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…
Team Mini Sport At Mull Rally
Taking place on the Isle of Mull in Northern Scotland, the Mull Rally is an annual event in which is attended by many racing VIPs, considered the best rally in the UK by competitors and is watched by hundreds of thousands around the world. 2019…
Mini Sport: Building A Community of Mini Specialists Since 1967
Whilst most owners will cite their driving experience or the opportunity to customise their cars as being the joys of owning a classic Mini, it’s the sense of community and the kinship, that heightens the enjoyment of the Mini for people of all ages. One…
Beatson’s Building Supplies Mull Rally 2019 Preview
The Isle of Mull will once again play host the roaring of engines & screeching of tyres as the Beatson’s Building Supplies Mull Rally is finally back! Following on from a forced two year hiatus, due to insurance-related reasons, this ever popular event has returned…
The Classic Mini At 60: The Stories That Made Generations of People Into Mini Specialists
If you’re a regular follower of this blog, then you may have seen our posts about 2019 being the 60th anniversary of the first Mini rolling off the production line! Throughout the course of the year, there have been a number of events celebrating this…
Mini Action Day Supported by Mini Sport Celebrates Mini 60 With Sensational 2019 Show
Saturday once again saw the UK’s oldest, best and only track based Mini Show, Mini Action Day in association with Mini Sport at Castle Combe Circuit in Chippenham, Wiltshire. Our pop-up Mini store was jam-packed with spares & parts for your Classic Minis and our experts were on-hand to offer advice and answer…
HRCR Mini Sport Cup: Cheviot Stages Rally 7th Round Review
HRCR Mini Sport Cup: Cheviot Stages 7th Round Review Sunday 22nd September saw 9 of our Mini crews gear up to compete in the Ford Parts Cheviot Stages Rally for the Final Round of the 2019 HRCR Mini Sport Cup! Competing over the course 13 stages on the…
Kop Hill Climb 2019
The weekend of the 21st/22nd of September saw the 10th Anniversary of Kop Hill Climb, set in the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire. Since it’s revival in 2009, Kop Hill Climb has become a well-loved National Car Event, attracting anywhere between 14000 – 18000 visitors across the…
Mini Specialists Celebrate The 60th Anniversary At The 2019 Goodwood Revival
Our Mini specialists were delighted to be invited to the recent Goodwood Revival festival, where, alongside the many fantastic historical cars on show, was a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Mini. Taking place on the famous estate and track in Sussex, Goodwood Revival…
Join In With The Mini Specialists At Mini Action Day 2019
Taking place at Castle Coombs Circuit in Chippenham, Wiltshire, on Saturday 28th September, Mini Action Day 2019 is the ideal event to celebrate the 60th birthday of the Classic Mini with all of the family. Sponsored by Mini Sport, the annual event (now in its…
Paddy Hopkirk and The Mini That Won The Monte Carlo Rally
They said that ‘it couldn’t be done’ – the little, economical car winning on one of the most difficult rally courses in the world. But it was done – 55 years ago, Paddy Hopkirk piloted his modified Mini Cooper through the slutch and snow of…