The MINI Club of Ireland » Entries tagged with "Countryman"
MINI 2nd at Rally Morocco, Set Sights on Dakar :
Last year MINI shocked the motorsports world by not just winning, but dominating Dakar. With the 2013 Dakar Rally coming up in January, MINI ALL4 Racing and X-raid want to defend that title. Using Rally Morocco as a warm up, things are looking good. [Official Release] Project Title Defence is in full swing: In its final desert race before the Rallye Dakar the X-raid Team impresses with speed and consistency in Morocco. MINI is ready for its … Read entire article »
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MINI Withdraws Factory WRC Team :
MINI announced officially today that they are pulling out of “works involvement” in the FIA World Rally Championship at the end of the 2012 season. What does that mean? It means that MINI is no longer fielding a factory racing team in the WRC. Does this mean the end of MINIs racing in WRC? Not at all. In fact, BMW will continue to develop the 1.6L racing engine with Prodrive, and Prodrive will continue to … Read entire article »
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300 Bhp MINI Countryman WRC Launched
Mini has unveiled its new World Rally Car on the tenth anniversary of the original ‘new’ Mini’s own Paris debut. MINI will be joining the World Rally Championship’s Super 2000 category next year with a rally-going version of the MINI Countryman called the MINI Countryman WRC, rally-prepped by Prodrive. … Read entire article »
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The largest Mini event in Ireland for Cystic Fibrosis
In association with Morrison MINI, Beat FM and MINI Ireland, our Club organises the biggest Mini event in the republic. Last year we had nearly 110 Minis out for this run, and this year, we’re hoping to equal if not better it. There’s no better feeling than driving in such a huge convoy, except when it’s also for raising money for Cystic Fibrosis. Want to come along? Of course you do! … Read entire article »
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