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■ Bill Auberlen leads Robin Liddell in the Rebel Rock Camaro.
The 2022 race marked the
debut of the new BMW M4 GT3 as
BMW's new entry into GT racing,
with two cars run by BMW M Team
RLL in the GTD PRO class and a
single car from Turner Motorsport in
GTD. The new M4 GT3 has been
run in public as a one-off entry for
testing purposes, but this would be
the first opportunity to see the car
compete against its true class rivals.
The weekend also included the
Michelin Pilot Challenge series in
which Turner Motorsport had
entered an M4 GT4 for Bill Auberlen
(with co-driver Dillon Machavern)
and a second car for Robby Foley
(with co-driver Vincent Barletta).
Turner Motorsport is a serious contender
with the M4 GT4 in the
Michelin Pilot Challenge as they
were in 2021, so the race was sure
■ Bill Auberlen coming off the banking in the Turner M4 GT4.
to be interesting.
Florida in January, what better
place to go in the winter? It was
cold at home before flying south,
and we were aware that the weather
in Florida would be wet before the
race on Thursday and Friday, then
turning cold for the race on
Saturday and Sunday. We came
prepared with layers and winter
clothing and even long johns to
keep comfortable. On Saturday
night during the race, the temperature
plunged into the 30s, so it was
cold and caused us to search for
places to warm up. Thankfully, the
BMW CCA had organized a corral
with catered meals and a place to
use as a home base. It was great to
see all the CCA folks also attending
the race and trying to keep warm.
A plus for the corral was a close
look at the M4 GT3 provided by Tom
Plucinsky from BMW North
America.
As is typical with a new car, the
sanctioning organization (IMSA in
this case) needs to create a Balance
of Performance (BoP) to try to adjust
the speed of the cars across the
field. We have Porsche, Aston
Martin, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes,
Lamborghini, Lexus, Corvette and
BMW in the GTD class across PRO
and GTD. With Corvette developing
their GTE car into GT3 specifications,
both Corvette and BMW have
new cars for 2022. The GT cars are
actually configured identically
regardless of whether the entry is for
GTD PRO or GTD, so the drivers are
the only difference. There is a preseason
test for the 24 Hours, known
as the ROAR Before the 24, a week
ahead of the race, so there was an
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