The BMW M8 Competition could sit in the goldilocks zone between straight-talking sports cars, like the Porsche 911, and traditional grand tourers like the Bentley Continental GT. To find out, Autocar grouped the three together: the M8 Competition coupe, with its 4.4-litre twin turbocharged V8, the Bentley, with its 4.0-litre …
Read More »BMW M8 GTE extends winning run in the IMSA iRacing Pro Series
The BMW M8 GTE has now won the third race of the season in the IMSA iRacing Pro Series on the Mid-Ohio (USA) circuit, remaining unbeaten in the virtual IMSA season after successes at Sebring (USA) and Laguna Seca (USA). BMW works driver Nick Catsburg (NED) celebrated his first win, …
Read More »BMW M Customer Racing teams take to the virtual track in BMW race cars
Sim racing highlights are coming thick and fast at the moment. Last weekend, the calendar featured the iRacing 24h Nürburgring powered by VCO. On Thursday it is round three of the IMSA iRacing Pro Series, while the Digital Nürburgring Endurance Series powered by VCO continues returns with race four on …
Read More »Philipp Eng wins the 24 Hours Nürburgring, double success for Maximilian Günther
The BMW works drivers look back on another successful weekend of sim racing. In the 24-hour race ‘iRacing 24h Nürburgring powered by VCO’, Philipp Eng (AUT) and his team took the win while Bruno Spengler (CAN) and his team-mates also made it onto the podium for finishing third. Maximilian Günther …
Read More »Top 3 for the BMW M8 GTE in the second IMSA iRacing Pro Series Virtual Race
The second race of the season has seen the virtual BMW M8 GTE continue its success story in the IMSA iRacing Pro Series. After the opening race in Sebring (USA) in March, drivers this time celebrated a top-three shut-out with this car at the Laguna Seca (USA) circuit. Once again, …
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