Mini Sport Attend National Mini Cooper Day!
This weekend, the Mini Sport Show Team made the long journey from Padiham down to the National Motor Museum show ground at Beaulieu, ready for the National Mini Cooper Day on Sunday, organised by the Mini Cooper Register. Thankfully the weather was on our side,…
BEAULIEU SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT!
SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT! We’re delighted that our dear friend Paddy Hopkirk Mini will be joining us on Sunday at National Mini Day at Beaulieu. Paddy will be meeting fans & signing on the Mini Sport Ltd stand for a limited time between the hours of 12pm – 2pm! Come down…
HRCR Mini Sport Cup 2019: Round 3 – EMCOS Red Dragon I.T. Stages
Returning to Down Ampney for 2019, 14 of our Mini crews were entered to take on the EMCOS Dragon IT Stages. 10 slippy & rough airfield Stages awaited our competitors, with the conditions being particularly brutal on the Minis due to the weather actually being…
Mini Girls Rally Team – Manx National Rally 2019 Report
Mini Girls Rally Team – Manx National Rally 2019 Report by Louise Thomas. “Excited is an understatement! It had been a long time since our last rally in November last year, and we were so exited for a few reasons, one to get back into…
HRCR Mini Sport Cup 2019: Round 2 – Dixies Historic Challenge
Round 2 of the 2019 HRCR Mini Sport Cup, Dixies Historic Challenge run by Forresters Car Club is a firm favourite with our Mini crews – despite the notoriously challenging conditions – and usually equally as challenging weather conditions! With 17 Minis on the entry list,…
Rover Mini Cooper Sportspack Re-shell
Liz Blake’s 2000 Rover Mini Cooper Sportspack arrived with us here at Mini Sport in a bit of a sorry state, having lived in the Lake District on a farm for many years this Mini was almost constantly exposed to moisture & never given the…
Dixies Historic Challenge Preview | HRCR Mini Sport Cup
The 2nd round of the 2019 HRCR Mini Sport Cup has attracted 17 Minis for the challenging roads over the Epynt Ranges – taking place on May 5th. The blind crests, narrow roads and no tree lines to follow, with no recce of the stages…
How The Haynes Manuals Became ‘Must-Have’ Mini Accessories
On the 8th February 2019, the founder of the popular automotive manual series, John Haynes, passed away at the age of 80. For generations of drivers, the Haynes Manual on their particular car model was a constant presence in their glove box – from cover-to-cover,…
Mini Sport 2019/20 Parts Catalogue
The NEW Mini Sport Catalogue has landed! The 2019/20 edition of the Mini Sport catalogue celebrates 60 years of the Mini, and has been improved with a new contemporary design & easy ‘colour-coded’ navigation through the contents & sub-categories. For Classic and Modern Mini Parts,…
Mini Van Overhaul
Back in December we were tasked with completely revamping this sorry-looking Mini Van… Wishing for a new lease of life for their recent purchase, were owners Alex Munday & Vincent Gruber, who procured this 1981 Austin Morris Mini Van in the hopes of having it…