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."
Jim Sexton
…I feel ill at how far we have drifted from engineering and automotive integrity. It's not just nostalgia. It's more like sorrow. For a shining moment in human history all our science and engineering blossomed to create the great inventions and designs. Now we engage in techno-masturbation like Twitter and TPMS…
Riley Tharp
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