Bulldog Racing running the MINI John Cooper Works Edition at Rundstrecken-Challenge Nürburgring 2023.

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Nürburg. The MINI John Cooper Works Edition with
manual gearbox of the Bulldog Racing Team impressed at this year’s
24-hour race at the Nürburgring with a 2nd place in the class for
close-to-production turbocharged vehicles with a displacement of 1,600
to 2,000 cc.

In preparation for further racing, Bulldog Racing entered the MINI
John Cooper Works Edition in the seventh and penultimate round of the
Rundstrecken-Challenge Nürburgring 2023 (RCN). The race was held in
sunny and warm weather on the 24.358-kilometre track variant
(Nordschleife + GP short circuit). The total race distance was 13 laps.

This time behind the wheel: the driver duo Jens Dralle (GER) and
Christoph Kragenings (GER). Jens Dralle competed for Bulldog Racing in
the red MINI John Cooper Works in the SP3T class at the 24-hour race
in 2022. Christoph Kragenings had his 24-hour race debut in the manual
MINI John Cooper Works Edition earlier this year, immediately
achieving the best result of a MINI in a 24-hour race in the 64-year
history of the brand.

With 19 starters, the strong VT2 class was fiercely contested. With
4974.0 points, the duo Dralle/Kragenings achieved a solid 7th place
within their class and 48th overall out of 149 cars that started the race.

The Rundstrecken-Challenge is not exclusively about the fastest lap
times, but also about consistency. After four consecutive sprint laps
the competitors must recreate the lap time set in the very first lap
of the race as closely as possible. Due to this special task, the
races of the Rundstrecken-Challenge are not conventional races. On 28
October, the RCN e.V. will hold the renowned 3-hour
“Schwedenkreuz” race to close out the season, which will be
held in the usual format of the endurance races at the Nürburgring.

For Bulldog Racing, the last race of the RCN season offers a good
opportunity to have a final outing before the winter break and to
prepare the MINI John Cooper Works race cars “Made in
Nürburg” for the 2024 racing season.

In case of queries, please contact:
Corporate Communications

Bulldog Racing Team
E-mail press@bulldog-racing.com

or


Andreas Lampka, Head of Communications MINI
E-mail andreas.lampka@mini.com

The vehicle shown is a development vehicle that is not available for sale.

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