MINI Pulls Out Of FIA WRC Racing

According to this BMW Group PressClub USA press release MINI will terminate its works involvement in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) at the end of the 2012 season. Dr. Kay Segler, Senior Vice President MINI Business Coordination and Brand Management, said, in part, MINI:

. . .achieved the prerequisites to allow those interested to continue to run the car in the WRC on a customer rallying basis.