Jetta TDI?s run for the Cup in 2009

For the second year in a row, the 2009 SCCA Pro Racing series includes a special ?diesel only? series known as the VW Jetta TDI Cup. Younger drivers aged 16 to 26 compete in ten events on eight road courses around North America in identical factory-prepped Jetta TDIs. At the conclusion of the season, the Series champion wins $100,000. The Jetta TDI Cup cars are powered by a 2.0L, 170 HP, four-cylinder TDI turbo-diesel engine mated to a six-speed, double-clutch, automatic DSG transmission. The car is modified slightly 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.