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Old 6 Feb 2008, 21:41 (Ref:2122797)   #1
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w00t! w00t! w00t!

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Rahal Letterman Racing Joins BMW For Its Return To ALMS Racing!

http://www.rahal.com/alms/news
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 21:42 (Ref:2122799)   #2
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Some awsome pictures at Autoweek, damn that car looks awsome!
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 21:52 (Ref:2122811)   #3
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Bloody hell ..... thats gougeous !!!

Where does JJ Lehto fit into this then ?
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 21:55 (Ref:2122812)   #4
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The car looks as if it was race ready

Correct me if I'm wrong
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 21:58 (Ref:2122818)   #5
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It looks like they put some serious effort into that!
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 22:02 (Ref:2122821)   #6
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Hope it has a V8 in it again !!!! lol

Gotta hand it to them ...... BMW know how to make a beut of a machine .
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 22:06 (Ref:2122825)   #7
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My god that is one good looking racing car - gougeous...
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 22:07 (Ref:2122827)   #8
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Hope it has a V8 in it again !!!! lol
Seeing as the road car comes with a 4l V8 that delivers 420bhp, yes, it has.
The GT2 engine is quoted at ~480 bhp.

There is also an interesting article on the engine as it would relate to being a series-derived LMP2 engine. Sodemo uses it as base for an LMP2 block, and here's a technical analysis of it.

Seems like that car could carry some oomph, with an engine that has some proper racing genes.
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 22:13 (Ref:2122833)   #9
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Bloody hell ..... thats gougeous !!!
yah what he said . . .
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 22:24 (Ref:2122843)   #10
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To me, the question is whether or not they will actually take it to Le Mans this time.
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 22:30 (Ref:2122848)   #11
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BMW's return to GT racing
It looks stunnig:



-BMW M3
-V8
-Rahal Letterman Racing
-2 cars full ALMS 2009
-Discuss
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 22:35 (Ref:2122852)   #12
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Bloody hell ..... thats gougeous !!!

Where does JJ Lehto fit into this then ?
I don't think JJ is fit to race anymore. He either had back surgery or a back injury. I forgot where I read this, hopefully somebody can confirm.
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 22:37 (Ref:2122855)   #13
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There might be a good chance to see JJ Lehto back for BMW again , hopefully or maybe young Stuck ?
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 22:50 (Ref:2122870)   #14
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There might be a good chance to see JJ Lehto back for BMW again , hopefully or maybe young Stuck ?
DSC lists Andy Priaulx and Jorg Muller as possible candidates.
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 22:54 (Ref:2122875)   #15
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Also discussed here:

http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...=103707&page=3

Will let this thread run a bit though. Definitely good news.
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 22:58 (Ref:2122879)   #16
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Will let this thread run a bit though. Definitely good news.
i think all the BMW talk in that thread should be moved to this one as the BMW has nothing to do with ALMS 2008.
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 23:05 (Ref:2122883)   #17
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i think all the BMW talk in that thread should be moved to this one as the BMW has nothing to do with ALMS 2008.
I agree .
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 23:07 (Ref:2122884)   #18
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More pictures from the Chicago Auto Show:

http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/rahalm3/
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 23:11 (Ref:2122889)   #20
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 23:13 (Ref:2122891)   #21
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With this news, I wonder even more what Tom Milner and PTG's future plans are with the Panoz. I'd hate to see the Panoz go but would love to see Boris Said and Hans Stuck back in a BMW with ALMS.
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 23:17 (Ref:2122893)   #22
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I though it was going to be the M6 after reading about it on EI the other day but the M3 should go alright in GT2 too

Wonder why they never pushed the M4 coupe further than the VLN? Suppose they knew the M3 V8 was coming..
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 23:18 (Ref:2122894)   #23
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ahhh, it would appear that the Michelin Man is on board for the tour as well
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Old 6 Feb 2008, 23:24 (Ref:2122897)   #24
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Now your talking .....
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Old 7 Feb 2008, 00:02 (Ref:2122919)   #25
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From the hugely pumped up wheel arches, would it be safe to assume that BMW has gone for the wide tyre option just like the 997 GT3 RSR? Or is that impossible to say just yet?
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