They left in kind of a huff back in 2001, after dusting a load of Porsche 911s when they swapped the the inline six from their M3 with a V8 (and several thanks to driver J rg M ller). But as happens when your car doesn't really exist in the marketplace, some tricky homologation efforts make running that car kind of a sporting pain in the ass. Now, BMW's coming back to ALMS GT racing, teaming up with Team PTG (Prototype Technology Group), winner of the series' first team championship. Will the run the M3 GTR again? Hmm.
BMW Announces Return to American Le Mans Series with Team PTG [Dubspeed Driven]
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