Video: The race is over, but the Mini vs. Porsche hype continues
Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Hatchback , Mini , Porsche Mini vs. Porsche at the starting line – Click above to watch the video after the break The race is over, the hype can now officially simmer down… right? Not so much, apparently. Mini has uploaded yet another video from its Porsche challenge event, complete with a guest appearance from Joe Rogan. Since we’ve brought you all the updates up to this point, why not conclude with this bookend video. Here you’ll see each driver give a pre-race interview, followed by the course designer, who gives a kinda-sorta-ridiculous explanation as to why the track was set up in a certain way (hint: it wasn’t to favor Porsche)…
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