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Originally Posted by Dalko43
How many M6 variants have been used for racing versus how many m3 variants have been used for racing by BMW and private teams?
I don't think the M3 got the popularity that it did simply due to its name.
I'm not saying the M6 hasn't been used to race, I'm saying the M3 was the more popular platform for racing. And that aside, today's M6 is vastly different from yesterday's. The size of this new car is enormous compared to what it was 10-15 years ago. I understand the M6's bigger displacement engine might account for some advantage vs other platforms in BMW's inventory, but the handling has got to be a disadvantage of sorts for a car that size.
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You're all over the map dude. You started out asking a question, then somewhere along the line, you transitioned in to this weird rhetorical thing where you keep moving the goal posts. Did you mean to make a statement, rather than ask a question? Because it sounds an awful lot like you think BMW should have used the M4 as the basis for their GT3 race car.
There's some fantastic information in this thread, and it only touches the tip of the iceberg when it comes to BMW's racing heritage, not to mention the very clear answers to some of your other questions. For example you seem to be rhetorically suggesting that BMW could have just dropped the S63 in the M4 if the S55 wasn't an option. When you get clear answers as to why that can't happen, you switch your line of questioning.
Take a step back and figure out what you're really asking, or if you're even asking a question at all.