After just one and a half years in the sport, MINI has announced it is exiting the World Rally Championship (WRC) at the end of the 2012 season. MINI Countryman WRC cars will still compete in the future under non-factory, private teams. MINI says competing for the 18-month period has […]
MINI Countryman WRC
Chris Atkinson to drive MINI for remainder of 2012 WRC season
Australian Chris Atkinson has finalised a deal with WRC Team MINI Portugal to contest the final five rounds of the 2012 FIA World Rally Championship. ‘Atko’ will be the number one driver for MINI after former driver Armindo Araujo left the team for “sporting reasons”. Atkinson has taken part in two WRC […]
Video: MINI Countryman WRC car review
EVO magazine in the UK has posted up a MINI Countryman WRC car review video onto its YouTube channel. The new MINI Country WRC car will compete in the rest of 2011 World Rally Championship and onwards. MINI hasn’t taken part in rally racing on an international scale since the […]