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      07-10-2016, 05:04 PM   #1
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BMW M6 GT3 Claims First Victory in North America

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Official Release: Bowmanville (CA), 10th July 2016. First win in North America in the sixth race: at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSC) event at the “Canadian Tire Motorsport Park“ near Bowmanville (CA), the new BMW M6 GT3 for the first time proved that it’s a true winner outside of Europe. Bret Curtis (US) and BMW works driver Jens Klingmann (DE) secured the first GTD victory of the season with the BMW M6 GT3 for Turner Motorsport. After 116 laps, Klingmann crossed the line at the wheel of car number 96 as race winner. The pairing had started from fourth on the grid. The number 97 sister car – driven by Markus Palttala (FI) and Michael Marsal (US) – was forced to retire early in the race.

In the GTLM class, BMW Team RLL once again fielded two BMW M6 GTLMs. Dirk Werner (DE) and Bill Auberlen (US) finished fourth after 119 laps in the number 25 car, narrowly missing out on another podium finish. Due to a technical problem in the first stage of the race, the number 100 car with John Edwards (US) and Lucas Luhr (DE) at the wheel had dropped to the back of the field. The duo eventually finished ninth.

Klingmann and the Turner Motorsport squad, however, had every reason to celebrate after their triumph in Canada. “I am really proud to be part of the first victory for the BMW M6 GT3 in North America and the first victory for me here. Although it is just one race of a long season, I shall never forget this one. I am proud of the Turner Motorsport team, of Bret and myself,” said Klingmann.

Curtis also was extremely satisfied with the team’s performance at this classic track. He commented: “We had a good qualifying session where I finally found a lot of confidence in the car and the track. I just tried to carry it through to the race and stay steady. I knew if I gave Jens the car in the top five that we had a very good chance today. The race, to some extent, fell to us, but the car was really solid. Jens did a great job in his stint and the team did a good job. I am super happy.”

“It is awesome. Obviously we were cautiously optimistic about winning with a brand new car. We brought the BMW Z4 GT3 to the US and won with it. We gave it its first win in the US and now have done the same with the BMW M6 GT3. That alone is a big accomplishment for me, and it is also an accomplishment to win with the M6 mid season, because normally with a new car there are growing pains and teething problems, and we really haven’t had a lot of that,” was the reaction of Team Principal Will Turner following the biggest success of the BMW M6 GT3 in North America to date.

The IWSC season continues on 23rd July 2016 at Lime Rock Park (US).




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Wooooooooooo!!!! Congrats to the team sweet victory
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Good luck and many more to come! ✌
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Oh snap, they got it rollin now!
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That car was a monster all week. Really great showing from the turner Motorsports team!
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Finally !!! Thats awesome.
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You mean M6... :
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Awesome! It was only a matter of time. Congratulations!!
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Gorgeous! Any video?
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Gorgeous! Any video?
Check the IMSA YouTube channel. There's lots of video there. Should be more over the next couple of days.
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Congrats to Turner and their M6

I was there to see it, what a fabulous day of racing!
Mosport is my home track, it was great whatching some of the different lines these guys take compared to our HPDE days.
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Congrats!

Congratulations on the maiden victory!
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Reading comprehension check on aisle 6 please
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Reading comprehension check on aisle 6 please
Haha! Too funny.

But I do wish they wouldn't put spoilers on the front page... There was a lot of racing over the weekend and I haven't finished catching up.
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Haha! Too funny.

But I do wish they wouldn't put spoilers on the front page... There was a lot of racing over the weekend and I haven't finished catching up.
You basically can't go on the internet if you care about avoiding sports spoilers. When you think about it, it's kind of silly to expect the rest of the world to censor themselves because you (or me, or anyone) haven't caught up on television watching over the weekend.
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