{"id":492708,"date":"2012-11-01T06:11:16","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T13:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=23587"},"modified":"2024-02-28T15:53:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T15:53:55","slug":"avd-bmw-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/avd-bmw-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"AVD BMW\u2008Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Der N\u00fcrburgring, N\u00fcrburg, Germany<\/p>\n<p>August 10\u201311, 2012<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_529085\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-529085\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-529085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p1.jpg\" alt=\"The grid assembles for the 40th Anniversary \u201cM\u201d celebration race.Photo: BMW \" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p1-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p1-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-529085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The grid assembles for the 40th Anniversary 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https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p3-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-529087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roland Portman goes curb-hopping with his Swiss-based 2002ti.<br \/>Photo: BMW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_529089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-529089\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-529089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p4.jpg\" alt=\"Roman Cavesani and Adrian von Hooydonk took 9th overall and 2nd in class in the N\u00fcrburgring Trophy contest with this 2002ti Alpina.Photo: BMW \" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p4.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p4-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p4-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p4-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p4-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/RACE-pg6-201211-p4-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-529089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roman Cavesani and Adrian von Hooydonk took 9th 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