BMW in Group A Racing - Past Gas #249

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In the second part of our series on Group A Racing, we take a look at Mercedes primary rival - BMW! How did a glorified bicycle launch one of the most long-lived racing programs in history? How did a handful of Mercedes engineers inspire one of the greatest touring cars ever made? How did BMW turn the e30 into a global superpower? Today, in Part Two of the BMW vs Benz in Group A series on todays Past Gas!

00:00 Intro
00:39 BMW in Group A Racing
02:43 Host intros
04:04 Our colleges didnt have football teams
06:50 Talkin BMWs
08:28 Its always Nazis
13:39 Chime
14:45 Shopify
15:56 Post-war recovery
18:26 A return to real racing
23:38 BetterHelp
24:41 M is for Zoom
30:40 Girth vs gumption
31:55 The M3 arrives
36:26 Coming up next...
36:45 Listener mail
37:56 Outro

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