April 2009
Volkswagen of America has announced three guest drivers for its season-opening SCCA Pro Racing sanctioned Jetta TDI Cup races at VIRginia International Raceway this April. Guest drivers will include Jeb Burton, son of NASCAR legend Ward Burton; Simon Dumont, professional freestyle skier and Red Bull athlete; and Dan Carney, award-winning automotive journalist.
Dumont will compete in race one on April 25, while Burton and Carney will race in the second event at on April 26. The trio will fully participate in all of the weekend’s on and off-track events, including practice and qualifying. While they will be full participants, they will be ineligible for points or prize money. Full-time series participants will move up the final race results accordingly.
“We introduced the guest driver concept last year as a way to further spread our message of the effectiveness of clean diesel technology and performance,” said Clark Campbell, motorsports manager, Volkswagen of America.
“The three guests we have participating all have racing experience in some form and have the unique ability broaden the reach of our series.”
The 2009 season marks the second year of competition for the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup, which is sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing. During the season, young, up and coming drivers (between ages 16-26) will compete in 10 events on eight road courses around North America in identical factory-prepared clean diesel Jetta TDI’s powered by Syndiesel B5 biofuel. Each driver competing in the series will earn a Pro Racing license from SCCA at the conclusion of the season. In addition, the series champion will win $100,000.
The Jetta TDI Cup car is powered by a 2.0-liter, 170 hp, four-cylinder TDI clean diesel engine mated to a six-speed, double-clutch, automatic DSG transmission. The car is only slightly modified from stock with Pirelli racing tires, race suspension and brake components, drivers racing safety seat, FIA roll cage and an on-board fire extinguisher system. Series sponsors include: Pirelli, Bosch, ViON, Castrol, Oakley, Red Bull, HYPERFUELS, Aggreko, defNder, Safety-Kleen, Ringer Gloves, Jim Russell Racing School and Trellis Earth.
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