The Mini at 50: Paddy Hopkirk’s 1964 Monte Carlo Rally victory in the Cooper S

Far from the high-tech WRC cars sliding around hairpins today, rallying cars of the 1960s were pure and honest. And none were more so than the MINI Cooper S: drivers and teams throughout Europe recognised the rally-winning potential of this little car, and was soon entered into rallies with great success, WRITES EVAN ROTHMAN.

Tuned by John Cooper the feisty red-coloured MINI Cooper S Works cars… Continue reading

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Paddy Hopkirk Monte win motivates IRC points leader Kris Meeke

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld

Kris Meeke, speaking to Motorsport News, has said that Paddy Hopkirk’s 1964 Monte Carlo Rally victory still inspires him to this day.

Meeke currently leads the IRC series after taking two back to back victories and says that Hopkirk’s success motivates him because they are both from Northern Ireland.

Meeke commented to MN:

I grew up knowing of a guy called Paddy Hopkirk in a wee… Continue reading

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Countdown to the 2009 Burkes of Cornascriebe Loughgall Festival of Motorsport

Photograph depicts the 2008 joint winners of the Loughgall Festival of Motorsport. From left to right: Maurice Beckett, Julie Allen, Colin McDowell and John Keatley. Photograph by Jonathan MacDonald/MEDIAJAM COMMUNICATIONS.

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