MINI Challenge Clubman Safety Car
We’ve got a sneak peak at the MINI Challenge Safety car for the 2008 MINI Challenge series from Europe. This Clubman is a one-off built by the same folks who created the...
Mini Takes 3rd at the Targa Newfoundland
The two year run in which a factory backed MINI of Canada team has won the Targa Newfoundland “Unlimited” class is over. The team featuring a 2004 JCW MINI with Jim Kenzie...
The MINI Challenge Race Car in the US
This past week MINI officially released the new JCW Challenge car for purchase to anyone with 41,930 Euros living outside the United States. But we did some digging and found that US...
MINI Challenge Race Car Debuts at Frankfurt
Official MINI Press Release: The new MINI has already impressively proven its sporting talent on the road. And soon the racing version of this new generation of the world’s only small premium...
JCW Challenge Race Car Officially on Sale
Today marks the start of official sales for the new JCW Challenge race car. You can read all about the car and check out the purchase contract below: [ MINI Challenge Race...
MotoringFile Live at the Frankfurt Motor Show
We’re live at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show with the public debut of the MINI Clubman and JCW Challenge Race Car among other notables. Photos will be updated throughout the day below:
R56 JCW Challenge Car In Testing
MINI recently completed some initial testing of the final spec JCW Challenge Race Car at the Nurburgring Grand Prix track (not the Nordschleife) with some impressive results. Our sources tell us that...
Ask MF: DSC on the Track?
To continue on the track theme from yesterday, this question was sent in by MF reader Fred: >When testing a car, driving autocross, or racing, do you leave the DSC engaged, turn...
2007 MCS BMWCCA Track Video
Due to popular demand I’ve decided to sneak Gabe’s recent track video onto MotoringFile despite his objections. He posted it over at his personal blog a few days ago so I figured...
Taking it to the Track with the BMWCCA
Let’s just say it. Certain parts of the MINI community (like other automotive communities) tend to spend way too much time arguing over modifications to their cars. What works, what doesn’t and...