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BMW has organised a fun confrontation between new DTM champion Bruno Spengler, and avid golfer and Martin Kaymer, professional golfer and BMW Brand Ambassador.
The BMW xDrive Mountain Challenge held in Kühtai in the Austrian Tyrol at the end of December saw the Canadian and the German go head to head on winding mountain roads and in a golf match on the 2,447-metre high Pirchkogel.
It all came down to a somewhat alien discipline for both of them: sledging - and in extremely challenging winter conditions, with icy temperatures of minus 15 degrees Celsius.
In the driving duel on ice and snow-covered roads, the two protagonists could depend on the four-wheel drive expertise of their two vehicles: the BMW M550d xDrive and BMW 6 Series Coupé xDrive.
The two successful sportsmen were on their own when it came to the rather peculiar golf match, however. The first tee took them to new heights: Kaymer and Spengler teed up in a cable car and drove their opening shots through the open door into the snowy nothingness.
The pair ended the challenge by hurtling back down into the valley on sledges. Having negotiated heavy snow drifts, they both crossed the finish line neck and neck, giving a spectacular day the thrilling finale it deserved.
BMW has organised a fun confrontation between new DTM champion Bruno Spengler, and avid golfer and Martin Kaymer, professional golfer and BMW Brand Ambassador.
The BMW xDrive Mountain Challenge held in Kühtai in the Austrian Tyrol at the end of December saw the Canadian and the German go head to head on winding mountain roads and in a golf match on the 2,447-metre high Pirchkogel.
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| Photo: BMW Motorsport |
It all came down to a somewhat alien discipline for both of them: sledging - and in extremely challenging winter conditions, with icy temperatures of minus 15 degrees Celsius.
In the driving duel on ice and snow-covered roads, the two protagonists could depend on the four-wheel drive expertise of their two vehicles: the BMW M550d xDrive and BMW 6 Series Coupé xDrive.
 |
| Photo: BMW Motorsport |
The two successful sportsmen were on their own when it came to the rather peculiar golf match, however. The first tee took them to new heights: Kaymer and Spengler teed up in a cable car and drove their opening shots through the open door into the snowy nothingness.
The pair ended the challenge by hurtling back down into the valley on sledges. Having negotiated heavy snow drifts, they both crossed the finish line neck and neck, giving a spectacular day the thrilling finale it deserved.