Golf GTI racer Craig Inskip claimed a memorable motorsporting first at Donington Park on Sunday when he crossed the Volkswagen Racing Cup finishing line backwards at 100mph - yet still managed to win the race.

Inskip's victory, his first in four seasons in the championship, was the astonishing climax to a breathtakingly exciting race which had seen him and Shaun Hollamby, driving an R32 Golf, swap the lead at least a half-dozen times. They entered the final lap with Northiam-based Inskip just ahead and seemingly on course for a trouble-free win, but as he entered the Goddards Esses for the final time Craig encountered a backmarker at precisely the wrong moment, they touched mid-corner and Inskip's car was pitched into a violent high speed spin. Inskip was powerless to control the Becra-backed Golf as it rocketed backwards across the slippery grass alongside the main straight - but as luck would have it, it still crossed the finish line a gnat's whisker ahead of Hollamby's car, albeit rear-end first.

A shaken and surprised Inskip said on the victory podium: 'That was a fantastic race with loads of overtaking and I enjoyed every minute of it, right up to the last corner! Thankfully the car isn't badly damaged and it's only my nerves that have suffered…' Hollamby, who lives in Chelsfield, Kent, added: 'Normally you're delighted to see a rival spin off, but I wasn't this time. I think that was the best race I've ever had and Craig thoroughly deserved to win it.'

Thanks to www.vw-cup.co.uk for the press release