News that BMW MINI are due to enter the 2011 World Rally Championship (WRC) has stunned the world of motoring and led to great anticipation amongst both industry and public alike. MINI is one of rallying’s most iconic and celebrated names. The MINI’s exploits in the 1960s at the Monte Carlo Rally are the stuff of legend. (more…)
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BMW MINI WRC debut most anticipated in years
Saturday, April 2nd, 2011Mini to join World Rally Championship?
Monday, June 28th, 2010Rumours are still circulating that BMW Mini will be taking part in the World Rally Championship from 2012, racing the new Mini Countryman crossover.
Mini has been linked with the highly successful Prodrive group, a British car technology company based in Oxfordshire.
Mini of course has a proud history in rally racing going back to the 1960s. While Prodrive won six WRC titles with the Subaru World Rally Team and also led Aston Martin to back to back wins at Le Mans in 2007 and 2008.
So this could prove to be a very fruitful partnership indeed. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens next…
The regular, non-racing Mini Countryman will be available to buy, from Bond Street Select, from September 2010.