Aug 11th, 2011
Official News via MINI Motorsports: From 18th to 21st August, the WRC circus switches from gravel to asphalt for the first time this season. This year, the honour of opening the sequence of asphalt rallies in Germany, France and Spain goes to the Rally Germany.
The MINI WRC Team has already successfully completed two tests on hard surfaces – one of which was in the Trier region, which hosts the Rally Germany. However, as Dani and Kris’s last WRC outing in Finland was on gravel, the team will line up at the “Richard Burns Memorial Rally” in order to warm up for the Rally Germany. continued →
Aug 11th, 2011
It requires one part rain (or snow I would expect) and one part Scandinavian flick. The result is amazing on a track and in the right hands. However on an emtpy road without copious amounts of the wet stuff, it’s less than impressive. Truth be told with All4 and DSC off the Countryman maintains control impeccably well and is (seriously) the most neutral factory MINI ever. The photo above (taken at our test drive of the Countryman prototype in Austria last year) proves it can be done with impressive results but only under the right circumstances. So why is it so hard? continued →
Aug 10th, 2011
Woofcast 389
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Download |27.4MB | 57:03|WRR @ iTunes | Show Notesdb, Todd, Gabe and Nathaniel and this week’s White Roof Radio. Starting off talking about news from MotoringFile like we like to do. And quite a bit of news too, which gave us plenty of time to become distracted and talk about other things like the Chevy Cruze diesel. continued →
Aug 9th, 2011
The 2011 race marks back-to-back victories for RSR Motorsports at the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race this last weekend in New Jersey. This year, however, RSR did one better — taking both first and second place, which marks the first double podium finish for the Arizona-based team. continued →
Aug 9th, 2011
Official Release: For the second time in succession, carmaker MINI is supporting renowned snowboard manufacturer Burton in organising the Burton Global Open Series (BGOS). This international snowboard competition series takes place annually and draws tens of thousands of spectators and top snowboarders from around the world. (Videos after the break) continued →
Aug 9th, 2011
MINI will be giving the MINI Coupe and The MINI INSPIRED BY GOODWOOD it’s official US debut at the Peter Hay Display on 17-Mile Drive.
The Goodwood, revealed during the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show, is a limited production model (1,000 units worldwide) from the MINI Yours range of special edition vehicles, and includes authentic Rolls-Royce materials, colors and accessories. Look for pricing very soon. continued →
Aug 8th, 2011
MINI continued on its path to a record year with solid growth across all continents in July. 20,153 vehicles were delivered last month, an increase of 10.5% over the 18,242 cars sold in July 2010.
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