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BMW Lifestyle

2011/2012

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Driving Pleasure

COLLECTIONS 11/12

THE DUEL: BMW M BIKE CARBON RACER VS BMW M3.

BMW AT THE NÜRBURGRING: THE LORDS OF THE RING.

BMW SAILING CUP: THE BIGGEST REGATTA IN THE WORLD.

BMW GOLFSPORT: KAYMER’S CAREER.

BMW SPORTS

BMW SPORTS COLLECTIONS

BMW MOTORSPORT COLLECTION.

Pure excitement: BMW at the Nürburgring 24 Hours.

SPORTS and BMW have always been closely linked. As early as 1929, the BMW 3/15 drove home its ﬁ rst victory

at the Alps race. Many turns on the podium followed, for example in touring car events. But motorsport is not the only link between BMW

and the world of sports. One example is the BMW Sailing Cup, which is the world’s largest amateur regatta series, while the BMW Golf

Cup brings together golfers from across the globe. It is therefore not surprising that almost every BMW product contains an element of

sportiness. Now it is up to you to make the best of them. Sail closer to the wind, excel on the green and on the racetrack. Or enjoy life in the

fast lane with the new BMW M Bike Carbon Racer – and have fun with the new BMW Sports Collections.

BMW GOLFSPORT COLLECTION.

From rookie to pro: BMW Golfsport ambassador Martin Kaymer.

BMW BIKES & EQUIPMENT.

Double M. The BMW M3 vs the BMW M Bike Carbon Racer.

04 | 07

BMW MOTORSPORT COLLECTION.

From the Green Hell to cloud nine.

08 | 11

BMW BIKES & EQUIPMENT.

The duel: BMW M3 vs BMW M

Bike Carbon Racer.

BMW YACHTSPORT COLLECTION.

BMW Sailing Cup. Close to the wind on the Lower Elbe river.

12 | 13

BMW GOLFSPORT COLLECTION.

Martin Kaymer. A golfing career in overdrive.

14 | 15

BMW SPORTS COLLECTIONS.

16 | 57

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THE CATALOGUE

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you to the other products from

each collection.

BMW YACHTSPORT

COLLECTION.

Close to the wind: the German

ﬁ nal of the BMW Sailing Cup.

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BMW BIKES & EQUIPMENT

M VERSUS M.

Route description:

At ﬁ rst, it’s all downhill. After the start from

Signal Hill, one of the most picturesque

vista points of Cape Town, the route

features an almost four-kilometre-long

downhill ride to the foot of the hill. From

there, the route extends through the

suburbs and the business district to the

most beautiful part of Cape Town: the

coast. The race continues along Beach

Road to Camps Bay.

Route length: approx. 16 kilometres.

Height difference: approx. 700 metres.

Duration: 45 minutes.

Just like the BMW M automobiles, the BMW M Bike Carbon Racer is a feat of high-

tech materials and components. The overall weight of 7.4 kilograms results from the

combination of a newly developed carbon frame with a Shimano Ultegra shift system

and components such as the ﬁ ’zi:k saddle.

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The fastest way to move a BMW features the letter M. With the introduction of

the BMW M Bike Carbon Racer, this now also applies to BMW Bikes. But which

M is the fastest? The anwer is found in a race through Cape Town. The rivals:

the BMW M Bike Carbon Racer. And a BMW M3.

BMW BIKES & EQUIPMENT

16.47 PM The world has been turned on its head on Signal Hill.

Busloads of tourists are standing on top of Cape Town’s most

famous vantage point, turning their backs on the city’s panorama.

Two black vehicles in the car park have eclipsed the attraction of

the gleaming white coastline. The BMW M Bike Carbon Racer

stands next to the BMW M3, and both are surrounded by a group

of tourists. Joe, the rider of the bike, answers questions, while

BMW M3 driver Carl talks cars with a petrolhead. The calm before

the storm.

17.18 PM Joe is feeling like a king on Loop Street. He’s in the

lead; the two-lane road provides enough space to manoeuvre

around cars, and he knows that trafﬁ c will get even worse. He

shifts up a gear, feels how readily the Carbon Racer is picking

up speed. Everything seems to ﬂ y by in a blur. Only the looks of

passers-by remain ﬁ xed to the carbon-black bike.

17.38 PM Level. At the Winchester Mansions Hotel, Carl draws

level with the bike – though without knowing it. Joe is still following

the promenade, which cannot be seen from the road. As Joe

returns to Beach Road, he sees Carl pass by him. He shifts up again

and notices that his legs feel empty. There are about a hundred

metres between them now. They both enter a roundabout, taking

the exit that leads them back onto Beach Road.

But only Joe spots the cul-de-sac sign.

17.46 PM The sound of the engine is coming closer and closer.

Another 50 metres. The engine roars. 20, 15, 10. Joe pulls his

brake levers, and Carl steps on his brake pedal at almost exactly

the same time. They have arrived at the ﬁ nish.

17.47 PM Joe extricates his feet from the pedals, Carl takes off

his seatbelt. As they shake hands, another camera clicks. A guest

at The Grand Hotel takes a holiday snapshot of the two racers,

rather than the beach. In Camps Bay, too, the world is turned on

its head. Joe and Carl have that effect on people.

17.39 PM Stop! At the end of Beach Road, Carl hits the

brakes. A panicked look at the map, back to the road sign, and

back at the map. No-through road. Carl shifts down to ﬁ rst

gear, enters Rockcliff Crescent, and turns. Just as he wants to

turn back into Beach Road, Joe ﬂ ies past him. Carl is swearing

again.

16.55 PM Looking at the map spread out on the bonnet, Joe and

Carl rehearse the route one last time. From Signal Hill down into

the city, then south on the Beach Road towards Camps Bay.

16 kilometres, most of them downhill. Carl already has a victor’s smile

on his face. 420 hp against two legs. How could he possibly lose?

17.00 PM Start. Click, click. The BMW M Bike Carbon Racer is the

ﬁ rst to escape the tourists’ cameras’ viewﬁ nders. Joe is gathering

speed, while Carl in the BMW M3 crosses the imaginary start line at

a more leisurely pace. But after a few yards, they are level. Carl is just

about to overtake when he sees a new load of tourists coming towards

him. On the narrow Signal Hill Road, the coach forces the sports car

to brake. Joe seizes his chance. The Carbon Racer is agile, and stable

even at high speed. The bike takes the ﬁ rst corner, and escapes from

Carl’s view. Legs: 1. 420 hp: 0.

17.39 PM Go! In a split second, Joe spots the black BMW M3,

then the stop sign, and then the saving cycle path that leads

out of the cul-de-sac. Another four kilometres. And Carl has

lost his way.

17.45 PM Joe has nearly reached the ﬁ nish. Another 300 metres

and he will have arrived at The Grand Hotel. He looks over his

shoulder – no M3. Another 200 metres. Another look back. No

Carl in sight. Another 100 metres. Joe does not bother to turn

around. He can hear the eight-cylinder engine already.

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Racer see catalogue page 20.

17.18 PM Same time, different universe. At least that is how it

appears to Carl. His BMW M3 might as well have 42 hp instead of

420 hp. During rush hour in Cape Town engine power does not

make any difference. Loop Street: the car ahead of Carl reverses

in slow motion, manoeuvres, reverses again. Castle Street: brake,

a bus ahead stops. Accelerate, brake, another bus stop. Carl’s

speed is governed by buses. Strand Street: taxi, gap, taxi, gap.

Carl no longer mutters under his breath. Now he’s swearing.

17.05 PM Level. By the end of Signal Hill Road, Carl has caught

up with the Carbon Racer. Carl lowers the window, waves at Joe,

and says: “I’ll see you later!” As soon as he has turned into Kloof

Nek Road, he puts his foot down – and on the three-lane road,

the BMW M3 leaves the bike far behind. Now it is up to Joe to

play catch-up.

17.24 PM Joe can already smell the ocean. He has left the

congested Cape Town business district behind; Main Road lies

ahead of him. Joe keeps turning around, but Carl is nowhere

in sight. Even so, he stays in top gear. The stadium comes

up on his right, and the seagulls’ cries remind him that the

most pleasant part of the race is about to begin: following the

promenade towards Camps Bay. Another nine kilometres.

And Carl is nowhere in sight.

17.10 PM At every red light, Carl checks his rearview mirror. So far,

there has been no trace of the Carbon Racer. Joe is ﬁ ghting against

the heat, and his increasing despondence. No M3 in sight. His only

hope is that the trafﬁ c seems to become denser. Weaving in and out

of trafﬁ c, he brakes, shifts down, accelerates, and moves a few gears

up again. The Carbon Racer responds immediately. If he loses, it

won’t be the bike’s fault, Joe thinks.

17.13 PM Hello M3. Just before Buitensingel Street Joe spots the

car at a red light. A few seconds later they are level again. Suddenly

a delivery van exits a side street right in front of Carl. Carl mutters

under his breath, brakes, and ﬁ nds himself jammed in. In front of him

the van, to his side an unbroken row of vehicles – and in his rearview

mirror, he sees Joe approach, zigzagging his way through the cars.

And then past Carl.

17.28 PM Main Road, corner of Ebenezer Street. Suddenly, the

trafﬁ c clears, and Carl has open road ahead of him again. In front

of him is Beach Road: two lanes, no lorries, and no taxis. Another

nine kilometres. Where is Joe?

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BMW MOTORSPORT COLLECTION

FROM THE

GREEN HELL

TO CLOUD NINE.

The 24-hour race on the Nürburgring in 2010 could have hardly been more dramatic

for the BMW Motorsport Team. First the BMW M3 GT2 with race number 26 had an

accident, and towards the end, the other BMW M3 was struggling with transmission

problems. How did the pit crew experience the race? An interview with Jan Hartmann,

Head of BMW Sports and Touring Car Engineering.

BMW Motorsport returned to the 24-

hour race on the Nürburgring this year

after an absence of ﬁ ve years. How

high was the pressure to succeed?

The Nürburgring is like a home

ground for BMW. Did the BMW

Motorsport team have a home

advantage?

Jan Hartmann: Whenever BMW

competes at the 24-hour race on the

Nürburgring, fans have high expectations.

After all, no brand has achieved more

victories here than BMW. Given the relatively

short time we had for preparation, we

knew that we wouldn’t necessarily enter

the race as favourites. But fortunately, the

development of the race went in our favour.

Jan Hartmann: The relationship

between BMW and the Nürburgring has

been a very close one for many years. But

on this track, you have to work hard for

every victory. And although our drivers

know the 20-kilometre track like the back

of their hands, the “Green Hell” is always a

huge challenge.

You didn’t have much time to develop

a BMW M3 GT2 for this long-distance

race. Was that a problem?

The Nürburgring is renowned for its

incomparable racing atmosphere.

How much are you aware of the

220,000 fans lining the track when

you work in the pits?

Jan Hartmann: The BMW M3 GT2

participated successfully in the 2009

American Le Mans Series, so we were able

to build on the experience we had gained in

the States. Even so, we had to make a few

modiﬁ cations for the Nürburgring race – and

we didn’t have much time for testing.

Jan Hartmann: The drivers’ camp at

the Nürburgring is open; spectators can

observe the team at work and have a

chance to get close to the drivers. Even in

the pits, we always have visiting fans. And

when the fans wave their BMW ﬂ ags at

the ﬁ nish and applaud our cars, everyone

in the team gets goose pimples.

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