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Michael Czeiszperger
 Post subject: MINI wins Dahar rally
PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:50 pm 
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When a MINI wins the Dakar rally, its only a matter of time before a MINI starts kicking Subaru butt in THSCC rallycross:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01 ... of-career/


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Keith Vail
 Post subject: Re: MINI wins Dahar rally
PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:54 pm 
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Yes it really is a Mini Countryman, complete with full tube frame and twin turbo inline 6 diesel engine from BMW. ;)

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Michael Czeiszperger
 Post subject: Re: MINI wins Dahar rally
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The new John Cooper Works MINI Countryman will be just as close to the Dakar winner as the Proline Subaru was to the Impreza :-)

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Pete Guthrie
 Post subject: Re: MINI wins Dahar rally
PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:02 pm 
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porsche won dakar.. and i only once saw a 911 rally.
lets see a awd mini and a sti go at it in wilson man. i may even bring down my wrx..
this season sounds like fun, if i can get the nissan to run again.

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