<Li> United States: In 1976, Volkswagen entered the under - 2000 - cc Trans - Am Series, with the Scirocco, and they won their class outright . Beginning in 2008 Volkswagen introduced the Jetta TDI Cup . The Jetta TDI Cup is a SCCA sanctioned race series that features 25 drivers between the ages of 16 and 26 driving slightly modified 2009 Jetta TDIs . The series features 10 events at 8 different road courses across North America . There is $50,000 prize money at stake over the course of the series in addition to the $100,000 prize awarded to the champion of the series at the conclusion of the last race . </Li> <Li> Argentina: Many Volkswagen models have competed in TC 2000, including the 1980 to 1983 champion Volkswagen 1500 and the 1994 champion Volkswagen Gol . </Li> <Li> In 1999 and 2000, VW won the F2 Australian Rally Championship with the Golf GTI . </Li> <Li> Finland: In 2002, VW won the Finnish Rally Championship in a7 / (F2), with a Golf Mk4 KitCar, with Mikko Hirvonen . In 1999 and 2000, VW won the Finnish Rally Championship in a7 / (F2) with a Golf Mk3 KitCar . In 2000, 2001 and 2002, VW won the Finnish Racing Championship in Sport 2000 with a Golf Mk4 . </Li>

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