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Discovery to air Jetta TDI Cup documentary "Racing Under Green" Jan. 18

Last weekend, Speed TV began airing the 2009 season of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup on Saturdays and that will continue through the month of December. Those broadcasts however, only show the on-track action from green flag to checker. In motorsports, there is just as much action behind the scenes as there is during the competition and, come January 18, Speed the Discovery Channel, Science Channel, Planet Green, and HD Theater will run a 60-minute, behind-the-scenes documentary on the 2009 season. (Update: We mis-read the press release and ... Read more →

2009 VW Jetta TDI Cup to air on Speed TV starting Dec. 6 Sam Abuelsamid

Back in October, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI cup wrapped up its second season in fine fashion during the Petit Le Mans weekend at Road Atlanta. While the ten-race series was not broadcast live, ...

From diesel to natural gas: Jetta TDI Cup winner off to Europe for Scirocco Cup Sebastian Blanco

Will Timmy Megenbier be able to reproduce his diesel-powered success in the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup in the natural-gas-powered Scirocco Cup in Europe next year? The answer lies only in the ...

VW Golf GTD may arrive with 170 hp, Jetta TDI Cup replica coming in January Sam Abuelsamid

Several months back, prior to the U.S. launch of the MK VI VW Golf, rumors emerged that the American branch was going to offer the GTD version of the hatchback. For those unfamiliar with the GTD, ...

Jetta TDI Cup documentary airs today on SPEED Sebastian Blanco

Regular readers will already be familiar with the happenings of the 2008 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup season; we've been bringing you updates throughout the year on the drivers, the races and, of course, ...

VW to offer Jetta TDI Cup Street edition 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We've been covering Volkswagen's Jetta TDI cup races since the very beginning of the series. We've also heaped some high praise on the efficiency of VW's 50-State clean diesel technology. Unfortunately, you can't take one of VeeDub's racers off the track and on to the street, but perhaps the ...

2008 Jetta TDI Cup season will start airing on Speed October 26 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The inaugural season of Volkswagen's Jetta TDI Cup wrapped up a couple of weeks ago at Road Atlanta with Josh Hurley taking home the gold. For those of you that didn't get a chance to see the eight races, Speed TV is going to be airing them over the next several weekends starting this Sunday. ...

Inaugural VW Jetta TDI cup goes to Josh Hurley 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The first ever season of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup wrapped up this weekend before the start of the Petit Le Mans race at Road Atlanta. After eight races at tracks around North America since April, Josh Hurley's second place finish in the last race was enough to put him over the top for the ...

Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup heads north of the border 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen kicked off its Jetta TDI Cup race series a couple of weeks ago at VIRginia International Raceway with a close fought and exciting battle to the finish. This weekend they are heading north to another of the toughest tracks in North America at Mosport Park, north-east of Toronto. The ...

Mark Pombo wins the first ever Jetta TDI Cup race 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Several hours after yesterday's inaugural Jetta TDI Cup race, VW informed us that although Speed TV did record the entire race, it won't actually be on TV for a while. The cable network that seems to be almost all NASCAR all the time, will record all the races this year along with background on ...

TIVO Alert: And the winner of the first Jetta TDI Cup race is... 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Since the first Jetta TDI cup race is going to be broadcast on Speed TV next Saturday don't follow the jump if you don't want to know who the winner was... Photos Copyright ©2008 Sam Abuelsamid / Weblogs, Inc. Our travel and lodging for this media event was provided by the manufacturer. ...

VW Jetta TDI Cup racers averaging 25 mpg in racing conditions 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The activity going here at VIRginia International Raceway this weekend definitely does not qualify as hyper-miling. In fact it is anything but. The thirty young racers competing in the Volkswagen Jetta TDI cup are hustling their cars around this beautiful 3.27 mile long circuit as fast as they can. ...

Josh Hurley grabs the pole for the first Jetta TDI Cup race w/VIDEO 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Jetta's for a high-res gallery We're on site here at VIRginia International Speedway for the very first race of the inaugural Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup and qualifying has just concluded. VIR is a gorgeous natural terrain road course in the hills along the border between Virginia and North ...

VW Jetta TDI Cup cars hit the track for the first time 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click for a high-res gallery The opening round of Volkswagen's new Jetta TDI cup race series is happening this weekend at VIRginia International Raceway and AutoblogGreen is on the scene. We arrived here in Virginia late yesterday evening and missed the first on-track session of the new Cup racers. ...

The top five upcoming green events, number four: Jetta TDI Cup 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Diesel racers have had a lot of success in the recent past. But what happens when you have diesel racing diesel? We'll find out soon. For 2008, Volkswagen is replacing the current GTI cup with the Jetta TDI Cup. As the name implies, the new series will use the new Jetta TDI diesel sedan. For racing ...

Volkswagen selects driver lineup for Jetta TDI Cup 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

This past weekend, Volkswagen held their driver selection event for the inaugural Jetta TDI cup series out at Firebird raceway in Phoenix, AZ. Volkswagen evaluated 54 potential participants based on their driving skills, but other factors were taken into account as well. Since the drivers are also ...

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