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  1. minimark

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    #3 minimark, Dec 5, 2011
    Wow, stunning when all things are considered!!!

    Congratulations Prodrive/Mini/BMW for a job well done!!!

    .....now remember that this doesn't mean one dang thing this coming season, not worth one second in a Rally... ;)
     
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    #9 minimark, Dec 6, 2011
    I saw the humor Jim, I just forgot to mention it when I went on my ramble....lol ;)
     
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    #11 minimark, Dec 6, 2011
    Thanks Steve. Don't like the sounds that Corporate might be backing down on the original funding plan, it is not like sales have been down. Make no mistake about it though, a full season is much harder than running a few select races, all resources are divided more in every way.

    ....and the suits in Corporate tend not to understand that it's not a linear equation... ;(
     
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    #12 Steve, Dec 6, 2011
    They also need more than just adequate cash to run the full season. Part of the reason for running an abbreviated schedule in 2011 was to learn where the car needs work and therefore where to push development heading into 2012. Fingers crossed they sorted all this out because there are only six weeks left before they need to be ready to hit the ground running in Monte Carlo. There's no time to waste, NOW is the time to spend resources on development.
     
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    #2 Justa Jim, Dec 5, 2011
    :Thumbsup::Thumbsup:

    Jim
     
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    #4 Firebro17, Dec 5, 2011
    AWESOME!
     
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    #5 old81, Dec 5, 2011
    I knew my wife was driving an awesome MINI. :)

    Hope the adventures continue. :Thumbsup:
     
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    #6 Justa Jim, Dec 6, 2011
    Wait a minute Mark. Are you saying that the red paint and this award isn't going to mean additional HP? :lol:

    Jim
     
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    #7 minimark, Dec 6, 2011
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    ..it means I don't want them to sit on this award and last season instead of working even harder on the upcoming one. ;)

    They still have much work to do to actually win a Rally much less a Championship which is the award their eyes should be set upon! :)

    Case in point: Denny Hamlin after winning races and leading the points, finished the season second in the Sprint Cup Championship last year. Still most including me expected him to be one of the main players and a favorite to win this years championship. But alas, apparently he and his team sat on the success from the season before, and wound up not being much more than a side note to this seasons championship race, not even making the chase for it. Some success can sometimes ruin a otherwise great team. I want MINI to WIN!
     
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    #8 Justa Jim, Dec 6, 2011
    I agree completely Mark. That was my attempting to be humorous, which I have been told many times I should refrain from doing. :D

    Jim
     
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    #10 Steve, Dec 6, 2011
    Prodrive know how to do it and will keep moving ahead if they can. What worries me is I've read a couple articles saying Richards is fighting with the folks at corporate for the funding they need to stick to the original plan and continue to develop and move forward. One article even said the team were considering running another abbreviated schedule in 2012...

    I don't expect that but, though Mark's point is valid, complacency isn't the only reason a team can end up standing still, running in place.
     
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    #13 Sideways, Dec 7, 2011
    FUKENEH!!!

    Good on ya MINI...now go out and capture MONTE!!!