Entries Tagged ‘TDI’:
filed in News on Jul.28, 2010
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
Tags: Autobahn, Jake Thompson, Racing, TDI, VW
filed in News on Jun.02, 2010
The Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup heads to beautiful Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah this weekend for Round 4 of the championship. Known as one of the top racing venues in North America, this will be the second consecutive year that the TDI cup visits Miller, and I will be looking to build on the 2nd place finish that I ...read more
Tags: Jake Thompson, Jetta, Miller, TDI, Volkswagen
filed in News on Feb.10, 2010
Click here for my driver selection blog. Volkswagen of America, Inc. is proud to announce the names of the 25 drivers who will compete in the 2010 Jetta TDIĀ® Cup. The Volkswagen-operated spec racing series, now entering its third season, will take the green flag on its SCCA Pro Racing-sanctioned events beginning April 23 at Virginia International Raceway.
The ...read more
Tags: Jake, Jake Thompson, Jetta, Sponsorship, TDI, Thompson, Volkswagen
filed in News on Dec.15, 2009
The trailer for the 2009 Jetta TDI Cup documentary “Racing Under Green” has just been released and is available below. The movie was directed by my good buddy Zach Merck and produced by Tim Mack and the first rate crew from @Radical Media. I can promise you that it is going to be awesome. In early ...read more
Tags: Discovery, Jake Thompson, Jetta, Racing Under Green, Radical Media, TDI, Zach Merck
filed in News on Dec.03, 2009
Today, Volkswagen announced the schedule for the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Cup (here), and I hope to be there for the first event at VIR in April. Although I had options with several teams in Grand-Am, money talks and at this point in my career I feel that my best career opportunity comes from winning the TDI Cup in ...read more
Tags: Jetta, TDI, Volkswagen
filed in Videos on Aug.30, 2009
Tags: Cup, LAP, Laps, Last, Mosport, SPEED, TDI, Volkswagen
filed in Blog on Jun.19, 2009
I’m sitting in my hotel room preparing for Round 4 of the Jetta TDI Cup starting tomorrow at Mid Ohio SportsCar Course located in Lexington, OH approximately halfway between Cleveland and Columbus. Practice kicks off tomorrow morning at 8:00AM, and with thundershowers in the forecast it could be an interesting morning. Qualifying goes at 11:00AM and I’m hoping to keep ...read more
Tags: Jake Thompson, Jetta, Mid Ohio, TDI, Volkswagen
filed in Videos on May.30, 2009
Tags: Cup, LAP, Laps, Last, Miller, SPEED, TDI, Volkswagen
filed in Blog on May.17, 2009

May 18th, 2009 – 9:00PM
After a tough race I managed to bring home the #19 Jetta TDI in 2nd place, good enough to lead the championship by 11 points. Although I had hoped to back up my pole position with a win, Timmy Megenbeier was the faster driver this weekend. He managed to grab the lead on lap one and ...read more
Tags: Jake Thompson, Jetta, TDI, Volkswagen