In collaboration with Bulldog Racing for the upcoming 24 Hours of New North, the new MINI John Cooper Works has completed an expanded circuit test in recent weeks at the Provence circuit near Marseille in the south of France.
The 24-hour endurance race in New North is considered the ultimate endurance test for drivers and machines, and after 10 years, MINI and Bulldog Racing have teamed up to build the JCW chariot and will return to racing.
Equipped with the car's strongest 4-cylinder turbocharged engine, the weight of the vehicle is constantly decreasing
With a long history of development of BMW and MINI series products, BMW Group chassis engineer Patrick H ussler pilots the MINI with approximately 306 hp, which is tested at the BMW Group Miramas site and collects extensive endurance data from chassis and powertrains. The base model of the car is mini John Cooper Works, equipped with the most powerful 4-cylinder turbocharged engine of the series, with a maximum horsepower of 306 hp and a maximum torque of 450 Nm. rice.
In addition, the MINI JCW made in Nürburg was specially selected in the classic colour scheme of 1960s racing cars, and in order to cope with the race, in addition to installing roll cages, the chassis was changed to adjustable sports suspension and M Performance's brake system, and the fuel tank was increased to 100 liters. Bulldog Racing will continue to develop in the coming weeks, with the first race taking place in the ADAC 24-Hour Qualifier in New North from 6 to 8 May 2022.