jetta tdi race cars - any one see these for sale ever

[redmill]

saw a bunch at NJMP today, and just about every other time i have been at that track.

i have seen lots of BMW and Porsche older race cars running around in private hands, not so much for the jettas. not really talking about any tape and sticker tribute cars sold by vw, but the actually caged cars that are part of the support series.

[Jordan 191]

Aren't they all owned by VWoA?

[welderdood]

No idea as far as where to buy one, but I have seen them race at Limerock and they are very impressive to say the least. I'd totally rock one as a daily

[Remedy]

This?

[Woodski]

This?

Jetta TDi Crash Cup.

Those races were great, good racing for the first 25min, then the last 5 was a demo derby.

[Mr Miyagi]

Jetta TDi Crash Cup.

Those races were great, good racing for the first 25min, then the last 5 was a demo derby.

Perfect! I've always stuck to the thought that these races were the most fun to watch.

[Woodski]

Perfect! I've always stuck to the thought that these races were the most fun to watch.

The only road racing series I've seen that was better was the old PPG Neon Challenge.

[Remedy]

[Spiller337]

There was a limited number of street versions available I believe. Would definitely like to have one.

[lojasmo]

Yup. GLI suspension, brakes, and sways. 18" wheels, and probably GLI seats. Easy to make one yourself.

ETA : 2010 model.

[point665]

They aren't owned by teams (VW owns them as far as I know) so you won't see any teams putting them up for sale and they use the European versions of the 2.0L TDI engine which means they could not be legally registered here in the US. My brother raced karts professionally with one of last years TDI Cup drivers.

[Spiller337]

3 Jetta TDI cup edition R's for sale
http://www.cargurus.com/Cars/l-Used-...Edition-t37124

[SSLByron]

3 Jetta TDI cup edition R's for sale
http://www.cargurus.com/Cars/l-Used-...Edition-t37124

Pretty sure that's what he meant when he said he "tape and sticker tribute cars."

[Spiller337]

Pretty sure that's what he meant when he said he "tape and sticker tribute cars."

Guess I didn't read the first post as well as I thought

So he wants one of the ACTUAL race cars? Doubt those can be found. Would probably be better off converting one of the "tape and sticker tribute cars".

[Ben.Reilly]

Aren't the TDI races essentially pay to play (like many races)? From what I have seen, those Jettas are driven by 20 year old kids who think playing Forza makes you a competent race car driver. Like someone said, it is basically a demolition derby with every driver blaming one another for blocking their line.

[The Holy Molar]

I really want one of these without the kit!

http://www.cargurus.com/Cars/l-Used-...sting=33639819

[Woodski]

Aren't the TDI races essentially pay to play (like many races)? From what I have seen, those Jettas are driven by 20 year old kids who think playing Forza makes you a competent race car driver. Like someone said, it is basically a demolition derby with every driver blaming one another for blocking their line.

ya, and it's AWESOME.

[MCTB]

I like the ones with the body kits but theyre all DSG. The ones without the body kits are manuals it seems.


I doubt you can buy a race spec one but gut a tdi Jetta, chip it and add HIDs and youll have one.

[rsj0714]

I like the ones with the body kits but theyre all DSG. The ones without the body kits are manuals it seems.

Is there any chance of finding one that isn't DSG? Or were they not available any other way?

[BattleRabbit]

I doubt you can buy a race spec one but gut a tdi Jetta, chip it and add HIDs and youll have one.

They also had the brakes off the Continental GT or Audi R8 I believe (on the racecars).

[rrr rr]

They also had the brakes off the Continental GT or Audi R8 I believe (on the racecars).

Yes, I was at NJMP earlier this year and they had a bunch of the TDI Cup cars on display. They were all DSG and they had R8 brakes.

[MCTB]

Is there any chance of finding one that isn't DSG? Or were they not available any other way?

I did a 250 mile search around my zip code and found one or two that was 6MT, which is what I would want too. Unfortunately the ones that I found with the body kit were all DSG.



Oh yeah, and the brakes are different. I didnt mention that as noted. You could probably get an aftermarket big brake kit for cheaper.

[BattleRabbit]

Oh yeah, and the brakes are different. I didnt mention that as noted. You could probably get an aftermarket big brake kit for cheaper.

Yeah, a decent Stoptech/AP Racing setup would probably be less than OE R8 parts.

[Claff]

I heard that the stock of TDI race cars were bought/donated/whatever to a driving school operating out of NJMP. Maybe somewhere down the road the school will move on to something else and the cars will come up for sale, but I imaging they'll be pretty used up at that point.

[Horror Business]

I don't think I would want to own one of these cars after all they went through. They have got to be pretty beaten on.

[Woodski]

The best televised Challenge series of all time.

[Tim@VMG]

Aren't the TDI races essentially pay to play (like many races)?

More or less, yes. The cars were all owned by VWoA.

From what I have seen, those Jettas are driven by 20 year old kids who think playing Forza makes you a competent race car driver. Like someone said, it is basically a demolition derby with every driver blaming one another for blocking their line.

No. The cars were driven by 20 year old kids who in general had worked their living asses off coming up in karting and such to get to the point in their careers where they were able to have a seat in a series like this. Yes, they were overly aggressive a lot at certain points, but some of that is just youth. None of them were "video game" drivers - they were all either professional or near professional drivers who had worked extremely hard to get to where they were able to drive in that series. I've met several of them, and they were extremely nice, extremely mature and self aware people.

I like the ones with the body kits but theyre all DSG. The ones without the body kits are manuals it seems.

They could be ordered either way by the dealerships.

I road tested one of the tribute cars back when they first came out, and here is what I thought of it.

-Tim