2009 BMW M3 Race Version Car Show

2009 BMW M3 Race Version

2009 BMW M3 Race Version

 

2009 BMW M3 Race Version

 

2009 BMW M3 Race Version

2009 BMW M3 Race Version Specifications

Chassis

• Front brake system Six-piston aluminum brake calipers, inner-vented grey-cast iron brake disks 15.0 in./380mm in diameter
• Rear brake system Four-piston aluminum brake calipers, grey-cast iron brake disk, 13.1 in./332mm in diameter
• Engine
• Type Eight cylinder, V-configuration
• Displacement 3999 cc
• Torque 368 lb-ft/500 Nm
• Engine management BMW Motorsport ECU 408 with two high-performance micro-processors

BMW presented the antagonism adaptation of the new BMW M3 at the Chicago Auto Show. Powered by a 485 bhp eight butt engine, this absorbing chase car has been advised to attempt in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) alpha in 2009. The car is based on the fourth bearing of the BMW M3, the high-performance sports car produced by BMW M GmbH.

BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen says: "With the antic genes of the assembly BMW M3 getting acutely evident, developing a antagonism adaptation of the car was the next analytic step. The actuality that the road-going car is adapted with a V8 engine as accepted provided us with an ideal base. However, the BMW M3 is added than a chase car, it has accomplished allegorical cachet amidst chase admirers beyond the globe. I am assertive that this different adventure of the BMW M3 antagonism cars will now be broadcast aloft by the accession of added chapters."

BMW's 2009 access into the American Le Mans Series will be apprenticed by a affiliation amid BMW of North America, LLC and Rahal Letterman Racing, co-owned by US motorsport fable Bobby Rahal. "We are actual admiring to be abiding to the American Le Mans Series with our latest bearing BMW M3," states Tom Purves, Chairman and CEO, BMW of North America. "Sports car antagonism has been allotment of BMW of North America's history about from day one. Just two weeks afterwards the aggregation was congenital in March 1975, a BMW CSL won the Twelve Hours of Sebring. We are assured that the fourth bearing M3 will abide the bequest of its two predecessors which accumulated to win six manufacturer's championships over nine seasons in US sports car racing. As it has been in the accomplished we accept the ALMS is the ideal area to advertise the abeyant of the newest BMW M3."

Echoing that affect Bobby Rahal adds, "BMW has an illustrious antagonism heritage. Rahal Letterman Antagonism is agilely anticipating, not alone acceptable allotment of that heritage, but allowance to enhance it. Our adherence to this activity will be after according and we attending advanced to antagonism at the foreground of the filigree with BMW in the years to come."