BMW Procar Series // Alive at Hockenheim

The BMW M1, and the BMW Procar series in which they competed, ran along side the 1979 and 1980 Formula One seasons. Pitting F1 drivers against a field of up and comers, the Prodrive class gave a few drivers the opportunity to show their stuff against the best in the world at the time. Drivers like Fitapaldi and Piquet, competing in 2200 pound, 470bhp mid-engined BMW supercars, the only BMW supercar to date. They competed at the same venues that the F1 cars ran at, places like the famed Nurburgring and Monaco. And with the German Grand Prix coming within a few weeks (July 19-20) the M1’s will see the tarmac once again. This time at Hockenheim, the current venue for the German Grand Prix. A field of ten vintage M1’s will fire up and take to the track, with a multitude of names from the past. Marc Surer and Jaques Laffite to name a couple. A car with a storied history, a class that can never be recreated. The staff at ColdTrackDays can only dream, as we are sure the event will go un-televised here in the states. We will just have to settle for the F1 race // 06.30.2008