MINI WRC Countryman: Four Days to First Rally
We’re just four days away from the MINI factory rally team’s debut at the Rally d’Italia Sardegna. Who’s excited?
MINI WRC Team Does Dress Rehersal Before Rally d’Italia Sardegna
The stage is set and the gear is in place. With Rally d’Italia Sardegna right around the five-right corner, Kris Meeke, Dani Sordo and the entire MINI WRC Team are working to...
Prodrive Expecting 20 MINI WRC/S2000 Cars in 2012
Autosport.com is reporting that Prodrive chief David Richards expects 20 of their race-prepped MINI Countryman racers to compete in the 2012 season of WRC rally racing. Ten will be WRC spec cars,...
Video: MINI WRC Team Rocks Oxford
More video from the WRC team launch day, with more than 350 guests and 200+ journalists attending to celebrate the launch of the WRC Team at Plant Oxford. The highlight real looks...
Video: Kris Meeke Drives the Fire out of the MINI WRC
From the rally team launch event at Oxford this week, here we have video of champion rally driver Kris Meeke showing off the Countryman WRC’s incredible capabilities. With a fog of tire...
Video of the Countryman WRC Introduction
Today MINI took off the wraps of the most anticipated MINI Motorsport program in over 40 years. Prodrive and the factory WRC team were on hand to speak to the crowd and...
Mini vs MINI: Rallying Through the Years
It’s not the definitive look since the current WRC car is still technically undergoing testing. But you get the idea. We’ll have more from today’s Oxford debut of the rally car later...
MINI Countryman Wins Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
Remember that incredible MINI Countryman the Monster Energy X-raid team built to race at Dakar? It’s back, and it’s winning races! Team X-raid came in first and second, with Stéphane Peterhansel and...
MINI JCW Countryman Gets First Rally Win
It may not be the official WRC team nor the actual big leagues of the WRC, it is a FIA sanctioned rally against real competitors. And it’s also the first time a...