#Mini John Cooper Works Rally

[crosscountryrally]

X-Raid confirma alineación de cuatro autos para el Dakar 2023: Przygonski y Halpern con el Plus T1+, Krotov y Al-Qassimi con el Buggy

El equipo X-Raid buscará prenderse en el Dakar 2023 con un nuevo auto que pretende que vuelvan a pelear los primeros puestos, luego de que el último par de años privilegiaran en alineación al Q Motorsport con el proyecto de Audi. Esta temporada X-Raid llega al Dakar con un nuevo auto cumpliendo la normativa T1+ con una alineación de duplas veloces en Kuba Przygonski y Armand Monleón y el argentino Sebastián Halpern con Ronnie Graue llevando el debut del MINI JCW Rally Plus. Además, el fiable y querido MINI JCW Buggy volverá una nueva edición tratando de meterse entre los primeros pero sin la reglamentación T1+: Khalid Al-Qassimi y Ola Floene pilotarán la primera unidad con Denis Krotov y Konstantin Zhiltsov en la segunda.

X-Raid cumple 20 años en el Rally Cross Country y buscará sumar otro gran resultado a su potente historia donde han ganado seis ediciones del Dakar en 2012, 2013 (Peterhansel), 2014 (Roma), 2015 (Al-Attiyah), 2020 (Sainz) y 2021 (Peterhansel). 

Kuba Przygonski es la principal carta del X-Raid de cara a este Dakar y el polaco llega con nuevo navegante en Armand Monleón que viene de ser el copiloto de Lucio Álvarez en el Dakar 2022 y el Mundial de Cross Country donde ganaron el Rally de Kasajistán. Antes, Monleón fue navegante de Gerard Farrés en los SSV. Przygonski, ex-motard que llegó a ser P6 en motos en 2014, viene compitiendo en los autos desde 2016 y acumula ya 5 Top 10 en 7 participaciones con mejor resultado de cuarto en 2019 y 2021. En 2022 pilotando un MINI JCW Buggy del X-Raid fue sexto, un resultado bastante notable considerando que el Buggy estaba en desventaja mecánica con los T1+.

El mendocino Sebastián Halpern buscará mejorar el octavo puesto del Dakar 2022, donde también corrió con el Buggy en desigualdad mecánica. Después de iniciar su carrera en los Quads donde llegó a ser segundo en 2011, Halpern se pasó a los autos donde consiguió la novena posición con un programa privado en 2018. Desde entonces estuvo fuera de la competencia hasta regresar junto al probado navegante Ronnie Graue en 2022, también entrenando en el Mundial de Cross Country.

El Dakar 2023 comienza dentro de 11 días, el 31 de diciembre en Arabia Saudita.

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MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS RALLY PLUS / Vaidotas ZALA / LTU / Paulo FIUZA / PRT / UNIQUE RACING TEAM by Artes Max Via Flickr: BAJA España Aragon 2023 / Teruel

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Überzeugender Auftritt des MINI JCW Rally Plus

Sand und Dünen waren die Hauptzutat der Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, der zweiten Veranstaltung der FIA World Rally Raid Championship. Genau die richtige Mischung für den MINI John Cooper Works Rally Plus. Sebastian Halpern und Bernardo „Ronnie“ Graue konnten mit Platz vier in der T1-Wertung wichtige Punkte ihrem WM-Konto gutschreiben. Scheich Khalid Al-Qassimi beendete zusammen mit Ola Floene…

[redbullbaja]

The "Rallye du Maroc" (4th to 10th October, 2017) is the penultimate round on the FIA World Cup calendar and – at the same time – it represents the final preparation in the desert prior to the Dakar Rally held in January 2018. Baja racer Bryce Menzies and navigator Pete Mortensen in the Red Bull

MINI John Cooper Works Rally in 9th position overall after stage 3 with 7h 33m 23s trailing overall leader Sebastian Loeb and copilot Elena with 6h 58m 44s by 35 minutes.

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2018 augusztusában ismét hazánkba látogat az FIA Cross Country Világkupa mezőnye: a Hungarian Baja jubileumi, immáron tizenötödik felvonását augusztus 9-12-e között rendezik meg a Dunántúlon. Érkezik a MINI John Cooper Works Rally.

Az ünnepélyes megnyitóra augusztus 10-én, pénteken este kerül sor a veszprémi Óváros téren. Az idei verseny három etapból áll, a versenyzők az erdős, sziklás és murvás terepeken összesen 652,32 kilométert tesznek meg. A szombat reggeli rajtsorrendet a péntek esti, mindössze 11,5 kilométer hosszú időmérő etap eredménye határozza meg.

A magyarországi fordulóra tabellaelsőként érkezik a MINI John Cooper Works Rally versenyautó lengyel pilótája, Jakub „Kuba” Przygonski, aki jelenlegi 237 pontjával az FIA Cross Country Világkupa ez évi mezőnyében 52 pontos előnyt őriz. Navigátora, a belga Tom Colsoul oldalán Przygonski ezúttal is győzelemre tör majd, hogy négy versennyel a szezon vége előtt értékes pontokkal növelje előnyét.

A második MINI John Cooper Works Rally versenyautóban a spanyol Joan „Nani” Roma és az ugyancsak spanyol Alex Haro párosa foglal helyet, amely duó a 2018-as Silk Way Rally hét etapjából hatszor a legjobb öt között végzett, és ezzel jelentős lépést tett a Rali Világkupa abszolút élmezőnye felé vezető úton.

„A Hungarian Baja soha nem egy egyszerű mutatvány. A 2018-as világkupa-győzelemért folyó küzdelem ráadásul egyre intenzívebb, hiszen egyre kisebb a rés az élmezőny tagjai között. Szerintem ugyanakkor kifejezetten jó, hogy nem minden futamot egy pilóta nyer meg, mert így minden pontért keményen meg kell dolgoznunk. A Hungarian Baja idén is egy óriási katonai területen zajlik majd, amely a tankokkal megedzett talaj okán plusz kihívásokat jelent nekünk” – nyilatkozta Jakub „Kuba” Przygonski.

„Kifejezetten élvezem, hogy az Oroszországban leintett Silk Way Rally után néhány nappal ismét autóba ülhetünk. A Hungarian Baja egy nagyszerű felvonás, 2013-ban sikerült megnyernem. Rendkívül izgalmassá teszi a futamot, hogy csupa olyan ellenféllel állunk majd szemben, akik a Rali Világkupa arany serlegéért folyó küzdelemben is az élen állnak. Kemény verseny lesz, de természetesen mi is a győzelemért érkezünk Magyarországra” – fogalmazott Joan „Nani” Roma.

Bővebb információ: www.hungarianbaja.com

Az FIA Cross Country Világkupa 2018-as versenynaptára

2018. február 16-18.: Baja Russia

2018. március 9-10.: Dubai International Baja

2018. március 24-29.: Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

2018. április 17-22.: Qatar Cross-Country Rally

2018. május 27 – június 2.: Rally Kazakhstan

2018. június 21-24.: Italian Baja

2018. július 20-22.: Baja Spain

2018. augusztus 9-12.: Hungarian Baja

2018. augusztus 30 – szeptember 2.: Baja Poland

2018. október 3-9.: Rallye Oilibya du Maroc

2018. október 25-27.: Baja Portalegre 500

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It’s the halfway mark at the Dakar Rally 2017. X-raid Team and the MINI John Cooper Works Dakar Rally take a rest day from working hard to embrace the challenge of South America’s rough terrain in the Bolivian city of La Paz. See their progress at @minimotorsport.

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MINI John Cooper Works Buggy, 2018. MINI and the X-raid Team will use the rear wheel drive buggy in next year’s Dakar Rally which begins on 6 January in Lima, Peru. It is powered by a 340hp 3.0 litre inline 6-cylinder diesel engine

[raymond-racing]

Track: Los Angeles Canyons by Phoenix77 - https://phoenix-mods.sellfy.store/

2018 Skoda Octavia Cup (Model 5E) & 2015 Skoda Fabia DTRi Hillclimb (Model NJ) by Trained Monkey Modding - https://tm-modding.eu/

Skoda Octavia Cup - Skoda Motorsport WRC Livery by shadow118 - https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/%C5%A0koda-octavia-wrc.24128/

2002 Suzuki Alto Kei-Taikyu NA660 Series (Model HA23V) by DTM1120 - https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/na660series-suzuki-alto-ha23v.19609/

1984 Ferrari 288 GTO (Model F114) by Kunos Simulazioni - https://store.steampowered.com/app/675590/Assetto_Corsa__Ferrari_70th_Anniversary_Pack/

Ferrari 288 GTO - Pioneer Charles Pozzi WRC livery by hal4000 - https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/ferrari-gto-pozzi-pioneer-4k-8k.17550/

2015 Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car (Model B299) & 1985 Lancia Delta S4 Hillclimb (Model Tipo 831) by RallyLegend - https://www.racedepartment.com/members/nikkk78.220207/

Ford Fiesta RS WRC - Ford Racing Livery by Madhat (private commission - no public release yet) - https://www.racedepartment.com/members/madhat.1303909/

2020 Mini Cooper S John Cooper Works Challenge (Model F56) by Pessio Garage - https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/mini-cooper-jcw-uk-challenge-f56.30469/

2005 Ford Transit L1H1 (Model V184) by Gary J. Paterson - https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/2005-ford-transit.22336/

Ford Transit - Martini World Rally Transit Livery by shadow118 - https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/ford-transit-rally-martini.29683/

1996 Peugeot 106 Rallye (Model Serie II) by Daniel Jimenez - https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/peugeot-106-rallye-s2.32274/

Peugeot 106 Rallye - Ambition Sport Auto Livery by Arno10 - https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/peugeot-106-rallye-s2-126-sebastien-loeb-rally-vins-macon-1997.49130/

1985 Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2 Group B by Kunos Simulazioni - https://store.steampowered.com/app/244210/Assetto_Corsa/

[crosscountryrally]

X-Raid presenta al MINI John Copper Works Rally Plus y comienza el asalto a los T1+

El preparador alemán X-Raid no se ha querido quedar atrás de la nueva reglamentación de los T1+ y después de un año de desarrollo ha lanzado hoy su nueva arma para esta categoría principal del Mundial de Rally Raid FIA W2RC y el Dakar: El MINI John Cooper Works Rally Plus. Será pilotado en tres semanas por Kuba Przygonski y Sebastián Halpern en el primer año del auto en el Dakar. 

Según X-Raid, el MINI JCW Rally Plus combina lo mejor de dos mundos, tomando elementos del MINI JCW Buggy y del MINI JCW Rally que lleva más de 10 años siendo referencia en el Dakar. El auto es 4x4 pero toma elementos aerodinámicos y de diseño del Buggy. El auto incorpora mejoras aerodinámicas, de suspensión y amortiguadores sobre el JCW Rally además de los neumáticos de mayor aro gracias a la reglamentación T1+. Por otra parte se ha trabajado en el motor para controlar la potencia a través de electrónica en lugar de flujo de aire lo que permitirá mayor eficiencia en el consumo y las emisiones. 

El nuevo MINI JCW Rally Plus también se suma a los otros equipos que están trabajando en un Dakar sustentable y será propulsado por un combustible sintético de segunda generación llamado HVO que está basado en aceites vegetales y botellas plásticas.

"La sostenibilidad está claramente a la vanguardia de nuestro proyecto MINI JCW Rally Plus con visión de futuro. En el futuro, el automovilismo tendrá que acostumbrarse al hecho de que sin sostenibilidad no habrá más automovilismo. En este sentido, era claramente una cuestión del corazón para nosotros que operaremos el noveno MINI de manera más sostenible. Con HVO estamos ingresando a un nuevo territorio para la escena del cross country y estoy ansioso por presentar nuestra última incorporación a la familia, el MINI JCW Rally Plus con cambios aerodinámicos significativos.” concluyó Sven Quandt, CEO de X-Raid. “En nuestra opinión, el combustible HVO es un complemento importante para otros sistemas de propulsión de bajas emisiones, y no solo en los deportes de motor. El Dakar ofrece una muy buena plataforma para probar este combustible y crear conciencia".

El Dakar larga el próximo 31 de diciembre en el Sea Camp del Mar Rojo en Arabia Saudita.

[opelman]

JOHN COOPER WORKS RALLY PLUS / João FERREIRA / PRT / Filipe PALMEIRO / PRT / X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM by Artes Max Via Flickr: BAJA España Aragon 2023 / Teruel

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As ‘Official Vehicle Partner’, BMW Group has been closely linked with the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship since the very first race around seven years ago. Since the Rome E-Prix (ITA) at the weekend, a new FIA Formula E safety car leads the field: the MINI Electric Pacesetter inspired by JCW. The fully electric car was designed by BMW Motorsport such that racing technology makes it perfectly suited to the special requirements of a FIA Formula E safety car. FIA President Jean Todt and the official FIA Formula E safety car driver Bruno Correia (POR) were among those won over at a race weekend with plenty of safety car action.

The positive verdict of former racing driver Correia is a great description of the unique character of the MINI Electric Pacesetter inspired by JCW. In this instance, BMW Motorsport did not convert an existing road vehicle into the FIA Formula E Safety Car. Instead, the engineers used the new MINI Cooper SE (combined fuel consumption: 0.0 l/100 km; combined energy consumption: 17.6 – 15.2 kWh/100 km according to WLTP, 16.1 – 14.9 kWh/100 km according to NEFZ, combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km) as a basis to design a totally new safety car.

“We approached the project both in terms of safety and handling as if we were building a racing car, and started with the body in white of the MINI Cooper SE,” described Rudolf Dittrich, head of vehicle development at BMW Motorsport. “The result is a car that sets standards in braking power, cornering performance and agility. And it is precisely these areas that are crucial on the narrow street circuits in Formula E.”

In addition to the body in white, the powertrain is another component taken from the production vehicle. Only details were modified to meet the specific requirements of a safety car, and it yields 135 kW of power and 280 Nm of torque. This sees the MINI Electric Pacesetter inspired by JCW sprint from 0-100 km/h in 6.7 seconds (production: 7.3 sec.), from 0-60 km/h in 3.6 sec. (production: 3.9 sec.) and from 80-120 km/h in 4.3 sec. (production: 4.6 sec.).

The brakes are largely identical in construction to those of the MINI John Cooper Works GP (combined fuel consumption: 7.3 l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions: 167 g/km). For the chassis, the basic concept was adopted from production; however, numerous components (for example, the spring damper system) were replaced with motorsport elements. A totally new feature is the Kevlar underride guard familiar from rallying, and which primarily protects the battery of the MINI Electric Pacesetter inspired by JCW when driving roughly over kerbs. The size, profile and rubber compound of the tyres have also been modified for use as a safety car.

Through the consistent use of carbon and CFRP in the construction of the specific bodywork modifications, some of which were even produced using 3D printing, the BMW Motorsport engineers were able to achieve a weight reduction of around 130 kg compared with the production model, and thus an unladen weight of around 1,230 kg. The safety car contains all the modules required by the FIA for passive safety. In the interior, the driver has all the required systems such as radio, GPS, transponder and the control panels for the lighting system.

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Rally de Portugal 2017 por Eduardo Gomes Via Flickr: BMW-MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS #22 - VALERIY GORBAN/SERGEI LARENS - EUROLAMP WORLD RALLY TEAM - VODAFONE RALLY DE PORTUGAL 2017

[itracing]

Sainz & Cruz Victorious at 2020 Dakar Rally

Carlos Sainz (ESP) and his co-driver Lucas Cruz (ESP) have won the Rally Dakar for the third time, having previously triumphed in 2010 and 2018. In doing so, they presented MINI with its fifth overall victory at the iconic endurance rally. 

For MINI and MINI Motorsport partner X-raid, this was the first success since their winning run together, which lasted from 2012 to 2015. The Spanish pair, in the MINI John Cooper Works Buggy, finished 6:21 minutes ahead of last year’s winner Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) after roughly 7,500 kilometers through Saudi Arabia, which was hosting the Dakar for the first time.

Dakar record winner Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA) and his co-driver Paulo Fiuza (POR) finished third, 9:58 minutes behind Sainz and Cruz, to round off an impressive performance from the two MINI JCW Buggies. The two MINI JCW Buggy crews each won four stages, while MINI vehicles went fastest on a total of nine of the twelve days. Vaidotas Zala (LTU) / Saulius Jurgelenas (LTU), in a MINI JCW Rally, won the very first Dakar stage on Arabian soil on the opening day.

Seven of the nine MINI crews that started the rally reached the finish in Al-Quiddia (KSA), four of them in the top ten. Orlando Terranova (ARG) and Bernardo ‘Ronnie’ Graue (ARG) finished in the top three on three days on their way to sixth place overall in the four-wheel drive MINI JCW Rally. Local favourite Yasir Seaidan (KSA) and his co-driver Alexey Kuzmich (RUS) were ninth and finished an excellent second on the closing stage. Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygonski (POL) and co-driver Timo Gottschalk (GER) had their hopes of a top result dashed on the opening day when a technical issue resulted in them losing six hours. They eventually finished in 19th place, 8:35.18 seconds off the lead.

MINI vehicles topped the overall standings after every one of the twelve legs at the 40th staging of the Dakar Rally. Zala and Jurgelenas got the ball rolling with victory on the opening stage, after which Terranova and Graue took the overall lead on day two. Sainz and Cruz claimed their first stage win on the third leg. That victory took them to the top of the overall standings – a position they held right through to the finish.

[miniusa]

This staggering and unforgiving terrain is the setting for an adventure to remember. Follow as the MINI John Cooper Works Rally X-Raid Team prepare for greatness at the 2018 Dakar Rally here: @minimotorsport

[rallyraids]

In January 2020, the Dakar Rally embarks on a new chapter: After ten events in South America, the iconic desert rally will take place in Saudi Arabia for the first time. As it takes on this new challenge, X-raid is counting on the experience held by Carlos Sainz (ESP) and Stéphane Peterhansel (FRA), each of whom will be at the wheel of a further-developed X-raid MINI John Cooper Works Buggy.

Sainz has won the Dakar twice in the past – most recently in 2018. “El Matador” is one of the biggest personalities in rallying, and once again has got the ambitions of taking victory in 2020. Before switching to off-road racing, he won the World Rally Championship on two occasions (1990, 1992). The man from Madrid can rely on the support of his long-term co-driver Lucas Cruz (ESP).

For Stéphane Peterhansel, the coming Dakar will be a very special one: His wife Andrea will navigate for him at this event for the first time. The husband and wife duo won this year’s Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge together and finished runner-up in Kazakhstan.

As such, “the Peterhansels” still have a chance of taking overall victory in the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies. They are currently second in the table, nine points off the lead.

Stéphane Peterhansel claimed the first Dakar victory for X-raid in 2012, at the wheel of a MINI ALL4 Racing. One year later, he repeated that success. In total, “Mr. Dakar” has won the iconic desert rally 13 times. Six of those victories have come on motorcycles, the remaining seven on four wheels.

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History of the Mini Cooper

The Mini has gone past its hustling vehicle roots to turn into a symbol of an age. The previous hustling vehicle is perpetually connected to the 1960s and symbols like John Lennon and, all the more as of late, the beguiling Prince Harry. As a famous vehicle, it has likewise had its impact in the takeover and relaunch of the brand under BMW in the previous decade. Varieties of the Cooper and Cooper S have stuck to this same pattern with triumphs like the Mini Hatch and other Mini models in the brand's brilliant history.

Where did all start?

The historical backdrop of this astonishing little vehicle wouldn't be finished without a notice of the cooperation between the two key players in its advancement and plan - the British Motor Company (BMC) and the Cooper Car Company.

The first Mini was created during the 1950s by the BMC in a joint effort with the planner, Sir Alex Issigonis. It initially was conceptualized as a response to the issue of fuel lack and the call for progressively effective vehicles appropriate for city-driving. It was structured as a two entryway, 4 chamber motor vehicle and a monocoque shell which implied the external "shell" or "skin" of the vehicle bolstered the main part of the vehicle's weight.

The principal adaptation was known as the Mark I and it was connected to the BMC's other image names that additionally incorporated the Morris Minor and the Austin. The principal Mini was propelled in 1959 and its notoriety as a conservative vehicle developed until it had its very own one of a kind personality and following. The later form, the Mark II, saw BMC adding another grille to the plan.

The Racing History

John Cooper of Cooper Car Company understood the Mini's potential as an engine sports vehicle and he persuaded the creator, Sir Alex Issigonis to make the new model: The Mini Cooper. The new model of Mini was propelled as the Mini Cooper in 1961 and the Mini Cooper S in 1963.

The Mini Cooper displayed a 848cc motor while the Mini Cooper S had a 1071cc motor. The main appearing of the Mini Cooper S as a symbol in the hustling scene was at the Monte Carlo Rally. The Mini Cooper S rendition was the star during the 1964, 1965 and 1967 revitalizes. It was additionally given the middle of everyone's attention in the first form of the British motion picture, The Italian Job, in 1967 when the culprits of the heist utilized Mini Coopers and S-models to draw off the bank work.

The Mini after the 1960s

The vehicle appreciated a veritable clique following in the sixties, yet the brand endured a misfortune during the 80s when the brand was procured by Spanish and Italian organizations. Rather than pushing ahead with the structure and developing, the new proprietors turned out with models that were pretty much straightforward varieties of the first plan. This pushed the Mini Cooper from fame to the curiosity showcase.

It was during the 1990s that the brand was exchanged from the control of the Rover Group to its new and current proprietor, the German vehicle maker, BMW. The organization held the rights to the Mini brand even subsequent to having sold their enthusiasm for the Rover Group. They relaunched the Mini Cooper in 2000 and the brand has been developing and advancing since.

The Mini Cooper Today

The Mini today has made changes to the first Mini for bring forth and hardtop forms. The brand has likewise discharged a unique release Mini Classic Cooper and Mini Cooper Sports vehicle. The striking changes incorporate the utilization of a Toyota diesel motor and an attack into the convertible and bring forth advertise. Pack and idea vehicles, for example, the S Works and the John Cooper Works GP Kit have additionally been added to the line-up.