Rushworth moves to VW Racing Cup
Reigning 750 Motor Club Hot Hatch Class A champion Ben Rushworth will move into the VW Racing Cup next season with Power Maxed Racing.
Rushworth, who also won the MG Metro Cup title in 2016, will drive a VW Polo in the series and will have his first test in the car this Sunday at Silverstone.
“To be honest it [VW Racing Cup] wasn’t on my radar at all, I didn’t have any plans to do it,” said Rushworth, who raced a Honda Integra DC2 this year.
“I wanted to defend the [Hot Hatch] title but I didn’t want to defend the title in a series that might have had a downturn [in grid numbers].
“I’d been working with the people at the 750 Motor Club to bring in some sort of balance of performance, reverse grids or weight ballast. I was at Motorsport Days and Power Maxed were there and I started having a nosey around the Polo.
“The car isn’t as competitive as the Scirocco or the Golf so the first step will be to get the car to that level.”