Tag: Racing

M-division leader, Frank van Meel, said that from a “technical standpoint, the future doesn’t look bright for manual gearboxes.”

The BMW E30 is a driver’s car through and through, and this Jalopnik video helps you re-discover why.

I think it’s safe to assume BMW Motorsport wanted the spectators at this past weekend’s Nürburgring 24 Hours race to look at its entire M235i Racing car. I’ll also assume the team wanted its competitors to look only at its entry’s back end.

Forum member, Christopher Hong, over at Bimmerpost just took his 2013 M5 (F10) to a two-day, BMW-run track event at famed Watkins Glen Int’l raceway in New York. He ran the long course (3.4mi) and was apparently at risk of lapping cars because the M5 is such a “beast,” as he says. Indeed. We say […] More »

Your photo of the week comes from photographer Eric Gilbert. He snapped the BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS car driven by Martin, Piccini, Buurman & Göransson catching air at the 24 hour race last weekend. Great subject, great livery, fast speed. Can’t ask for much more in a photo. Enjoy!

This photo comes to us from photographer, and Ford designer, Jonathan Szczupak’s website: Between the White Lines. We don’t know too much about the classic BMW except that it’s a 2002 shot at the Nurburgring last year.  Regardless, we love the shot and wanted to share it with you. Enjoy!

  BMW is no stranger to success out at the sunny Long Beach Grand Prix track and the BMW Team RLL drivers have found their way to the Long Beach podium for five consecutive years in the ALMS series. The winning pattern continued this weekend as the team competed in only its second race with the new Z4 GTE cars, driven by Bill Auberlen and […] More »