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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 by Kris Meeke.
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Hyundai Tests Improved I20 Wrc For 2015 Season In Monte Carlo And Sweden
Just three weeks after the 2014 World Rally Championship finale in the Wales Rally, Hyundai Motorsport is already testing its i20 racer in preparation for its second season in the WRC. Read more »...
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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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Paris Show: Citroën Unleashes Ds3 Wrc Contender
Joining the world premieres of the MINI Countryman WRC and Ford Fiesta RS WRC at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, is Citroën's all-new contender for the 2011 World Rally Championship, the DS3 WRC in full racing livery. Read more »...
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Mini Countryman Rally Car Passes First Round Of Wrc Tests
As previously reported, MINI is eager to get itself into the World Rally Car Championships with its Countryman crossover and reclaim some of the rallying glory its predecessor / inspiration had in the 1960s. And today, the British automaker released...
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Breaking: Subaru Withdraws From World Rally Championship
It's a sad day for rally fans like ourselves today as Subaru has announced its decision to withdraw from the World Rally Championship at the end of the year because of the financial crisis. "This sudden decision was made in response to the widespread...
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