BOSTON, Mass. – The Volkswagen
Jetta TDI Cup held the second karting qualifier event on September 21st
at F1 Outdoors in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Twenty drivers from
all over the United States and Canada ran four timed qualifying
sessions in identically prepared and weighted CRG Kali Karts with Rotax
engines. The top ten finalists of the day will advance to the Final
Driver Selection Event to be held in early February of 2010. The
results of that selection process will then decide the field of 25
drivers for the 2010 season of the VW Jetta TDI Cup.
“Karting
has proven to be a constant source of some our most talented drivers
from the past two seasons of the VW Jetta TDI Cup,” said Clark
Campbell, Motorsport Manager of Volkswagen of America. “Judging by the
talent our karting finalists have demonstrated on the track during our
qualifiers, our Final Driver Selection Event will host fierce
competition for the coveted 25 driver positions for the 2010 season.”
“I was very pleased with the level of
driving during our second qualifier”, states Jan Heylen, VW Jetta TDI
Cup driving instructor. “We had several drivers who have competed on a
national level; including title holders in the highest levels of
karting. It was also great to see that drivers with little or no
experience were able to compete and hold their own on the track. We had
a few inexperienced drivers in the top ten and I am very excited to see
how they perform at the Final Driver Selection Event in February.”
The finalists selected from the September 21st qualifier include:
Geoff Arnold, Kingsley, Pennsylvania
Nick DeCuzzi, Brunswick, Ohio
Jarvis Gennari, Boca Raton, Florida
Kevin Gleason, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Brandon Goad, Akron, Ohio
Keegan Higgins, Cornelius, North Carolina
Michael Hogg, Vancouver, British Columbia
Nate Norenberg, Plymouth Minnesota
Christopher Stone, Park City, Utah
Myron Turner, Audoban, Pennsylvania
