Monte Carlo is one of the classic homes of rally racing, and the original Mini was no stranger to its wiles. The new MINI WRC isn't, either, now that the two have shown off at the Rallye Monte Carlo ...
Not there love of hard liquor but when sufficiently sober to do so, all four of them were Mini drivers. The original Mini was a car that broke down social barriers, proving that almost anybody could ...
February 26, 2006 From 1964 to 1967 Mini dominated the Monte Carlo Rally, setting the foundation for its legendary reputation as a highly agile and nimble sports car. Now, commemorating the 100th ...
The MINI car brand has entered a team in the Rallye Monte Carlo Historique recently, and managed to emerge victorious. The car in question was a 1969 Cooper S, driven by Finnish racer Rauno Aaltonen – ...
LONDON, England - A big victory for the small car: 50 years ago the original Mini won the then gruelling Monte Carlo Rally for the first time. Paddy Hopkirk made the tiny British car a motor-sport ...
The 1965 Mini Cooper S did not just win a rally, it rewrote the pecking order of international motorsport. In a field packed ...
Mini’s recent foray in the World Rally Championship was sadly a very short one, so the least the carmaker can do now is console itself with past triumphs. Of course, the recent Dakar wins are ...
The Monte Carlo Rally, one of the world's great motoring classics, celebrated its 100th anniversary in January with a highly tweaked version of a tiny brick-shaped economy car - the Mini Cooper - ...
The Banbury-built Mini WRC team cars held top ten places after the first day of the Monte Carlo Rally. Spaniard Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio and Frenchman Pierre Campana and Sabrina de Castelli ...
Contrary to reports last week that the new MINI Monte 4X4 would be built at BMW’s Spartanburg, NC assembly plant, it now looks like it will stay in Europe. A BMW spokesman has told Automotive News ...