Championship background Launched in 2000, the Volkswagen Racing Cup is widely regarded as the most exciting saloon car championship in the UK. Theinnovative regulations put all cars into a single class based on power to weight ratios. Open to any model of racing Volkswagen, the Cup has attracted drivers of the Beetle RSi, Corrado, Vento & Golf VR6, Golf GTI, R32, Scirocco GTI, Polo, Lupo and Bora models.