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Volkswagen Golf Cup 2015 - Sebastian Arriola

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Hi all, my name is Sebastian Arriola and I am race car driver from Guatemala. I´ve been in VWVortex for a couple of years and just recently joined the forum. I am going to race on the Volkswagen Golf Cup 2015 and I wanted to share it with you guys and ask for your support. I will be posting information, pictures, and my results. I am very excited to finally make my move to race in Europe! We will race on Germany (Oscherleben, Sachsenring, Lausitzring), Slovakia Ring, Automotodrom Brno in Czech Republic and Tor Poznan in Poland.

I have been racing Formula Mazda in Guatemala and Formula VW 2000 in Mexico and United States for the past 3 years.
Here is a photo of the Formula VW 2000.



And this is the Golf GTI I will be racing this year! Such a beauty. 260 hp plus extra 50hp from the push-to-pass sytem.



Here is the official website of the Volkwagen Golf Cup http://volkswagencastrolcup.pl/en/


I am looking forward to share all my adventures with you guys.

My Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Sebastian.Arriola.Piloto

And my Instagram http://instagram.com/sebasarriola52/

I hope I am not breaking any rules by posting this information here and if I am, let me know and I will gladly change anything. :thumbup:

Thank you!
 
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The VWGC Golf GTI is equipped with Push-to-Pass system. This electronically activated system adds 50HP for 10 seconds, for a total of 310HP. It is activated via a button on the steering wheel. On the rear-side windows, we find LED screens which show how many Push-to-Pass are available. On the windshield, there is a blue LED light that lights up when the system is activated. This allows you to see when the car behind is using the system so you can respond. :thumbup: It can only be used a limited amount of times, usually 14 per race.




 
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Hello everyone! Thank you very much for your support!

This weekend we have the first round of the championship in Oschersleben, Germany! The races will be transmitted online and I will put the link when I have it :) Both races are Sunday. 1st race is at 12pm and 2nd race is at 17pm local time.

Here are some photos of our test at Slovakiaring :thumbup:









 
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Oschersleben Round 1

Hello everyone. Thank you very much for your support! I am sorry that it took me this long to update the information.

So, Round 1 at Oschersleben is over. It was a tough weekend for me. I qualified 13th because of some driving problems on my side. I was taking the wrong line at some corners at the track and cost me the qualifying.

Race 1 was good, I did some overtakes and finished in P9. This championship is really tough, there are some drivers with great talent and experience. It really is vital to qualify in the front row if you want any chance to win the race.
I corrected my mistakes and my pace on the track was much better than in qualifying. In Race 2, I finished on P10.

I learned a lot about the car on this weekend and I am really positive about the coming races.

Next race is on Slovakiaring, Slovakia, on June 19-21.

Here you can watch the footage from qualifying and both races. http://volkswagengolfcup.pl/en/index.php/category/video/

And this is my onboard for the second race. Unfortunately I dont have footage for the first race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN5idrpO7YA

Any suggestions or tips of advice is greatly appreciated!

Thank you and cheers!
 
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