Tomorrow morning at 7:30am I head to Mexico, beginning my final weekend in the TDI Cup. It has been one heck of ride over the last 2 years, and what better way to end it then in Mexico, in front of an expected 40,000 fans with the championship on the lin. With any luck, I’ll be able to forget about ...read more

Racing for the Right To Play is getting ready for its final round September 26th, which means this is the last chance to get your name on the hood of the race car while helping out a great cause at the same time. So far we have had 18 companies and individuals step up to raise close to $9000, which ...read more

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

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

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

Onboard with Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup driver Jake Thompson, as he has a little fun at Round 6 of the Calgary Kart Racing Club during the summer break from the VW Series. Driving for Overdrive Motorsports with a PCR chassis and a Rotax Motor.

The TDI Cup circus lands in central Ohio this weekend at one of America’s most famous racing circuits. The Mid Ohio Sportscar Course hosted some classic battles during the heyday of the Champcar Series, as well as being the longtime home of the SCCA runoffs, and this weekend it will feature the Grand-Am series along with Round 5 of the ...read more