For Sale Turner Motorsport BMW E46 M3 Koni Challenge GS #97
This BMW E46 M3 has huge provenance within the North American BMW motorsports history. Developed alongside
the sister #96 E46 M3 and driven by nearly all of the Turner Motorsport drivers, with setup and development
done by drivers with factory BMW Motorsport experience. This car has raced since 2006, recording three wins
and five poles, and is the only BMW E46 M3 to win a Grand Am Cup Drivers and Team Championship (2006, Anders
Hainer & Boris Said).
This car represents the pinnacle of E46 M3 motorsport development in the endurance Grand Am Cup/Koni Challenge
series, if not in the entire North American racing community. Turner Motorsport has been the most successful
BMW team in North America in the last six years. In its current form, built to the 2009 Koni Challenge GS
rules, the #97 E46 M3 is a proven winner – taking victory at Daytona and Lime Rock Park. Equipped with the
best possible components, and spared no expense in development and setup, this car is offered for sale in
turn-key condition, refreshed after the last race (Daytona January 2010, where it was running 7th utnil a flat
tire caused it to pit) and ready to be competitive again for the rest of the 2010 season.
First BMW to win in Grand Am Cup
2006 Grand Am Cup Grand Sport Championship Winner
5 Poles
3 Race Wins
8 top 3 finishes
13 top 5 finishes
25 top 10 finishes
Driven by: Bill Auberlen,
Joey Hand,
Boris Said,
Will Turner
Weight - 3,075 lbs in Grand Am / Koni Challenge Trim. This includes the "ballast box", which if removed takes
about 150 lbs out of the car. (We estimate if you wanted to convert this car away from Grand Am specs, you can
get about 250 lbs out easily -- more if needed)
Suspension
Koni 2812 Dampers with custom valving. About $50K of engineering and shaker rig time to develop this damper package for these cars.
BMW Motorsport front sway bar
Delrin front lower control arm bushings
H&R springs set up with helper springs
Group N rear control arm bushings
TMS Subframe mounts
TMS rear sway bar
Custom made drop links for front and rear bars
BMW Motorsports front strut brace
Drive Line
S54 3.2l M3 race engine / 6 hours of run time / "around" 400hp (Call for specific HP information) [image]