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MINI Officially Launches WRC Team, Unveils Countryman Racers
MINI's preparations for the brand's imminent return to the World Rally Championship have culminated with the official launch of the team less than a month ahead of its first WRC event, the Rally d'Italia Sardegna (May 5 - 8). At the company's plant in Oxford, England, the MINI WRC Team unveiled its two MINI John Cooper Works WRC cars, the driver/co-driver lineup and its plans for 2011.
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Mini To Pull Out Of The Wrc At The End Of 2012 Pointing Towards The Financial Crisis As The Reason
Just as suddenly as it entered the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) after a decades-long hiatus in 2011, the BMW Group's MINI brand is abandoning the sport. On Friday afternoon, the British carmaker announced that it will terminate its works involvement...
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Mini Officially Confirms John Cooper Works Gp Special On The Sidelines Of The New York Auto Show
We've already caught Mini trying out a prototype of the range-topping John Cooper Works GP hot hatch near the Nürburgring, but today, the company made it official. Prior to the New York International Auto Show, Kay Segler, senior vice president...
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New Ford Rs World Rally Car Shows Its 2011 Colors
Ford Team driver Mikko Hirvonen lifted the covers of its 2011-specification Fiesta RS World Rally Car at the Autosport International Racing Car Show in Birmingham today, revealing the color scheme that will adorn the vehicle in the FIA World Rally Championship....
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Paris Show: Mini Unveils Countryman Wrc In Preparation For 2011 S2000 Rally Season
Working with Prodrive, Mini has officially re-entered the World Rally Championship after a decades-long hiatus. With its Countryman WRC, which made its world premiere in Paris today, Mini will be ready to compete in the 2011 season with a car driven...
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Mini To Enter Wrc With The Help Of Prodrive, Aims To Win Title Within Three Years!
After a long break, MINI is making a comeback in the world of rallying starting from next season with a Prodrive built and developed Countryman crossover. The BMW Group said that MINI, whose Cooper model won the Monte Carlo Rally three times in the 1960s,...
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