Mini Sport and the Business of Winning
Success is the lifeblood of any motorsport business. The phrase ‘Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday’ was coined in the 1960’s as a theory to get manufacturers interested. And 60 years on, that theory still holds true, as Mini Sport will testify following their win on the 2019 RAC…
Steve Entwistle Driver Report – 2019 RAC Rally of The Tests
This year was my fifth time on this event. The first time in 2013 was supposed to be a one off! For the last three years I have been very lucky to have the use of Paddy Hopkirk’s 1990 Pirelli Marathon winning Morris Cooper ‘S’,…
How CNC Machines Allow Mini Specialists To Create Improved Parts For The Classic Mini
Innovation has been a constant part of our business here at Mini Sport. Since our incorporation, (when our founder, Brian Harper, created an improved throttle linkage for the original models), our Mini specialists have regularly pushed the boundaries of automotive design. Each change we’ve made…
RAC Rally of the Tests 2019 Champions!
When 1964 Monte Carlo Rally winner Paddy Hopkirk agreed to loan his Mini Cooper S 6 EMO to Steve Entwistle for the RAC Rally of the Tests, he did it on one condition. “They’d better win!” he pronounced. And after finishing third and second of…
Mini Specialists Win The HERO RAC Rally of Tests 2019!
As the chequered flag is set to wave the passing of the 60th anniversary of the Mini, it was somewhat fitting for Mini specialists that a Cooper S won the 2019 HERO RAC Rally of the Tests – and not just any Cooper S, either….
Our New Mini Spares Website
They say that mighty oaks from little acorns grow; this is something that the history of Mini Sport very much encapsulates. After being founded during the Mini’s 1960’s heyday to give an enthusiast the means to rid the home of spare parts, the company has grown…
Genuine British Motor Heritage Body Shells Arriving Soon!
We will soon be taking delivery of new stock of British Motor Heritage Limited Body Shells! These will be the very last ones produced by British Motor Heritage until at least the middle of 2020… Pre-order your Mini body shell today to avoid disappointment! • BMP0343 –…
Exclusive 50th Anniversary of the Italian Job Limited Edition Legendary Artwork Collection
Exclusive 50th Anniversary of the Italian Job Limited Edition Legendary Artwork Collection by ArtbyBex ArtbyBex celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the iconic Italian Job within her Limited Edition Legendary Anniversary Signed Art Collection! Italian Job Stairs Scene Unbelievably this year is the 50th Anniversary of…
Stocktake Clearance Now On!
The time is upon us once again for our annual ‘Stocktake Clearance’! Once a year we lower our prices on the website on our in-stock items by up to a mammoth 50%! These unmissable deals give us the opportunity to ‘clear out’ parts that we…
Team Mini Sport’s Jack Hartley & Gary Dawes: Mull Rally Review
Mull Rally 2019: The best rally I have ever done! I have been going to mull rally for most of my life either spectating or going around the island in the back of a chase car. As a child, I never imagined that one day…
How Two Rallying Enthusiasts Became World-Leading Mini Specialists
With the Mini celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2019, we have been delving back into its history throughout the year, uncovering the people and stories behind why it is still loved all these years on. Being Mini specialists since the Mini’s heyday in the 1960’s,…
Team Mini Sport’s Clive King & Anton Bird: Mull Rally Review
Our story started months before the entries opened when my friends at Mini Sport suggested we enter the Mull rally. This is an event I have always wanted to do in the Mini, sadly I was told, I probably would not be able to obtain…