new mini works cars

[guru_1071]

im pretty indifferent to new minis, but this is one serious bit of kit!



thumbs up to bmw for using a good bit of the proper minis heritage

[Gray]

Great image, just love the distance markers.

[hanlminiman]

I'm looking forward to getting up close at the Rally Show at Cornbury Park tomorrow

[pad4]

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Shameless plug im afraid

[hanlminiman]

I assume they are "original equipment"then!

[YMJ]

Can anyone who has the (similar) legendary Makinen/Fall photo please put them both up together to contrast?

[Ronnie]

Can anyone who has the (similar) legendary Makinen/Fall photo please put them both up together to contrast?

Here try this link >> http://forum.minicooper.org/showthread. ... post113852

[Vegard]

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Shameless plug im afraid

About time to sell some "works" stuff on Ebay then

[YMJ]

Can anyone who has the (similar) legendary Makinen/Fall photo please put them both up together to contrast?

Here try this link >> http://forum.minicooper.org/showthread. ... post113852

That's the one! Cheers!

[pad4]

good idea Vegard...me like !!

[minitravellerman]

Prodrive are doing pretty well with the BINI WRC now. I'm just a bit torn really when it comes to them! One side of me doesn't really want it to do well as I'm really not a fan of the BINI at all, but I'd love to see Kris Meeke do well (especially as he's a fellow countryman of mine).

[mab01uk]

Second in France last weekend and leading earlier in the event.



Total excitement in the MINI WRC Team about Dani Sordo's second place at the Rallye France.

Second for the MINI WRC Team in Rally France-Alsace is a result it is justifiably proud of on only its fourth event of the 2011 season. Dani Sordo (ES) and Carlos del Barrio (ES) took the fight down to the wire with just 6.3secs separating the number 37 MINI John Cooper Works WRC and the Citroen of Sébastien Ogier (FR) at the finish in Strasbourg yesterday.
http://www.rallybuzz.com/mini-wrc-team- ... ce-alsace/

Dave Wilcock, Technical Director: "Second is an absolutely stunning result for the MINI John Cooper Works WRC. Being just 6.3secs behind Sébastien Ogier clearly shows we were on the pace and, after our fourth rally, being in this position has made us all delighted. It’s been a stunning effort from the team, and especially the crew. Dani drove a faultless rally. He had no punctures, the Michelin tyres were absolutely perfect throughout and never once did we ever have any issues with tyre degradation. This morning we made a tactical decision to take the soft tyre option due to the damp and moist conditions, and knowing that the first stage, which was repeated, had two kilometres of gravel. It was completely the right choice. Then in the power stage to take two wrc drivers’ points and finish in front of Ogier was fantastic for MINI. This is a great position to be in going to Dani’s home event in Spain. We have a lot of work to do before them, but we shall be trying everything we can to repeat this performance there, if not make it a step higher on the podium!"
http://www.minimotorsport.com/en/news/s ... ing_result

[Giff]

Seeing as BMW copied the styling why didnt they just call it a "Maxi"?





Or didnt they get the Maxi name when they bought Rover?

[mab01uk]

Seeing as BMW copied the styling why didnt they just call it a "Maxi"?
Or didnt they get the Maxi name when they bought Rover?

When Rover demonstrated the Spiritual Mini concepts to BMW there were 2 versions, large and small:
Quote:
The Spiritual was also shown in long wheelbase form, showing that the design worked in a larger package: at the presentation, the Sprituals were called Mini and Midi – and as recorded in Autocar magazine, one insider had this to say on the Spiritual proposals: ‘When we explained our models called Mini and Midi, they wondered why the bigger model wasn’t called Maxi. We all had a good laugh, and then had to explain’.
http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/2011/07 ... t-history/

PS: Your picture is not actually a Maxi........but the larger BMC 1800/2200 'Landcrab' !
http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/2011/07 ... t-history/

[georgek]

Just to illustrate the point!!!