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…
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…
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…
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…
Mini Sport @ IMM Bristol 2019!
Now the dust has settled for us at Mini Sport after IMM 2019 Bristol… Where do we even begin? Firstly, we would like to thank the Organisers of IMM 2019 Bristol, Team Bristol and all of their volunteers, who under very difficult circumstances delivered us all…
The British Motor Museum’s celebration of the Mini: Display of the last Mini Cooper ever produced and more!
You may already be aware that 2019 is the 60th anniversary of the Classic Mini – first rolling off the production line on the 24th August 1959, the Mark I Mini was the beginning of a dynasty of vehicles (which soon encompassed the Mini Cooper…
The Best Mini Events To Attend This Summer
The summer is a great time to get out and about – more so when you’ve got a classic car to drive around! With the Mini being one of the most culturally significant cars out there, ownership of one provides you with a ‘ticket’ to…