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Gooden Takes Rookie Honors in 2010 Volkswagen TDI Cup Series

September 30th, 2010 by

A second-place finish in the season finale at the Autódromo Internacional Miguel E. Abed in Amozoc, Mexico, earned iRacer Wyatt Gooden rookie-of-the-year honors in the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Series.  With his hard-fought runner-up spot in Mexico, Gooden, whose real-world Jetta TDI racer carries iRacing.com livery based on winning iRacing.com’s virtual Volkswagen Jetta TDI … Read the Rest »

Gooden Tops Intel GP Series USA/Canada Regionals

September 16th, 2010 by

Wyatt Gooden took some time off from his pursuit of the SCCA Pro Racing VW Jetta TDI Cup championship to top the USA/Canada Regional competition in the Intel GP Series last week.  The Ohioan bested nearly 400 iRacers in the weeklong competition featuring Star Mazdas at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, collecting six wins and eight … Read the Rest »

Wyatt Gooden Wins Round Six,Takes Lead in 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup

August 3rd, 2010 by

Ohio iRacer Scores Second Consecutive Victory Series rookie, Wyatt Gooden, earned his second consecutive Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup victory and the season-championship point lead on Sunday with a win at Autobahn Country Club, Round Six of the ten race SCCA Pro Series championship.  Two more rookies rounded out the top-three as Jarvis Gennari earned his … Read the Rest »

Gooden Continues to Make his Mark

July 13th, 2010 by

Wyatt Gooden continues to make his mark, online and on and off the race track.  Days after scoring his first win in the SCCA’s 2010 VW Jetta TDI Cup race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Gooden was the subject of this feature story in the “Cleveland Plain Dealer” Gooden starts to burn up the … Read the Rest »

Prelude to the Dream

June 30th, 2010 by

It’s the nature of the beast that racing competition is rarely (if ever) a matter of  comparing apples to apples.  In the case of race drivers, someone (or two or three) always has an advantage, or at least the potential for an advantage:  a better team, a bigger development budget, a stronger engine, a better … Read the Rest »

Good, Hard Lessons

April 28th, 2010 by

After a winter’s worth of preparation and anticipation, I headed to Virginia International Raceway last week for Rounds One and Two of the 2010 SCCA Pro Racing Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup.   As many of you know, I was fortunate enough to win the iRacing VW Jetta TDI Cup Series last year and with it – … Read the Rest »

Wyatt Gooden Confirmed for 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI® Cup

February 18th, 2010 by

iRacing.com’s Virtual Jetta TDI Cup Champ Earns Ride in Real-World Series Last fall Wyatt Gooden bested 1,163 competitors to win the iRacing.com Volkswagen Jetta TDI® Cup online racing series, and earn his way into the selection process for the 2010 real-world version.  Earlier this month, the 21-year-old computer information systems student turned in a standout … Read the Rest »

What Happens in Vegas Leads to VIR

February 12th, 2010 by

I’m sitting here thinking back to six months ago after the announcement of iRacing’s virtual Jetta TDI Cup, and how I could have never envisioned it would bring me out here to Las Vegas for probably the most unforgettable experience I’ve ever had! Things began to get hectic before the trip had even started. Flight … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com VW Jetta TDI Cup 2009/10 Season Two Review

February 5th, 2010 by

In Europe, the most popular sport is football, or as Americans so lovingly call it, Soccer. Ask any football fan “Who’s the craziest player in the team,” and 99% will respond with a resounding “The Goalkeeper.” Just like the goalies of the footballing world, some might consider the front wheel driving posse of iRacing.com’s VW … Read the Rest »

Gooden Takes iRacing’s Virtual Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Title & Chance to Compete for Real-World Version in 2010

November 3rd, 2009 by

Tight Competition for Big Prize Highlights 12-Week Season of Virtual Racing The prize? The chance for a paid-for arrive-and-drive ride in the 2010 VW Jetta TDI Cup.  The result?  Twelve weeks of hard racing among 600 competitors climaxed by a two-race final-weekend shootout between real-world kart racers Wyatt Gooden, 21, and Carl Modoff, 20, with … Read the Rest »