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RACING LINES STEVE SOPER

The Racing Lines feature has become a real privilege to be able to catch up with some racing greats that have campaigned classic Minis. This month I caught up with Steve Soper, a man with a very successful career as a professional racing driver both nationally and internationally – that, interestingly, started with Minis…

What was the first Mini you raced?

I was 18 or 19 years old and it was around 1971. I’d just acquired a Special Saloon 1000cc Mini race car, with very

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