Legendary Brabham Racing Returns as BMW Tuner after 16 Years
Legendary F1 racer stages comeback as BMW tuner
By Alex Ricciuti
November 7, 2008 4:41 PM
Filed Under: BMW, Essen Motor Show, European, F1, German, Tuners
Brabham Racing marks its return with an appearance at the Essen Motor Show and introduces the BT 70, BT 60 and the BT 92. That last number being a reference to the year Brabham went bust, something to do with not paying their bills. Probably an unintended reference.
But let's have a look at the cars.
The BT 70 is what Brabham Racing calls a "sporty interpretation of the SUV X6".
The BT 60 is a re-invented M5.
And the BT 92 is a fancied-up BMW M3.
Don't complain to us about the lack of details and pics, because that's really all we got. One should assume more details and photos are forthcoming.
All we gathered from the press release (linked to here below) is something about high performance braking systems and carbon-fiber parts on a wire-frame model.
The Essen Motor Show takes place from the 29th of November to the 7th of December.
Press Release (Click to expand)
Return of a Legend:
Brabham Racing at the Essen Motor Show 2008
One of the most illustrious names of automotive history has returned. After numerous successes in Formula One and being dormant for nearly sixteen years, the legendary motor racing brand was relaunched.
Despite its long absence, the renowned company still has to meet high expectations. Its vehicles are designed according to highest quality standards and manufactured by using state-of-the-art technology. Consequently, development programmes designed for the automotive industry and Formula One manufacturing techniques are employed as well. '
By using wireframe models, maximum precision is guaranteed already during the construction process. The engines' increased performance forced the constructors to develop technically independent high-performance braking systems. In addition to this, all carbon-fibre body parts used for the production of Brabham racing cars are cured in autoclaves - these quality characteristics are visible at the first and even at the second glance one gets of each new Brabham model.
At the relaunch on the Essen Motor Show 2008, Brabham Racing will already present three models: the BRABHAM BT 92 based on the BMW M3, the BRABHAM BT 60 based on the BMW M5 as well as the BT 70 - a sporty interpretation of the SUV X6. Each of these models embodies the company's message: high-tech, quality, sportiness, design, exclusiveness and history.
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The names BT 70, BT 60, and BT 92 refer to the automobile platforms used for each model. i.e. E70 - X6, E60 - 5-Series, and E92 - 3 Series Coupe. Maybe you already knew that but just making sure! :)
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