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      10-07-2014, 02:16 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by BlackJetE90 View Post
It actually wasn't built from a road car. The Turner M6 was built on a tubular spaceframe chassis made by Riley. The body was one off carbon fiber pieces. The engine was the S62 5.0L from the E39 M3. They later used the same chassis and put a carbon fiber E92 body on it. It raced prior to the merger in Grand Am, in the GT class. But you are correct in saying the Conti Series cars are based from road cars(actually mildly modified, mostly just safety equipment). They have been running separate E92 M3's in Conti Series.
oh my mistake then. I assumed Turner ran that M6 in Continental Series
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