Make
BMW
Model
BMW 3 Series (E36)
Drive
Rear Wheel Drive
Chassis No
E36/A 026 92
Built By
BMW Motorsport
Date Built
1992
Current Status
History
Early history is unconfirmed altough believed to have been run by Bigazzi in the 1993 Campionato Italiano Superturismo, and possibly at the FIA Touring Car Challenge the same year.

Sold to BMW Motorsport Australia and raced by Paul Morris in the early part of the 1994 Australian Class II Championship, before switching to E36/A 052 93. At the Winton the car was involved in the now infamous coming to together between Morris and team-mate Tony Longhurst.

Used as the spare car at the 1994 Bathurst 1000, and would have been the race car had E36/CL2 0109 94 not arrived in time.

Sold to Dennis Chapman in Nov 1994, and run in the Nissan-Mobil 500 series, including the final ever Wellington street race.

Chapman continued to run the car in a number of New Zealand club and endurance races over the years, although did make trips back to Australia, notably for the 1995 Australian Grand Prix support races and for the 1997 and 1998 Bathurst 1000 where he shared with Brian Bradshaw.
Pictures
Paul Morris @ Winton Raceway, June 1994. Paul Morris, Phillip Island 1994 Phillip Island 1994 Paul Morris / Tony Longhurst, Winton 1994 Ruapana, Feb 2003 Bradshaw / Chapman @ Bathurst 1998 Dennis Chapman / Jason Richards, 2000 Manfeild 3hr
Race History
BMW
#23 BMW 318i
Team: Team Logamo
AustraliaPaul Morris
BMW
#46T BMW 318i
Team: Diet Coke Racing
AustraliaPaul Morris
BMW
#50 BMW 318i
Team: Tait Communication
New ZealandDennis Chapman
BMW
#50 BMW 318i
Team: Dennis Chapman
New ZealandDennis Chapman
BMW
#20 BMW 318i
Team: Brian Bradshaw Race Preparation
New ZealandBrian Bradshaw
New ZealandDennis Chapman
BMW
#20 BMW 320i
Team: Dennis Chapman
New ZealandBrian Bradshaw
New ZealandDennis Chapman
BMW
#122 BMW 318 E36
New ZealandDale Chapman
Race Results
Date Venue Driver Vehicle Pos
1994 Australian Class II Championship
17 Apr 1994 AustraliaEastern Creek (1) Paul Morris #23 BMW 318i 1
17 Apr 1994 AustraliaEastern Creek (2) Paul Morris #23 BMW 318i 2
22 May 1994 AustraliaPhillip Island (1) Paul Morris #23 BMW 318i 2
22 May 1994 AustraliaPhillip Island (2) Paul Morris #23 BMW 318i 1
19 Jun 1994 AustraliaWinton (1) Paul Morris #23 BMW 318i 1
19 Jun 1994 AustraliaWinton (2) Paul Morris #23 BMW 318i 1
17 Jul 1994 AustraliaLakeside (1) Paul Morris #23 BMW 318i DNF
17 Jul 1994 AustraliaLakeside (2) Paul Morris #23 BMW 318i DNS
1994 Bathurst 1000
02 Oct 1994 AustraliaBathurst Paul Morris #46T BMW 318i WTH
1994 Nissan-Mobil 500 series
04 Dec 1994 New ZealandWellington (1) Dennis Chapman #50 BMW 318i NC
04 Dec 1994 New ZealandWellington (2) Dennis Chapman #50 BMW 318i 6
11 Dec 1994 New ZealandPukekohe Dennis Chapman #50 BMW 318i DNF
1995 Australian Grand Prix support
10 Nov 1995 AustraliaAdelaide (1) Dennis Chapman #50 BMW 318i DNF
11 Nov 1995 AustraliaAdelaide (2) Dennis Chapman #50 BMW 318i DNS
1997 Bathurst 1000
05 Oct 1997 AustraliaMount Panorama Bradshaw / Chapman #20 BMW 318i 8
1998 Bathurst 1000
04 Oct 1998 AustraliaMount Panorama Bradshaw / Chapman #20 BMW 320i 11
2012 NZFMR Group A & Touring Cars
21 Jan 2012 New ZealandHampton Downs (1) Dale Chapman #122 BMW 318 E36 5
21 Jan 2012 New ZealandHampton Downs (2) Dale Chapman #122 BMW 318 E36 5
22 Jan 2012 New ZealandHampton Downs (3) Dale Chapman #122 BMW 318 E36 2
22 Jan 2012 New ZealandHampton Downs (4) Dale Chapman #122 BMW 318 E36 9
27 Jan 2012 New ZealandHampton Downs (1) Dale Chapman #122 BMW 318 E36 4
28 Jan 2012 New ZealandHampton Downs (2) Dale Chapman #122 BMW 318 E36 DNF
28 Jan 2012 New ZealandHampton Downs (3) Dale Chapman #122 BMW 318 E36 DNS
29 Jan 2012 New ZealandHampton Downs (4) Dale Chapman #122 BMW 318 E36 DNS
29 Jan 2012 New ZealandHampton Downs (5) Dale Chapman #122 BMW 318 E36 DNS