a Mini wedding Down Under

We have just received this superb picture from our good friend Neil Crawford Down Under;

a true Mini wedding convoy

enjoy :-)

Mini on the Monte - Day 4/5

Here are some really bad photos of the last day and night : the stage from Valence to Monaco (day) and Monaco to Monaco (night).

A long long stage again, everyone was exhausted but really happy to cross the finish line and even more happy when we knew that our Cooper S was the only Mini on the 12 engaged to get throught every stage of this Monte Carlo Rally !!! What a victory for us.

So you got now all the "backstage photos". We will send you very soon "in action" pictures.

 

Thank you very much to Minisport for support and quality parts. Thank you to all the team for keeping smile and good mind even on bad moments. Thank you to everyone who enjoyed our adventure.

 

See you soon on French Tour Auto 2010 with 3 (yes three !!!) Cooper S in our team.

 

Very best regards.

 

Vince.

 

WG British Racing

Mini on the Monte - Day 3

For the 3rd day, the stage were from Valence to Valence.

Because of snow, it has been difficult for us to follow the race with the van. Because of the snow again, many accidents as well : a Mustang rolled, a Porsche 911 hited an MGB.

Anyway, our Mini went through and the driver is really satisfied, except for the bucket seat whitch has been "refurbished" with a Minisport sweatshirt to make it comfy !!!

Tomorrow, we're going back to Monaco from about 9am to about 5am next night. It's gonna be a long day.

Very best regards.

Vince.

WG British Racing

A couple of pictures from the Monte...

Another 2 superb pictures have just surfaced from the depths of the Monte Carlo Historic Rallye from Alex at almondgreen.net showing the Mk1 Cooper S sponsored by Mini Sport.

We haven't had an update on todays activities, but as soon as we hear anything this blog will be updated

Mini on the Monte - Day 2

Here are few photos of the 2nd stage from Monaco to Valence, still through the Alps.

All the team did enjoy the night cause of the first stage that was really exhausting.

Nice weather today but cold anyway : around 0°C. It was lot of snow and ice on the road so we decided to fit spiked tyres on front. Brillant idea according to today's accidents ...

We also changed front pads because originals were like polished (I don't knonw the exact word for that !).

So finally, a good day for us, specially when you know that 5 Minis already left the race ...

For more information on the full rally, check out the Rallye Monte Carlo Official Website

Mini on the 2010 Monte - Day 1

We left Reims to reach Monaco trough the Alps. As you can believe, it was very long and all the team is really tired. Today's race was about 20 hours from 9am!!

According to specialists, this year is a very special edition cause of the weather : lots and lots of snow.
A few photos of the '66 mk1 'S', pilots, and others ...

For more information on the full rally, check out the Rallye Monte Carlo Official Website

Mini on the 2010 Monte....

The Monte Carlo Historic Rally is one of the most famous rallies in the world.

Mini Sport are sponsoring Guillaume and Vincent of the French WG British Racing Team with their 1966 Mk1 Cooper S.

Under the bonnet there is a WG 1380 engine with Omega pistons, Arrow "H" conrod, 81.3 forged crank, 300° camshaft, stage 5 head. The gearbox is a KAD five speed dog box.
Inside there is 2 Cobra Monaco Pro seats, TRS safety harnesses, "Works dash board"...