Finally we can talk about this! Yes, we’ve known about this for sometime but our good friend’s at APR Motorsport would kill us if we leaked it. Good friends, huh! All joking aside, this is great news and opportunity for APR’s world domination.
We cover a lot of the Volkswagen Racing Cup here. It’s such a great racing series with a wide variety of VW models banging doors. From Champion Steve Chaplin and his “Herbie” New Beetle RSI to the sweet looking Caddy that holds it own. Continue reading ‘APR new title sponsor for the Volkswagen Racing Cup’
In round two Walker came through strongly to grab the lead from his dad, Richard, on the final lap to brilliantly cap a fantastic opening weekend of the championship.
Ever-consistent Chaplin secured a brace of third places to get his title defense off to a good start. For expected front-runner Aaron Mason, though, problems with his rear brake-bias led to a pit-lane start for round one and a finish of just 13th – wholly unrepresentative of the Golf driver’s genuine pace. Continue reading ‘VRC: James Walker secures win in Round 2 from Oulton Park’
Fulbrook, the 2008 and 2009 Racing Cup Champion, dominated qualifying with a pole position time almost half a second clear of closest rival Walker in his Golf Mk V GTI.
Round one was very much a lights-to-flag victory for Maidenhead driver Joe, albeit under sustained pressure from the chasing pack of Walker, reigning champion Steve Chaplin in his Beetle RSI and the Golf of Peter Felix. Continue reading ‘VRC: Joe Fulbrook wins Round 1 at Oulton Park’
This weekend Donington Park will host the final two rounds of the Volkswagen Racing Cup series in 2010. New Beetle RSI racer and Championship points leader, Steve Chaplin, has a strong 44pt margin over second pace Paul Taylor. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen Racing Cup: Steve Chaplin heads to Donington Park as Champion favorite’
Seventeen-year-old single-seater racer Howard Fuller is to make his debut in the Volkswagen Racing Cup with Fuchs Lubricants next weekend (17/18 July). The Surrey-based driver will be swapping his 300bhp Formula Palmer Audi machine for a RacingLine-run Golf GTI in the Rockingham rounds of the championship. (continue reading…)
