UK prime minister Cameron drives two-millionth Mini off the line

Jeff Glucker — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:01:00 EST

Filed under: Convertible, Etc., Plants/Manufacturing, Mini

Ten years ago, the dormant Mini brand was revitalized when BMW launched a redesigned and altogether more modern Cooper. A decade has gone by, and earlier this week, Mini just built its two-millionth vehicle. It came in the form of a Cooper convertible wearing special paint on the outside and interior extras available only on this specific car.

The two-millionth Mini was driven off the assembly line by none other than British Prime Minister David Cameron. Mini intends to give the car away as a prize in a contest being conducted on is Facebook page. The contest is called Two Million Mini - Two Million Faces, and it features Mini compiling the faces of two million fans of the brand. On September 30, a winner will be chosen at random, and their prize will be this one-of-a-kind Cooper convertible.

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Champ Car Atlantic champ turns down $2 million

Noah Joseph — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:28:00 EST

Filed under: Motorsports, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Earnings/Financials

Every year the driver who wins the Atlantic Series gets a $2 million grant earmarked towards moving up to the Champ Car World Series. Critics say it's not enough to secure a ride in the competitive racing class, but who's going to turn down a multi-million-dollar purse? Raphael Matos, that's who. The cash-strapped Brazilian driver needs the green to continue racing, but rather than take the money and run, as Steve Miller would advise, Matos is instead moving over next season to the Indy Pro Series, Atlantic's equivalent in the competing IRL framework. Andretti Green Racing is giving him a ride as a stepping-stone to the full-fat IndyCar Series for 2009. Matos may continue to drive for Team Brazil in A1GP, as well.

While the snubbed officials at Champ Car try to figure out what to do with Matos' prize money - it could go to runner-up Franck Perera - they've also got to find a replacement for Executive VP and race director Tony Cotman who is leaving his job. Cotman's departure follows that of Beaux Barfield (seriously, that's his name) who was replaced by Johnny Unser as director of the Atlantic series. That on top of four-time series champion Sebastien Bourdais' departure to race in Formula One means Champ Car racing could be running on its last set of tires before the wheels come off altogether.

[Source: AutoWeek]

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