ts’ racing sport report

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Service Notes 04/11/10 – 37,128 miles.
I recently installed two PIAA 80 Racing rallye lights with some custom designed brackets and light stays I crafted up. Yes, it looks like they are “Hella Rallye 3000’s” but, I bought some Hella plastic covers at work, cut them down to fit and mounted these over the PIAA covers. I like the German labeled graphics better on a MINI Cooper R53. (more…)

Press Release
11th April 2010

Start-finish victory for Daniel Haglöf of the second scoring run of MINI CHALLENGE 2010.
Fast Swede wins in difficult conditions on the Hockenheim ring before Nico Bastian and Fredrik Lestrup.

Hockenheim. A renewed success for the team’s first race weekend of the GIGAMOT MINI Challenge 2010 season on the Hockenheim ring. In difficult conditions on wet track Daniel Haglöf secured (Borlänge/S) his ninth overall victory in the popular club sport series. “It was a start-finish victory, but still a very tough race. After the start I was able to control the field in the middle of the race the drivers were behind me, but close. Fortunately I was able to defend the lead to the finish, “the master of the MINI Challenge 2009. (more…)

Start the MINI CHALLENGE in its seventh season.
Calendar published and the beginning of the ticket sales.
New online presences on Facebook and MINI.de.

The countdown is exactly one month, then the lights of the MINI Challenge turn green again. On 10th April (Hockenheimring, Stuttgart) marks the start of a new season, the seventh for the popular club sport series.

Press Information
08. June 2009

The official result of yesterday’s Race 3 – 6th Scoring run of the MINI CHALLENGE in 2009, and the updated total stands (driver and team scoring).

From the race were all incidents at the start of the race yesterday and during the subsequent phase of the Rennabbruchs (Red Flag) was analyzed. As a result, there was scoring shifts towards the actual target passage, which also impacts on the Fahrer-/Teamwertung standings. (more…)

Presse-Information
24. Mai 2009Thrilling racing at the conclusion of the MINI United Festival in Silverstone (GB).

Munich. With a start-finish victory by Daniel Haglöf (Borlänge / S, GIGAMOT) he bids farewell to the German MINI CHALLENGE in Silverstone, England. The Swede was quick from the pole position into the race, and throughout he held back all the pursuers behind him. “I’m mega-happy! A big thank you to my team, they have earned all the hard success of this series, “said the 30-year-old. With his faultless performance he is already won the third victory in the fourth race of the season. (more…)

Presse-Information
19. April 2009

Fast Swede wins exciting second race at the Hockenheimring in front of countryman Stefan Landmann and Nico Bastian.

With a renewed success for the team GIGAMOT they win the first MINI CHALLENGE race weekend of the season in 2009. In early summer temperatures at the Hockenheimring Daniel Haglöf (Borlänge / S) secured the second victory in the second race of the season and leads in the overall standings with 60 points sovereign. (more…)

The podium of the first race of the season: Second Hendrik Vieth, winner Daniel Haglöf (S), Third Oliver Metz (F) and Erwin Piro, the winner of the gentleman Werung (from left). Photo: MINI Challenge Germany.

Presse-Information
19. April 2009

Daniel Haglöf wins first race of the MINI CHALLENGE the 2009 Exciting rain race at the Hockenheim Ring ends with Double victory for the team GIGAMOT.

Munich / Hockenheim. The first winner of the new MINI CHALLENGE Season is Daniel Haglöf (Borlänge / S, GIGAMOT). In an exciting race on the Hockenheimring he finally succeeded until the last Race laps to anchor at the top, as he’s Teammate Hendrik Vieth (Filsum, GIGAMOT) could happen. “I am very satisfied. On wet tarmac to go is always difficult. And – whether we like it believe it or not – rain conditions on Swedish lines are different than German, “said the Scandinavian winner. (more…)