on the 320 Group 5 in 1977 and historical racing pictures from the time.
1984 marks the official start of the successful M5 series, which continues to this day across five model series. However, there were already M models based on the 5-series before that. This report looks back to the beginnings of the M 535i of the E12 series and describes all M5 variants, illustrated with many historical pictures.
The end of the Procar racing series was not the end of the racing career for some BMW M1s. Sauber built two M1s according to Group 5 regulations, which raced at Le Mans in 1981. Now the former drivers Marc Surer and Dieter Quester celebrated a reunion with their car and its builder Peter Sauber. This article tells the story of this racing car and shows it in many pictures.
When the new "Group C" racing series was announced in Europe, starting in 1982, BMW wanted to gain initial experience as early as possible. For this reason, a new car was designed in collaboration with March Engineering to meet the new requirements.
BMW builds a DTM racing car and wins the championship at the first attempt. Not just once, not even twice, but four times in 30 years. Their names were BMW 635 CSI, BMW M3 E30 and M3 DTM and M4 DTM respectively. And they couldn't be more different. This report compares the early DTM racing cars from BMW with their modern successors and illustrates the differences with lots of pictures
The BMW M3 E30 became the world's most successful racing touring car of its time. It claimed over 1500 individual victories and 60 national championships. But how does this successful car compare with the BMW M3 E92, which was 25 years younger and raced in the DTM in 2012? This report compares the two racing touring cars and describes driving impressions from the perspective of the two drivers Roberto Ravaglia and Bruno Spengler. The article is illustrated with pictures of both cars and a gallery of the drivers at the time as well as some race impressions.
In 1986, the first BMW M3, unmistakably a child of its decade with its wide cheeks and rear spoiler, rolled onto the road. The homologation model of the E30 series for the DTM laid the foundation for the legendary sports car dynasty. From this first generation to the more discreet M3 E36 and its successor from the E46 series, the Munich car was constantly refined and underwent major changes. This article tells the story of the three classic M3s and shows the powerful Bavarians in many pictures.
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