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      06-03-2019, 01:45 PM   #1
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Le Mans 2019 BMW Exhibition & M8 GTE

I wanted to check out the M8, so I went over to Le Mans for the test day.
No wonder they are pulling out - completely underwhelmed by it. Car really gives the impression it is not competitive enough compared to the rest of the field.
Anyway the day was saved by a surprise BMW temporary exhibition in the Museum at the track.

Some photos I took for your viewing pleasure.

Bonus iPhone video as well for what it's worth
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Very cool shots, thanks
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Thanks for the photos! Love that F1 GTR...omg!
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good to see F1 and V12 LMR.. and i hope M8 will perform better..
looking forward to see such packages from BMW again since my childhood actually..


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Perhaps it's early in the development/testing phase....hopeful they'll turn it around.
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That CSL!!
Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the race today.
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So far it's not looking good......
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Perhaps it's early in the development/testing phase....hopeful they'll turn it around.
LeMans was the last WEC race for the M8 GTE; they announced they were pulling out a few weeks ago.

It's really a good race car, but it ended up getting BOP'd to death from the start and people wonder why it sucks. I still don't understand for LeMans, with the poor performances by BMW M8 GTE in WEC so far, why did they still get reduced boost and increased weight
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