Mini Sport Attend National Mini Cooper Day!
This weekend, the Mini Sport Show Team made the long journey from Padiham down to the National Motor Museum show ground at Beaulieu, ready for the National Mini Cooper Day on Sunday, organised by the Mini Cooper Register. Thankfully the weather was on our side,…
BEAULIEU SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT!
SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT! We’re delighted that our dear friend Paddy Hopkirk Mini will be joining us on Sunday at National Mini Day at Beaulieu. Paddy will be meeting fans & signing on the Mini Sport Ltd stand for a limited time between the hours of 12pm – 2pm! Come down…
HRCR Mini Sport Cup 2019: Round 3 – EMCOS Red Dragon I.T. Stages
Returning to Down Ampney for 2019, 14 of our Mini crews were entered to take on the EMCOS Dragon IT Stages. 10 slippy & rough airfield Stages awaited our competitors, with the conditions being particularly brutal on the Minis due to the weather actually being…
Mini Girls Rally Team – Manx National Rally 2019 Report
Mini Girls Rally Team – Manx National Rally 2019 Report by Louise Thomas. “Excited is an understatement! It had been a long time since our last rally in November last year, and we were so exited for a few reasons, one to get back into…
‘No age barrier to being a better driver’ – rally legend Paddy Hopkirk and son reach highest driving standard with IAM RoadSmart
Race and rally legend Paddy Hopkirk and his son Patrick achieved the highest civilian driving standard in the UK recently, when they both passed IAM RoadSmart’s Masters with Distinction qualification. Paddy, 86, and Patrick, 47, were assessed on 8 May by Richard Gladman and Stuart…
Team Mini Sport: Jack Hartley & Gary Dawes – Dixies Historic Challenge 2019 Report
We returned to Epynt with a slight power upgrade from last years event. The current 1293cc engine made the fast and open Military Ranges a bit more interesting than our previous 998cc Engine. Since the AGBO, the Engine and Gearbox have been at Mini Sport…
HRCR Mini Sport Cup 2019: Round 2 – Dixies Historic Challenge
Round 2 of the 2019 HRCR Mini Sport Cup, Dixies Historic Challenge run by Forresters Car Club is a firm favourite with our Mini crews – despite the notoriously challenging conditions – and usually equally as challenging weather conditions! With 17 Minis on the entry list,…
Mini Girls Rally Team 2019 Update
It’s been a little quiet on the Mini Girls Rally Team front… Changes have been brewing! This year there’s a new main sponsor for the team – J and S Handling Ltd (Forklifts). Don’t worry though, we’re not loosing touch with the girls, we’re still heavily supporting them…
60th Mini Anniversary Print
Well-known Mini Artist, Bex who we know better as ‘Art by Bex’, couldn’t wait to kick-start this very special 60th anniversary year by creating her Limited Edition Artwork encapsulating the heritage of our wonderful British classic! As a Mini owner herself, Bex has captured the…
Rover Mini Cooper Sportspack Re-shell
Liz Blake’s 2000 Rover Mini Cooper Sportspack arrived with us here at Mini Sport in a bit of a sorry state, having lived in the Lake District on a farm for many years this Mini was almost constantly exposed to moisture & never given the…
Dixies Historic Challenge Preview | HRCR Mini Sport Cup
The 2nd round of the 2019 HRCR Mini Sport Cup has attracted 17 Minis for the challenging roads over the Epynt Ranges – taking place on May 5th. The blind crests, narrow roads and no tree lines to follow, with no recce of the stages…
IMM Newsletter
Welcome to the April edition of the IMM Newsletter, sent exclusively to those of you who have already bought your IMM ticket. We are getting close to the cut off date now for free goody bags, and from the end of May any tickets bought will…