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

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

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

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

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

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

Day 1 is done here at Virginia International Raceway. After free practice this morning we had two qualifying sessions, one for Race 1 on Saturday, and the other for Race 2 on Sunday. I managed to slot in 3rd and 4th respectively. Maybe not quite the start I was hoping for, but definitely a decent start to the ...read more