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The Cooper S Countryman is the first Mini with four doors and all-wheel drive. The added practicality of its taller height, more accommodating interior and larger trunk make it much more useful than the regular Mini Cooper and Mini Cooper Clubman.

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X-Raid Mini All4 Racing Wrecked in 2011 Dakar Rally

Monster Energy/X-Raid Team Mini after Crash, from MotoringFile

Dakar Rally—for decades the most punishing race in the world.

The Monster Energy/X-Raid Team Mini All4 Racing apparently hit an edge & then flipped 3 times before coming to a rest. Pilot Guerlain Chicherit suffered a head injury but is expected to recover.

Sadly, the accident happened on a test run during the rest day between stages 7 & 8 near Arica, Argentina.



For more information on the crash visit MotoringFile and to learn more about the legendary Paris-to-Dakar Rally, visit Dakar.com