Move aside M3, The Z4 has arrived stateside.

"Turner Motorsport" (TurnerMotorsport) 11/21/2013 at 11:56 • Filed to: bmw z4, GT3, Turner Motorsport, Turner BMW, Turner 2014, Z4 gt3, tudor united sportscar, roar before the 24, daytona

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With official test days and entry deadlines right around the corner, Turner Motorsport is anxious to announce its full plans and driver line-up for the 2014 season. However, the merger between Grand-Am and ALMS has brought a whirlwind of changes in the North American sports car world and along with those changes, plenty of uncertainty. The unification of the two largest sports car racing series in America has raised many questions, preventing the announcement of the team's intentions for 2014.

The Turner Team broke out the new Z4 for testing at Daytona earlier this week to "test the waters" for the 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship season.

After campaigning the BMW M6 and M3 models since joining the Rolex Series in 2010, Turner Motorsport is looking to race the BMW Z4 in 2014 TUDOR Championship competition.

"We got our Z4 from a European GT3 team four weeks ago," Turner said. "We ran it at Road Atlanta for a day of testing with Continental Tire. After a pretty successful test, we decided to bring it here."

Turner regular Paul Dalla Lana was joined by Dane Cameron and Pedro Lamy for the Daytona session. "We're struggling a little as we adjust the car from GT3 to GTD specifications," Cameron said. "We're mainly coming to grips with the larger new wing that is used in GTD, and we're trying to regain the car's balance. It's still a work in progress."

Stay Tuned for official announcements on the 2014 season for Turner. We hope you are excited to see this bad-ass machine in race form as we are!

Party-vi > Turner Motorsport 11/21/2013 at 11:57

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OHAI TMS CAN I HAVE A PLUG-AND-PLAY WIRING HARNESS TO SWAP AN S54 INTO MY 330CI KTHXBAI!?

Tom McParland > Turner Motorsport 11/21/2013 at 11:58

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I love the M3 you guys run. But....this race-spec Z4 looks so badass. Doz flares! Best of luck with this car this season, I look forward to following your progress.

E30Joe drives a Subaru > Turner Motorsport 11/21/2013 at 11:59

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Yikes

ddavidn > Turner Motorsport 11/21/2013 at 12:00

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I'll still miss the M3s, but I can't say I'm not looking forward to watching these speedy little guys run around the track!

E30Joe drives a Subaru > Party-vi 11/21/2013 at 12:04

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It's pretty easy to put an S54 in a 330ci though. Just need a few sensors depending on the harness if you're using a manual transmission.

desertdog5051 > Turner Motorsport 11/21/2013 at 12:08

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Nice!

Party-vi > E30Joe drives a Subaru 11/21/2013 at 12:10

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I've been spoiled by using a Painless wiring harness in my other car. Plus mine is an auto-box, but I'd get the trans from an M3 as well.

E30Joe drives a Subaru > Party-vi 11/21/2013 at 12:12

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Yeah I'm just used to making ghetto wiring harness mods since I had an E30 with a 24V. The E46 process is painless compared to the E30 haha.

PS9 > Turner Motorsport 11/21/2013 at 12:15

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C'mon BMW, a high revving V12 would totally fit under here. Give us one more high revving high output engine before you fully succumb to the turboladers.

PS9 > Tom McParland 11/21/2013 at 12:17

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I love/hate these posts.

Love because racecar.

Hate because my job is completely pure concentrated super-shit compared to theirs. :(

Tom McParland > PS9 11/21/2013 at 12:19

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I hear ya...though it is pretty damn cool that Turner hangs out here on Oppo.

Turner Motorsport > Tom McParland 11/21/2013 at 13:06

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We are always happy to post up and discuss with fans and enthusiasts! Glad you guys enjoy the content!

JEM > Turner Motorsport 11/21/2013 at 13:32

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Yay! Glad to see y'all back.

Also, now that you've moved to a Z4, you should totally be sponsored by these guys who are just down the road:

(though I'm guessing the BMW factory might not like the joke very much)

BullManUGA > Turner Motorsport 11/21/2013 at 13:45

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I saw a picture of the car with Michelins on it in the paddock. Were those just the roller tires Marc VDS gave you guys?

willkinton247 > Turner Motorsport 11/21/2013 at 14:19

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I am such a sucker for GT Z4Ms.

Kyuusei > BullManUGA 11/26/2013 at 13:13

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That car was probably the RLL's GTLM Z4...

techinsanity2011 > Turner Motorsport 11/26/2013 at 13:16

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I like this racing z4-m better.

Ricard0 > techinsanity2011 11/26/2013 at 14:48

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meh....this one is the better looking of them all

Z4 GTE

Hifrequency > PS9 11/26/2013 at 15:29

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I was going to say BMW is walking a fine line here with design.

BullManUGA > Kyuusei 11/26/2013 at 15:31

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No, it was the yellow Turner Z4.

Hifrequency > willkinton247 11/26/2013 at 15:32

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BMW is getting closer in design.

techinsanity2011 > Ricard0 11/26/2013 at 15:43

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I'm not sure what the one I posted is called, it competes in a series called SuperGT in japan.

Ricard0 > techinsanity2011 11/26/2013 at 16:53

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the one you posted it's a GT3

fdawg4l > Turner Motorsport 11/26/2013 at 17:52

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"We got our Z4 from a European GT3 team four weeks ago," Turner said.

Huh? That car looks new. What team buys a perfectly good GT3 car and turns around and sells it?

techinsanity2011 > Ricard0 11/26/2013 at 20:22

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thanks for clarifiying that.