![]() ![]() 404 BHP from the 3.0-litre engine and there’s 550Nm of torque, too. It comes with the full on, unshackled twin turbo 6 cylinder M3 engine. Marking a considerable change to BMWs marketing, this particular Competition moniker actually means something. Oh and rear seats that had never been used and oddly enough, despite since then never seeing another one like this, I found the exact car I wanted. To continue the theme of a black car household, I wanted a black car and I specifically wanted a car with the bronze wheels that were an option on the M2 Competition. I’ve always thought they just look so damn cool and I don’t even think they are spec sensitive that much. Even when planned, it simply isn’t fun sitting at 56mph on a motorway as it is speed that saps the power from a battery, not distance.įact is, I’ve always wanted an M2 and thought they are one of the best looking cars BMW have ever made and I wanted to buy a car I could use instead of the 720 on my work commute into city everyday. If you want to go away anywhere more than 50 miles away, you either need to properly plan it or find another car. Unfortunately, the UK simply doesn’t yet have the infrastructure for an electric only household. However, it has the range of a 1 month old toddler and any long distance journeys are filled with a healthy dose of range anxiety. As a city car it is unsurpassed in my opinion. I have a BMW i3, our third actually, It is a fabulous car that personifies true function and utility in an unmatched package of usability and accessibility. The 2022 Bathurst 6 Hour will be held in its traditional Easter long weekend slot, 15-17 April.įor more of the latest motorsport news pick up the current issue of Auto Action.I really need an excuse to stop driving the 720s every day. “It’s an amazing experience to share the track with those sorts of drivers and you learn a lot by racing with them – it helps us improve our driving.” “The 6 Hour harks back to that era – we go racing for fun, but at the 6 Hour we’ll be competing against some of the best drivers in the country like Shane Van Gisbergen and Will Davison. “Back in the 1980s, the Bathurst 1000 had different classes, and privateer racers like Dad were able to compete in the same race as legends like Peter Brock and Dick Johnson,” Kavich said. The Yellow Pages backing is part of the family motorsport legacy as the company adorned their father Tony’s Mazda RX7 and Holden Commodore race cars in the Bathurst 1000 during the 1980s. ![]() “In standard trim, the BMW M2 is a well-developed car and it has all the ingredients to be well suited to Mount Panorama: a good power-to-weight ratio for the long straights and nimble handling for the technical sections at the top of the Mountain.” “We enjoy working with the Kavichs because of their passion for the sport and the cause they’re supporting,” Walden said. Team owner Garth Walden is excited to see what the M2 is capable of, but is confident of a strong package when they roll out at The Mountain. “The running gear in the M2 is fundamentally the same as the M3s and M4s that have won the race recently, but we’re expecting it to be more nimble over the top of the Mountain.” “When you look at the results over the last few years, BMWs have been the cars of choice for the outright contenders and we’re very excited to be racing the M2 Competition, built by Garth and his team at GWR, who have a wealth of experience with building production cars for long-distance races. “The Evo has served us adequately, but the reality is it’s a car that is approaching 15 years old and has become outclassed by the newer machinery,” Ben Kavich said. The move into the BMW sees the Kavichs entered in the top-tier Class X. ![]() The BMW M2 replaces the Mitsubishi Evo X which they have raced since 2017. The Kavich brothers have competed in every Bathurst 6 Hour since the event’s inception in 2016. It will be one of two M2 Competition cars in the record 70 car field with the eye-catching yellow and pink BMW to be driven by brothers Ben and Michael Kavich. The Garth Walden Racing team has revealed its brand-new BMW M2 Competition machine which it will field in this year’s Bathurst 6 Hour. ![]()
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