sˈɪtnɚ tˈʊk ɐ jˈɪɹ ˈaʊt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, bˌʌt ɹᵻtˈɜːnd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, hˌævɪŋ dʒˈɔɪnd pɹˈɑːdɹaɪv hˌuː hæd tˈeɪkən ˌoʊvɚ ðə fˈæktɚɹi bˌiːˌɛmdˈʌbəljˌuː kˈɑːntɹækt, ɹˈʌnɪŋ ðə bˌiːˌɛmdˈʌbəljˌuː ˈɛm θɹˈiː.
Sytner took a year out in 1986, but returned in 1987, having joined Prodrive who had taken over the factory BMW contract, running the BMW M3.