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Irish Festival of Speed 2013 :
The Mini Club of Ireland was invited to attend the Irish Festival of Speed 2013. Some photos below courtesy of Oliver Mc Carthy show a great event. Nice to see new members attending too … Read entire article »
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The Mini Club of Ireland at Mondello :
The Mini Club of Ireland has been invited to help celebrate Mondello Park turning 45 years old (we should all look so good at 45!) “John Keaney famously won the first ever race at the Kildare venue in a Mini Cooper S back in May 1968 and he will lead a parade of Minis around the circuit at lunchtime on raceday. The circuit admission will be decreased to just €4.50 at the gate, unless you are … Read entire article »
Filed under: Club News, Event news
MINI – ReBorn in the Netherlands :
As soon as the second half of 2014 MINIs will once again be made in the Netherlands. To mark the occasion BMW is sponsoring the restoration of a 1959 Mini originally assembled at Molenaar’s Car Factory in Amersfoort, Holland. We’ll be talking more about MINI’s production plans and how they will be tweaked for the introduction of the 3rd generation later this year. Official Release: Today VDL Nedcar employees started the restoration of one of the … Read entire article »
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The Mini Club of Ireland win Best Newcomer Prize at Ballincollig St. Patrick’s Day Parade :
The Mini Club of Ireland attended the Ballincollig St. Patrick’s Day Parade this year and we had a great turnout of both Mini’s & MINI’s. We won Best Newcomer Award too !! … Read entire article »
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MINI Plant Oxford Celebrates 100 Years of Building Cars :
Official news release: MINI Plant Oxford celebrates 100 years of car-making this March, against a background of rising production, increased investment and continuing expansion. Today, Plant Oxford employs 3700 associates who manufacture up to 900 MINIs every day, and has contributed over 2.25 million MINIs to the tally of over 11.65 million cars that the factory has produced since 1913. The first car built at the factory, a Bullnose Morris Oxford, emerged on 28 March 1913 and … Read entire article »
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A Look Back at the Three Generation of the MINI Cooper & Cooper S :
As MINI gears up to release the entirely new MINI Cooper and Cooper S in early autumn it’s time for a look back and where the model has come from. The idea, hatched by brilliant Formula One designer John Cooper, to fuel the agile small car with an extra hit of performance and a car for the road and track has lost none of its appeal. But the Cooper has never been about horsepower, as … Read entire article »
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