The Ultimate Sailing Machine; BMW Dives into America's Cup.(Revs)
AutoWeek, January, 2006
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Byline: JAN TEGLER Here's a riddle. What is a German auto manufacturer doing helping an American sail team challenge the Swiss defender of sailboat racing's biggest prize? Two words-structural optimization. The BMW you know-builder of benchmark sedans, heavy hitter in Formula One, and participant in sports and touring car racing-dipped its toes in sailing's equivalent to F1 in 2002, sponsoring billionaire software mogul Larry Ellison and his Oracle Racing team.
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