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The Fun Cup endurance racing series was launched in the UK in 2002, as a step forward in motorsport
with the clearly defined object of providing cost effective, close, exciting and above all, good fun
racing for all teams competing.
The concept was originally conceived in Belgium based on the success of endurance karting. From
small beginnings, it has taken off to massive success with more than 160 cars on the grid for the
Spa 25 hour race and regular grids topping 50 cars in Europe. Racing has now also spread to France,
Italy, Germany and Spain with the USA next in line.
The cars are race designed single-seater cars with a strong tubular steel chassis, mildly modified
super strong Audi/VW engines and gearbox, race brakes and fully adjustable suspension. Over it all
is draped a VW Beetle look-alike glass fibre body.
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The races are all endurance, typically 4, 5 and 6 hours in the UK, complete with pit stops and all
the drama of such an event. Teams vary from 2 - 6 drivers in the UK and thanks to carefully designed
rules, how ever many in a team, your chance of success is exactly the same.
So, with the car engines and gearboxes sealed and regulations strictly controlled, the racing is
super close and the running costs remarkably low.
Fun Cup receives widespread promotion, across a whole range of prime media from motorsport magazines
through to daily newspapers, general interest magazines and on TV. The series is filmed at each UK
event and Spa 25 hours, for Sky Sports "Raceworld" programme and Motors TV. Each season we have over
30 hours of coverage and an end of year DVD. Cameras are mounted in, or on several cars, to capture
on-track action during the race. That's brilliant for driver enjoyment and for the sponsors.
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