the drivers in the Japanese Rally Championship, veteran Swedish rally driver Per Eklund finished the 1988 RAC Rally in 21st position and the 1989 Acropolis Rally Greece in 10th place. During the K11's production life, there was a series of national rally championship trophies held all over Europe called the Micra Challenge. This was intended as a cheap introduction to rallying, as the cars all had identical 1.3 L race-prepared engines. The UK series ran between 1995 and 1999. This model is still used in club and national rallies. In France, the 1.3 L model was used as the basis for a circuit racing one-make cup for celebrity drivers, the Nissan Stars Cup. In Portugal, the Micra spawned a one-make trophy alongside the National Rally Championship for Beginners. Both K10 and K11 models are very popular choices for beginner autocross but due to K10s getting rarer, K11s are more commonly used now. The K11 is also very popular as a 'micro' banger in the UK, competing in 1200 cc engine limit classes with success. In 2005, a K11 model nicknamed Little Bandit, was built with a tuned SR20DET, producing approximately , which competed at several motorsport events. In the late 1990s, a K11 was adapted into a VQ30 mid-engined 4WD configuration to race in the Trophée Andros, the French ice racing series. Drivers who raced this car include Érik Comas, Philippe Gache, Stéphane Peterhansel and Emmanuel Collard. Nissan sponsors a one-make series in Japan called the March Cup, which has been running since the introduction of the K10. Usually a JGTC support race, it is held in two separate five-round championships called West Japan Series and East Japan Series, and a ladies series running simultaneously. At the end of the season, the best-performing cars from both sides meet up for the Champions Cup final at the end the season. Beginning of 2015, Nissan Canada sponsored the Nissan Micra Cup'. It consisted 10 races across 5 weekends in Quebec. Each racing weekend included a 30-minute trial, a 30-minute qualifying session, and two 30-minute races. References External links Nissan March Nissan Micra Official website(UK) Nissan Museum March SR K10 and K11 history and modifications Nissan March K11: 1999–2000, 2000–2001 , 2001–2002 Nissan March K12: 2002–2004, 2004–2005 , 2005–2007, 2008–2010 Nissan Museum March 1990s cars 2000s cars 2010s cars 2020s cars Cars introduced in 1982 Cars of England Convertibles Front-wheel-drive vehicles Hardtop convertibles