LOL!
I had to read it carefully to see why they were first. OK, they are the first car manufacturer, and they are going for the overall win. Not bad technology, either. If you want to wind the clock back, however, you could look at 2004, although the 'Flying Carpet' was not entered by a car manufacturer, but by a private team with Perkins (Caterpillar) sponsorship.
The car broke the transmission, but was reported to be fast to that point. A couple of links, below.
http://www.perkins.com/perkins/cda/a...022049,00.html
http://www.rfmsports.com/IMSA/ALMS/S...ls.taurus.html
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2007 X3 3.0si, 6 MT, Premium, White
Retired:
2008 535i, 6 MT, M Sport, Premium, Space Grey
2003 X5 3.0 Steptronic, Premium, Titanium Silver
2002 325xi 5 MT, Steel Grey
2004 Z4 3.0 Premium, Sport, SMG, Maldives Blue
Last edited by JCL; 01-07-2006 at 04:08 AM.
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