SPEED Touring Car team takes the engineering lead; gets closer to bringing the new BMW 325i to victory circle.

Building, preparing, and running a racing car in a professional series is a never ending process of clawing and scratching for ways to improve that car. The rapid pace of development and improvement for teams within the SCCA SPEED World Challenge series is no different.

BimmerWorld Racing of Dublin, Virginia faces the unique challenge of not only having to keep pace with their factory-backed rivals in the SPEED Touring Car series, but are also challenged to lead the charge to extract and engineer the maximum performance from their unique new generation BMW 325i racers.

Spearco Intercoolers introduces a new large capacity, high flow, front mount intercooler upgrade for the BMW 335i (E90/92/93) coupe and sedan, increasing horsepower and torque.

Are you looking to increase the horsepower of your 335i to match the great factory torque delivery?  Turbonetics and its high performance intercooler brand Spearco now offers bolt-on intercooler upgrades for the 2007-up 335i coupes and sedans. BMW owners can now enjoy the benefits of increased flow and more efficient air to help dramatically lower intake air temperatures to increase power. By using a massive 6” thick W.A.V.E. Technology core, the Spearco front mount intercooler dropped charge air temperatures on average of 125 degrees on the twin turbo vehicle. In addition to lower intake air temperatures, the pressure of air exiting the intercooler compared to the pressure entering the unit was only an amazing 0.20 psi drop. The stock unit has over one pound of pressure loss/drop due to the factory unit’s lack of efficiency and limited size. When the stock unit is upgraded to the Spearco you will have less heat and more power due to the ability to quickly and efficiently move the pressurized air through the intercooler assembly.

In a bid to demonstrate the strength and development of the BimmerWorld-built BMW E90’s racing in the SPEED World Challenge series, BimmerWorld owner and driver James Clay announced the addition of former BMW North America factory racer Joey Hand to his team for the final four races of the 2007 SPEED Touring Car season, starting with the next round held at the Mid-Ohio track, July 20-22.

Clay, opting to put Hand in the #37 BimmerWorld car while he sits out the round to concentrate on the completion of his new #36 BMW E90, is excited to show the drivers and teams in the series how competitive BimmerWorld’s Seth Thomas in the #38 and Hand in the #37 can be. “2007 has been a season of bad luck so far for us.  If we are going to play the odds, then I have decided to run an additional car to increase our chances at finishing the season strongly. Joey is one of the best BMW drivers in the world; we worked well together when I was in charge of a BMW North America Diesel race car Joey drove, so he was a logical choice for the #37 car.”

The BMW X3 sport-activity vehicle comes with a new transmission for 2007. The company claims this accounts for a 6-percent gain in fuel economy and offsets the increase in power and curb weight. Another option in the BMW lineup is the Z4, a roadster with refined handling and well balanced driving on public roads.

K&N Engineering has developed a lifetime replacement air filter (33-2372) for the 2007 BMW X3 3.0-liter engine and the 2007 BMW Z4 3.0-liter engine. Simply remove the disposable air filter and replace it with K&N’s Air Filter for virtually unrestricted air flow. Each replacement air filter is custom designed to fit in the factory air box and requires no modifications.

The outside length of 33-2372 is 11.25 inches (286 mm), with a height of 1.25 inches (32 mm) and an outside width of 9 inches (229 mm). Designed to increase power and torque while providing excellent filtration, there is a great deal of engineering behind every K&N Filter.

The Range Rover is a multiple use luxury sport utility vehicle. BMW briefly owned Land Rover, then sold it to Ford, however the Range Rover continues to use BMW engines. For the ultimate in luxury there is the hand built Rolls Royce Seraph, powered by BMW and externally identical to the Bentley Arnage.

K&N Engineering has designed a cartridge oil filter (HP-7006) for several BMW, Range Rover, Rolls Royce and Bentley models from 1996 through 2005. K&N Cartridge Oil Filters are constructed to meet the needs of owners who want the best filter available on the market today.

We thought you might like to check out our new video release, BimmerWorld: Seth Thomas Utah In-Car Race Start, now playing on Brightcove.com

Seth qualified his #38 BimmerWorld BMW E90 3rd overall at the longest race track in America, the 4.5 mile Miller Motorsports Park circuit, in Tooele, Utah. Primed as always to take his BMW into battle against major manufacturers in the SPEED Touring Car series, Seth’s launch at the starting lights and subsequent opening lap was a classic affair: push as hard as possible, try to make up positions early, and let his BMW’s natural handling and power keep him in contention for the rest of the race. Seth started 3rd and after a race-long tussle with the factory Mazda’s and Acura’s, came home in 5th place. If nothing else, the glorious sound of Seth’s Inline-6 cylinder BMW engine is worth listening to alone. Turn up your speakers!

BMW made its entry into the luxury SUV market with the X5. It is designed for on road performance and handling. Ford also made its entry into the luxury supercar market with its new low-volume 550 hp GT. Inspired by the legendary GT40 racer that posted at Daytona and Le Mans, it is capable of going past 200 mph.

K&N Engineering has designed a Cartridge Oil Filter (HP-7007) for several different BMW models from 1996 – 2006 and the 2006 Ford GT. It is designed to satisfy the needs of owners who want the very best oil filter available.

Leading BMW SPEED Touring Car team BimmerWorld faced two adversaries at the 2nd round of the SPEED World Challenge series at Miller Motorsports Park, in Tooele, Utah: the 22 other competitors in the field and a wicked virus that forced crew members to the hospital and both drivers to avoid food and water for three days.

Despite this, the strong spirit within theBimmerWorld team helped to keep 3rd place
qualifier Seth Thomas focused. “The crew works so close together that it was inevitable
to lose a member here and there from one of them coming down with it. Fortunately for us
they didn’t all come down with it at the same time. As for James and I getting the bug
I can’t even begin to explain what that was like. Right before qualifying and the race
I wasn’t sure if I could go the whole distance due to fatigue, and at times, being lightheaded. 
There was a job to do though and we couldn’t let the crew down after watching them battle
through it themselves, so I kept my head down and did what was needed.”

On 22 May BMW Engineer Alexander von Falkenhausen Would Have Celebrated His 100th Birthday. As a racing competitor, designer and test driver, Baron Alexander von Falkenhausen had a greater influence on the history of BMW than almost any other man. On 22 May 2007 he would have been 100 years old. Von Falkenhausen joined Bayerische Motoren Werke in 1934. He began as a race rider and designer in the motorcycle division and then switched to car racing. After the war he had a spell as an independent manufacturer of racing cars, but in 1954 returned to BMW where he headed the motor racing division. From 1957 onward he additionally had overall responsibility for engine development. In 1976 von Falkenhausen retired as the oldest member of the company’s staff. He died on May 28th 1989 at the age of 92 in his hometown, Munich.

We are excited to update you on the two evosport-sponsored BMW’s running in the Cannonball One Lap of America (http://www.onelapofamerica.com) presented by Car and Driver. 2006 BMW M6: Owned by Derek Whitis and driven by Tom Long (an accomplished Grand-Am & SCCA racer) and Troy Fralick. The Whitis/BMW Performance Driving School M6 is currently in 4th place OVERALL in a field of over 90 entries and 3rd in the top category SSGT1 Big Bore. The car is well setup and has the evosport Headers and Power Pulley System installed. This car also clocked the second highest speed of ALL entries on the front straight at Miller Motorsport Raceway @ 162MPH! 2006 BMW M5: Owned by Jonathan Czarny of Orlando, FL and driven by Jonathan Czarny and Jonathan Miller, the evosport/Dinan/Bimmer Place M5 is currently running in 18th place OVERALL and 3rd in the Luxury Car category. Among other mods, the car has the evosport Power Pulley System installed. Unfortunately, the car was a late entry and we did not have enough time to install the evosport Headers.