Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup


The Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup was a single-make racing series sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America. The series was started in 2008 and was a sports car series that ran only in North America, the series quietly folded in 2011.

Rules & prizes

The series was open to only drivers between the ages of 16 and 26 who held a passport from the United States, Canada, or Mexico. The entry fee for drivers is $45,000. In addition to more than $50,000 in prize money at stake during the season, the series champion received Volkswagen factory career advancement support with a value up to $100,000.

Vehicles

The cars were 2009 Volkswagen Jettas that were modified by the factory for the series. Once completed, the cars were still about 70% stock with the other 30% made up of parts from the VW parts bin, one-off brackets and mounts, and race prepping from outside parties. The cars feature VW's DSG twin shaft, dual clutch automatic transmission and have height adjustable Sachs race suspension. Brakes were controlled by an ATE Racing ABS system and utilize Brembo 4 piston fixed calipers in front and Lucas 1 piston floating caliper disc brakes in the rear. The tires are racing slicks provided by Pirelli. The minimum race weight for the car with driver and equipment is. The safety equipment on each car included but was not limited to airbags, seat belts, roll cage, fire extinguishers, and an FIA rated racing seat.

Engine

; Configuration : inline 4-cylinder TDI
; Head : 4 valves per cylinder, DOHC, compression ratio 18:1
; Fuel system : Common-Rail Injection with 8 nozzle output, piezo elements, pressure up to 1850 bar
; Aspiration : turbocharged, intercooled, water-cooled exhaust gas recirculation
; Engine management: Bosch
; exhaust : VW Catalyst and particulate filter
; Output: @ 4200 rpm, 368 ft-lbs @ 1900 to 2500 rpm
; Data Acquisition:

Points system

The point system used was similar to other race series in that the most points are awarded to the first place finisher and points are reduced for subsequent finishing places. The Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup is unique in that the points are halved for the first two races compared to the points for the rest of the season.
Races 1 & 2Races 3 through 7
1st place30 points60 points
2nd place24 points48 points
3rd place20 points40 points
4th place17 points34 points
5th place16 points32 points
6th place15 points30 points
7th place14 points28 points
8th place13 points26 points
9th place12 points24 points
10th place11 points22 points
11th place10 points20 points
12th place9 points18 points
13th place8 points16 points
14th place7 points14 points
15th place6 points12 points
16th place5 points10 points
17th place4 points8 points
18th place3 points6 points
19th place2 points4 points
20th place1 point2 points

Champions

2008 season results

† Shane Williams was a guest driver from the ADAC Polo Cup race series in Germany.
‡ David Jurca was awarded the points for a first place finish since Shane Williams did not accrue points in USA race.
For points purposes 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place finishers were awarded the points for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respectively.
†† Liam Kenney was penalized 20 points for passing the leader, Josh Hurley under double yellow.