‘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…
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…
How The Haynes Manuals Became ‘Must-Have’ Mini Accessories
On the 8th February 2019, the founder of the popular automotive manual series, John Haynes, passed away at the age of 80. For generations of drivers, the Haynes Manual on their particular car model was a constant presence in their glove box – from cover-to-cover,…
Mini Sport 2019/20 Parts Catalogue
The NEW Mini Sport Catalogue has landed! The 2019/20 edition of the Mini Sport catalogue celebrates 60 years of the Mini, and has been improved with a new contemporary design & easy ‘colour-coded’ navigation through the contents & sub-categories. For Classic and Modern Mini Parts,…
Mini Van Overhaul
Back in December we were tasked with completely revamping this sorry-looking Mini Van… Wishing for a new lease of life for their recent purchase, were owners Alex Munday & Vincent Gruber, who procured this 1981 Austin Morris Mini Van in the hopes of having it…