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BMW 3.5 CSL IMSA
Only four CSLs were campagned by BMW North America to compete in the IMSA series. They wanted to reestablish the BMW name in American motor sports and they made a safe bet by using a design that had already proven itself in Europe, also known as Batmobile, a nickname given for the drastic aerodynamic kit Jochen Neerpasch and the rest of BMW M designed.
An all new engine known as the M49 was developed with a DOHC setup and 24 valves for the 1974 season. It was increased to 3.5 litres and modified into the M49/2 for Lemans. BMW North America jumped on the opportunity presented with the new engine to help compete against the Porsches racing in IMSA GTO class.
BMW raced several cars in 1975 with remarkable success, but lost the Camel GT Challenge trophy by a few points to the Brumos Racing Porsche RSR. This helped establish the team as competitive and the CSL was improved even more for the following season. Drivers Peter Gregg and Brain Redman won the 1976 24 Hours of Daytona, taking BMW's first major victory on American soil.
Past 1975, the FIA introduced the fourth generation Group 5 rules which allowed for much more development than Group 4 or IMSA. Many of the defunct 3.0 and 3.2 liter cars from the ETCC were converted and raced up until 1979. These Group 5 cars are distinguished with a much longer rear wing and a more protruding front spoiler as raced at Le Mans.
- the mod is linked to GTC-TC-76 class and the BMW CSL.
- there are four physics sets:
BMW_CSL35_IMSA_75.HDC - '75 GTO class
BMW_CSL35_IMSA_76.HDC - '76 GTO class
BMW_CSL35_IMSA_77.HDC - '77 GTO class, (bigger rear wing + bigger spoiler)
BMW_CSL35_IMSA_77_B.HDC - '77 GTO class (bigger rear wing)
Credits :
- simbin for the BMW CSL
- papag21 : 3d, mapping, file structure, skins
- greg7 : physics
- kiwisteve : template, skins
- hkhoy : skins
- Ned : skins
- jandri : sounds
- rallymaster : testing
- Ney.Dias : testing
- Soze : researching
Installation instructions:
- extract folder to X:/GTL/
Enjoy
BMW 3.5 CSL IMSA
Only four CSLs were campagned by BMW North America to compete in the IMSA series. They wanted to reestablish the BMW name in American motor sports and they made a safe bet by using a design that had already proven itself in Europe, also known as Batmobile, a nickname given for the drastic aerodynamic kit Jochen Neerpasch and the rest of BMW M designed.
An all new engine known as the M49 was developed with a DOHC setup and 24 valves for the 1974 season. It was increased to 3.5 litres and modified into the M49/2 for Lemans. BMW North America jumped on the opportunity presented with the new engine to help compete against the Porsches racing in IMSA GTO class.
BMW raced several cars in 1975 with remarkable success, but lost the Camel GT Challenge trophy by a few points to the Brumos Racing Porsche RSR. This helped establish the team as competitive and the CSL was improved even more for the following season. Drivers Peter Gregg and Brain Redman won the 1976 24 Hours of Daytona, taking BMW's first major victory on American soil.
Past 1975, the FIA introduced the fourth generation Group 5 rules which allowed for much more development than Group 4 or IMSA. Many of the defunct 3.0 and 3.2 liter cars from the ETCC were converted and raced up until 1979. These Group 5 cars are distinguished with a much longer rear wing and a more protruding front spoiler as raced at Le Mans.
- the mod is linked to GTC-TC-76 class and the BMW CSL.
- there are four physics sets:
BMW_CSL35_IMSA_75.HDC - '75 GTO class
BMW_CSL35_IMSA_76.HDC - '76 GTO class
BMW_CSL35_IMSA_77.HDC - '77 GTO class, (bigger rear wing + bigger spoiler)
BMW_CSL35_IMSA_77_B.HDC - '77 GTO class (bigger rear wing)
Credits :
- simbin for the BMW CSL
- papag21 : 3d, mapping, file structure, skins
- greg7 : physics
- kiwisteve : template, skins
- hkhoy : skins
- Ned : skins
- jandri : sounds
- rallymaster : testing
- Ney.Dias : testing
- Soze : researching
Installation instructions:
- extract folder to X:/GTL/
Enjoy
