VW Jetta TDI Cup - ESPN SportsCenter

Eight-minute segment broadcasted on May 23, 2008 on ESPN's SportsCenter.

For more information and updates on the clean-diesel series and my progress (#29 John Shim), visit: http://www.rightfootdown.com

Edited by: David Y.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• vw
• volkswagen
• jetta
• tdi
• cup
• clean
• diesel
• vir
• espn
• sportscenter
• motorsport
• racing
• scca
• john
• shim

[DrDenisSaralho]

better for environment my ass

[shimjohn]

@DrDenisSaralho compared to other forms of motorsport, yes it was. zero carbon output, 95% reduced emissions and 25mpg @ over 100mph on track. let's see any other internal combustion racing series put up better numbers.

[Soprano313]

For 35k I can build my own car, start a team and do SCCA & NASA regionals.

[shimjohn]

@Soprano313 you can, but it would just be regionals and you wouldn't have teh type of exposure VW & SCCA pro racing had.

[turbotdi2002]

horsepower sells cars torque wins races

[headracerSB]

$45k is actually pretty cheap for a full season, especially considering what it would cost to do a season in other series. No one ever said racing was cheap (especially road course racing)...

[CPreng358]

I got the street version of the TDI Cup Edition, and it's quite speedy! Very fun car to own

[biertier99]

u could try to find a sponsor to pay for you...if they know your good!

[Diswanio]

Still prefer the sound of pretrol engines

[shimjohn]

i agree...for a series that gets national TV coverage like this, is arrive & drive, racing in front of ALMS teams, and is supported by a huge manufacturer like VW, it is very cheap compared to say Koni Challenge....but then again, i don't have a famous last name and i don't have rich parents like many of the other guys in the series.

[Atoweha]

AHHH wat the fuck?!!?!

hahah that sucks guess im not gonna do racing