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BMW Performance Center unveils the M4 GT4 Experiences and Race Licensing School
BIMMERPOST NEWS BMW Performance Center unveils the M4 GT4 Experiences and Race Licensing School
The new courses allow BMW enthusiasts to experience the customer racing BMW M4 GT4 first-hand as well as receive one-on-one race driving instruction and begin their journey towards being a professional race driver through the new SCCA-certified licensing school. Schedules and descriptions for the new M4 GT4 experiences, for the new Licensing School and for all BMW driving and motorcycle-riding classes may be found at https://bmwperformancecenter.com. Courses can be booked online or by calling 1-888-345-4BMW. BMW M and M4 GT4 Experience - $2,795 A full-day program includes driving various BMW M cars and the M4 GT4 race car. Students start with a classroom session that reviews proper driving technique. After an overview of the car, they are outfitted with a racing suit and helmet. Then it’s time to experience this amazing machine on one of the Thermal Club’s world class racetracks. Students run guided laps behind a BMW instructor to experience the M4 GT4 at speeds up to 140 mph. This is the exact customer racecar offered by BMW Motorsport. Based on the 2020 BMW M4 coupe, the M4 GT4 is built to compete in racing series around the world in the GT4 category. The 3.0 liter inline 6-cylinder TwinPower turbocharged engine can produce more than 430 horsepower (depending on the Balance of Performance) and the rear wing, front splitter and Continental racing tires make this car stick like glue through the corners. In addition, the class includes:
M4 GT4 Private Coaching with Data & Video - $4,995 125 MILES OF LAPPING This half-day program includes 125 miles of track driving in the M4 GT4 race car. Students start with a classroom session that reviews proper driving technique before being fitted out for their M4 GT4 session. The class includes:
M4 GT4 Private Coaching with Data & Video - $9,995 250 MILES OF LAPPING A full-day program includes 250 miles of track driving in the M4 GT4 race car. Students start with a classroom session that reviews proper driving technique before being fitted out for their M4 GT4. The class includes:
Race License School: The Path to Professional - $2495 For those who desire more training after the Advanced M School or Two-Day M School, the BMW Performance Center now offers a SCCA-certified school to take the first steps to becoming a pro driver. Students can even add this one-day school to an Advanced M School or Two-Day M School session and get qualified all at once. What will be learned:
The M4 GT4 customer race car Introduced for the 2018 racing season, the BMW M4 GT4 is a proven winner. This past season alone, it won three GS Class IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge races, nine SRO Pirelli GT4 SprintX races across the Pro-Am and Silver classes and the SRO Intercontinental GT Indianapolis 8 Hour, GT4 Class. The BMW M4 GT4 is powered by the same 3.0-liter S55 inline 6-cylinder engine that is found in the BMW M4 streetcar and that delivers more than 430 hp, depending on class regulations and on the power stick used. A 7-speed dual clutch transmission with motorsport software transfers power to the 18-inch wheels via a mechanical limited-slip differential with cooling. The chassis is reinforced with a DMSB-certified BMW M Motorsport welded safety roll cage (compliant with FIA regulations). The roof, hood, doors, front splitter and rear wing are all made from CFRP. Three-stage adjustable motorsport anti-roll bars and specially-valved motorsport Ohlins shock absorbers are complemented by optional springs in three different rates for front and rear. Six-piston fixed front and four-piston fixed rear AP brakes are controlled by a cockpit adjustable AP racing pedal box and manually adjustable brake bias. The BMW M4 GT4 customer race car is available for $210,000 plus $995 Destination. More information on the M4 GT4 customer race car can be found here.
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12-01-2020, 10:38 AM | #2 |
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ok thats pretty bad ass!
might need to look into getting out there and doing this. I love that place! Those cars would be blast to rip around the various options there.
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12-01-2020, 10:52 AM | #3 |
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seems like it is too much money. skip classes are cheaper and you are in a formal car
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12-01-2020, 11:26 AM | #4 | |
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A street legal M car or Porsche GT car won't last a season's worth of actual racing, and would probably be multiple seconds a lap slower compared to these cars. |
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12-01-2020, 11:43 AM | #5 |
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After the last years BMW news, this is a refreshing post with a gorgeous looking car!
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12-01-2020, 11:49 AM | #6 |
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Even though the F8X doesn't sound the greatest, in GT4 form they look rad.
Also SCCA certified race school x BMW = ??? I wonder how it compares to doing the Skip Barber school. |
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12-01-2020, 12:28 PM | #11 | |
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Compared to that, I'm drooling over the idea of the M4 GT4 experience. I'd love to do it someday. |
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The GT3 RS is a street car. This is a race car. Two completely different things with different prices as well. If anything, one should question why the people who run dedicated track cars based on street cars, like all the GT3 RS you see at the track, do not run actual race cars like the M4 GT4 or the Porsche Clubsport GT4 |
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12-01-2020, 12:42 PM | #13 |
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Well there's my Christmas list right there
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https://www.bmw-motorsport.com/conte...8005566778.pdf The $5 and $10k option looks fun. I wonder how it would translate into an e36 track car, hmmm |
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12-01-2020, 01:41 PM | #15 |
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$2700 isn't that bad all things considering. Sounds like a really fun time.
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The selling point pitched by the BMW team is that to own and maintain this car, it would cost a fortune as its usually run by race teams. We get to run this while learning and just pay a minimal cost. |
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Power/Torque outputs in the GT4 are directly commensurate with the color of optional PowerStick (inserted into the Scrutineering logger on the console).
There are six power levels starting with no stick up to the mythical black stick. Trust me, these are expensive options. With the appropriate stick, the car is immediately set up with tuning maps that comply with race/series regulations.
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"the M4 is pretty close to the FIA's ideal power-to-weight ratio as-built. To fine-tune that ratio for different series, the car uses "Power Sticks," USB thumb drives that plug into the car to provide five different power levels depending on series rules and regulations. The car is quoted at "above 431 hp" using the red power stick, which is both the lowest level available and the one used for IMSA Continental events. The silver stick, which is next up, is currently used in Pirelli World Challenge. I'll be driving the car with the gold stick, which is the Goldilocks choice. Move all the way up to the top-flight black stick, and you're probably illegal in any series anywhere—but you're also close to 500 horses." The GT4 is definitely not a run of the mill M4 Comp. If I had the money, I'd own one of these in a heartbeat.
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