Throughout final 12 months’s 24 Hours of Nurburging, the Bulldog Racing’s MINI JCW turned a crowd favourite, because of its plucky, can’t-quit perspective. It was hit twice and nonetheless completed a lap earlier than heading into the pits for repairs, then went again out to race. Then it had a puncture and raced a complete lap on a flat earlier than heading again to the pits for a tire change. Sadly, it was hit within the passenger aspect throughout lap 40, which broken it an excessive amount of to proceed. Nonetheless, it was one of the vital spirited DNFs in latest reminiscence and the group fell in love with the tenacious bulldog. And now, it’s headed again to the ‘Ring for spherical two.
The #112 Bulldog Racing MINI will race within the SP3T class of this 12 months’s 24 Hours of Nurburgring nevertheless it received’t be the very same automobile as final 12 months. Some modifications had been made, to make it much more aggressive than it was final 12 months. Clearly, all modifications had been made inside SP3T class rules and so they’re as follows:
- Supersprint exhaust with a racing catalytic converter
- Eventuri carbon air consumption
- A drop in weight, inside the rules
- 17 inch Motec ultralight wheels with Michelin tires
- AP racing brakes
Three of the drivers from final 12 months stay however there’s a brand new driver for this 12 months. Uwe Krumscheid (GER), Danny Brink (GER), and Markus Fischer (AUT) are carryover from final 12 months however the brand new addition is Marco Zabel (GER). The 4 drivers have a mixed 715,000 kilometers on the Nurburgring, with 35 race begins within the 24 Hours of Nurburgring.
Bulldog Racing received’t solely have the #112 automobile on the grid, although. There’s a MINI Cooper John Cooper Works particular version with a six-speed guide that can race within the VT2-FWD Class. Behind the wheel of that automobile can be Charlie Cooper, the grandson of John Cooper, who created the unique Mini Cooper and the John Cooper Works racing crew.
Will probably be thrilling to see Bulldog Racing’s MINI JCW again on the Nurburgring after final 12 months’s thrilling battle. It’s simple to root for MINIs of any variety, merely due to their enjoyable, plucky perspective, however the Bulldog Racing’s automobile is particularly enjoyable and it proved its tenacity final 12 months. It might even be nice to see Bulldog Racing get a category win this 12 months, because it’s possible going to be the ultimate 12 months for this automobile. MINI can be launching a brand new model subsequent 12 months, which is able to in all probability be used to interchange the present automobile. So it will be cool to see it exit with a bang.
