The Live action at this Sunday's (June 21st) Carole Nash Classic Live at Mondello Park will centre on an incredibly rare and important Le Mans GT winning BMW M1 from the circuit's Motorsport Museum.

The BMW M1 Procar was driven by Mondello Park owner Martin Birrane to a GT class victory at the Le Mans 24 hour race in 1985 and is now part of Mr. Birrane's collection which is permanently housed at the circuit's Motorsport Museum.

The M1 started life as part of the Formula One supporting BMW Procar series, which ran in 1979 and 1980, and was originally driven by Hans Stuck. Stuck used the car to win the privateers championship in '79 as well as finishing second in the overall series. Following the demise of the Procar championship the M1 transferred into GT racing and one of its biggest achievements was a GT class win at Le Mans in 1985 with Martin Birrane at the wheel.

The car was bought by Mr. Birrane in 1993 already restored to the original 'Procar' livery in which it remains today. We are very grateful to Mr. Birrane for allowing this historically important Car to be taken on track as part of this years Carole Nash Classic Live. The car will be on display in the paddock at the event before being taken on track for some demonstration laps during the afternoon and will be a fitting centrepiece to the days track action.

All of the cars from Mr. Birrane's collection will be available to view in the Mondello Park museum which will be open to show visitors free of charge. The museum houses an impressive collection of cars from Formula One, NASCAR, Sportscar racing and Indycar racing including the ex Jackie Stewart Lola which was demonstrated at last years Carole Nash Classic Live.

Admission to the event will be €12.50 for adults with under 16's admitted free.