Only 10 of those were ever built as a road-going car specifically so BMW could meet the homologation requirements to race it in the American Le Mans Series.
Basically, it was a prototype disguised as a GT much like the 1998 GT1 cars (the Mercedes CLK GTR, Toyota GT-One, Nissan R390, Porsche 911 GT1, etc.)
After 2001, however, the rules were changed so that at least 100 road-going cars would have to be sold to be eligible to race (essentially to prevent cheater cars like this from being raced because it doesn’t represent the *actual* M3 that most people would be able to buy which is the whole point of GT racing in the first place), and BMW withdrew the M3 GTR because they never intended to sell that many. Some private teams raced them at Nurburgring and Spa-Franchorchamps in 2003 though.
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cool drawing
Some talented people in this world. Sexy.
Straight cut gears for the win
just wow 😍
Only 10 of those were ever built as a road-going car specifically so BMW could meet the homologation requirements to race it in the American Le Mans Series.
Basically, it was a prototype disguised as a GT much like the 1998 GT1 cars (the Mercedes CLK GTR, Toyota GT-One, Nissan R390, Porsche 911 GT1, etc.)
After 2001, however, the rules were changed so that at least 100 road-going cars would have to be sold to be eligible to race (essentially to prevent cheater cars like this from being raced because it doesn’t represent the *actual* M3 that most people would be able to buy which is the whole point of GT racing in the first place), and BMW withdrew the M3 GTR because they never intended to sell that many. Some private teams raced them at Nurburgring and Spa-Franchorchamps in 2003 though.
my beloved <3
Beautiful
Where does the girlfriend sit?
Fantastic art ! Well done!
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this is surly one of the most beautiful cars i’ve ever drove in my “gamer history”