BMW: Birth of a Sports Car (speed channel 4/5, 4/6, episode 1 design)

[damills]

The speed channel will be airing part 1 of the series "BMW: Birth of a Sports car" on Wed 4/5 @ 8pm and Thu 4/6 @ 1am, 4am and 8am (all times est). Its a 3 part series showing the design, testing and production phase of the E63 6-series. IMO any BMW nut (especially some of us anal engineers) will enjoy it :thumbup:

I was only able to see part 3 a couple of months ago but thanks again to GeneArch and Cobradav for hooking me up with parts 1 and 2 :thumbup:

[lawman800]

Does anyone know if they have this set on DVD or even VHS? I would buy this in a heartbeat!

[ch650]

I'd go for the DVD also.

[IFly650i]

I saw part 2 and 3 (courtesy of GeneArch - thanks Gene) and love to watch part 1.

[Spyder]

I'll be TIVOing the series off of Speed Channel, and if I ever get around to buying the DVD recorders plus hard drive I've been looking at, I'll make a copiable DVD as well.

Spyder

[BigHat]

I will Tivo and I do have an DVD recorder. Be happy to send them around, but I thought people were looking for the full set. I'd buy a copy too. I might check Speed Vision's website.

[BigHat]

Looks like all three shows coming next month. I checked their site. I see no VHS / DVDs listed.



Wednesday : April 5, 2006
Time Program Description Rating
8:00 pm BMW: Birth of a Sports Car Design TV-G
1:00 am BMW: Birth of a Sports Car Design TV-G
4:00 am BMW: Birth of a Sports Car Design TV-G
Thursday : April 6, 2006
Time Program Description Rating
8:00 am BMW: Birth of a Sports Car Design TV-G
Monday : April 10, 2006
Time Program Description Rating
3:00 pm BMW: Birth of a Sports Car Design TV-G
Wednesday : April 12, 2006
Time Program Description Rating
8:00 pm BMW: Birth of a Sports Car Testing TV-G
1:00 am BMW: Birth of a Sports Car Testing TV-G
4:00 am BMW: Birth of a Sports Car Testing TV-G
Thursday : April 13, 2006
Time Program Description Rating
8:00 am BMW: Birth of a Sports Car Testing TV-G
Monday : April 17, 2006
Time Program Description Rating
3:00 pm BMW: Birth of a Sports Car Testing TV-G
Wednesday : April 19, 2006
Time Program Description Rating
8:00 pm BMW: Birth of a Sports Car Production TV-G
1:00 am BMW: Birth of a Sports Car Production TV-G
4:00 am BMW: Birth of a Sports Car Production TV-G
Thursday : April 20, 2006
Time Program Description Rating
8:00 am BMW: Birth of a Sports Car Production TV-G
3:00 pm BMW: Birth of a Sports Car Testing TV-G
4:00 pm BMW: Birth of a Sports Car Production TV-G
Monday : April 24, 2006
Time Program Description Rating
3:00 pm BMW: Birth of a Sports Car Production TV-G
*When setting your VCR remember that programming airing between midnight and 6:00AM should be scheduled using the next day's date.

[Socalz71]

Looked on Speed channel website and no DVD's for this set on their site. Bighat, I would like a copy if you can make it avaiable. Please let me know the cost.

Thanks again

[Motown328]

Yeah, I happened to catch one of those episodes a few months ago. Was really stunned to see something like that on TV! What a pleasant surprise that was! It was excellent!

Am also interested in any DVDs if you guys get them made!:thumbup:

[650iOzBoy]

I have seen all episodes but in German! It would be great if the English versions are available. Any ideas?

One of the scenes that sticks on my mind is the blue gaseous thing they used for determining how air (or whatever) flows past the car's profile.

[BigHat]

I have seen all episodes but in German! It would be great if the English versions are available. Any ideas?

One of the scenes that sticks on my mind is the blue gaseous thing they used for determining how air (or whatever) flows past the car's profile.

Well airing on US TV I'd imagine it's in english. Am I missing something or did you see it with subtitles?

[650iOzBoy]

Well airing on US TV I'd imagine it's in english. Am I missing something or did you see it with subtitles?

No subtitles. The entire narration was in German. Yours should be in English airing in the U.S.

[cobradav]

I have the German three episode version and the more recent Speed Channel version in English on DVD. Unfortunately the English version is not all of the same quality. I will re-record the entire series direct to DL DVD at the best or second best quality possible. After that we can see what we can arrange. We passed around DVDs the last time and that seemed to work ok.

[650iOzBoy]

I have the German three episode version and the more recent Speed Channel version in English on DVD. Unfortunately the English version is not all of the same quality. I will re-record the entire series direct to DL DVD at the best or second best quality possible. After that we can see what we can arrange. We passed around DVDs the last time and that seemed to work ok.


I would like a copy of the English version on DVD. If you can make a copy, let me know how much.

[Boxboss]

I have the German three episode version and the more recent Speed Channel version in English on DVD. Unfortunately the English version is not all of the same quality. I will re-record the entire series direct to DL DVD at the best or second best quality possible. After that we can see what we can arrange. We passed around DVDs the last time and that seemed to work ok.I would be very interested in DVDs.

[lawman800]

Count me in on the English speaking DVDs as well but I'll take the German ones if there's no alternative. Just I will have to find Dietrich to help with the translations since he's got time now that he's not zooming around in his Enzo.

[ShinySteelRobot]

Give me a shout if you'd like a copy of the show. I recorded all three episodes of the show on my DirecTiVo last time it was broadcast. I also edited out the commercials and joined the three "episodes" into a single 120-minute recording (40 minutes x 3) on my DVD burner.

Send me a blank DVD-R with a self-addressed stamped return padded envelope and I'll make a copy and send it to you. Or throw a couple of bucks into the package and I'll use one of my own blank DVD-R discs instead (if you don't have any lying around). I'm not looking to make any money off this. Just trying to help out felllow Bimmer fans. :)

If you're interested, then PM me for my home address so you can send me the blank DVD-R and return envelope.

[Grumpy]

Give me a shout if you'd like a copy of the show. I recorded all three episodes of the show on my DirecTiVo last time it was broadcast. I also edited out the commercials and joined the three "episodes" into a single 120-minute recording (40 minutes x 3) on my DVD burner.

Send me a blank DVD-R with a self-addressed stamped return padded envelope and I'll make a copy and send it to you. Or throw a couple of bucks into the package and I'll use one of my own blank DVD-R discs instead (if you don't have any lying around). I'm not looking to make any money off this. Just trying to help out felllow Bimmer fans. :)

If you're interested, then PM me for my home address so you can send me the blank DVD-R and return envelope.

This sounds great, thanks!
You don't happen to have access to an FTP server, web server or bittorrent tracker, do you? If so, we could just grab it electronically and burn it ourselves.

[bmw325]

I saw this series when it came out in late December. Being a car nut and BMW owner, I ate it up, of course. Overall, its not the most informative show and you could probably make a drinking game out of the amount of times the host says annoying phrases like "100 thousand dollar sports car". ITs certainly a "puff piece" for BMW. IIRC, the editing isn't that greast; they repeat several scenes, commentary and interviews in later episodes (you'll get deja vu a lot watching this series). None of this matters though, cause I know you will all be glued to your TVs for the duration. :)

[richschneid]

The speed channel will be airing part 1 of the series "BMW: Birth of a Sports car" on Wed 4/5 @ 8pm and Thu 4/6 @ 1am, 4am and 8am (all times est). Its a 3 part series showing the design, testing and production phase of the E63 6-series. IMO any BMW nut (especially some of us anal engineers) will enjoy it :thumbup:

I was only able to see part 3 a couple of months ago but thanks again to GeneArch and Cobradav for hooking me up with parts 1 and 2 :thumbup:
I received a DVD from BMW when I signed up to go to South Carolina for the 6 driving experience. This may be what they will be showing on the speed channel. Has any one else seen this DVD? A lot of it is about the 6 series.

[Motown328]

I received a DVD from BMW when I signed up to go to South Carolina for the 6 driving experience. This may be what they will be showing on the speed channel. Has any one else seen this DVD? A lot of it is about the 6 series.

It probably is. My SA was talking about it as well. I think they give it out to M5 buyers as well.

[WHM]

Count me in on the English speaking DVDs as well but I'll take the German ones if there's no alternative. Just I will have to find Dietrich to help with the translations since he's got time now that he's not zooming around in his Enzo.

Remember Dietrich showed up driving the Suzuki trying to race the 6, was it Italy or Australia or somewhere in South America.

[Pecos]

ShinySteelRobot - PM sent. Thank you!!!

[marius ciocan]

That's so nice of you to make available such a treat as the Birth of a sports car M6...may I ask for your address as well as I would like to buy a copy of your DVD?
I live in Montreal, Canada, and my address is:
Marius Ciocan
6550 Sherbrooke W., appt. 1811, Montreal(Qc.), H4B1N6, Canada.

Thx so much!

[marius ciocan]

Give me a shout if you'd like a copy of the show. I recorded all three episodes of the show on my DirecTiVo last time it was broadcast. I also edited out the commercials and joined the three "episodes" into a single 120-minute recording (40 minutes x 3) on my DVD burner.

Send me a blank DVD-R with a self-addressed stamped return padded envelope and I'll make a copy and send it to you. Or throw a couple of bucks into the package and I'll use one of my own blank DVD-R discs instead (if you don't have any lying around). I'm not looking to make any money off this. Just trying to help out felllow Bimmer fans. :)

If you're interested, then PM me for my home address so you can send me the blank DVD-R and return envelope.

...Hello, can you please send me your address so I could ask for a copy of these 3 episodes?...I will include a few bucks too.
Please!

[Boxboss]

...Hello, can you please send me your address so I could ask for a copy of these 3 episodes?...I will include a few bucks too.
Please!I don't know what happened to SSR - he hasn't posted in a couple of months.:dunno:

[ch650]

I don't know what happened to SSR - he hasn't posted in a couple of months.:dunno:

I think he is too busy burning all those dvd's for us :rofl:

[marius ciocan]

Hello, do you have an email so we can communicate more effective?...it's concerning the DVD that you could copy for bimmer fans

[cobradav]

I have the full set of episodes on DVD but they are not organized yet and were certainly not edited (with ads and all). It will take me some time but I can get them out to those that need them sometime. You can PM me with w /street address to mail. I already did this some time back but it was not the whole series then so I have mailers, etc.

[ShinySteelRobot]

I don't know what happened to SSR - he hasn't posted in a couple of months.

I think he is too busy burning all those dvd's for us
Sorry, until recently I've been quite busy at work and also got engaged to a wonderful woman. Long story short, I was away from the forums for many months.

Many months ago, I burned DVDs for about the first 10 people who asked, but I see that while I was gone there were some additional requests for DVDs. It was nice being able to provide a service to my fellow 6er fans, so I'll burn some more DVDs if there are still folks out there that want 'em. :)

So if you'd like a copy of the show, the same offer applies. Send me a blank DVD-R and a self-addressed stamped envelope and I'll send you a copy of the show. Or enclose a stamped envelope and a few bucks and I'll use one of my DVDs. Email me at justin (dot) morgan (at) vallent (dot) com if you're interested. In return I'll send you a mailing address to send the DVD & stamped envelope.

[Gran Turismo]

FYI - the 3 episodes are currently also available as .avi on eM**e: English version, decent quality, removed commercials (with a nasty noise remembering where the cuts are... :rolleyes: )
They're around 700MB each though, it took me nearly 2 weeks to finally get all three of them.

[marius ciocan]

Hi,
Did you get those episodes on DVD? I would be happy to pay you for a decent copy
Thx!

[marius ciocan]

Hello,
Do you have all 3 episodes on DVD? I would pay if it's possible to make a copy for me...thx!

[Eatingjello]

FYI - the 3 episodes are currently also available as .avi on eM**e: English version, decent quality, removed commercials (with a nasty noise remembering where the cuts are... :rolleyes: )
They're around 700MB each though, it took me nearly 2 weeks to finally get all three of them.


could you email me the link for that? eatingjello (at) postmaster (dot) co (dot) uk

[Gran Turismo]

PM sent

[Spyder]

Hey Marius, head south on the 18th (uh, better make that the 16th) to our love-in/bear hug in Calabasas, and I'll give you the 3 DVD's since I made an extra copy. Offer is good for anyone who shows up, but the dude buying the foo-foo drinks has first dibs.

[Malibubimmer]

Hey Marius, head south on the 18th (uh, better make that the 16th) to our love-in/bear hug in Calabasas, and I'll give you the 3 DVD's since I made an extra copy. Offer is good for anyone who shows up, but the dude buying the foo-foo drinks has first dibs.

:D

[-Paul-]

Apologies for dragging this thread back from the depths but I've just watched all 3 episodes of this and enjoyed them, So for those new 6 series owners, this is worth a watch.

[lawman800]

Holy thread resurrection, Batman!

[gofastdoug]

anyone know where I can buy or Download, or if its still on the air every once in awhile?

Thanks,

[-Paul-]

anyone know where I can buy or Download, or if its still on the air every once in awhile?

Thanks,


PM'd

[lawman800]

me too!