Racegoers at Oulton Park on Easter Monday (9 April) will need to check closely that one of the Beetles competing in the Volkswagen Racing Cup events has a driver at the wheel.
For film star ‘Herbie’ – famed for taking his drivers for a spin, rather than the other way around – will be taking to the track in the opening rounds of the championship, complete with ’53′ number panels and fetching off-white livery.
The man who will be attempting to control the wayward Beetle is Steve Chaplin, a 42-year-old former motorcycle racer. ‘I have the perfect excuse if I get into trouble with the clerk of the course – I can just tell him that Herbie was doing it himself…’
Steve, boss of Gloucestershire engineering firm Complete Utilities, spent the winter refurbishing the car and wanted to give it a new livery to finish the job. ‘It seemed too good an opportunity to miss, so we decided that it had to be Herbie. It’s already proving a major head-turner and a favorite with the kids.’
Herbie, who packs a 2.8-litre V6 punch in his latest incarnation, was prepared for the circuit by the Volkswagen and Audi Centre at Stonehouse, Gloucestershire.
The British GT/F3-supporting Volkswagen Racing Cup in association with Hankook enjoys the additional support of Augustus Martin, Castrol, ECM Vehicle Delivery, Europcar, Milltek Sport, Mondial Assistance, KW Automotive, Superchips, TNT Logistics, Turbo Dynamics, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Volkswagen Financial Services UK.
- Volkswagen Racing Cup News
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