Day 1. Eurotunnel to the Ring

[mattCSLnut]

Quick re group on the other side, before the Off

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Nordschleife " Breakfast Club " :-D

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"Splash & Dash" to Munich

[mattCSLnut]

Great turnout :smokin: despite the weather.

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M-Corner @ BMW Welt

[mattCSLnut]

More pix to follow later... :smokin:

[NZ_M3]

Great photos!! :thumbs:Looked like the weather didn't dampen any spirit at all :)

[mattCSLnut]

THANX Tom :thumbs: here's the next instalment.
Few pix of the much slower SB Cecil ;) sitting perfectly still, for the past 10 years, in the BMW Museum.

[mattCSLnut]

At the M - Chappel :notworthy: of BMW Motor Sport greatest hits :drool::drool::drool:
Apologies for no E30 M3 contents :smt053 Totally smitten with the E9 CSL :smt055 & the E46 GTR :supz:

[streightsix]

Super photos - dont apologise, I have an E9 fetish too - amongst others :whistle:

[glendog74]

Nice pics Matt :supz:

[mattCSLnut]

Super photos - dont apologise, I have an E9 fetish too - amongst others :whistle:
THANX John... your pix aren't too bad either :wink: :hahaha: Dare I ask about others ? :-D
Right, back to pix... some random :whistle: engines scattered about the place :wink:

[shimmy]

so Alexk did pop the bonnet of the GTR :)

[mattCSLnut]

Was it just me ? ...or did anyone else NOT see our beloved CSL mentioned much (at all) during the M-Video presentation :smt017
I, for one had high hopes of seeing an actual Prototype Cecil in 1:1 scale there in metal :whistle:
The E9X M3 UTE with a one off removable tow bar (no less) was V. COOL though :thumbs:

[mattCSLnut]

so Alexk did pop the bonnet of the GTR :)
He most certainly did... :smokin:

[mattCSLnut]

The Original Cecil :smt055 :drool: :notworthy:

[mattCSLnut]

If only BMW ignored the case study from the US market :banghead: and listened to it's UK/EURO clients instead :banghead:
What initially appeared to be an E46 CSL concept from a distance, turned out to be this !!!
Beg, steal or borrow, I would have bought this in a heart beat :thumbs: E46 M3 Sports Wagon anyone ? :smt055

[mattCSLnut]

Nice pics Matt :supz:
Cheers Robster :beer: more pix to follow tomorrow... :whistle:

[Alx]

Can't believe you guys managed to open the M3 GTR bonnet! :hahaha:

Thank you for the pictures Matt; it was nice meeting you.

Cheers,
Alex

[alexk]

Of course we opened the GTR bonnet !
I found a person from the museum, I explained him the addiction to the M3 GTR and he helped me to open it :beer:
Finally a cool guy working for BMW !

[Neil M]

If only BMW ignored the case study from the US market :banghead: and listened to it's UK/EURO clients instead :banghead:
What initially appeared to be an E46 CSL concept from a distance, turned out to be this !!!
Beg, steal or borrow, I would have bought this in a heart beat :thumbs: E46 M3 Sports Wagon anyone ? :smt055

You and me both Matt, I've even contemplated building one myself, but my lack of practical knowledge and the necessary expertise tells me otherwise.
There is however a UK company that does an M3 Touring Conversion, but it isn't cheap. After seeing the pics, I'll have to look it up again.:thumbs:

[Yanto]

He most certainly did... :smokin:

Was Louis Spence on the trip ? :wink:

[mattCSLnut]

Can't believe you guys managed to open the M3 GTR bonnet! :hahaha:

We did ask one of the staff @ the Museum nicely ;)

Thank you for the pictures Matt; it was nice meeting you.

Cheers,
Alex

You're welcome :-D good to meet you too Alex :thumbs:

[mattCSLnut]

... finally a cool guy working for BMW !

:thumbs: ...but lets not forget Roland ;)

[mattCSLnut]

Was Louis Spence on the trip ? :wink:
Yes... he was asking about you :whistle:

[mattCSLnut]

Right... back to the pix :-D
How do you go about emptying a fuel station ? I hear you all ask ;)

[mattCSLnut]

Here's a great shot :thumbs: by James from Munich Legends of my old Cecil, heading for the Alps :supz:

[0836whimper]

Right... back to the pix :-D
How do you go about emptying a fuel station ? I hear you all ask ;)

Ha ha - love the CSL fuel station !

[mattCSLnut]

Great weather at last :smt055

[mattCSLnut]

Move along :whistle: nothing to see here :wink:

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McLaren F1 GTR :supz:

[adem.csl]

Great pics matt.well published

[mattCSLnut]

As if 6,000,000 EURO worth of McLaren F1 GTR wasn't enough, the ACS guys rolled out this La Mans winning car just for us :beer: BMW V12 LMR :smokin:

[mattCSLnut]

The BMW V12 LMRs CF air box is an indirect relative of out Cecil's CF air box. BMW did a case study of this race car's air box after the car won La Mans :thumbs:
Incidentally, both Cecil's & the V12 LMR's CF air boxes are made by the one and the very same manufacturer, for BMW :smokin:

[mattCSLnut]

Great pics matt.well published
THANX mate... here's the final instalment for tonight... more tomorrow :-D

Pix of the main man himself, Charly Lamm, chatting away with CSLR members :thumbs:

[0836whimper]

The BMW V12 LMRs CF air box is an indirect relative of out Cecil's CF air box. BMW did a case study of this race car's air box after the car won La Mans :thumbs:
Incidentally, both Cecil's & the V12 LMR's CF air boxes are made by the one and the very same manufacturer, for BMW :smokin:

I love that. Pretty much every engine I saw over the weekend was naturally aspirated and had a stonking great carbon airbox attached. If you were ever in doubt of the engineering pedigree....not now. No gimmicks here.

[mattCSLnut]

I love that. Pretty much every engine I saw over the weekend was naturally aspirated and had a stonking great carbon airbox attached. If you were ever in doubt of the engineering pedigree....not now. No gimmicks here.

:thumbs: :supz: :notworthy:

[mattCSLnut]

Slightly off the beaten track ;) but the drive up there & back via Rossfeld was worth it alone :smokin:

[gingernuts]

Cracking photos there Matt! Love the one in my glasses! may have pinched a few as desktops!

[Bounce]

Good pics there Matt:thumbs:

[mattCSLnut]

Rossfeld Panoramastrase is just visible from Eagle's Nest (to the centre right of the pic) and often frequented by one & only Walter Röhrl :-D ... allegedly :whistle:

[glendog74]

Good pics there Matt:thumbs:

+1 :-D

[mattCSLnut]

Cracking photos there Matt! Love the one in my glasses! may have pinched a few as desktops!
THANX :thumbs: and no worries mate... my invoice is in the post :wink: :hahaha:

[mattCSLnut]

+1 :-D
THANX again Robster & Bret :beer:

[mattCSLnut]

Quick re group @ the Ring for CSL convoy solutions :thumbs: ... soggy shlep up the E40 :smt015 ... arrived at even soggier Dunkirk :banghead: ... on the boat & ready to sail...
...and finally back on my driveway @ home, in one piece :thumbs: The End

[NZ_M3]

Thanks for the photos :thumbs:

[karbonkid]

I knew we could rely on you to get all pix heavy on us with the possibility of also crashing the register too! Nice pix mate.

[mattCSLnut]

I knew we could rely on you to get all pix heavy on us with the possibility of also crashing the register too! Nice pix mate.
THANX matey :thumbs: I do what I can ;) although I was being quite conservative this time :smokin:

[max_b]

Great pics, thanks for sharing :supz:

[LeinsCSL]

They are superb pics Matt, cheers! :thumbs:

[sjb]

Excellent :thumbs:

[s1csl]

Thanks for the great pic Matt , great memories

[CSLSEM3]

Thanks for sharing these photos Matt.

[mattCSLnut]

Thanks for sharing these photos Matt.
You're welcome MJ :thumbs: pity you've missed this UBER trip ;) you would have loved the visit to AC Schnitzer RACE car workshop as they were fettling with the current DTM M3 :drool: at the time of our visit.
Sadly no pix of it either as we were politely asked not to photograph anything up close :bigcry:

[mattCSLnut]

Thanks for the great pic Matt , great memories
Cheers Jon :-D Great memories indeed :partyman:

[mattCSLnut]

They are superb pics Matt, cheers! :thumbs:
THANX mate :beer: ... and everyone else.
Sorry... I couldn't help posting one of my favourites :smt055 again ;)

[Loaded]

Great trip, great photos, great visits, great company..!! Thank you for sharing all these great moments with us. I wish i could have come with you guys...

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