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Patrick Snijers' BMW M3 E30 at the Manx

In 1988 the BMW M3 enjoyed its greatest motorsport victory via Patrick Snijers and the Manx Rally. Chris Harris meets the man and the car

BMW M3 E30 Patrick Snijers

In 1988, the BMW M3 enjoyed one of its greatest motorsport victories when Patrick Snijers drove an E30 to win on the Manx Rally. Chris Harris meets the Belgian as he is reunited with one of the Proddrive-built cars, and then gets behind the wheel himself.

Chris sampled the car as part of our BMW M3 25th birthday celebration. Read the whole thing - including a drive in the new M3 GTS supercar and a E30 Sport Evo v E36 Imola v E46 CSL v E92 Competition group test - in evo Issue 148, on sale now. Details are this way.

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