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Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup
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Category
| Spec car racing
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Country
| North America
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Inaugural season
| 2008
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Folded
| 2011
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Drivers
| 25
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Tyre suppliers
| Pirelli
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Last Drivers' champion
| JD Mobley
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Official website
| Official Website
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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
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The series was open to only drivers between the ages of 16 and 26 who were citizens of the United States, Canada, and/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
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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 1,370 kg (3,020 lb). 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
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- Configuration
- inline 4-cylinder 1,968
cc
(120.1
cu in
) 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
- 125
kW
(170
PS
; 168
bhp
) @ 4200 rpm, 368 ft-lbs @ 1900 to 2500 rpm
- Data Acquisition
- memotec Messtechnik
Points system
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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.
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Races 1 & 2
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Races 3 through 7
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1st place
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30 points
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60 points
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2nd place
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24 points
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48 points
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3rd place
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20 points
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40 points
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4th place
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17 points
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34 points
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5th place
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16 points
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32 points
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6th place
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15 points
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30 points
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7th place
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14 points
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28 points
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8th place
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13 points
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26 points
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9th place
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12 points
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24 points
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10th place
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11 points
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22 points
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11th place
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10 points
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20 points
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12th place
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9 points
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18 points
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13th place
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8 points
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16 points
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14th place
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7 points
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14 points
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15th place
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6 points
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12 points
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16th place
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5 points
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10 points
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17th place
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4 points
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8 points
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18th place
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3 points
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6 points
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19th place
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2 points
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4 points
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20th place
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1 point
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2 points
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Champions
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Season
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Champion
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2008
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Josh Hurley
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2009
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Timmy Megenbier
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2010
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JD Mobley
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2008 season results
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†
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.
References
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