Like all top-shelf rally racers ... with the production car it resembles—in this case the Mini Countryman, currently the brand’s second-bestselling model after the Cooper hardtop.

Tok Sport-ran MINI John Cooper Works SPC. The MINI SPC is the regional rally specification of the MINI World Rally Car. It is nearly identical to the WRC except the SPC runs with a smaller engine ...

The Prodrive-developed John Cooper Works WRC, unveiled in early April 2011, comes as an important step forward in the safety of world rally cars ... the strength of the MINI Countryman bodyshell.

An underdog versus the heavyweights. A tiny Mini Cooper in racing spec takes down some much bigger and more expensive cars, including supercars, on the rally circuit. But this isn't a story about ...