The church of Scientology has vehemently objected to Ron Miscavige's book and its claims against Miscavige, who has threatened to sue

Miscavige and Cruise have remained close friends for more than 20 years

Ron Miscavige claims his son later exploited his relationship with Cruise for the benefit of the church

He also entertained Cruise at the Scientology head base and arranged for the former chef of L Ron Hubbard to cook for the movie star

Miscavige took Cruise clay pigeon shooting and the pair raced cars through the streets of Los Angeles

The head of Scientology lured Tom Cruise into the church with a charm offensive designed to make him feel like the two men were brothers, a new book claims.

David Miscavige formed a close bond with Cruise by going clay pigeon shooting with the actor and racing through Los Angeles in separate cars, and he later exploited the relationship for the benefit of the church.

Miscavige also entertained Cruise at the Scientology head base where he arranged for him to eat next to a life-size replica of a clipper ship complete with 50ft masts.

The former chef for L Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, was even brought in to cook for Cruise to impress him.

David Miscavige (right) lured Tom Cruise into Scientology through creating a brotherly bond with the actor and later exploited the relationship for the benefit of the church, the Scientology leader's father, Ron Miscavige reveals in his memoir

Miscavige reached out to Cruise in 1990 (pictured). He took Cruise clay pigeon shooting and the pair raced cars through the streets of Los Angeles

Miscavige’s father Ron writes in his memoir, ‘Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me’, that his son’s work on Cruise fostered a ‘brotherly competitive spirit, each trying to outdo each other’.

The work would pay off as Cruise became the most famous Scientologist in the world and he has appeared in numerous films and attended dozens of award ceremonies for the church.

In his memoir, Ron Miscavige, 80, says that his son saw the potential in Cruise back in 1990.

At the time Cruise was with his second wife, Nicole Kidman, and the two were doing courses and auditing at the Sea Org base, the secretive organization at the top of Scientology.

Cruise, now 53, was preparing for the lead role in Days of Thunder so Miscavige, now 56, flew to Daytona Beach, Florida, to check him out.

Ron Miscavige writes that after the trip to Florida, his son pulled his top executives into a conference room and showed them a picture of Cruise skydiving.

The book says: ‘The time they spent together obviously left David deeply impressed with the PR potential that Cruise could lend to Scientology. And to Dave'.

The first time Cruise came to the Scientology Gold Base in Hemet, California, in early 1990, Miscavige was on 'pins and needles' and orchestrated 'every detail for maximum impact', the book says.

Folders on Cruise were kept in his given name, Thomas Mapother, in an apparent attempt to avoid details being leaked out.

Ron Miscavige says his son (pictured) was 'impressed with the PR potential' of Cruise while the actor was preparing for the lead role in Days of Thunder

Miscavige first saw Cruise's potential in the church in 1990, when the actor and Nicole Kidman were doing courses and auditing at the Sea Org base

Miscavige was supposedly concerned because Cruise at the time was married to his first wife, Mimi Rogers, and her father, Phil Spickler, had been kicked out of Scientology some years before. The couple divorced in February 1990.

Ron Miscavige's memoir about his time in Scientology will hit bookshelves in the United States and UK on May 3

The book says: ‘David desperately wanted to get matters under tighter control - that is his control, and one of his top lieutenants had arranged to bring Tom to the base for a stay and some auditing’.

The welcome dinner took place in the pool and recreation area, which had been completely made over and featured the clipper ship, which had a teak deck and even a lifeboat.

But due to scheduling problems Cruise arrived four hours late and said he just wanted to go to bed - at which point Miscavige ‘hit the roof’.

He soon calmed down, however, and the next day the two men ‘hit it off’ when they went shooting a range on a hill inside the compound and ‘had a great time’.

Before his next visit, Cruise gave Miscavige an automated clay pigeon shooter to replace his manual one.

The book says: ‘David immediately called for a complete renovation of the shooting range and had work crews up day and night for three days totally redoing it, including adding a bunker for the new launcher.

‘The purpose was solely to impress Tom Cruise'.

Ron Miscavige writes: 'I did not see them interact much but I have been told that they developed a sort of brotherly competitive spirit, each trying to outdo each other.

‘One time they allegedly raced through Los Angeles in separate cars, running red lights, each trying to beat the other to their destination'.

He adds that his son had an ‘obsession with winning at all costs’ that eventually turned him against his own father.

The church of Scientology has vehemently objected to Ron Miscavige's (left) book and its claims against Miscavige (right), who has threatened to sue

In extracts of the book already made public, Miscavige is said to have told private detectives he had trailing his father not to intervene when they say him heaving heart problems.

Miscavige is said to have told them: ‘If he dies, he dies’, the book says.

Previous interviews with senior former Scientologists have revealed that Cruise and Miscavige maintain their bond with wild nights of gambling in Las Vegas together and afternoons smoking cigars.

Miscavige has now been by Cruise’s side for more than 20 years - and was the best man at both his weddings to Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes.

The church of Scientology has vehemently objected to the book and its claims against Miscavige, who has threatened to sue.

In a statement the Church has said: ‘Ronald Miscavige is seeking to make money on the name of his famous son.

‘David Miscavige has taken care of his father throughout his life, both financially and by helping him in even the most dire circumstances’.