First things first, You do not need an expensive pro-race car!

Your regular street Beetle/Golf/Polo/Scirocco/Bay/Split/T25/any other VW/Audi/Seat/Skoda derived car as long as it is Taxed and MOT'd it is almost ready for racing anyway.

You need to make sure your seat is secure and the battery/leads and fuel lines need to checked more thoroughly than the MOT (makes sense anyway).

You need a fire extinguisher for your pits

You need to wear a race suit, gloves and a helmet (these also make you look real cool).

The last thing you need is an (RAC)MSA Non-Race National B License.

Most of the rules are based on safety and currently, any car running quicker than 12.99, or has an open body or cut roof will need an MSA spec cage (cars running 14.99 down to 12.99 need a roll bar which is similar to a cage).

If you want to know the finer details, all the information you could ever possibly need is available, the easiest way to get it is to take an associate membership (for only £5) and ask all your questions in our very active Members Forum. If you are serious about building a full-on race car, please seek advice from the committee members and racers (who are happy to help) so your car can be built to the correct specification and pass scruitineering.

For more information on the rules and regulations on racing with the VWDRC we are offering a special offer £5 associate membership, this gets you access to the members only forum on this website where you can ask questions to other racers and receive information and answers from racers and committee alike. Just click here to download your application form for membership.

You can find more information about costs and prices on our "What does it cost to race?" page.