Two Turner BMWs For 2011
And With A New Look

Having already tasted success in its maiden season with a win at Mid-Ohio, Turner Motorsport has announced that it will contest the full 2011 Rolex Sports Car Series with two GT Class BMWs, and that the bodywork will change from the M6 to the M3.

“The M3 is much closer to the brand identity for Turner Motorsport and our customers, so we’re making the change in the off-season to the M3,” said Team Owner Will Turner. “The M6 is excellent, particularly from an aerodynamic point of view. But we think we can generate a lot of performance with the M3, just like we do with our M3‘s in Continental Tire Challenge and on the street for that matter, so we are excited about making the change for next year.”

The driver squad for the new season will be finalised in the coming months.

“We had Boris (Said), Billy (Auberlen), Joey (Hand) and Paul (Dalla Lana) together to start the year at Daytona and it was pretty much a ‘Dream Team,” said Turner. “It was the first time out for us in the 24 with a brand new car and we were able to learn a lot and finish the race. But we didn’t get the result we wanted so hopefully we can get lock in strong driver line ups with both cars and start 2011 off right.

“Since before we even unloaded at Daytona, there has been a ton of interest in this GT program. But we wanted to walk before we ran. Even with everything we’ve done to date, we are still rookies in Rolex! But now that we’ve won and have more experience in the series, we are in a much better position to not only grow, but to also be competitive with both cars next year. We’ve got some exciting things coming together and hopefully we’ll be able to make some announcements before the tire test.”