Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Heads to Historic Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Event Will Mark Halfway Point of 2010 Season

Race Information 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup – Round 5 Circuit:             Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Lexington, OH (Main Course – 13 turns, 2.25 miles) Date/Time: Practice – Saturday, June 19 at 9:20 am ET Qualifying / Race – Sunday, June 20 at 8:00 am ...read more

TDI Cup Drivers Ryan Ellis & Jake Thompson, battle for rental kart supremacy at Miller Motorsports Park. Warning, this video contains, bumping, blocking, and humiliation of the locals.

Calgary’s Jake Thompson headed to Utah needing a good result to get him back into Championship contention in the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup. He got that and more, converting a pole position into his first win of the season, vaulting to 2nd in the championship standings. With the win, Thompson also raised over $1000 this weekend for Right ...read more

For the second year in a row, I have managed to grab pole here in Utah. After a tough practice, where I ended up only 5th, I was able to maximize my tires and grab the top starting spot for tomorrow’s race. Ill be looking to go one better than I did last year and take the win. To follow ...read more

In preparation for Round 4 of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup, this weekend at Miller Motorsports Park, I was able to hit up the kart track for some laps last night to stay sharp. After some brutal weather here, things cleared up yesteday, and I loaded a kart up with Joey Guyon from Overdrive Motorsports. I tried a ...read more

The Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup heads to Utah for Round 4 at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah. This marks the series 2nd appearance at the track, with Timmy Megenbier taking the win in 2009. This year the competitors will shift over to the more technical East Course, after running the West Course last season. Veteran Juan Pablo Sierra Lendle ...read more

Go behind the scenes of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup race at New Jersey Motorsports Park, with Jake Thompson, driver of the #19 car. Special appearances by skateboard legend Rune Glifberg and Toy Story star Popping Alien.

Im going to keep this short and sweet because it wasn’t a great day here in New Jersey. The day started off pretty well, as I was able to finish up 3rd in practice, and knew that I had a great chance at pole. For qualifying I went with a tire strategy that I used many times last year with ...read more

Round 3 of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup goes this weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park. It’s another track where I managed a win last season, so I am definitely looking for a good result, and hopefully some bonus laps for Right To Play. Our pledge total is up to $28.95/lap so thanks to everyone who has pitched ...read more

I put my new GoPRO Motorsports Hero HD onboard with Scott Robertson for the first round of the season at the Calgary Kart Racing Club. It was Scotty’s first kart race in about 8 years, and he did damn well, almost definitely thanks to my superior tuning skills. Watch for more videos all season at www.jakethompson.ca from Volkswagen Jetta TDI ...read more