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BMW and MINI at the 2011 Goodwood Motorsport Press Day
Fri Mar 11 16:48:39 CET 2011 Press Release
The new BMW 1 Series M Coupé, the BMW M3 GTS and the MINI John Cooper Works S2000 rally car line up at the Festival of Speed media launch
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BMW will run two exciting vehicles up the hill at the 2011 Goodwood Motorsport Press Day on 17 March 2011. The first, the new BMW 1 Series M Coupé heralds the introduction of a high performance sports car into a compact design that extends the BMW M portfolio and paves the way for a wider audience to appreciate M car ownership. The second, the BMW M3 GTS, is the most powerful version of the high-performance M3 Coupé and features a 450hp engine that offers the ideal preconditions for use at club sport events, while still being road-legal.
Goodwood will also provide the stage for MINI to display the MINI John Cooper Works S2000 rally car – the latest milestone on the road to the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) . This is the forerunner to the MINI John Cooper Works WRC, which the MINI WRC Team will unveil at MINI Plant Oxford on 11th April 2011 and will debut in Rally Italy from 5 – 8 May 2011.
Representing BMW Group UK at the Goodwood Motorsport Press Day will be Martin Harrison, Media Relations Officer, on 07525 977083, who will be available at the event to answer media enquiries.
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