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Lauda wins first BMW M1 Procar Revival race

Indexed: Sat Jul 19, 2008 @ 02:15:17PM 2 months 3 weeks ago

After 30 years, the BMW M1 Procar Series made its comeback on Saturday, with a host of big name drivers. Ten celebrity-manned examples of the near 500 hp mid-engined racers delivered the first of two show races on the Hockenheimring as part of the German Grand Prix support programme. First across the line was a man who raced the cars the first time around, three-time world champion Niki Lauda. "It was such a hoot,” said Lauda. “We were allowed to drive how we wanted, we didn't have to hold back on the pace...

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