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Sebring, Fla. - March 21, 2009... Sebring International Raceway had best of the BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team in its debut race today as both BMW M3s were forced to retire before half-distance of the 57th annual 12 Hours of Sebring.
Teething problems for the new cars began early. Despite exhaustive pre-race preparations and a trouble-free morning warm-up session, electrical problems struck the No. 90 M3 on the grid and Bill Auberlen was forced to relinquish his sixth starting position. (He had qualified seventh, but a competitor was moved to the rear of the field following an infraction in ThursdayÔÇÖs night practice.) The team rolled the car to paddock to affect repairs as the field took the green flag.
Dirk M??ller started the No. 92 M3 from 13th in the GT2 field. By lap 17 and some 37 minutes into the 12-hour contest Muller was in sixth. He pitted for fuel and tires 20 minutes later and began a second stint.
Following diagnosis and yeomanÔÇÖs work by the BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team crew to the No. 90 machine, just before the one hour mark both M3s were on the track with M??ller moving up to fifth and chasing after the fourth place car.
The first caution period of the race came at the 1:30 mark and both M3s came to the pits for fuel and tires. Milner replaced M??ller and Hand took over for Auberlen.
As the green flag flew again Milner moved into third and at the two-hour mark had moved the No. 92 M3 into second, one lap behind the leader.
After a total of 27 laps, Sebring struck a fatal blow and Hand pitted the No. 90 M3 with an oil leak. The leak was unable to be repaired and the car was retired from the race. Sebring was proving to be especially difficult this year, taking its toll on many of the top GT2 class cars.
With some three hours of the race complete, the team took advantage of the second caution period of the race to pit Milner and send M??ller out with a full tank of fuel and new tires. 30 minutes later he had the No. 92 M3 back into second position. Another pit stop saw Milner back behind the wheel and consolidating the No. 92ÔÇÖs hold on second place with 139 laps complete. Pitting just past the five hour mark M??ller took over, but as he launched something broke and the car had to be retired.
ÔÇ£Sebring bettered us today, but it will definitely make us better,ÔÇØ said Martin Birkmann, BMW of North America Motorsports Manager. ÔÇ£Strategy, consistency and reliability are the keys to success here and itÔÇÖs hard for a new car to be perfectly reliable. We know all BMW fans share our disappointment and we thank everyone who came out to cheer us on and be part of our return to the ALMS. Sebring is a big race, but BMW did not return for only one race. We came back for the season and are looking forward to Round Two.ÔÇØ
Bobby Rahal, Team Principal, added, ÔÇ£For almost half the race we put on a good show for all the BMW fans here at Sebring. To run as high as second, and for a number of hours, in our debut race is a very good sign and a testament to the team we have put together. Yes, we are disappointed, but on to St. Pete. Focus forward.ÔÇØ
ÔÇ£Sebring demands perfectionÔÇØ, said Tommy Milner. ÔÇ£We are a new team in a new car and everybody is working very hard. We arenÔÇÖt perfect. We will figure this out. WeÔÇÖve proven we have a good team.ÔÇØ
Dirk M??ller said, ÔÇ£The M3 was running really great - the best all week - which is a big compliment to everyoneÔÇÖs efforts. We were running trouble-free in second place, no incidents, no scratches, nothing. I made it from the back to fourth place in two stints. Then we got a drive train issue that ultimately made us stop. ItÔÇÖs a new car and we need to investigate this problem, but I have no doubt St. Pete will be a better race for us.ÔÇØ
Round Two of the 2009 American Le Mans Series, The Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg, is scheduled for April 3 ÔÇô 5.
About Rahal Letterman Racing:
Rahal Letterman Racing, based in Hilliard, Ohio and co-owned by three-time IndyCar Champion and 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and CBS LATE SHOW host David Letterman, has been competing for more than a decade compiling 20 victories, 30 poles and one series championship (Bobby Rahal in 1992 in CART) and an Indianapolis 500 championship (Buddy Rice in 2004). In 2008 Rahal Letterman Racing again won Rookie-of-the-Year honors at the Indianapolis 500 and partnered with Andersen Racing to run two entries in the Indy Pro Series. In 2009 the team has joined BMW North America to campaign the new BMW M3 as BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team in the American Le Mans Series and will as serve as the organizers of the Formula BMW Americas championship.
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Whitby, ON. BMW Group Canada announced today the appointment of Franz Jung, President & CEO, BMW Group Canada effective April 1, 2009. Mr. Jung joins BMW Group Canada from BMW Nordic in Stockholm, Sweden where he served as President and Chairman of the Board.
Mr. Jung started his career with BMW Group in 1996 as Regional Manager Sales, Rover Group Germany when Rover was owned by BMW. Since then, he has held various BMW and MINI senior management positions in Germany, Mexico, China and Central Eastern Europe. Mr. Jung has extensive experience in the automobile industry. Prior to joining BMW Group, he worked at Fiat Automobil AG Germany, Honda Germany and Mercedes-Benz AG in a variety of technical and sales related roles.
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