Considering just how unbelievably ugly most BMWs from the modern era have become, it may surprise some of our younger readers that, from the late 1960s through to the early 2000s, the…
Read MoreEven though an oil crisis caused by a 1973-1974 war in the Middle East massively curtailed its works career, BMW’s E9 CSL remained the best top flight Group 2 racing car throughout the remainder of…
Read MoreHaving been created with the sole intention of toppling Ford from its position atop the premier Division 1 class in Touring Car racing, the BMW Motorsport-developed E9-based 3.0 CSL did just that…
Read MoreOf the myriad top flight drivers employed by BMW Motorsport for the CSL racing programme, none was more closely associated with the ‘Batmobile’s on-track success than Hans-Joachim Stuck.
Read MoreHaving successfully campaigned various iterations of the 1800, 2000 and 2002, BMW decided to take on Ford in the top class of international touring car racing. The E9-based 3.0 CSL was their…
Read MoreHaving achieved great competition success with its Neue Klasse models since the 1960s, BMW decided to create a whole new Motorsport division along with a tricked out E9-based homologation…
Read MoreThe epic 1973 European Touring Car Championship battle between Ford and BMW remains a high point for tin-top racing to this day. Both firms employed the best drivers available and spent huge…
Read MoreAlthough BMW made a major investment to bring the E9 3.0 CSL to fruition (including the establishment of an entirely new Motorsport department), the works team failed to win any of the…
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