Η BMW γιορτάζει την 40στη επέτειό της από τον πρώτο της αγώνα στις Η.Π.Α με αυτή την Z4 GTLM

22:42 14/3/2015 - Πηγή: AutoBlog

Η BMW στο Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance θα παρουσιάσει αυτήν την ξεχωριστή Z4 GTLM με την οποία θέλει να γιορτάσει τα 40 χρόνια από τότε που έτρεξε πρώτη φορά σε αγώνα στις Η.Π.Α. Η αγωνιστική Z4 είναι ντυμένη στα χρώματα της 3.0 CSL του 1975 και θα αγωνιστεί στον 12-ωρο αγώνα του Sebring στις 21 Μαρτίου.

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Z4 GTLM η BMW στο Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance θα έχει την 328 Touring Mille Miglia Coupe που κέρδισε το Mille Miglia 1940, αλλά και την 328 που οδήγησε ο Sir Stirling Moss και του έδωσε τη πρώτη του επαγγελματική νίκη το 1947. Εκεί θα βρίσκεται επίσης και η έκδοση δρόμου της 3.0 CSL του 1973, η M1 καθώς και η Z3 roadster από τη ταινία του James Bond “Goldeneye”.

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40 years after the first win in Sebring: BMW presents anniversary design of the BMW Z4 GTLM for the 12-hour race.

Munich (DE), 14th March 2015. On 21st March, BMW Team RLL will contest the 63rd staging of the legendary 12-hour race of Sebring (US) in the US state of Florida. The endurance classic is also the second race of the 2015 United SportsCar Championship (USCC). BMW Motorsport and BMW of North America celebrate a special anniversary on their return to Sebring this season: 40 years ago, BMW Motorsport got its first Sebring victory, with the BMW 3.0 CSL.

In honour of that success, the two BMW Z4 GTLMs of BMW Team RLL will sport special designs as they compete on the “Sebring International Raceway”. Car number 25 will carry the colours of the winning BMW 3.0 CSL of 1975. At an unveiling ceremony, which was part of the “Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance” in northern Florida, BMW of North America presented the anniversary design of the vehicles to the public for the first time.

Many of the successful heroes of that time took the opportunity to attend the presentation. Forty years after the historic victory, then winners Brian Redman (US), Sam Posey (US) and Hans-Joachim Stuck (DE) were reunited on Amelia Island. Jochen Neerpasch, the first managing director of BMW Motorsport GmbH, and BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt were also among the guests. They all had front row seats as current BMW Team RLL driver Bill Auberlen (US) completed the first presentation laps in the BMW Z4 GTLM with the anniversary design.

1975 was a significant year in the history of BMW in North America: BMW of North America was founded, and just a few days later came the historic first victory with the BMW 3.0 CSL in Sebring. After finishing second and fourth in the GTLM class at the season opener in Daytona (US), BMW Team RLL is hoping to add another chapter to the BMW success story at this year’s classic.