The Mad Dog Rallying entry has been accepted by the Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM) for the Monte Carlo Historique (MCH) rally in January/February 2009. Bill will take the wheel whilst John Morrow will once again be navigating throughout the event in what will be the Minis 50th Birthday year. The MCH rally is one of the most prestigious events in the historic rallying calendar and is a recreation of the famous competition of the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. The Minis pedigree in this event is legendary having taken outright wins in the hands of Paddy Hopkirk and Timo Makinen.

Mad Dog Rallying will once again be using their 1965 Morris Cooper S which has been meticulously rebuilt into full works specification and is now an authentic replica of a 1960’s BMC competition Mini. The standard of the build is such that the car has been registered with the “Ex-works and special tuning” archive and the car has competed on past MCH events as part of the reformed Cooper Car Co. team. Keep an eye on the website throughout the event for the latest news as it arrives from the stages! The MCH will run from 29th January 2009 until 3rd February 2009, further news will be posted before the team sets off for their start point of Reims. Full details of the event can be found here at the event website.