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How the BMW M3 became a winner

Leow Ju Len
01/07/2015

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”This car was born to win titles”

MUNICH, GERMANY — While the 3 Series has never been overtaken on the sales charts, it’s had a pretty formidable career in racing, too. In fact, when it comes to touring cars (basically heavily-modified versions of saloon cars) the E30 M3 is the most successful racer of all time.

 

Roberto Ravaglia (seen in action above) is one of the men who tasted victory behind the wheel of one. Here the multiple touring car champion tells us about the first time he drove the M3.

“I remember my first encounter with the car absolutely. It was 1986, the year that BMW Motorsport decided to build up the M3 for the following year’s World Touring Car Championship. I had the honour of being the first (test) driver, and immediately you know, after a few laps, I realised that it was a fantastic car. I remember I said to myself, ‘This car is born to win many races, many titles’. And it was so.

“I won many titles. I don’t know if really I was a good driver, but I know that I’d been in the right moment, in the right place, and I was driving fantastic cars. Especially in races with touring cars, I think the secret is to have a good road car. If you have a good chassis, good suspension, very good engine, then it’s not so difficult for BMW Motorsport to build up a race car. And really this is the secret to achieve victory like the 3 Series has done.”

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