. 1 ▁seconds . ▁ ▁The ▁car ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Australian ▁M ini ▁Challenge , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁AD AC ▁events , ▁and ▁champion ships ▁in ▁Britain , ▁Italy ▁and ▁Switzerland . ▁Rob bie ▁Davis ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁P ire l li ▁World ▁Challenge . ▁ ▁M ini ▁John ▁Cooper ▁Works ▁( 2 0 0 9 – 2 0 1 4 ) ▁ ▁Lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁John ▁Cooper ▁Works ▁( J C W ) ▁Challenge ▁car , ▁these ▁are ▁essentially ▁Cooper ▁S ▁vehicles ▁with ▁a ▁higher - output ▁engine ; ▁a ▁low - back - press ure ▁exhaust ▁system ; ▁a ▁st iffer ▁sport ▁susp ension ; ▁ 1 7 - inch ▁light ▁al loy ▁r ims ▁with ▁low - profile , ▁performance ▁ty res ; ▁B rem bo ▁performance ▁bra kes ; ▁and ▁B MW ' s ▁dynamic ▁stability ▁control ▁( D SC ) ▁and ▁Dynamic ▁Tra ction ▁control ▁system ▁( D TC ) ▁with ▁Electron ic ▁D iffer ential ▁Lock ▁Control ▁( ED LC ) ▁as ▁standard ▁equipment . ▁All ▁J C W ▁models ▁are ▁only ▁available ▁with ▁a ▁specific ▁Get rag ▁ 6 - speed ▁manual ▁transmission , ▁and ▁come ▁with ▁distinct ive ▁" John ▁Cooper ▁Works " ▁bad ging ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁normal ▁" Co oper ▁S " ▁bad ging . ▁The ▁J C W ▁vehicles ▁are ▁also ▁factory - built , ▁which ▁further ▁distingu ishes ▁them ▁from ▁earlier ▁M k ▁II ▁Cooper ▁S ▁models ▁with ▁any