March 2007

Silent Screamers

Family Man

In This Issue

• Silent Screamers - by TONY SWAN
  If you start with a brand-new bi-turbo diesel BMW in a 25-hour race, just about anything can go wrong. That’s why you start with two.
• 2007 Motorsports Preview - by BRIAN S. MORGAN
  With BMW powering race cars from Formula 1 to the Koni Challenge, there
  are several exciting series for fans of the marque to follow this year
• Family Man - by LINDA MANSFIELD
  Racer Chris Gleason took took time off to concentrate on his family. Now he’s back,racing with youngsters like Bill Auberlen and Joey Hand.
• Tin-top Triple - by JEREMY WALTON
  BMWmanaged to take the World Touring Car crown for a third straight year in 2007, despite a complete engine redesign. Can they keep it in 2007?
• Racing Legend - by BOB ROEMER
  Willi Martini started working forVeritas after WWII. When they folded, he stayed in the shadow of the Nürburgring and built the BMW specials that made him famous.
• Fast Aid - by SIMON COOKE
  Hey, if you don’t build a motorcycle appropriate for the Moto GP series, at least you can show off your cars.
• The Old Man And The Yee-Ha - by TERRY SHEA
  BMWhas traditionally reserved its “boxer” horizontal twin motorcycles for the conservative rider. But the R1200S may adrenalize the geezers.
• Turn Of The Screw - by DAVID HAUETER
  An E36 328 is a rather modest BMW, especially with an automatic. But it
  doesn’t have to stay that way.
• Engineers And Artisans - by JEFF WARNER
  What do aerospace metalworking artists do when things get slow in the airplane business? They apply their skills to the manufacture of Fikse wheels.