Mini Magazine – September 2019

EVENT REPORT

T

aking place for the

second time since its

2017 debut, the

biennial Hungaroring

Classic further underlined its

refreshingly eclectic nature as it

attracted 60,000 people to

Hungary’s Grand Prix venue

on July 12-14. The event

includes all the priceless sports

cars and motorsport exotica

you’d expect of a high end

classic motorsport event in

western Europe, but uniquely

mixed with cars produced

behind the Iron Curtain, and –

thanks to Mini Club Hungary

• a fantastic display of Minis.
  Hot on the heels of a busy
  meeting the previous weekend,
  the hosts of IMM 2012 joined
  forces with MINI to construct
  an incredible 60th anniversary
  display. Remarkably, this
  included a ten metre tall ‘Mini
  60 Tower’ featuring three

classic Minis suspended high

above the ground in a rigid

truss structure.

There was also a huge

marquee featuring 22 cars,

ranging from an early 1960

Minivan right through to the

latest MINI 60th anniversary

edition. Display cars included

an Innocenti Mini T, MkIs, a

MkII, a Riley Elf, a Moke, an

early 10 inch wheeled 1275 GT,

a Pick-up and various later

cars, such as a British Open, a

Cooper Sport, a Rover

Cabriolet and a curious export-

spec ‘Mayfair Sport’.

Elsewhere, brilliant display

boards featured videos and

artefacts depicting the Mini’s

history, while a special feature

on local hero and Janspeed

founder Jan O’dor was even

complete with the original jigs

of the Mini exhaust manifolds

he designed.

Minis take centre stage at this

busy multi-marque spectacular.

Words Jeff Ruggles Photography Jeff Ruggles, Gyeorgy Bolla, Zoltan Gerebi

Atilla Fülöp’s Mini now features the livery

he designed for the IMM 2019 Mini.

HUNGARORING CLASSIC

EVENT REPORT

T

aking place for the

second time since its

2017 debut, the

biennial Hungaroring

Classic further underlined its

refreshingly eclectic nature as it

attracted 60,000 people to

Hungary’s Grand Prix venue

on July 12-14. The event

includes all the priceless sports

cars and motorsport exotica

you’d expect of a high end

classic motorsport event in

western Europe, but uniquely

mixed with cars produced

behind the Iron Curtain, and –

thanks to Mini Club Hungary

• a fantastic display of Minis.
  Hot on the heels of a busy
  meeting the previous weekend,
  the hosts of IMM 2012 joined
  forces with MINI to construct
  an incredible 60th anniversary
  display. Remarkably, this
  included a ten metre tall ‘Mini
  60 Tower’ featuring three

classic Minis suspended high

above the ground in a rigid

truss structure.

There was also a huge

marquee featuring 22 cars,

ranging from an early 1960

Minivan right through to the

latest MINI 60th anniversary

edition. Display cars included

an Innocenti Mini T, MkIs, a

MkII, a Riley Elf, a Moke, an

early 10 inch wheeled 1275 GT,

a Pick-up and various later

cars, such as a British Open, a

Cooper Sport, a Rover

Cabriolet and a curious export-

spec ‘Mayfair Sport’.

Elsewhere, brilliant display

boards featured videos and

artefacts depicting the Mini’s

history, while a special feature

on local hero and Janspeed

founder Jan O’dor was even

complete with the original jigs

of the Mini exhaust manifolds

he designed.

Minis take centre stage at this

busy multi-marque spectacular.

Words Jeff Ruggles Photography Jeff Ruggles, Gyeorgy Bolla, Zoltan Gerebi

Atilla Fülöp’s Mini now features the livery

he designed for the IMM 2019 Mini.

HUNGARORING CLASSIC