Why is the BMW M3 Allowed to Compete in GTE?

yeah that was about it too unfortunatly that car was awsome!

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=548729

Construction / Cosmetics

* M3 "CRT" = Carbon Racing Technologies
* Limited production - 67 units
* Due to the very limited worldwide volume, the BMW M3 CRT will not be homologated for sale in the USA.
* Priced in Germany at EUR 130,000 - incl. VAT
* Debuts new production process for CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced plastic) components
* Hood and bucket seats made from cellular carbon honeycomb
* Hood has strength of conventional steel hood, but at 1/4 of its weight. 50% weight saving over M3 aluminum hood.
* Frozen Polar Silver metallic exterior paint
* Melbourne Red metallic applications and special treatment for the BMW kidney grille
* Exclusive door sill strips, door panels and trim strips in aluminium grain structure
* Special Sakhir Orange and Black dual colored covers for the front and individual rear seats
* Alcantara-covered M steering wheel


Powertrain / Performance

* 450hp @ 8,300 RPM
* 324lb-ft torque @ 3,750 RPM
* 180mph / 290kmh top speed
* 4,360 cc displacement
* 0-100km/h (0-62mph) - 4.4 seconds
* Sports exhaust system with extremely lightweight titanium muffler
* Bedplate crankcase construction in special aluminum-silicon alloy
* Individual throttle butterflies
* Knock control system with ion current technology
* Dynamically-optimized wet sump oil supply


Body

* 3,483 pounds / 1,580 kilograms = [100lb (45kg)] lighter than standard sedan / [154lb (70kg)] lighter when equipment on board taken into account
* Proportion of car's weight over rear axle raised to 48.4%
* 7.74 lb-per-hp weight-to-power ratio
* 3.5 kg-per-hp weight-to-power ratio


Wheels/Suspension

* 19-inch M light-alloy wheels in Y-spoke design
* 245/35 R 19 front tires and 265/35 R 19 rear tires
* Front and rear axle enhanced by rigid rear axle subframe
* Coilover suspension with individually adjustable dampers
* 6-piston fixed calipers with low-weight compound construction
* 378x32 mm front brake rotors / 380x28 mm rear rear rotors
* Stahflex brake lines


Tech

* Sound-proofing configured specially for low-weight construction
* Two individual rear seats
* M DCT w/ Drivelogic
* Navigation System Professional
* BMW Individual High End audio system
* Alarm system with PDC sensors

It's still short on power, and a 4 door M3 is even less race car-ish than the 2 door is.

narboza22 wrote:It's still short on power, and a 4 door M3 is even less race car-ish than the 2 door is.

thats why i posted it up.