Classic Motorsports: BMW Group's Latest Spin-Off Invites Vintage Racers to Join the Family

BMW Group Classic is doing more to help out loyal fans of the both the BMW and Mini marques. How? They've just set up a Motorsport division with the intent of helping racers of vintage Bavarian greatness (and Minis,too).

Assistance will come in the form of "advice on servicing and repair,...parts procurement, [and] complete restoration", all backed by BMW know-how.

Friedrich Nohl, head of BMW Classic's Motorsport division, justifies the creation of Classic M by saying, "Anyone who owns a high-performance car like [racers from the 1960s, 70s and 80s] will also want to drive it." Agreed. But how good is their work going to be?

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