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This weekend, Andy Lee, a Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup alumni and current Series driving instructor, will join the Scirocco R-Cup field at Brands Hatch in England in order to compete in Round Six of the 2010 season. Continue reading ‘US driver Andy Lee will compete at Brands Hatch in the Scirocco R-Cup’
Megenbier holds a 39-point Championship lead heading into series’ final race
Less than 24 hours after one of the most exciting races of the season, the SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup drivers returned to New Jersey Motorsports Park for the series’ second race of the weekend. Once again, the drivers didn’t disappoint the fans and put on a near repeat of yesterday’s performance on the 14-turn, 2.225-mile road course.
Second race of doubleheader weekend begins Sunday at 10:55 am ET
It’s been a weekend full of challenges for the 26 drivers competing in the SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup series races at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Today brought a new challenge – dry conditions.
The drivers hit the track yesterday, but all-day rain forced the cars to run on Pirelli rain tires. Today’s dry conditions turned the tables on the drivers, as the first of two races this weekend marked the first time that they navigated the 14-turn, 2.225-mile road course on racing slicks.
A weather system moved into New Jersey overnight that brought considerable moisture to the area surrounding New Jersey Motorsports Park. A driving rain greeted the drivers this morning and delayed practice on the 14-turn, 2.225-mile road course. However, the 26 participants competing in this weekend’s two SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup races took to the track shortly after noon for practice and two qualifying sessions.
Polesitter Lee Wins Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Race at Autobahn Country Club Second-place Megenbier maintains the Championship lead and earns the right to race in Germany
The Autobahn Country Club’s 21 turns provided the perfect setting for some of the closest racing action that the SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup has seen all season long. In the end, it was the hunter versus the hunted with the series points leader playing the former to the eventual first-time winner, Andy Lee.
Continue reading ‘Jetta TDI Cup: Polesitter Andy Lee wins Volkswagen Race at Autobahn Country Club’
The 27 drivers competing in Round 5 of the SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup arrived today at Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Illinois to compete at a track that is hosting its first professional race weekend. The 21-turn, 3.56-mile road course was largely a mystery for the competitors since only local driver, Timmy Megenbier had ever driven on the circuit.
Continue reading ‘Jetta TDI Cup: Andy Lee wins his first pole at Autobahn Country Club’
