BMW Motorsport unveils E92 M3 GT2 ALMS race car -

eurospek · 02-06-2008, 11:14 PM

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BMW used today’s Chicago Auto Show to announce that it will be returning to the arena of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) next year with two new race-prepped versions of its latest E92 M3 Coupe set to join the GT2 class. The 2009 entry into the ALMS will be driven by a partnership between BMW of North America and Rahal Letterman Racing, which is also co-owned by US motorsport legend Bobby Rahal.

The race car features a 485hp version of the 4.0L high-rev V8 engine, a race-tuned chassis, a significantly wider and lighter body and plenty of carbon-fiber pieces. The aggressive aerokit was developed using numerous F1 techniques including computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and wind tunnel analysis. The car also runs a new POWER400 ECU system, which does away with conventional relays and fuses and saves even more weight.

BMW is no stranger to ALMS. The carmaker in fact won the event’s inaugural race back in 1999 when .J. Lehto, Tom Kristensen and Jorg Muller drove a BMW V12 LMR to victory lane in the 1999 12 Hours of Sebring. BMW went on to win the overall championship at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and racked up numerous wins in both the GT2 and LMP1 classes before eventually pulling out of the event in 2006.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/c...ased-race-car/

jfranci3 · 02-06-2008, 11:17 PM

Hot! it looks like the steering wheel is over the center counsel though.

adeelpowers · 02-06-2008, 11:21 PM

looks sweet. So much better than the e46.

ZoHeB318 · 02-06-2008, 11:23 PM

absolutely stunning! Why couldn't they have those BBS wheels as original equipment?

Tuna · 02-06-2008, 11:25 PM

omfg I just drooled a lil

**Jay::01-S4** · 02-06-2008, 11:28 PM

wow! Add to my list of "must sees" at the auto-show this year

///meric · 02-06-2008, 11:34 PM

If porsche didnt have enough problems with the 430 racecars they now have to deal with this monster. I have a feeling its going to be a ferrari or a bmw on top of the podium next year in ALMS

i cant wait to see this. And i couldnt be happyer with the team they went with, and i think my dad knows him. I have to find out if he does. cause i want a ride in one.

**+ilia+** · 02-07-2008, 12:34 AM

We all remember what happened with the E46 M3 in LeMans.

Every other car manufacturer should pretty much get ready to just lose for a while.

JamesBondage · 02-07-2008, 12:50 AM

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I kept reading it wasn't going to happen :footinmouth:

I am really excited about this car and drooling over the chassis and engine, but the lower aero kit is dreadful.

TheMoth · 02-07-2008, 12:28 PM

Looks fun as hell...

C ///M · 02-07-2008, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesBondage

I kept reading it wasn't going to happen :footinmouth:

Nobody ever believes me...

And I certainly hope you weren't the one who left me negative reputation in that discussion...because that'd be totally lame.

Matt · 02-07-2008, 12:42 PM

needs a drop.

John Rav · 02-07-2008, 01:10 PM

sexy time!

But wait, 2009? So we have to wait a year to see these run?

JamesBondage · 02-07-2008, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by C ///M

And I certainly hope you weren't the one who left me negative reputation in that discussion...because that'd be totally lame.

I've only neg repped you once and I don't think it was in that thread.

C ///M · 02-07-2008, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesBondage

I've only neg repped you once and I don't think it was in that thread.

I only have 1 negative rep..

so that'd be from you.. Way to handle a discussion that you ended up having to stick your "foot in mouth" for...

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jfranci3 Pegamoose Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bucktown Posts: 2,428 Car: Hertz Car of the Week.	Hot! it looks like the steering wheel is over the center counsel though. __________________ No more Duottro dual wheel drive.

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adeelpowers Mentally Destorted Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Palestine, IL Posts: 5,009 Car: e36 and e38	looks sweet. So much better than the e46. __________________ 2001 740i M-Sport + 1999 M3 Cabrio “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

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ZoHeB318 non-emo x-dressing brick Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Palatine Posts: 15,714 Car: Current: 1999 BMW M3 - Alpine White with AA TS Past: 1998 BMW M3 - Faded Estoril w/ M-Technic int Images: 4	absolutely stunning! Why couldn't they have those BBS wheels as original equipment? __________________ 1999 Alpine White/Dove - Stock RIP 1998 Estoril M3 - the one and only faded paint cone pooper

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Tuna in motor oil Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 12,840 Car: M THREEEEEEEEs	omfg I just drooled a lil __________________

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Jay::01-S4 SLW Motorsports Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 6,326 Car: 2001 Audi S4 1978 Camaro Z-28 1997 BMW M3/4/5 HeatWare Account: 63982 Images: 23	wow! Add to my list of "must sees" at the auto-show this year __________________ 2001 Audi S4 - kind of stock 1997 BMW M3 - ETK whore 1978 Camaro Z-28 - slightly modded Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary... That's what gets you. -Jeremy Clarkson

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///meric E-fab Join Date: May 2004 Location: idk Posts: 5,053 Car: e30	If porsche didnt have enough problems with the 430 racecars they now have to deal with this monster. I have a feeling its going to be a ferrari or a bmw on top of the podium next year in ALMS i cant wait to see this. And i couldnt be happyer with the team they went with, and i think my dad knows him. I have to find out if he does. cause i want a ride in one. __________________ - e30's and panerai, my two passions I am in fact, at the cutting-edge of cocking about"

02-07-2008, 12:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
+ilia+ Keepin it euro since 1985 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Libertyville, IL Posts: 1,600 Car: 87 325i, 87 325is, 86 325e, 92 525i, 84 318i, 87 325is, 88 RX7, 92 LS400, 92 325i, 89 RX7, 95 325i..	We all remember what happened with the E46 M3 in LeMans. Every other car manufacturer should pretty much get ready to just lose for a while.

02-07-2008, 12:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
JamesBondage Nobody does it better Join Date: May 2005 Location: 60654 Posts: 3,028 Car: 2004 Audi Allroad Quattro	H O L Y S H * T I kept reading it wasn't going to happen :footinmouth: I am really excited about this car and drooling over the chassis and engine, but the lower aero kit is dreadful. __________________ It's not what you drive, it's where you park it at night.

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TheMoth DINAN Equipped Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Glendale Heights Posts: 810 Car: 2006 QTT 2006 E60 m5 fully loaded 2004 E53 X5 4.4i Sport DINAN S3	Looks fun as hell... __________________

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Matt Learner's permit Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lake Forest Posts: 7,035 Car: 1969 Jaguar E Type, 2010 MINI Cooper Images: 6	needs a drop.

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John Rav Lurker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fox River Grove, IL Posts: 764 Car: 2000 328Ci 69 VW Fastback (sold)	sexy time! But wait, 2009? So we have to wait a year to see these run? __________________

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