MPACT COTA Winner – Jason Merck’s 2020 BMW M2

Jason Merck’s black 2020 BMW M2 with Zebulon rear wing and track aero parked under a cloudy sky.

Jason Merck - 2020 BMW M2

Photography by Rj Lake (@nerdy.m3dia)

Jason Merck’s 2020 BMW M2 brought serious track-focused hardware to #TBGLIVE at MPACT COTA, combining 630 whp, upgraded Mosselman turbos, Bend Calibration tuning, Nitron-based suspension, serious braking, and functional aero into a complete BMW performance build. Representing OG Shark Motorsport out of Spring Branch, Texas, Merck’s M2 earned the #TBGLIVE MPACT COTA Winner title with a setup built to back up the look.

Originally featured in PASMAG Issue #180

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ESSENTIALS

LOCATION:
Spring Branch, TX

HORSEPOWER:
630 whp

CLUB:
OG Shark Motorsport

SOCIAL:
IG: @teamogshark

ENGINE:
Mosselman turbos + Bend Calibration Ecutek tune and flex fuel kit + SSR crankhub + Wagner top mount intercooler and heat exchangers + Eventuri intake and charge pipes + Mosselman oil thermostat + Active Autowerke downpipes + Radium Engineering surge tank + Intake snorkels

EXHAUST:
Akrapovic titanium exhaust and midpipe

DRIVETRAIN:
KMP rear differential lift kit + Drexler custom differential

WHEELS / TIRES / BRAKES:
Signature Wheels Track wheels - 18x10 (f), 18x11 (r) + Apex Wheels - 18x10 (f), 18x11 (r) + Bridgestone RE71S tires + Essex/AP Racing brake kit + Burkhardt Engineering brake cooling kit

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION:
OG Shark Motorsport/Nitron R3 coilover kit + MK Rennsport full control arm kit

EXTERIOR:
Satin paint protection film + Yellow DRL conversion + Smoked headlights/taillights + Alpha N carbon fiber fenders and carbon fiber hood + Zebulon front splitter and rear wing + M2 CS Racing trunk + RKP carbon fiber roof + Aerocatch latches

INTERIOR:
Recaro Podium carbon fiber seats + OG Shark Motorsport seat mount brackets, half cage, and rear seat closeout kit + Northwest Crafted custom seat upholstery + Safecraft 6-point harnesses + Alcantara reupholstered steering wheel and interior panels + 3D Design DCT paddles + AiM Solo 2 DL CAN

AUDIO / MOBILE ELECTRONICS:
Bavsound speakers

SPONSORS:
Nitron + Essex + Signature Wheel + Bend Calibration + Inertia Laboratory

GALLERY

Front detail of Jason Merck’s black 2020 BMW M2 showing the hood, front splitter, wheel, and Essex decal.

Gallery image of Jason Merck’s black 2020 BMW M2.

Gallery image of Jason Merck’s black 2020 BMW M2.

Gallery image of Jason Merck’s black 2020 BMW M2.

Gallery image of Jason Merck’s black 2020 BMW M2.

Gallery image of Jason Merck’s black 2020 BMW M2.

Gallery image of Jason Merck’s black 2020 BMW M2.

Gallery image of Jason Merck’s black 2020 BMW M2.