MINI To Prepare “More Extreme” Racer?

Racers take note, looks like MINI is getting serious about Racing (from 4Car): >Until now, competitive race series such as the John Cooper Challenge have been run on a country-by-country basis, but...

EVO JCW GP Review Now Online

The EVO review that we wrote about a few weeks back is finally online. And with the car gettnig 5 (out of 5) stars it’ll surely be a favorite of GP owners....

Autoweek Drives the JCW GP

Everyone’s favorite US based weekly automotive magazine gives us its take on the JCW GP. Fresh from driving the car at the recent press event in Italy, Greg Kable gives us his...

First UK MINI GP owner at Motor Show

Paul Baker, the first UK MINI GP customer, collected the keys to his dream car from Mike Cooper. Mr Baker had registered his interest with local dealer, North Oxford Garage, when the...

Channel4 Reports on the JCG Closure

The secret is out and the British media are starting to pick up the story on the John Cooper Garage closure. Nothing new that wasn’t reported earlier this week on MF but...

JCW MCS Long-term Review: Wrap-up

Over the last week or so my respect for the Cooper S JCW kit has grown immeasurably. Driving almost 1,500 miles in seven days is a great way to find a car’s...

John Cooper Garage Closes Shop

John Cooper Garages, the shop and dealership owned by Mike Cooper that has become the spiritual home of the JCW brand is reportedly closing its doors on August 4th. It’s unclear how...

Evo Puts the GP Through its Paces

Senior EVO staff writer Jetro Bovingdon asks the question many MF readers have been wondering for almost a year now; is this a ‘cynical marketing exercise or baby M car?’ His conclusion...

JCW MCS Long-term Review: Part 4

As I’ve mentioned previously, The JCW MCS that I’m currently testing is shod with the new black R105 18″ JCW wheels with standard spec Dunlop SP Sport 01 DSST runflats. And I...