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Sebring Means ZEBRING For Turner Motorsport

March 14, 2023

The six-BMW deep Turner Motorsport lineup will be back at the 12 Hours of Sebring weekend with the LIQUI-MOLY BMW M4 GT3 in the GTD class, the Mcintosh BMW M4 GT3 in the GTD PRO class, two BMW M4 GT4 cars in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race, and two more BMW M4 GT4 cars in the new-for-2023 IMSA VP Racing Challenge sprint racing series.

Will Turner - “Our lineup is essentially the same that we began the season with at Daytona - six BMWs and a cast of seemingly thousands. The Sebring weekend will see one of our favorite liveries return on the No. 96 Michelin Pilot Challenge BMW M4 GT4 of Barletta and Foley as we celebrate both tacos and zebras, and our sim racing partner BS+COMPETITION.”

Blurred Lines - The two-hour Sebring round of the Michelin Pilot Challenge will see Vin Barletta and Robby Foley racing their No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 in the unique split #ZEBRING livery for a second time, representing the partnership between Turner Motorsport and BS+COMPETITION – the official BMW M Team in the virtual racing world. #ZEBRING celebrated its debut in 2021, when the unique car was in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge action for the first time - with Robby and Vin at the wheel. The virtual part of the livery was created by Juan Sánchez - better known as iLiveries. The original Turner Motorsport side was created by Andy Blackmore.

2023’s ZEBRING 2.0 will see four BS+COMPETITION sim drivers on site: Ryan Barneveld, Rainer Talvar, Kay Kaschube, Phil Denes, as well as Team Manager Janik Juelch and CEO Florian Haasper. Denes and Talvar were the two drivers that also represented Turner Motorsport in the 2022 IMSA Esports Michelin Global Championship, finishing third overall in a stellar field of sim racers on the iRacing platform.

Florian Haasper - “BS+COMPETITION and Turner Motorsport - Zebras and Tacos - this is a match made in heaven. Over the past years this amazing partnership has grown, and we are proud to represent Turner in various top level Esports competitions on platforms like iRacing or Assetto Corsa Competizione. While the Nordschleife is our home track in Europe, ZEBRING is the Home of the Zebras in America. A huge thank you to Will Turner and his team for bringing a split-livery race car to live again. I hope Robby and Vin will be able to challenge for a great result in this unique BMW M4 GT4!“

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