One of the perks of racing in the TDI Cup is that we have the services of professional photographer Bruce Lancaster (check out Bruce’s website at racerartphotographic.com). Bruce is there each and every weekend snapping the high quality photos that show up on my website at the end of each event. With its long straights weaving through the ...read more

What a crazy race today at Road America, and I am happy to report that it ended up with me back on the podium in 3rd place. Starting from 10th on the grid is never easy but if there is a place to do it, this is it, because the long straights at RA made for some wide open racing. ...read more

Another wild day today at Road America. Made a good getaway from 5th, and actually had a look for 4th into Turn 1, but thought better of it after what happened last year when I spun on the first lap. Then a little later on I got some help from behind and was spun off the track in Turn 5. ...read more

Quick update after a crazy day here in Wisconsin. The morning started with practice on a wet track with dry tires in fog so thick you could only see about 100ft. Up next was Qualifying for tomorrow’s race where I had an ok run to 5th (a little disappointed not to be better), which means I have a great grid ...read more

Rounds 7 & 8 of the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup go this weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin. Absolutely one of the top racing circuits in North America, the 4 mile layout features 14 corners, and is the fastest track on the calender. Last year the TDI Cup cars averaged well over 90mph(145km/hr), with a top speed ...read more

Welcome back to another installment of your favourite blog, written by a not at all famous racing driver, about things that probably didn’t happen. The latest round of the TDI Cup took place in scenic Chicago, so what better way to tell the story then with a photo diary, because everyone loves looking at fuzzy amateur photography (with the occasional ...read more

Canadian driver Jake Thompson continued his push to become the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Champion with a solid top 5 finish at Autobahn Country Club this past weekend. The weekend proved dramatic as Thompson had to overcome a number of obstacles, before eventually bringing the car home in 4th position. The result moves him within 20 points of the ...read more

Sorry about the lack of updates, it was a busy weekend here in Chicago. I was able to salvage a great 4th place finish from what has  been a bit of a trying weekend. I spun in Qualifying, popping two tires, and as a result had only a few minutes at the end of the session to try to set ...read more

I know my legion of loyal followers and hardcore fans have been anxiously awaiting the Round 6 Preview, so here it is. Friday morning I head out to Chicago, Illinois for our next event at Autobahn Country Club. Chicago is one of my favorite cities ever so I can’t wait to get back there, and I’ll be looking to improve ...read more

The extremely small number of you who regularly read my updates will know that the previous installments of “True Tales from the TDI Cup” have been a light-hearted, sarcastic, and mostly un-true account of my experiences during the first half of the season. They haven’t been pointless however. Regardless of whether anyone found them funny, or even half-ways entertaining (which ...read more