Mini has confirmed that it will compete in the Nürburgring 24-hour event next month. It will champion with massive new rear wing in the SP3T class in the 50th edition of the grueling endurance event.

A 300bhp Mini JCW is also joined to the rest of it.

From start to completion, the project took about seven months at Bulldog Racing, "just a few metres away from the Nordschleife." It starts with a JCW with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo engine that produces 300 horsepower and 331 pound-feet of torque.

A "large-series-production" eight-speed gearbox is included, as well as a mechanical diff lock with a locking effect of up to 70%. As you can see, there's more to it than meets the eye.

Take a deep breath: there's a 100-liter fuel tank (obviously), a covered underbody, lightweight windows, adjustable racing suspension, stronger chassis and suspension joints, a sports exhaust, and BMW M Performance brake calipers.

A rollcage, a new front splitter that presumably acts as a snow plough in the winter (or during the 24hr race, which often sees all four seasons in one day), a new rear diffuser, and that adjustable rear wing are all clearly visible. To whoever is in charge of adjusting the back wing, it's time to go to the gym.

The wing, on the other hand, will receive a good workout as well. "The 24hr race at the Nürburgring puts all components of the car under enormous stress," stated Bulldog Racing boss Friedhelm Thelen. That's why we're ecstatic to be able to put the John Cooper Works through its paces at the BMW Group Test Centre."

Since 1986, BMW has "been testing new models and revolutionary chassis technologies" at its Miramas test center in southern France. Model technologies such as... Minis with flight-capable wings?