10Tacle Studios and automobile manufacturer BMW have issued an invitation to officially qualify for the international BMW M3 Challenge online contest. The freeware game from racing specialists Blimey!Games allows up to 15 drivers per race to go head-to-head and test their skills against one another in 420 hp virtual BMW M3 Coupés.
The official contest starts on October 26th and offers attractive prizes. In addition to an extremely powerful, new generation Dell XPSTM gamer laptop for the winner, finalists can look forward to an authentic reproduction of the BMW Sauber F1 Team steering wheel for PC from Intel and Logitech, as well as an autographed original racing suit from BMW Sauber F1 Team driver Nick Heidfeld and other valuable prizes.

The application period at m3-challenge.com runs until the 19th of October, after which more than 1,000 international participants will be drawn by lot from the applicant pool. Close to 100 races will determine the best driver in a shootout process, with the winners moving on to the next round, where they will have to face ever more difficult conditions. Races vary from between five and 25 rounds in length. At the beginning of January the finalists will battle it out live for the title of M3 Challenge World Champion.

The authentic racing feel of the BMW M3 Challenge is based on the international game success GT Legends' award-winning technology, which was customised to duplicate this year’s M3 model in collaboration with the BMW engineers. The car’s performance, sound effects, visuals and the detailed reproduction of one of the most demanding racetracks in Europe, the Nürburgring, provide a thrilling, realistic test drive experience of the new sports car under racing conditions.

Effective immediately all those interested can find details on conditions for participation, rules and the schedule for the online challenge on the official website at m3-challenge.com.