Built on the basis of an original factory body
This vehicle is an authentic piece of BMW racing technology from the 1990s. It is based on an original... BMW Motorsport factory body, which was established in 1994 by the renowned racing technology specialist József Cserkúti with the collaboration of Georg Plasa – two personalities who have had a lasting impact on European hill climb and touring car racing.
József Cserkúti He was a multiple Hungarian champion, European Championship participant, and internationally successful designer. For over three decades, he built his own racing cars, designed safety cells, chassis, and aerodynamic solutions at Formula 1 level – always striving for perfection through handcrafted work. In the 1990s, his workshop was a center of Hungarian engineering, where numerous future top drivers learned their fundamentals.
Georg Plasa He was considered one of the most innovative and technically skilled private BMW racing drivers in Europe. He was known for his uncompromising engineering, the combination of precision, aesthetics, and performance, as well as his consistent implementation of motorsport technology at the highest level. His vehicles – especially the BMW hillclimb cars he developed himself – set standards in lightweight construction, aerodynamics, and drive technology.
Cserkúti and Plasa shared an exceptional technical vision and a passion for creating uncompromising racing cars outside the confines of large-scale industrial structures. Their joint E36 project is among the most interesting automotive projects of this era.
The car was built using original parts from BMW Motorsport's development phase for the DTM 1993 and was consistently designed as a pure competition car – lightweight, precise and uncompromisingly functional.
History & Drivers
The vehicle was used for several years in hill climb racing and circuit racing championships – including the European Hill Climb Championship. Names such as [names omitted] can be found in this context. József Cserkúti, who, in addition to his later use in the Berg-EM-BMW E36, was also active in Schnitzer vehicles such as the BMW E21 Group 5 and the E24 635 CSi Group A.
Even Tamás Illés – later aerobatics world champion – started in the late 1990s with this BMW under the technical support of József Cserkúti and won the Hungarian Touring Car Championship in 1997.
Documented previous owners of this vehicle include Illés as well as... György Butyka, an experienced Hungarian racing driver and Ádám Polyá, who maintained and modernized the car before its restoration and helped preserve its original factory bodywork. Ádám Polyá, among others, drove the CIBEM team car in the late 1990s, a car previously driven by Johnny Cecotto in the 1995 championship.
In our workshop, we extensively restored and modernized the vehicle, both technically and visually, with the aim of authentically recreating the fascination of the 1990s DTM era and creating one of the fastest cars of its kind with modern capabilities. We deliberately chose one of the most iconic designs in European motorsport to commemorate the 1993 DTM season.
Technical Specifications (Optimized)
For the Reconstruction of the E36 DTM / GTR body kit Historical photographs, press articles, and technical documentation were analyzed. All body parts – front apron, fenders, side skirts, rear wing, and mountings – were faithfully reproduced.
The GTR body kit and you can find all lightweight body parts here in our Online catalog.
Note: We sell the parts exclusively for use in racing.
Technical Specifications
As of 1994 – Original construction by Cserkúti / Plasa
- Body: Original BMW Motorsport factory body
- Engine: BMW S14/5, 2,5 l DTM specification with dry sump lubrication
- Engine control unit: ECU 4A with stack display
- Transmission: Hollinger sequential 6-speed gearbox
- Differential: Aluminum differential type 188
- Suspension: Bilstein
- Axle components: Magnesium front control arms and magnesium rear wishbones (as of DTM 1993)
- Brakes: AP Racing brake system (as of DTM 1993)
- Wheels: BBS 3-piece center-lock wheels
- ABS: 3-channel system
- Weight: about 1.100 kg
Changes at the end of the 1990s / around 2000
- Conversion to KW suspension
- Switch to the Polya body kit, adapted to the later European Mountain Championship configuration
Revisions and upgrades
- Engine: BMW S14/5 KK DTM with dry sump
- Engine control: Motec ECU and display
- Transmission: Tractive sequential transmission
- Transmission: Paddle shift with drive-by-wire
- Landing gear: Intrax 4-way ARC
- Axle components: Wheel carriers and control arms, custom-made from aluminum
- Wheels: 9×18 BBS and NTM Racing Pista III
- ABS: 5-channel system from the BMW Z4 GT3
- Weight: about 1.050 kg
We specialize in the building, reconstruction, and redesign of classic touring cars. With us, you receive all services from a single source – from planning and construction to final tuning.
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