This track-only John Cooper Works has extra BMW DNA than your standard sizzling hatch. MINI teamed up with the Group’s Designworks subsidiary to create a particular livery marking a brand new tie-up with Deus Ex Machina. The Australian attire and life-style model supplies the somewhat hanging visible theme for Bulldog Racing’s entry within the upcoming 24 Hours of Nürburgring.
The outsized Deus and MINI logos instantly catch the attention, as do the mismatched wheel finishes. However there are finer particulars if you already know the place to look, such because the hand-drawn logos that adorn the home windows and varied different elements of the automobile. Whereas it’s rather a lot visually for such a small package deal, this race-spec JCW definitely is aware of the way to stand out.
We’ve been instructed the intent was to evoke a “shifting sketchbook,” highlighting the beginning of a broader collaboration. As a part of that, Bulldog Racing group members will likely be sporting new attire from the most recent Deus assortment, additional solidifying the partnership.
The black-and-white machine has huge footwear to fill, particularly since final yr’s race automobile claimed victory in the SP-3T class. MINI and Bulldog Racing are hoping for a repeat efficiency in 2025, this time with a Deus-branded twist that hints at extra to come back.
As a reminder, the #317 MINI John Cooper Works Professional gained in 2024 with a lap time of 10:06, piloted by Markus Fischer, Charlie Cooper, Christoph Kragenings, and Sebastian Sauerbrei. The race automobile was shod with Pirelli P Zero tires, the identical rubber that this yr’s JCW will put on. There was a second sizzling hatch final yr, geared up with a six-speed guide transmission. The #474 MINI John Cooper Works completed third within the VT-2 class with a ten:44 lap time.
In case you’re unfamiliar with Bulldog Racing, it’s a personal racing group primarily based in Nürburg that additionally sells modified road-going MINIs with mechanical upgrades.
The 2025 Nürburgring 24 Hours is scheduled for June 19–22.
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