NO LIMITS.
That's the motto of the new AREA M Thrill. Daily routine is somewhere else. Experience the action-packed world of M Starter and gain your first intense experiences in a BMW M model. Experience new dimensions of innovative technology and performance with mixed reality. Follow the ideal line with After Work and switch off from work at full throttle. Push your drifting skills from the basics to perfection and break out into lateral dynamics and pure action – all this is new AREA M Thrill, so it’s just the thing for drift queen Becky Evans. In this interview, she talks to us about the new experience, as well as thrills, skills, drifts, road trips and her favourite BMW M model.
BECKY EVANS.
BECKY EVANS.
Nationality: British
Profession: Content creator, automotive presenter
Passion: Drifting in all its forms
Her #1 BMW M: BMW M3 E30
Motto: "The only time I really find peace is when I'm behind the wheel.“
Becky, thank you for taking your time to speak with us. Could you tell us what does driving mean to you?
Driving to me has always been freedom. I can be off on a road trip with friends having fun. Or I could be on a track, let loose behind the wheel. But in both scenarios I feel free. Its always been my happy space, but also where I have time to reflect. If I need to really think about something, I will go for a drive. If I need to hype myself up, I go for a drive with some music turned all the way up. Driving has been a big part of what has made me, me.
What is your favorite BMW M model?
I would have to say the E30 M3. For me this is where my love affair with M started, and it is just such a cool piece of automotive history. Whenever I drive my E30, I feel like I am in a time machine to the best era of cars, the 80s. It has a lot of nostalgia for me, not just because its the racing heritage but to when I was young and seeing these cars racing on the track for the first time. It was a dream come true to finally own one.
What has been your favorite AREA M experience so far?
Definitely doing some tandem drifting in the M2 . Its great to see how truly capable the M2 is. It was testing my skills!
Which driving maneuver did you really have to practice to master?
It took me a long time to really master a full speed transition in the a car. As you have to really push yourself to get the timing right, and this takes a hot minute to do especially in a road car with no handbrake.
A road trip everyone should do at least once?
For me it has to be driving to a Ski town like Austria, with some friends. You just load your car up with your friends and your snowboard and go have a good time. Amazing mountain roads are so much when you driving in the snow too.
What was your first car, and what was your first BMW M model?
My first car was actually a Volkswagen Golf MK4, but I quickly swapped that out for a 1983 BMW E21. My first M car came about 7 years later when I could afford it! It was a super cool Speed Yellow M3 F80.
Becky, thank you for your time.
ABOUT.
Becky Evans is a British automotive presenter and content creator who has made a name for herself in the motoring community with her fresh, direct style. Known as ‘Queen B’, she first gained recognition with her YouTube series ‘A Girl's Guide to Cars’ and has since appeared as an expert on BBC productions such as ‘Gassed Up’. Today, she has almost 170,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel. She also demonstrates her automotive expertise as an accomplished precision and drift driver. As a ‘Friend of the Brand’, Becky regularly appears at BMW M events and is actively involved in the GEN M community.
