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Originally Posted by IS3andME
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Originally Posted by lan4
True that. The M6 is just not competitive in GTLM. Bad choice by BMW to race an M6. You can see in the corners the body roll, looks like a big sedan rolling through twisty corners with the roll bars disconnected. When it gets to the point where a truly great and enthusiastic driver like Bill Auberlin has to mention in the TV interview that "hopefully the IMSA officials will help us out with BOP adjustments" (not a direct quote), it's time for BMW to look in the mirror for the problem.  |
What are they gonna race instead, an M4? The 911 and Corvette are NA, the Ford GT and Ferrari are turbo'd and all have the Balance of performance. Do you think that the m4's 3 liter S55 could handle being tuned up to about 500 hp and still be reliable? Whereas the TTV8 in the M6 was the better option.
BMw is kinda outgunned in the GTLM and to an extent in the GTD category. the M6 is a car with a big frontal area going up against sports cars, and exotics. Even the Corvette is having a time of it with it's front engine design. |
Exactly...
But the BMW board don't see a need for anything other than heavy GTs, Coupes and SUVs. They don't need a supercar apparently, and those who bang the drum on this forum are wrong.
I didn't watch the whole thing but the Merc GT and Audi R8 were flying. Not a great advert for the regular M6 in the real world either.