Hey VW just keeps getting it right!

[keycom]

But still no contingency stickers!

[shwah]

I can't tell you how much less concerned I am with the stickers compared to the checks :P

[JimW337]

Here's an email from reply from Jenny White on 5/21/07:
You'll need to complete and submit the VW claim form with a copy of the
official race results. The form is available from the Club Racing -
Contingency page of scca.com. A tech official signature is not required
until the decals are available.

Jenny White
Sports Car Club of America
[/b]

My first ever win this weekend at VIR in a Carolina Cup race, WooHoo! So now I'm ready to send in my Contingency form, what makes the race results official? The results sheet they had out after the race always says provisional results, will this work to send to VW? How about the MyLaps results, the times seem to be official after these results get posted.

Anyone seen any VW stickers yet?

Thanks,
JimW

[shwah]

I have always just sent in a copy of what they give me at the track. You can also check the region website for 'official' results. Regardless Topeka has access to them as well, so should not be a show stopper.

No stickers have been sent out. I asked some friends that talk to VWoA pretty regularly to let them know how this situation has turned from a feather in their cap, to an illustration of how disorganized they are becuase they can't seem to send out a few stinking VW stickers.

The money still flows though...

[JLawton]

My first ever win this weekend at VIR in a Carolina Cup race, WooHoo! [/b]

Way to go Jim!!! Glad to hear you got the car hooked up!

[Beran]

I have to say I love this VW program. So far this year, I have been paid for 6 wins in my ITB 4 door Mark3! It's adding up. But no stickers. I just made my own based on what I have seen they had on the Polo Cup cars.
I have been trying to find out more about the VW cup series they say they are going to have in 2008. All I have been told is that there are still working on it. I heard rumor that it might be some type of car lease program... Anyone else hear or know anything?

[shwah]

My contacts are always told they will know something in a few weeks on the cup program....for the last several months.

I do know that the current expectation is TDi, dsg, Jetta cars for the series. However that could change at any point between now and when any real announcements are made.

[thedemoguy]

I love this VW racing stuff..... I've been racing SCCA so far this year, my first year and I've received $450 from VW and a set of tires from Hoosier....>>>>

I love SCCA racing and boy am I glade I race a VW.................. :026:


Bill super fast Johnson....

[shwah]

Just in case anyone was wondering, after reading the VW contigency claim form...

NO the $1000 payout for division champs does not include IT cars winning 'regional divisional' championships.

Cen-Div has run a championsip for regional racers for years, and we were able to win it this year. However, per the GCR only national competitors can win a divisional championship within SCCA rules, thus Topeka didn't think to specify that on the claim forms (which do include regional and national classes on the payout schedule).

A bit of a bummer, but at least I won $600 over the course of the year.

[keycom]

Got my (first ) check from VW last week, won in my FIRST RACE EVER!

OK, I know it was a fluke, but I'll still take it.

Really wish they would expand it for us IT guys though to encourage the entry level players.


Still no decals though! :P

[rabbidmk1]

That is too bad that you dont get the $1000 Chris... But at least you got double of my $300 from VW!


The car is already up in the air for possible winter tear down!

[Conover]

so what's this I'm hearing about a supposed 2008 VW GTI cup from SCCA??

[rabbidmk1]

if that is the case you can count me in for the 2009 season...

[shwah]

There is some commentary about this earlier in this thread.

It has morphed into a tdi Jetta cup, but at the rate that information (and contingency sticker packages) flows out of VW may well change again before any racing takes place. Most comments have suggested an arrive and drive flavor, focused on 'young' drivers. In reality I don't think anyone inside or outside VW knows what the plan is at this point.

Something will happen though. How is that for clarity?

[joeg]

SCCA has no solid info on that proposed Cup series either?

[shwah]

Coincidentally, this popped up today...

http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/vol...icle_2088.shtml

[Grumpa]

I believe VDub is pandering to the boyracer import crowd with the Jetta Cup.

The Jetta TDI race vehicles will be outfitted with a six-speed automatic DSG® transmission, quote from the press release on vwvortex. I think the operation of a manual gearbox may be too perplexing for some participants. Perhaps the series officials will give give "Oo-Aah" points to competitors for "Best Race Drift", too.

That aside, got my first $150 check from VDub this past week. :026:

Might have gotten $300 had I a good clutch in the Saturday race. <_<

[email protected] says "No stickers until next year."