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Over 240 denominations, 88,000 spectators, 1807 pilot and not fewer than 807 different vehicles - those are the impressing benchmark figures of the last year 24-Stunden-Rennens on the Nuerburgring, which could indicate a hochkaraetiges starter field after a Agonie of many years for the first time again. The 2000er-Auflage of the legendary long-distance classical author promises still more voltage: Lotus will be with two factory auto at the start. After the total victory in the last year directly several Chrysler viper are expected. Porsche will be not factory-installed represented, but at least a half dozen of 911 GT3/R will be also from the portion. The British noble edelschmiede Marcos wants to put in a word beside all teams, which were already 1999 thereby, this time also a Woertchen. In the master program also the DTC at the start is beside the Top Ten. The schedule (without guarantee):

The victory with the 24-Stunden-Rennen on the Nuerburgring is the highest target. Which expenditure for it must be driven, and it costs which troubles, sport auto with the documentation " project will accompany 24 hours "

Also the contribution over sporty activities, written according to all rules to the journalistic art, always a few centimeter or tenth ofs a second limps afterwards, if it concerns to light up the why and the why vulgo, to fathom the whole truth.

The editorship wants to therefore approach the fascinating adventure engine port, to which sport auto dedicates itself journalistically for over 30 years with enthusiasm and meticulousness, in still more intimate way as so far - not only than more passive, but also than active partner of the engine port scene.

sport auto does not only become - already occur as in various running series with success - to simply only ride along and the racing fence guest play: We will take part, as if resembles under resembling, and we will mix, so well it together go - to all consequences to the defiance.

We want to know, how it feels, if one drives on the winner route. Or it experiences, what it is called to be chanceless despite all efforts and perhaps also afterwards to drive. We want to experience the heights and depths of racing at the own body - not, in order to cool our Muetchen, but around still deeper to dive into the exciting world of the engine port.

Naively we do not go experiencing the whole Dramatik at the own body despite the courageous intention, too, by any means to factories. We know: Apart from the large chances and personal satisfactions, which can arise as a result of the actively operated engine port, there also a set of risks, those is very plakativ and reminding in the foreground lauern.

The physical soundness is - the engine port also became so safe meanwhile - always for planning. The financial risk is considerable. Amounts within the six-digit area do not only have to be applied, but also used in such a way that it not already comes in the apron to friction losses and final collapse. It is conscious to us that only with the falling of the target flag a balance can be drawn - negatively or positively.

The name, under which the new sport autointernal message runs in all coming outputs, suggests it already: " project 24 hours ". sport auto selected itself not any Event, but one for the most difficult, if not even hardest running at all - the 24-Stunden-Rennen on the north loop of the Nuerburgrings combined with the Grand Prix course. The start flag falls on Saturday, 24 June 2000, at 16 o'clock.

sport auto will be with this run-sporty high point not with any auto thereby, but places on one's own a racer against the start, which it did not give in this form and interpretation yet: like the drawings already suggest, attention exciting BMW M Coup�, structured after the generous GT3-Reglement.

Designer of this zirka 400 HP of strong racer is the BMWS technique GmbH, a subsidiary company of the BMW factory specialized in special developments in Munich.

The Fahrerriege will be not less hochkaraetig like the Munich development crew around projects manager Juergen Kuebler: Roberto Ravaglia, route car European champion, -, under others than most prominent driver apart from sport autofront man refuge of Saurma will access world champions and DTM champions in control.

Advisor exclusive under application and in the colours of sport auto of assigned racer is not smaller than ex Porsche running conductors Peter Falk. The director of five Le Mans victories with Porsche assured to the project 24 hours spontaneously its full support. vS

The structure of the run m Coup� for the 24-Stunden-Rennen by the BMWS technique GmbH began. That COUNT down runs

Start discussion technique in Munich. Project manager Juergen Kuebler puts the forehead into ensureful folds and makes a hand movement unloading far: " with the topic tank we are temporally in the delay, thus next week direct a new meeting to this point! "

The man has to complete God still different important functions as directors/conductors of total vehicles of the BMWS technique GmbH white, but for the moment him burns the 24-Stunden-Projekt on the nails, started up by sport auto. He took over and must the technical direction of the project for the structure of the competition vehicle on base of the BMW M Coup� now co-operation with the technicians in the house and the industrial partners involved coordinate

Indeed no light business. Because such run m after Coup� the generous GT3-Regularien was not so far ever built. And the schedule pushes powerfully. Finally a victoryable running auto at the start is to be on 24 June 2000 with the 24-Stunden-Rennen at the Nuerburgring. With the first co-ordination koordinationsmeeting therefore also all high-ranking technique experts from the different departments at a desk were met. Present also the conductor product program management Peter Mueller and the conductor product press Thomas Gubitz, which has responsibility as Mitinitiatoren of the project for the entire project integration. With this meeting schedules were determined obligatorily on the structure, a list of open points was created and first technical detailed solutions were sketched.

In the green area is the technical Vorabplanung everywhere, where to proven running material can be fallen back. Thus engine and running transmissions originate from successfully in the USA the M3-GTR. advantage used: The reliability of the components is tested. But the tricks are situated like always in the detail: The engine peripheral device must be substantially modified, since the Mo is not identical torraum of the BMW M3 to that one of the M Coup�. Does the air box from the old M3 fit also somehow into the M Coup� for example? The shorter understructure requires another exhaust system. Goes at expense of engine performance? Which Hinterachsdifferenzial fits the engine and the targeted application? And which modifications on the rear axle involves?

Questions at questions, and the viewers is astonished, with which peace and leaving the problems are processed. Finally there are also still correctly white marks on the structural drawing, where no established sections can be taken out of the shelf. The aerodynamic configuration of the competition vehicle must be determined first in complex wind tunnel tests. The design of the understructure makes the organization of the safety cell and the accommodation of the 120-Liter-Tanks the constructional Knobelaufgabe. And finally the technical regulation sets close limits to the invention wealth of engineers.

A as complex and ambitioniertes project as the professional start with the 24-Stunden-Rennen would be doomed to failure without the assistance and support of specialized industrial partners. In order to agree upon co-operation with the BMW responsible persons, there was a meeting in Munich also here.

The technical basic data of the running rims supplied by BBS and the selected specifications of the Michelin Slickreifen were determined. Also on board are also the chassis specialists of Eibach (feathers/springs) and Bilstein (absorber). Running seats of the newest generation are supplied by Recaro, and accessory specialist Sandtler is responsible for the configuration of the drivers. Racecom will make the necessary radio engineering available.

COUNT down for the 24-Stunden-Projekt brought in co-operation with the BMW technique GmbH on the way from sport auto runs thus. If all involved ones pull further on a strand, nothing stands to a successful success in the way.

At all fronts hectic activity prevails. The structure of the BMW M Coup� for the 24-Stunden-Rennen began...

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