Late Deal Helps Inskip to Complete Season

28 April 2005

Volkswagen Racing Cup title contender Craig Inskip has been handed a sponsorship lifeline to help him continue in the championship.

Despite holding second place in the points standings and being the only driver other than Shaun Hollamby to have won a race this year, Golf racer Inskip was ready to hang up his helmet.
"I started the year with just about enough budget to see me through the season," said Craig, "but my accident at Donington put a big hole in the finances." Inskip faced little alternative but to miss the forthcoming Knockhill rounds.

But financial aid has now arrived courtesy Cambridge Business Travel, headed by former Volkswagen Racing Cup competitor and Porsche GT racer Stuart Scott, who said: "Craig's an old friend and rival and currently he seems to be Shaun's only competition for the championship title. It would be a great shame if he wasn't out there doing his best to win."

Inskip's race win, his first in the championship, came at Donington in early April in bizarre style when he crossed the finishing line backwards at 100mph on the grass after falling foul of a backmarker in the final bend. The damage to Inskip's Becra-backed Golf was extensive.

The Volkswagen Racing Cup enjoys the support of Augustus Martin, Castrol, ECM Vehicle Delivery, Europcar, Experian, Inchcape Automotive, ISG Occupancy, Milltek Sport, Mondial Assistance, Pirelli, Proximity London, KW Automotive, Superchips, TNT Logistics, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Volkswagen Financial Services UK.

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