540 motor at Daytona 24?

[Jason Blitz]

It looks just like a 540 motor anyway(except for the intake) - it's supposed to be a v8 M5 motor variant run in the Grand Am series by a BMW team. We were in the hot pits with the Racers Group Porsche team . . . rainy but fun! Got to meet David Hobbs and Bill Auberlen - sweet!

Just thought I'd share the pics!
-Jason Blitz

http://homepage.mac.com/jasonblitzdesign/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-02-03%2008.16.45%20-0800/Image-F8536AC3566211D8.jpg

Daytona 24 2004 (http://homepage.mac.com/jasonblitzdesign/Daytona_24_2004/Menu65.html)

[MarkD]

It looks just like a 540 motor anyway(except for the intake) - it's supposed to be a v8 M5 motor variant run in the Grand Am series by a BMW team. We were in the hot pits with the Racers Group Porsche team . . . rainy but fun! Got to meet David Hobbs and Bill Auberlen - sweet!



You met David Hobbs? I see him on TV sometimes and think, back around 1979 he was the chief driving instructor for a driving school I took, (at BMWCCA Oktoberfest/Boston) so I got to talk to him.
There weren't as many BMW owners at the Oktoberfests 25 years ago.

Mark