MINI To Drop Prodrive

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    Autosport is reporting that MINI is set terminate its relationship with Prodrive and take over the WRC team going forward. Here’s an excerpt from Autosport:

    The BMW Group is expected to terminate its contract with Prodrive tomorrow, ending the Banbury firm’s involvement in the Mini World Rally Team – and casting doubt over the future of the programme.
    AUTOSPORT’s sources have confirmed the decision to end the Anglo-German alliance. AUTOSPORT has been unable to get confirmation from BMW in Munich, but sources within the firm have confirmed the end is imminent for what has been a short and unhappy partnership.
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    That might mean the tour is in doubt ?!?!? Cos if it's terminated then they won't have minis...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Craig View Post
    That might mean the tour is in doubt ?!?!? Cos if it's terminated then they won't have minis...

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    Bloody Hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's all we need!

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    BMW to take over the running etc of the WRC minis themselves (inhouse, so to speak!!)

    bwah ha ha ha ha... don't make me laugh

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    Quote Originally Posted by MINIme:) View Post
    Feeling your pain

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    Sad times really. The Mini had a great outing in Monte Carlo. Feel gutted for the guys on the tour also
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    Mini enters WRC. Screws up. The end.



    Apparently they may yet run it as a privateer team now, as the "official" team is a setup from Portugal running Prodrive customer cars. So no motivation for Prodrive to beat them at all then...

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    MINI have dropped Prodrive http://www.motoringfile.com/2012/02/...tory-wrc-team/ .Prodrive will still be running there own cars in the WRC
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