Dazed, sleep-deprived and confused. That’s how you can sump up the demeanor of your average Speedhunter after a day covering one of the many events on our calendar. It all began abruptly at 4 am for me this morning; that irritating alarm buzzer once again interrupting my rest. There was no time for a couple [...]
I’ve never owned a BMW. In fact, I’ve never owned a European car – since I got my driver’s license I’ve had eight Nissan/Datsun automobiles. The only time I had a chance to drive an M3 was years ago when I was still actively competing in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) autocross. One of [...]
I am going to move along with the coverage from the Tsukuba Super Battle now with one final round up of pictures highlighting the day’s action. You will see some new cars that I haven’t touched on yet, as well as some we have seen already and that I couldn’t resist reposting more pix of, [...]
After a somewhat disappointing event last year, spoiled by snow, rain and a track that didn’t want to dry, the Tsukuba Super Battle couldn’t have been blessed with better conditions today at Tsukuba. Freezing air and cloudless blue skies are always the perfect recipe for optimal time attack conditions, and the 78 cars in attendance [...]
Hi guys. Well thanks for the hundreds of comments that you’ve been passing in my direction. The response to my SHIFT2 UNLEASHED blog posts have been so full of ideas, thoughts and questions that I’ve literally had to take a moment to figure out what to say. So for this blog post I’m going to [...]
What if you had the opportunity to build the car you always wanted? For some people it would take years to eventually get a car to a certain standard. But there are also a few that are fortunate enough to have their car built to perfection in only a few months. One of these people [...]
When BMW introduced the current generation M3 a couple years ago, I was damned impressed. How could you not be? The previous model M3′s were awesome, but there’s something about a high-revving V8, a chassis to match, and the subtlety aggressive styling of the E92 that inspires. Everytime I see one on the streets (and [...]
I often log into BMW's media site just to look at their photo album. Stunning selection of photography and this example is no exception. Motorsport fans will recognise the Blue and Red stripes in the distance as Paul Ricard, while the stripes on the 500bhp BMW M3 GT2 confirms this car as the new (European) [...]
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We are pleased to announce this collaboration with one of the most talented automotive artists out there – Jon Sibal. Jon prepared this incredible high resolution rendering of a DTM concept E92 M3 just for Speedhunters BMW month. Head to the Desktops section right now to pick up this piece of art in widescreen or [...]
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It’s going to be several hours before the sun rises in Vancouver, Canada but I’m already up and am working away on my last few BMW feature stories. The first subject to check out is another bit of Munich based Speedhunting that Dino and I did in Germany last Wednesday. We took our two BMW [...]
I’m sure that you are all somewhat familiar with this beautiful piece of engineering -the Rahal Letterman Racing BMW M3 GT2…. And lucky for you, BMW agreed to let me get under the skin of the GT2 during my recent trip to Rahal Letterman Racing a few weeks ago. I’ve been following the development of [...]
I thought I'd add one more black BMW for today with this rad-looking E92 M3 track car built for a customer by Turner Motorsport in Massachusetts. Stay tuned for more creations from the BMW nuts at Turner Motorsport. -Mike Garrett
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Bavarian muscle and Japanese ingenuity, a match made in heaven? Whatever your choice is, you have to admit that this looks good. Spotted on JDMstylestuning -Jeroen Willemsen
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