Clive King: This season will be the toughest yet
REIGNING MNI SPORT Mini Cup champion Clive King reckons he’ll have a battle on his hands to retain the title in 2017 – and he’s delighted. The Midlands-based driver and his navigator Anton Bird clinched the 2016 crown in a last-round thriller on the Isle…
Completed: John Cooper Works Mini Cooper S Restoration
Check our finished restoration on Alex Munday’s 1996 John Cooper Works Mini Cooper S! We have once again saved the day, keeping another Mini on our roads, and Alex couldn’t be happier as he shared with us the warming story behind this Mini’s time with us here at…
From Zero-to-Hero: Mini Cooper S Restoration
Back in March, we were tasked with a restoration on quite a special Mini indeed… Alex Munday’s 1996 John Cooper Works Mini Cooper S, an original from the John Cooper Garages, production number 79, and allegedly previously owned by British rally driver, Alistair McRae! When following his…
Mini Sport Mini Cup Test Day
This weekend saw the Mini Sport Mini Cup test day at Curborough Sprint Course, Lichfield where the 2017 competitors got the opportunity to break their Minis in ahead of the first round of the cup on the 19th of March. Staying dry and windy for…
Mini Sport at the HRCR Awards Presentation Evening
Last Saturday saw the competitors of the 2016 Mini Sport Mini Cup descend upon Hellidon Lakes Golf & Spa Hotel for the annual HRCR Awards Presentation Evening, there were plenty of awards dished out and a fantastic evening was had by all! Perhaps…
Winning with Mini Sport: Daniel Harper and Chris Campbell
Congratulations to Daniel Harper & Chris Campbell once again for becoming the 2016 Manx Champions in their Mini Sport prepared MINI back in November. This is only the second time EVER that the Manx Championship has been won by a non-Manx team, the 1st time…
Mini Sport: Official Sponsors of IMM 2017
Mini Sport are delighted to announce that we are the official sponsors of IMM 2017 Ireland! The IMM 2017 will take place from Thursday 25th May – Monday 29th May 2017 at Westport House Estate, Westport,Co. Mayo. For more information, please see the official IMM website…
Mini Fair 2017: Thanks from Mini Sport
So 2017 got off to a great start this year with the annual British Mini Club’s ‘Mini Fair’ proving to be a great success for all who attended. This year marked the 18th anniversary of the well-established show and a great turnout of enthusiasts from across…
IAM RoadSmart – Paddy Hopkirk the Ambassador to Champion Mature Driver Safety
IAM RoadSmart, or the IAM/Institute of Advanced Motorists as it was formally known, is the UK’s biggest independent road safety charity – having spent more than 60 years making the roads a safer place for all. Whose mission is to make better drivers through the…
HRCR Press Release: Mini Sport Junior Mini Cup Technical Regulations now available.
The Mini Sport Junior Mini Cup will be run as a class within the HRCR old STAGER Asphalt Historic Rally Championship aimed at encouraging young people into historic rallying. Whilst drivers must be under 25 years of age on the 1st January 2017 to be…