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<blockquote data-quote="drbob" data-source="post: 460956" data-attributes="member: 17407"><p>This is a follow up on the car. Eddie Koay was quite helpful but I had to travel to Hong Kong/ Macau to do further research. While I was there I walked the Macau GP circuit which was very interesting.</p><p>Here is a short Group A history of the car.</p><p>BMW E30 M3 Chassis no. M3-1-128</p><p></p><p>1. Built February/March 1989 by Schnitzer Motorsport in Germany from a BMW Motorsport shell.</p><p></p><p>2.. Italian Touring Car Championship, Group A (CIVT), 1989.</p><p>Class A1 : Car no.2 driven by Emanuele Pirro, Carlo Rossi and Fabian Giroix.</p><p>Second in Championship behind sister car driven by Johnny Cecotto</p><p></p><p>3. October 1989, Wellington 500, Group A , Roberto Ravaglia/ Pirro. Results place no. 1 </p><p></p><p>4. Sold to Hong Kong race Charles Kwan in July 1990.</p><p></p><p>Macau GP results</p><p></p><p>5. November 1990 Guia Group A race, Macau Grand Prix.</p><p>Charles Kwan, Team Overtake, car no 12, retired lap 21 /30</p><p></p><p>6 November 1991 Macau Grand Prix.</p><p>i. Group A Guia race, Charles Kwan Team Take One, car no. 21, grid 15, DNS</p><p>ii. Group A Macau Cup race, Charles Kwan, Team Take One, car no 21.</p><p>Part 1 of race 2nd; part 2 of race 12th; overall 12th</p><p></p><p>7. November 1992, Macau Grand Prix.</p><p>i. Group A Guia race Team Take One, car no. 7 DNF</p><p>ii. Group A Macau Cup race, Charles Kwan, car no.7, pole position, results place no.1</p><p></p><p>8. November 1993 Macau Grand Prix </p><p>Macau Cup Group A race, Team Over Take, Charles Kwan, car no.11, results place no. 1 fastest lap.</p><p></p><p>Japanese Touring Car Championship Group A</p><p></p><p>I do not have the details of the JTCC but Charles Kwan tells me it raced in the series over several years.</p><p>Note that Charles Kwan had 2 BMW M3's for the Macau GP meeting in 1993. He won the 93 Guia race in a Schnitzer DTM he had purchased that year. My car has no DTM history, only group A.</p><p></p><p>I will post up a series of historical photos. Unfortunately I will have to sell the car so I can afford to start a new Group A touring car restoration project</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drbob, post: 460956, member: 17407"] This is a follow up on the car. Eddie Koay was quite helpful but I had to travel to Hong Kong/ Macau to do further research. While I was there I walked the Macau GP circuit which was very interesting. Here is a short Group A history of the car. BMW E30 M3 Chassis no. M3-1-128 1. Built February/March 1989 by Schnitzer Motorsport in Germany from a BMW Motorsport shell. 2.. Italian Touring Car Championship, Group A (CIVT), 1989. Class A1 : Car no.2 driven by Emanuele Pirro, Carlo Rossi and Fabian Giroix. Second in Championship behind sister car driven by Johnny Cecotto 3. October 1989, Wellington 500, Group A , Roberto Ravaglia/ Pirro. Results place no. 1 4. Sold to Hong Kong race Charles Kwan in July 1990. Macau GP results 5. November 1990 Guia Group A race, Macau Grand Prix. Charles Kwan, Team Overtake, car no 12, retired lap 21 /30 6 November 1991 Macau Grand Prix. i. Group A Guia race, Charles Kwan Team Take One, car no. 21, grid 15, DNS ii. Group A Macau Cup race, Charles Kwan, Team Take One, car no 21. Part 1 of race 2nd; part 2 of race 12th; overall 12th 7. November 1992, Macau Grand Prix. i. Group A Guia race Team Take One, car no. 7 DNF ii. Group A Macau Cup race, Charles Kwan, car no.7, pole position, results place no.1 8. November 1993 Macau Grand Prix Macau Cup Group A race, Team Over Take, Charles Kwan, car no.11, results place no. 1 fastest lap. Japanese Touring Car Championship Group A I do not have the details of the JTCC but Charles Kwan tells me it raced in the series over several years. Note that Charles Kwan had 2 BMW M3's for the Macau GP meeting in 1993. He won the 93 Guia race in a Schnitzer DTM he had purchased that year. My car has no DTM history, only group A. I will post up a series of historical photos. Unfortunately I will have to sell the car so I can afford to start a new Group A touring car restoration project [/QUOTE]
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