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The 50-th anniversary Rolex 24 race took place over the weekend and during 24 hours of non-stop racing, the excitement reached a new peak. BMWBLOG was present at the popular race and will report shortly the final results through photos and videos. But in the mean time, OneHotLap gives us a 360 degree view of the Rolex 24 racing event with a focus on the Turner Motorsport team: 8 drivers, 32 people crew Fuel stops needed every 50 minutes 20 Gallon fuel tank capacity 600 gallons for the weekend per car 20 sets of tires per car for the weekend 400 lug nuts per car 25 bottles of nitrogen for tires and air guns 2-3 sets of brake pads for the 24-hour race (1-2 more for practice and qualifying per car) 2 Water Bottles per driver per stint Multiple windshield tear-offs per car 250 bottled waters 150 cans of soda 50 bottles of Gatorade 100 granola bars 100 cups of coffee 150 Red Bulls 60 scrambled eggs 125 ham sandwiches 60 candy bars 30 Advil packs 4 dozen donuts 2 RVs for Drivers to rest and eat 1 Private masseuse/chiropractor for drivers and crew Stay tuned for more Daytona 24 coverage! Continue reading →

Here are the first spy photos of the upcoming BMW X5 M facelift. In 2009, BMW offered their life cycle impulse to the standard X5 models, but the X5 M model came to market around the same time with the pre-facelift design cues Continue reading →