Local racing sensation Joshua Moore used his home track advantage to perfection at last weekend’s fourth round of the VW Rookie Cup Inter Provincial Challenge that took place at Aldo Scribante Raceway.  Moore now has a small lead over previous leader Christopher Tait as they head into the last two rounds of the championship. With two second places and the a nail biting win in the third heat Moore had the local crowd on their feet as he snatched the lead with a brave overtaking move in the first corner of race three to fight off Christopher Tait, Uzair Kahn and Luke Hill to take the win with the top six cars all crossing the finish line within 2 seconds of each other

Mike Rowe the head of VW Motorsport had the following to say “this series just gets better & better with many different race winners and as we head into the last part quarter of the season there are just ten points separating the top four drivers. We are now in our third year of VW Rookie Cup and more and more people are taking note and watching excitedly, so the series has really proved itself and we have got lots of interest for next year so I think it is onwards and upwards from here. We have a few of the current drivers moving up to Astron Energy Polo Cup next year which is very exciting. Our two Rookie drivers that moved up this season are consistently in the top ten of this year’s Polo Cup which is testament to the hard work over twelve months that the drivers and their coaches put in and is now paying dividends and they are now reaping the rewards.”

VW Rookie Cup in a stepping stone for youngsters from the age of 14 -16 years old who have had previous karting experience to move into mainstream circuit racing and is seen as an academy of motorsport where they are thoroughly trained in all aspects including not only race-craft, car set-up and understanding data from the car but also how to handle themselves in the spotlight including the media at press conferences and interviews. The young drivers are all vying for the championship winning prize which is a factory drive in the VW Motorsport Team competing in the 2026 Astron Energy Polo Cup

Should you be interested in joining the academy you can email driving@vwsa.co.za and use VW Rookie Cup on the subject line and the Volkswagen Rookie Cup team will be in touch.