WRC.com8:10am 23 July 2012
Dani Sordo took a MINI John Cooper Works WRC for a spin in a bullring in Madrid on Friday night and reckoned his performance outdid the riders taking part in the Red Bull X-Fighters motocross event in the Spanish city.
Sordo, a regular in the FIA World Rally Championship with backing from the energy drink manufacturer, demonstrated a Motorsport Italia-prepared MINI at the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas where he performed several stunts and jumps.
“Being the only four-wheel vehicle taking part in the event in the middle of many motorbikes it was great to show the fans some WRC action in a very special and unusual location: a bullring,” said Sordo, who competes for Prodrive in the world championship. “It was pretty amazing to do drifts and donuts to entertain the crowd but the best bit was the jump, which was awesome.”
Sordo used to compete in motocross before he switched to rallying and said he was able to call on some of the skills he learned as a youngster. “I gave those motorbikes a run for their money in my MINI,” said Sordo, who was accompanied by a winner of a competition selected by MINI Spain for the event.
1:20pm 8 February 2013
| Lance Hastie | 0 |
New Zealand’s premier rally championship will feature three competition categories for 2013, to include the number of hand-built cars… More >
9:08am 25 January 2013
| WRC.com | 0 |
Ken Block is aiming to tackle three WRC rounds in 2013 as part of a busy competitive programme for… More >
9:34am 21 January 2013
| NZ Herald | 0 |
Frenchmen Stephane Peterhansel and Cyril Despres successfully defended their Dakar Rally car and motorbike titles yesterday. Peterhansel, leading the race… More >
9:31am 21 January 2013
| WRC.com | 0 |
A dramatic final evening of Rallye Monte-Carlo ended with the cancellation of the last two stages to enable Sebastien… More >
4:42pm 13 January 2013
| WRC.com | 0 |
Hyundai has revealed more details about its plan to return to the WRC at the highest level in 2014,… More >
9:31am 3 January 2013
| WRC.com | 0 |
With the start of the 2013 FIA World Rally Championship just around the corner, WRC.com looks ahead to the… More >
Jono Lester on
Jono Lester on
edanmurph on
Hallberghurricane on
Jono Lester on
