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BMW Team RLL’s #56 E92 M3 at Petit Le Mans

Posted by Robert.Maddrey On October - 25 - 2012

BMW RLL team finished second this year in the ALMS teams championship. The team’s seventh podium finish of the year at Petit LeMans, that included victories at Sebring and Road America, gave BMW third place in the GT class Manufacturer’s Championship.

Dirk Müller, driver No. 56 M3 GT – “We wanted to fight back for another championship, but we had tough luck this year. A really a big thank you to everyone. Today could have ended badly, but we came back to finish fourth. Third and fourth is a great way to finish the season.”

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BMW M3 GT

Posted by Robert.Maddrey On March - 15 - 2012

Another annual Down Shift ALMS favorite at Sebring has been the always impressive BMW M3 GT cars.

The M3 GT is powered by a 4.4-litre V8 based on the 4.0-litre engine found in the standard M3, the GT produces 444hp and weighs 300lbs less than the standard M3. (1920x1200)

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2012 BMW Z4 GT3

Posted by Robert.Maddrey On February - 17 - 2012

Last year, the 2011 BMW Z4 GT3 proved to the world that it was capable of winning races when it took the checkered flag at the Dubai 24 hours race…

BMW performed an engine transplant on the Z4 replacing it's standard six-cylinder with the 4.4L V8 from the M3 GTS. (1920x1200)

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MW Design’s 2009 BMW E92 M3

Posted by Robert.Maddrey On February - 10 - 2012

It only seemed fitting to end the work week with this photo of MWDesign’s project E92 with Vancouver based model Chantel…

Vancouver Canada's finest, the MWDesign's E92 project M3 and with import model Chantel compliment each other perfectly. (1920x1200)

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2004 E46 BMW M3 Coupé

Posted by Robert.Maddrey On February - 8 - 2012

Easily the best selling M3 to date, the E46 represented great improvements over the previous generation E36 cars but…

Weighing only 3,415lbs with 343 horsepower and 269 lb·ft of torque make the E46 capable of 0-60mph in just 4.6 seconds (1920x1200)

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2009 E92 BMW M3 Coupé

Posted by Robert.Maddrey On February - 6 - 2012

It’s the monday back to work the day after the Super Bowl…what better time to enjoy what is arguably the sexiest M3 BMW has ever produced; the E92 Coupé.