Mini announced on Friday that it is pulling its financial support from WRC Team Mini Portugal as well as the team's drivers Chris Atkinson and Paulo Nobre, at the end of the 2012 FIA World Rally Championship Mini shutting down factory team in WRC - Autoweek
Yep.... Hadn't read Autoweek's take yet, thanks for posting that. we do have it here as well. http://www.motoringalliance.com/forums/mini-news/15234-mini-ceases-works-involvement-wrc.html#axzz296bltzzO I'm gonna close this thread so we don't have a duplicate.