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The M3 is making a return to the grounds where it became a worldwide superstar - BMW is coming back to DTM.
The German car maker confirmed its intention to enter the 2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters race series after expressing an interest earlier this year, and following some rather complicated technical discussions with umbrella organisation ITR e.V.
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After its 16-year hiatus from DTM - and the company's withdrawal from Formula One last year - this is indeed good news.
BMW AG board member Dr Klaus Draeger said: "The return of BMW to the DTM is a fundamental part of the restructuring of our motorsport activities. With its increased commitment to production car racing, BMW is returning to its roots. The race track is the perfect place to demonstrate the impressive sporting characteristics of our vehicles."
And the vehicle in question is the one which made them famous. You may recall the original 'E30' M3 swept up numerous DTM trophies and, as a by-product, gave us the purest small saloon racer the world had seen. Who knows what BMW's newly promised commitment to DTM will offer for future M3s...
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sgt_serious commented on this article
at 01:34 pm on 18 October 2010
well, i think they should bring the series down under for a few races so we can see some good racing instead fo the constant V* Supercars hat we constantly get showved down our throats. not that i dont like it, i just also want something else. and yayyy 1st comment i guess.
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Biohazard commented on this article
at 01:51 pm on 18 October 2010
yeah! BMW back in DTM! that's going to be great =) now we need opel back and then we had 4 different cars on the field instead of 2
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at 01:52 pm on 18 October 2010
Excellent, they might even build a light weight M3 due to this
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KingKilian commented on this article
at 02:01 pm on 18 October 2010
Sure am, was sad all along that they kinda pulled out of all racinf sports. I also hope that Audi returns to ralleying with that new quattro they build.
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at 02:32 pm on 18 October 2010
BMW for EVAAAA
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