Manx Rally Championship
DANIEL Harper and Chris Campbell have been crowned winners of the 2016 Manx Rally Championship. Harper, Engineering Director at Mini Sport, Padiham, produced a storming drive on the final round, the Pokerstars Rally, winning the two-day event outright to claim the title. And the result…
Rally of the Tests Press Release
MINI SPORT’S Steve Entwistle and the iconic Paddy Hopkirk Mini 6 EMO proved to be an unbeatable combination on the 2016 RAC Rally of the Tests. For the pairing won their class by 1 min 35 seconds after the gruelling four-day event which took crews…
Manx Championship 2016 Champions!
Congratulations to Daniel Harper & Chris Campbell on winning the Pokerstars Rally on the IOM last weekend and becoming the 2016 Manx Champions in their Mini Sport prepared MINI. Well done. This is only the second time EVER that the Manx Championship has been won…
HRCR Press Release: 2017 Old STAGER Historic Asphalt Stage Rally Championship Incorporating the Mini Sport Mini Cup and Junior Mini Cup
The UK’s most popular Asphalt Historic Stage Rally Championship run by the HRCR club announces its 2017 calendar. This year the championship will visit England, Wales, Scotland and the now traditional trip to the iconic Isle of Man. Similar to this year it will be…
Clive King’s End of Year Report
The Isle of Man Manx rally was our last round of the year. This was a double scoring round which started Thursday night. Restarted Friday morning through Friday evening, and continued all day Saturday. We started in the usual Mini Sport Cooper S Thursday at…
Well Where Do I Start, Mull Rally, A Dream Come True!!
Mini Sport are proud to share this statement from Louise Thomas, the driver of the Mini Sport sponsored Marie Curie rally prepared Rover Mini on Mull. “It all started with four days and night of recce and bonding with Emily, we had a great time,…
Here come the girls!
This weekend saw the return of the infamous Mull Rally, although this year was a little different… The Mini Sport sponsored all-female crew entry in the form of Louise Thomas and Emily Easton-Page. Joining the Mini Sport team this year Louise and Emily undertook the gruelling course and…
Steve Entwistle: From Orangebox to 6EMO
Originally founded in 1932, the RAC Rally of the Tests is notorious for being one of the toughest and most challenging events around, testing both the car and driver. The 3rd-6th of November sees the return of this event as a regular on the rally…
Paddy Hopkirk – One of motoring’s true superstars.
‘Never meet your heroes’ the old adage goes, ‘they almost always disappoint you’. I was wary of meeting Paddy informally as he has always been a hero of mine, from sitting in my first rally car aged 17 to the present day, his name has…
Probably the Best Mini Event on the Calendar….
The annual Mini Action Day sponsored by Mini Sport took place this weekend, and what a fantastic day we had. There was plenty of amazing Mini’s of all varieties, track action, and competitions. Our Mini Sport stand was packed with just about everything you…