May 19th, 2012
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Just in time or the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring Gabe and Todd sit down and talk with Dirk Hollveg head of MINI Motorsport. If you are even a little interested in MINI’s involvement with motorsports, you don’t want to miss this. In fact we’d call this a must listen for MINI fans. And for those of you that want even more, there is always the MINI Motorsport YouTube Channel. continued →
May 19th, 2012
Perhaps 2nd only to the Dakar in sheer stamina required, the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring is a truly epic race run on the world’s most famous and infamous track. And like last year MINI is in the race with both a factory team (running a JCW Coupe) and the even stronger team Schirra in an R56. You can see updates throughout the race after the break with the latest on top.
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Apr 23rd, 2012
[Official Release] The classic Mini won the Monte Carlo Rally and thrilled millions of enthusiasts in everyday driving. Even today it is one of those cars that attract affectionate glances on the road and, time and again, it sets itself new challenges. Now it is making its debut in the Allgäu-Orient Rally. Five classic Minis are joining 44 venerable BMWs to take part for the first time in the alternative competition for classic and near-classic cars, which will be flagged off on 28 April 2012 in the tourist village of Oberstaufen in southwestern Bavaria. Together with 207 other cars, they will be making for Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, more than 5,000 kilometres away. There, on 12 May 2012, two weeks before the European Song Contest, the city will celebrate the arrival of the four-wheeled “Stars for Baku”. All the vehicles that reached their destination will subsequently be auctioned for a charitable cause. continued →
Apr 12th, 2012
[Official Release from MINI Motorsport] The 2012 motorsport season is already well under way and MINI is very much part of the action, both on the circuits and in numerous rallies. continued →
Apr 2nd, 2012
[Official Release from MINI Motorsport] Extreme weather; extreme challenge – Dani Sordo secures three world championship points for the MINI John Cooper Works WRC on the fourth day of the Rally Portugal. And celebrates the most important of six special stage wins. continued →
Mar 31st, 2012
In the past two years, MINI has come back to racing in a big way. With several WRC podium finishes last year and a dominating win of this year’s Dakar Rally, MINI has made its re-entry into motorsports in a big way. I say re-entry because MINI made a name for itself in Rally racing nearly 50 years ago when it took the Monte Carlo not once, not twice, but three times. To MINI fans it’s a familiar story and along with it is a familiar name: Rauno Aaltonen — the man behind the wheel. continued →
Mar 25th, 2012
Last January MINI pulled off perhaps the biggest win in it’s Motorsports resume since the 60′s with the a first place at the epic Dakar. Sure MINI did it in a dedicated off-road race car (the only real way to win Dakar for many years) but the effort and results speak for themselves. A race like Dakar is not easily finished much less won. And for experienced X-raid Motorsports it could just be the start of a long run of successful MINI Dakar campaigns.
You can check out the video after the break. And make sure to go full screen and turn the volume up. It’s well worth it. continued →
