Keeping the US economy afloat.
Forget Trump’s wrong assertion [lie?] that trade is a zero-sum game and failed trade war,* BMW Manufacturing led the US in automotive exports by value for the eighth consecutive year, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. During 2021, BMW Plant Spartanburg exported 257,876 BMWs with a total export value of more than $10.1 billion.
The BMWs produced in Spartanburg, South Carolina, were exported to about 120 countries primarily through the Port of Charleston, SC (nearly 219,000 units), through five additional southeastern ports and by rail to Canada. The top five export countries from BMW Manufacturing were China (24.1% of export volume), Germany (12.3%), South Korea (9.4%), Canada (5.6%), and Great Britain (5.4%). Continue reading
Brabham Branding launches Formula 1 Simulators for Gamers
Just bring money- even sim racing is expensive.
Brabham Branding and Base Performance Simulators (BPS) today launched a limited run of special edition simulators. The marketing goal is to celebrate the renowned history of Brabham in motor racing while bring the racing cars into the e-sports age. Each simulator pays homage to three famous Formula 1 Brabham cars: Jack’s BT19 , the BT46B Fan Car and Nelson Piquet’s BT52. They can be bought through Base Performance at £24,990.00 or ~$33,940.
Base Performance was founded by veteran sportscar racer Darren Turner in 2010 and has become one of the UK’s leading driver development simulator companies. Before that, Turner shared back-to-back Le Mans 24 Hours victories with David Brabham, Jack’s youngest son, as part of Aston Martin Racing’s factory GT1 program in 2007 and 2008. Continue reading →