mab01uk
Jul 20th, 2010, 10:53 PM
After months of speculation, Mini and Prodrive will announce a World Rally Championship programme this week, according to AUTOSPORT's sources. :cool:
Mini's first-ever World Rally Car, which will be based on the Countryman road car, has been in preparation for months at Prodrive's Banbury base and the BMW 1.6-litre turbocharged engine recently arrived to turn a rolling shell into a full World Rally Car. Testing of the new machine is expected to begin soon and, as technical director David Lapworth said, once it starts testing it will not stop.
More:
autosport.com - WRC News: Mini poised to announce WRC entry (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85369)
MotoringFile Archive MINI to Introduce Countryman WRC Rally Car this Week (http://www.motoringfile.com/2010/07/19/mini-to-introduce-countryman-wrc-rally-car-this-week/)
Mini's first-ever World Rally Car, which will be based on the Countryman road car, has been in preparation for months at Prodrive's Banbury base and the BMW 1.6-litre turbocharged engine recently arrived to turn a rolling shell into a full World Rally Car. Testing of the new machine is expected to begin soon and, as technical director David Lapworth said, once it starts testing it will not stop.
More:
autosport.com - WRC News: Mini poised to announce WRC entry (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85369)
MotoringFile Archive MINI to Introduce Countryman WRC Rally Car this Week (http://www.motoringfile.com/2010/07/19/mini-to-introduce-countryman-wrc-rally-car-this-week/)