The BMW M1, a road-legal performance car, made its debut in 1978. Just a year later, the BMW M1 Procar Championship began, featuring professional drivers from various racing series competing in a one-make racing competition. To participate in the championship, BMW created the M1 Procar race car, which holds significant historical importance for the BMW M division. These days, you can still witness M1 Procar examples racing in events worldwide.
At the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed, where numerous fast and fascinating cars took on the legendary 1.16-mile hill, one specific vehicle caught our attention – a black-and-red M1 Procar. Unfortunately, it didn’t have the best Sunday during the actual uphill race. It lost traction at a corner, resulting in it hitting the hay.
You can watch the attached video at the top of this page to see that it wasn’t a serious crash. So, what exactly happened? While attempting to brake before the corner, the car’s front left wheel was on the grass. As a result, the wheel lacked traction, and the subsequent section of tarmac wasn’t sufficient for the race car to slow down enough and avoid colliding with the safety barrier made of fodder at Goodwood FoS. Fortunately, the impact occurred at a low speed, and driver Steven Osborne was unharmed.
