BMW 1-Series M Coupe Safety Car MotoGP

2011-03-19

BMW 1-Series M Coupe Safety Car MotoGP
BMW 1-Series M Coupe Safety Car MotoGP
BMW 1-Series M Coupe Safety Car MotoGP
The BMW 1-Series M Coupe will for the first time be deployed because the official Safety Car for that MotoGP activities - ahead of time of its marketplace kick off late in April. The BMW Safety Car is a one-off constructed by BMW M GmbH particularly for this race sequence. Only the 250 kW/340 hp straight-six M TwinPower Turbo engine and the whole drivetrain were taken over unchanged through the manufacturing model.

Inside the interests of weight optimisation, the BMW Safety Car arrives having a carbon fibre-reinforced bonnet featuring additional massive air vents, as well as polycarbonate side and rear windows. A unique light-weight titanium race exhaust program not merely saves excess weight but additionally delivers a captivating sound for the advantage of your spectators. Complementing the discreet spoiler lip on the boot lid there is now an adjustable rear wing to supply the requisite downforce. On the Safety Car the aerodynamically honed front apron with its exactly defined air ducting, such as Air Curtains, characteristics an additional splitter integrated to the underside of your apron.

The interior within the BMW Safety Car can be a model of uncompromising purism. A rollover cage bolted behind the B-pillar, the absence of rear seats, two racing bucket seats with 6-point security belts, an M steering wheel in alcantara along with a fire extinguisher are all regular inside the Safety Car.

The suspension technology with the BMW 1-Series M Coupe was specifically adapted for your Safety Car. Its high-performance suspension program boasts an adjustable race track set-up that consists of a sports-tuned chassis by which the dampers are independently adjustable for bump and rebound. The BMW Safety Car runs on 19-inch combined tyres measuring 255/35 in the front and 285/30 in the rear. Vehicle height is variably selectable as well as the camber of the front and rear axle may be altered to fit the circuit topography. The braking system from the BMW 1-Series M Coupe, already designed for particularly great demands, is replaced inside the Safety Car having a six-piston fixed-calliper racing brake system.

The deployment with the brand-new BMW 1-Series M Coupe Safety Car marks the continuation of BMW M GmbH's successful partnership - begun in 1999 - with Dorna Sports, the organisers of your MotoGP World Championship. With a fleet of eight automobiles, BMW is supporting the secure running for the motorcycle planet championship inside the current race time. Also as the official BMW 1-Series M Coupe Safety Car, this yr sees two additional reserve Safety Cars from BMW M GmbH current in the track: a BMW X6 M and a BMW M3. Additionally, the organising team has been given a BMW X5 M for your Safety Officer as well as a BMW ActiveHybrid X6 for your stewards. On phone this period like a Medical Vehicle is really a BMW 535i Touring. There will also be two Basic safety Bikes contributing towards the secure operating of race weekends: a BMW S one thousand RR and a BMW HP2 Activity. The ceremonial handover in the autos took place at BMW M in Garching-Hochbrück on 28th February 2011. It absolutely was on this occasion that Dr Kay Segler, Director of BMW M GmbH, and Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO Dorna Sports, created an advance announcement the profitable partnership would be extended until 2016, just before sealing the agreement inside a signing ceremony.