Mini Se7ens & Mini Miglia: Round 3&4 at Snetterton Race Circuit
The Harpers of Mini Sport have been involved in the challenging Motorsport scene since 1960; seven years before Mini Sport was officially established. Today we sponsor a team of drivers and cars facing championships across the UK and Europe. On the 9th of May, Adam…
Paddy Hopkirk: Celebrating the BMC Days
This year we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the iconic and internationally influential, BMC Works. In 1955, the British Motor Corporation founded its illustrious ‘Works’ department. The prestigious competition department grew to be regarded as one of the most successful and acknowledged in the World,…
Paddy Hopkirk meets the ‘Paddy Hopkirk Mini’ at Himley Hall!
Last weekend, the Mini Sport team made it down to Staffordshire for the prestigious Himley Hall & Park event, hosted by the British Mini Club. Thankfully, this year’s annual event brought out a bit of the old-English sunshine, which made for an excellent change. We managed…
Mike Guido: The Journey to IMM 2015 begins…
As you may remember, Mini Sport also has a USA and Canada distributor based in Palm Bay, Florida. Our representative for Mini Sport USA, Mike Guido is also known as the founder of ‘Classic Mini’s United’ and extraordinarily known as ‘The World’s Fastest Clown’. Each…
Rolling Road Tuning: Volvo Amazon 1969
This week we had a great visit from John Hartley, co-owner of a ‘Volvo Amazon’ come in for a Rolling Road tune. John who owns the car along with his friend Barry Smith had bought this 1969 model of a Volvo Rally car off eBay…
Full Body Restoration: Mini Cooper RSP
At Mini Sport, we pride ourselves on our expertise and knowledge in the restoration and conversion of historic and classic cars. Across five decades and three generations we have been able to restore hundreds of Mini’s back to their former glory; retaining the original parts…
Paddy Hopkirk Guest Appearance at Himley Hall!
On the 10th of May the team at Mini Sport will be travelling down to Himley Hall & Park for the 23rd annual Himley Hall event held by the British Mini Club. This annual event, sponsored by Mini Sport is regarded as an absolute ‘must’ for…
Product Potential: Mini Sport 4 Pin Differential
It’s been a few weeks since we last featured a ‘Product Potential’ post over on our blog and with competition season way underway, we figured it would be great to feature a part which is ideal for both road and rally. As always, we spoke…
Mini Sport meet the Mini Club: Northern Monkeys Mini Club
In 1959 a small car was launched in Britain under the remarkable design concept of Alec Issigonis. The original model, introduced to the world as the economic ‘Morris Mini Minor’, sparked critical acclaim in automotive design with a transverse engine and an unconventional front wheel…
The Mini Sport Mini Challenge showing on Motors TV
The HRCR Old Stager Championship incorporating the Mini Sport Mini Challenge and the HRCR Imp Cup is well underway with the third round at the ‘Historic Mini Epynt’ taking place on the 3rd May 2015. The previous rounds at ‘Rally North Wales’ proved to be…