Sorry, I meant to say BMW didn't have the M3 V8 in the FIA's GT Racing
series (which is what the game GTR simulates). They did run the car
elsewhere, but the race at the Nurburgring wasn't part of the FIA GT
Championship that year:

http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?eve...03&reporttype=

Neither were such enduro classics as Daytona, Sebring, the TT, Le Mans, etc.
Politics...or worse, *French* politics. (Sorry if I offended any
descendants of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Montier--better known
as the Marquis de Lafayette--we are still grateful....)

"Robin Lord" > wrote in message
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> >> Yeah...if only SimBin had had a BMW M3 V8 in GTR (to be fair, BMW
didn't
> >> have an M3 in the year simmed--2003--only that fruity little Z3
hatchback
> >> with the inline 6). The M3 was supposed to be avail as an add-on, but
> >> apparently BMW freaked. (Or demanded blood money.)
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > Thats too bad. You would think these mfg's would realize it's free
> > advertising and not name exploitation. Isnt racing all about
advertising
> > products anyway? Having your products in these sims generates more
> > positive interest doesnt it? The void by the absence seems more
> > detrimental to the mfg/service than licensing can make up for if ya ask
> > me.
> > EA not included in that statement of course Im mean seriously, how
> > could BMW go wrong in this instance?
> >
> > Mitch
>
> BMW had the M3 GTR in 2003 for the Nürburgring 24hr if nothing else, cause
I
> was there. However it was a bit of an embarassment for them as they packed
> the M3 GTRs radiators with dry ice prior to the race start which caused
> broken oil lines and the cars had to stop on the very 1st lap, not getting
> back out top do their 1st lap for a couple of hours
>
> Bad memories maybe?
>
> Robin
>
>