Hi, I'm Nicolas De Keijser and I've been passionate about race cars for more than 20 years.
I've had so much fun and success driving mid-engine tube chassis cars (VW Funcup, Roadster Cup and > 500HP Silhouette Touring Cars) for more than 10 years in Europe that I've decided to bring some of them to California,  my new home since 2014.

The idea behind Funduro Racing is to provide an affordable & fun racing experience to anyone with a passion for cars. As a starting point, in December 2019, we participated to an epic edition of the famed 25h of Thunderhill with one Roadster Cup car. We were very competive within the E0 & E1 classes and managed to finish 17th overall. The cars are now available for rent for any trackday activity as well as other NASA sanctioned endurance races including the upcoming 2020 - 25h of Thunderhill.
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The Origins

From then till now

Back in 2004, Franz Dubois, the creator of the hugely successful VW Funcup* had the idea for what would become the Roadster Cup, a faster & open cockpit alternative to the VW Funcup and use them for sprint and semi-enduro races.   Just as with the Funcup, the car had to be fun to drive, safe, very reliable and affordable to own & run. The look of the car, inspired by the Porsche 356, made perfect sense. After all, back in the days, the 356 was the sportscar evolution of the VW Beetle which was the inspiration of the VW Funcup.

*​http://www.vwfuncup.eu/en

• There are 12 Roadster Cup cars in existence + chassis & parts to build another 20.
• The car was first tested & developed in 2004 by yours truly and subsequently raced between 2005 & 2010 as a Spec series and within the S2 & S3 class of the Belgian Touring Car Series
• Since 2011, the cars are used for corporate events, teambuilding & trackdays

VW Funcup & Roadster Cups in Action