2008 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Television Schedule Announced

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HERNDON, Va. October. 23, 2008: The 2008 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup season will begin airing on SPEED Sunday, Oct. 26. A total of seven, 30-minute episodes will be broadcast from October through November, ending with an hour-long Jetta TDI Cup documentary on Saturday, Nov. 22.

“We are very excited to be able to showcase the 2008 season of the Jetta TDI Cup on SPEED Channel,” said Clark Campbell, motorsport manager, Volkswagen of America. “This first season was full of great racing action from our young drivers and the clean diesel Jetta TDI and we have no doubt the viewers at home, just like the ones at each race, will be on the edge of their seats.”

SPEED has been filming the first year of the Jetta TDI Cup from the very beginning, back to the driver selection process in April, as well as every race, to catch everything that happened on and off the track. The final 60-minute documentary will show the action and drama of the series, highlighting how the drivers have progressed in their racing careers. It will be the eighth and final episode of the 2008 Jetta TDI Cup programming.

Final Television Schedule:

Sun 10/26/08 2:30 p.m. - Virginia International Raceway

Sat 11/1/08 3:00 p.m. – Portland International Raceway

Sat 11/1/08 3:30 p.m. - Lime Rock Park

Sat 11/8/08 5:00 p.m. - Iowa Speedway

Sat 11/8/08 5:30 p.m. - New Jersey Motorsports Park Race 1

Sat 11/15/08 5:00 p.m. - New Jersey Motorsports Park Race 2

Sat 11/15/08 5:30 p.m. - Road Atlanta

Sat 11/22/08 5:00 p.m. - Documentary – Year in Review

* Times listed are Eastern. All episodes air on SPEED, check with your local cable or satellite provider to confirm channel and times.

Interested participants between the ages of 16 and 26 can visit VW to sign up to receive more information about the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup.

The Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup series is an innovative approach to motorsports – 30 factory-prepared and managed 2009 clean-diesel Jetta TDIs will be piloted by talented, up-and-coming drivers, aged 16 to 26. Volkswagen’s goal is to find the driver with the most talent and help them break into the world of professional motorsports. The Jetta TDI Cup series, the first all clean-diesel race series, is sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing Inc. Sponsors include: Aggreko, Athlete’s Performance, Bondurant, Bosch, ful�, Holder, Hoopla, Ironclad, Kyosho, Oakley, RedBull, UTI and ViON.

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