Jump to content

Bimmer Owners Club

Administrators
  • Posts

    4,538
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    24

Everything posted by Bimmer Owners Club

  1. Anyone interested in attending this event with the Club ? https://www.beaulieu.co.uk/events/simply-bmw/ If interested in this event then add your name to the list below We are pleased to announce the return of Simply BMW in 2022 on 18 September. All BMW owners are invited to drive into Beaulieu and park up within the museum parkland for what promises to be a superb day out for both BMW owners and enthusiasts. All ages and models of BMW are welcome, which provides a great opportunity to admire some stunning vehicles on display.
  2. Anyone interested in attending this event with the Club ? https://www.beaulieu.co.uk/events/simply-bmw/ If interested in this event then add your name to the list below We are pleased to announce the return of Simply BMW in 2022 on 18 September. All BMW owners are invited to drive into Beaulieu and park up within the museum parkland for what promises to be a superb day out for both BMW owners and enthusiasts. All ages and models of BMW are welcome, which provides a great opportunity to admire some stunning vehicles on display.
  3. BMW M Motorsport returns to the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) in 2024. One year after its debut season in the North American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2023, the new BMW M Hybrid V8 will also take on the top-class opposition in the Hypercars category in the official FIA World Endurance Championship. On Monday, 25th July, the first BMW M Motorsport prototype since the legendary BMW V12 LMR completed its first laps at the roll-out in Varano de Melegari (ITA) “The decision to run the BMW M Hybrid V8 in the IMSA series from 2023, and the WEC from 2024, is a milestone for the project,” said Franciscus van Meel, CEO of BMW M GmbH. “I sampled and marvelled at the extraordinary flair of the 24 Hours of Le Mans during my first term as CEO of BMW M so I am very excited to be challenging for overall victory as BMW M Motorsport again at this classic and in the whole World Endurance Championship for the first time for decades. The BMW M Hybrid V8 represents a turning point towards electrification for BMW M. The IMSA series in North America and the WEC, which takes place all over the world, are the perfect platforms, on which to use our prototype to show how exciting electrified BMW M cars will be in the future.” Andreas Roos, Head of BMW M Motorsport, said: “Due to the very tight schedule for the LMDh project, the plan has always been to focus on one field of application in the first season in 2023. The IMSA series is perfectly suited for this. However, our mid-term goal was obviously to race on two fronts with the BMW M Hybrid V8, and also to use the major platform provided by the WEC and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. We are now working determinedly towards this, at the same time as our programme in North America. We took the next important step on Monday. The car successfully completed its roll-out at Dallara in Varano de Melegari. We now start the intensive test work before the race debut in January 2023 at Daytona.” The BMW M Hybrid V8 not only used the Dallara test track for its first functional test, but also spends several days on the track there this week. BMW M works drivers Connor De Phillippi (USA) and Sheldon van der Linde (RSA) alternate at the wheel. “It’s been an honour and a pleasure to complete the first laps of the BMW M Hybrid V8”, said De Phillippi after Monday’s roll-out. “This was a historic day for BMW M Motorsport within the LMDh project. Step by step we went through all functions of the car and by the end of the day we were able to do some laps with nearly full power, which is a good result for a roll-out. A huge thank you to everybody working so hard for this project at BMW M Motorsport, BMW M Team RLL, BMW M Team RMG and Dallara!” More European tests are scheduled for August before BMW M Team RLL and a crew of BMW M Motorsport experts start IMSA-specific preparations with testing in the USA from September. Over the course of the test phase, numerous BMW M works drivers will be at the wheel. Who occupies the cockpits for the 2023 IMSA season will be decided at a later date. The same goes for the operations team for the WEC and the drivers for the 2024 season. The year after next, BMW M Motorsport returns to Le Mans with a prototype for the first time since 1999. Back then, Joachim Winkelhock (GER), Pierluigi Martini (ITA) and Yannick Dalmas (FRA) took overall victory after 24 hours of racing in the BMW V12 LMR. In the same year, the car also triumphed at the 12 Hours of Sebring (USA), where its successor, the BMW M Hybrid V8, will compete in 2023.
  4. Hi Darren.....welcome to the Club I agree with Dave on the above. Have had calipers seize on me and has reduced the power significantly if the brakes are dragging. The fuel gauge on the Z3's are at best an indication of what you have in the tank but this can change by the minute....wouldn't ever rely on the accuracy of that particular gauge
  5. Hi Joey, welcome from a fellow Z3 owner. got any pics? sounds like a superb car and interested in the mods that have been carried out
  6. Punchy's Lamp Revamp are happy to offer Owners Club Premium members in the Bournemouth & Poole (and surrounding areas), a 10% discount on both our Standard & Platinum Headlight Refurbishment Services Simply get in touch with us via our website: www.punchyslamprevamp.co.uk and remember to quote "HON10". * Note: Discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers.
×
×
  • Create New...

Forums


News


Membership