Race a Bimmer on the weekend? Hate ordering parts (and paying the premium) from Europe? Well, your prayers have been answered, as BMW Motorsports parts are now available directly to U.S. customers. The move means grassroots and pro teams will have better access, and likely at lower prices, than ever before.

The full catalog of parts is available at the BMW Motorsport site, and you can order directly or head to one of the four BMW centers selling the parts over the counter. There’s one in Atlanta, one in Westmont, Illinois, one Stratham, New Hampshire, and the fourth in Solon, Ohio. The current parts catalogs support 2008 Z4s, 1995-present M3s, and 2006-present 3-Series sedans.

That won’t do anything for the Spec E30 crowd, but they’re used to “alternative” sourcing (junkyards, parts cars and aftermarket) by now anyway. The E36 and E46 3-Series BMWs are frequently found on autocross courses, HPDEs, track days and amateur races around the country, though, so there’ll be plenty of people glad to hear the news, and the high-rollers in the E90 hardware or newer Z4s will also be able to stock their rigs with plenty of gear.

The parts are only intended for use on “motorsport/racing/off-road BMW vehicles” of course, so you may be out of luck if you want to mod your daily driver and stay street-legal. But isn’t it time to gut it, cage it, and throw some real hardware at it anyway?

[Source: BMW Motorsports Parts Now Available For U.S. - MotorAuthority, Via: German Car Forum]

1st place: Porsche 911 Turbo Tiptronic
-480 hp, 680 Nm
-5-speed-automatic
-Weight: 1620 kg
-Vmax.: 310 km/h
-0-100 km/h in 3,5 s
-0-200 km/h in 12,0 s
-Braking 100-0 km/h (warm): 33,0 m
-Braking 200-0 km/h (warm): 133,7 m
-Price: €143.008

2nd place: BMW M6 Competition Package
-507 hp, 520 Nm
-7-speed-sequential
-Weight: 1765 kg
-Vmax.: 250 km/h (limited)
-0-100 km/h in 4,6 s
-0-200 km/h in 13,9 s
-Braking 100-0 km/h (warm): 34,1 m
-Braking 200-0 km/h (warm): 141,0 m
-Price: €119.350

3rd place: Jaguar XKR
-510 hp, 625 Nm
-6-speed-automatic
-Weight: 1865 kg
-Vmax.: 250 km/h (limited)
-0-100 km/h in 4,7 s
-0-200 km/h in 14,9 s
-Braking 100-0 km/h (warm): 36,1 m
-Braking 200-0 km/h (warm): 141,7 m
-Price: €103.900

Sachsenring tracktimes:
1. 1.38,0 min – Porsche 911 Turbo Tiptronic
2. 1.40,7 min – BMW M6 Competition Package
3. 1.44,3 min – Jaguar XKR
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These shots were taken at the Nürburgring by a member of Carspin. Enjoy. :t-cheers:

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Corvette ZR1
-647 hp
-330 km/h
-1530 kg
-0-100 km/h in 3,2 s !!!! (in 1st gear)
-0-200 km/h in 10,9 s
-80-120 km/h in 5th gear in: 4,5 s
-Braking: 100-0 km/h (warm): 32,5 m

Nissan GT-R
-485 hp
-310 km/h
-1762 kg
-0-100 km/h in 3,8 s
-0-200 km/h in 12,7 s
-80-120 km/h in 5th gear in: 4,3 s
-Braking: 100-0 km/h (warm): 32,6 m

Contidrom tracktimes:
1. GT-R with 1.30,95 min and 224 km/h topspeed
2. ZR1 with 1.31,14 min and 233 km/h topspeed

Winner: GT-R
2nd: ZR1

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You’d expect that a Ferrari replica from China, a country where the automotive industry has turned European and Japanese car cloning into a science, would at least be presentable. Because what you are seeing pictured above is just a computer-generated image of what the tuner hoped his modified Geely coupe would resemble. If your taste buds (and stomach) can handle it, click through to see the end result…

Via: Gaibar

Source: Chinese Tuner Builds Ferrari Enzo Wannabe Replica Based on Geely Coupe – Carscoop

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