BMW M1 Procar (1979)

The BMW M1 Procar is an Epic Performance car made by Keanny. It was added in 5/9/2020 along with the BMW M1 during the WIP era.

Real Life Overview
In 1979 the head of BMW Motorsport, Jochen Neerpasch, devised a one-make championship using racing modified M1s. The series was created to aid BMW in building enough cars to enter the group 4 classification in the World Championship for Makes. The new series, known as the "Procar BMW M1 Championship", served as a support series for Formula One, and included many Formula One drivers in identical cars.

The series ran for two years, with Niki Lauda winning the 1979 season, and Nelson Piquet the 1980 season. After BMW met the standards for group 4, the Procars were used by various teams in the world championship as well as other national series.

The M1 was also campaigned at the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1981 to 1986 where it proved competitive. The car was classified as a Group B car for Le Mans purposes, as Group B was also planned for GT class for road races, but were instead eclipsed by Group C prototypes.

Usage
In the current meta of Cloned Drives, the BMW M1 Procar occupies a unique niche, as the only non-prize Epic fitted with slick tyres. Its low weight, high handling, and RQ-saving tyres allow it to dominate other cars at its RQ level and even slightly above on dry asphalt twisty tracks. Its closest rival is the Legendary Ford Mustang FR500GT, which it can actually beat on tracks such as Slalom Test with a high weight priority due to its much lower mass. It also boasts a higher top speed than the Mustang, but lags behind noticeably in all three acceleration figures.

Overall, the M1 Procar is a strong choice for events and even random races, should one lack one of the top-end Legendary cars for dry asphalt such as the Mazda Furai or Zenvo ST1. It is also much easier to obtain than these Legendaries due to its lower rarity tier.

The BMW M1 Procar can only be maxed in one path, 699.

Trivia

 * This car was in Top Drives, but its RQ value was lower than that of Cloned Drives, due to the increased handling.