New BMW arrives at ASM

Ashley Seward Motorsport has a new weapon at its disposal in the form of a brand new BMW M4 GT4.

The new M4 has arrived fresh from Germany in ASM’s Dandenong based workshop ahead of a hoped GT4 Australia Series debut at The Bend.

It is the fourth BMW M4 to land in Australia identical to the ASM-run Tim Leahey owned BMW that dominated Am honours at the recent round in Phillip Island.

The others are owned and run by Randall Racing, and the fourth is raced by Steve Jakiz and Ryder Quinn.

ASM is is aiming to sell it, with options to house, prepare and maintain the car for a new customer.

“We want to see the new BMW M4 on track and we are currently fielding interest from those looking to buy it,” said Seward.

“Our aim is to run a two-car BMW team, to work alongside Time Leahey’s car. We feel that the two-car team model is certainly the way to go.

“We had the opportunity to buy the car, and we knew that they were starting to be hard to get, so we bought it when it came available. Ideally, we’d like someone to purchase the car for us to run alongside Tim.”

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