Comments on: Mini Turns 50 – Racing History and Photo Gallery

By: Jcook10

Jcook10 — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Does anyone know of a Larry Cook? I’m trying to find out the colours of his mini

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 May 2011 11:27:00 +0000

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By: Old skool race’n – Mini Cooper S « What I like & what I don't

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:59:39 +0000

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By: Ian Haynes-Bowers

Ian Haynes-Bowers — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:20:20 +0000

Graham Hill did not start his racing career in a Mini !! – he was in an F1 car in 1958 – the year before the Mini was introduced. He did race an Austin A30/35 – which shared the basic “A-series” engine with the Mini.

John Surtees debut on 4 wheels was in 1960 – when he combined riding his MV Agusta in Motorcycle GP’s and racing with Ken Tyrell in Formula Junior and Lotus in F1 in 1960.

According to his autobiography, Jackie Stewart’s first circuit racer was a Marcos.

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50 Years of the Mighty Mini | M O T O Y E N — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:06:05 +0000

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By: DHennessey

DHennessey — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:32:14 +0000

Is BMW re-writing history here?
What sports cars besides the Cooper Monaco did they build?
As I recall it the minis always raced as sedans.
Cooper’s dedication to rear/mid engined cars came from its overwhelming success in the 500cc F3 with JAP and Norton engines. This was long before the mini came on the scene.
The way I heard the story BMC hired Cooper to produce a BMC Formula Junior car which would compete with the 1100cc Ford powered cars. The Mini Cooper S engine was at least partially a result of the development work done for the Formula Junior car