Carrera Digital 132 BMW 320 Turbo Flat Car "Team Schnitzer - No. 55"
Item No. 31038
If you click through the best website or database on the subject of racing results (“racingsportscars.com”), the first hit you will find for the BMW 320 Turbo Flachbau Group 5 of the SCHNITZER team is the current slot car from CARRERA.
The car, in this livery and with starting number 55, competed in the 14th International ADAC Westfalen-Pokal race in Zolder, Belgium, in 1980. The BMW was driven by racing legend Hans Jochen Stuck. Oh, and the car also won the Division 2 race, and at the end of the season, Stuck finished as Division 2 runner-up.
SCHNITZER had developed the car and engine largely in-house. In 1978, Harald Ertl won the DRM championship in the BMW Turbo. Nevertheless, the E21 BMW was always somewhat overshadowed by the legendary Zakspeed Capri from Ford in Group 5. This is surprising, really, considering the car had an estimated 850 hp. Furthermore, the BMW was the first car ever to win the German Racing Championship with a turbo engine. In Division 2, a maximum of 2000 cc naturally aspirated engines were permitted at the time, but these were far outperformed by the 1.4-liter turbo engines that were also permitted. Which is why FORD, as early as 1978, also developed a very fast 1.4 and used this engine type. Without a turbo, they had no chance.
The races and battles between FORD and BMW in those years are legendary, and the drivers of those years are now icons of their profession.
By the way, if you want to see some original pictures of the race in Zoll, here is a Link to a YouTube video.
Kind regards
CoMod Lotus
Item No. 31038
If you click through the best website or database on the subject of racing results (“racingsportscars.com”), the first hit you will find for the BMW 320 Turbo Flachbau Group 5 of the SCHNITZER team is the current slot car from CARRERA.
The car, in this livery and with starting number 55, competed in the 14th International ADAC Westfalen-Pokal race in Zolder, Belgium, in 1980. The BMW was driven by racing legend Hans Jochen Stuck. Oh, and the car also won the Division 2 race, and at the end of the season, Stuck finished as Division 2 runner-up.
SCHNITZER had developed the car and engine largely in-house. In 1978, Harald Ertl won the DRM championship in the BMW Turbo. Nevertheless, the E21 BMW was always somewhat overshadowed by the legendary Zakspeed Capri from Ford in Group 5. This is surprising, really, considering the car had an estimated 850 hp. Furthermore, the BMW was the first car ever to win the German Racing Championship with a turbo engine. In Division 2, a maximum of 2000 cc naturally aspirated engines were permitted at the time, but these were far outperformed by the 1.4-liter turbo engines that were also permitted. Which is why FORD, as early as 1978, also developed a very fast 1.4 and used this engine type. Without a turbo, they had no chance.
The races and battles between FORD and BMW in those years are legendary, and the drivers of those years are now icons of their profession.
By the way, if you want to see some original pictures of the race in Zoll, here is a Link to a YouTube video.
Kind regards
CoMod Lotus
