palmersport 2011 - Halfords

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BMW M3 GTP
It is no exaggeration to say we have been overwhelmed
by the response to our M3 GTPs, introduced for the
first time in 2010. With their 420bhp V8 motors hitting
8500rpm between every flick of the paddle-shift
gearbox, they have added yet another brilliant dimension
to the PalmerSport experience.
In fact BMW’s latest M3 may well represent an all
time peak in the phenomenal power and performance
extracted by the world’s best car manufacturers for use
on the road. With environmental pressure growing it
is hard to see how such outrageous performance can
ever be surpassed for use on our increasingly restricted
public roads – but we’ll savour it while we can!
Even in standard form the M3 is an awesome machine, but
at PalmerSport that was just our starting point. Our BMW
M3 GTPs have been stripped of their interior luxuries
and equipped with uprated brakes and lowered, stiffened
suspension to provide phenomenal on-track performance.
The 4 litre V8 engine is also the most powerful available
at PalmerSport. This is a race-bred powerplant, tuned by
BMW’s Motorsports division and capable of howling and
screaming its way to 8500 rpm, a speed most engines
cannot even reach, yet at which the M3 is never happier.
Coupled to a brilliant seven-speed paddle shift gearbox
that swaps cogs faster than you can blink and deployed
through its race-prepared chassis, the M3 GTP
takes the supercar art to a new level. And when it’s
unleashed on our ultra-fast South circuit the result
is truly an incredible driving experience, with rear
wheel drive powerslides there for you to enjoy – and
hopefully control!
As ever our superb - and brave – instructors will be
pushing you to go faster and improve your lap times.
What’s more, with our onboard camera system, your
time in the M3 GTP will never be merely a memory:
when you leave us you’ll go away with a memory stick
containing every corner of every lap, recorded for you
to enjoy forever.