A street version that look like this would be very cool.
Jim
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MINI WRC driver Dani Sordo in profile.
Daniel “Dani” Sordo has been a big name in the FIA World Rally Championship for years. The 27-year-old Spaniard is undisputedly one of the top drivers in the field. An impressive 29 podium finishes in the WRC and 102 special stage wins speak for themselves. “Dani has been competing at the very highest level for the last five years,” says David Richards, Chairman of Prodrive, heaping praise on the 2005 Junior World Rally champion.
And yet the experienced Sordo will be entering uncharted waters in 2011: new team, new car, new crew, and new co-driver. Sordo has been behind the wheel for Citroën for half a decade. He now lines up alongside co-driver Carlos del Barrio for the new MINI WRC Team, which is aiming to replicate the brand‟s huge success of the past. Richards says: “I believe with the new MINI WRC and in the right environment, he can now take the next step and add to his 29 podiums with victories on WRC events and become a challenger for a WRC title.” Sordo is also more than confident: “To be part of this new team is a fantastic opportunity for me. I‟m sure MINI has a big future in the sport, and I‟m looking forward to working with Kris Meeke.”
Sordo, together with Meeke, completed a two-day test in Sardinia in November 2010 and was immediately impressed by the new MINI WRC. “The first impression was excellent,” confirmed Sordo after the first outings. The cooperation with Meeke also immediately worked very well. Since his first drive for the MINI WRC Team, Sordo has been applying his experience and has played a large role in the rapid development of the new car. His excellent performances over the past years have contributed significantly to Citroën winning the Manufacturers‟ Championship three times in succession.
Sordo began his career in motocross when he was 12 years old, achieving success also in hillclimbing, karting and touring cars. He first drove in a WRC event at the Rally Catalunya, the Spanish round of the series, in 2003 in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII, finishing 18th overall. He won the Spanish Junior Rally Championship that year, and retained the title in 2004, while gaining further international experience at WRC rounds in Argentina, France and Spain.
After clinching the Junior World Rally Championship title in 2005, Sordo then joined the Kronos Total Citroën World Rally Team in 2006 when he was first paired with Loeb. Sordo finished the 2006 season with four podium places, 49 points and fifth overall in the Drivers‟ Championship. He has driven for the Citroën Total World Rally Team since 2007, and while in the WRC has achieved a total of 17 second place finishes, taking the third step of the podium 12 times. In 2007, Sordo finished fourth in the WRC Drivers‟ Championship -
