Now that Mini has released the official details on their new Coupe model, the ball has been set in motion for the release of the production version of the Roadster Concept as was laid out by MINI Vice President Jim McDowell last year. McDowell’s timeline projected the Coupe’s debut just six months after the Countryman, with the Roadster following six months after that. The Mini Coupe is all set for its day in the spotlight at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, leaving the Roadster to bode well at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Sales for the Mini Roadster will begin immediately following its release with prices coming in at about $2-3K higher than the Coupe, or roughly $25,000 for a base Roadster.

How long has it been since MINI first unveiled the John Cooper Works Coupe? Yeah, it was only a few days ago, but that hasn’t stopped the German automaker from making a race-spec version of their latest pride and joy to compete at the "SP 3T" class of the 2011 24 Hours of Nurburgring.