For the All Japan GT Championships Adam raced with 910 Racing using a Porsche GT3-RS in the GT300 category, and finished 6th place overall. Equalling the highest ever placed non-Asian driver in the GT300 class of last years Honda driver and current Jordan Formula One Grand Prix Driver Ralph Firman.

Going into its 10th year in 2003, Japan GT Championship Series (JGTC), with the record of 319,400 spectators (45,629 spectators per race) which is the largest number of spectators in the domestic motorsports series, is the most popular category in Japan’s motorsports world. 40 cars attract motor sports fans across the country . The events are a semi-endurance race, with routine driver changes, a unique point that catches spectator interest in addition to the dynamic power of the cars. Overseeing the JGTC Series is the Japan GT Association (GT-A), which works to ensure that every race offers truly exciting battles every lap, from start to finish.

The JGTC Series began in 1994 with a total entry of 18 cars.
There was a multitude of people involved in preparation of the series before its historical launch. After the disappearance of the
All-Japan Sports Prototype Car Championship (JSPC), much in the same way that the various World Group C Series' disbanded,
Japanese sponsors, teams, circuits, and automotive industry-related companies acted together to establish the GT Association (GT-A) in 1994. It was agreed that the main consideration for racing is that " fans and sponsors come first."

The GT-A conducted an in-depth investigation as to why the number of JSPC Series participants decreased in the final days of its existence and made a thorough study of measures to introduce so as to avoid the same mistake. Carefully analyzing the information it had gathered, the GT-A set out to create an event that offers entertainment at its best. An event capable of giving full satisfaction to fans, sponsors and spectators alike. To make the whole event more competitive they are "....introducing regulations that would increase the attraction of racing events by preventing one team, driver or model from winning continuously."

Races in the JGTC Series are 250-500km long and are categorized as semi-endurance races where two drivers take turns behind the wheel of a car. Ex-Formula One regulars such as Erik Comas and Ukyo Katayama compete alongside other
drivers with ample international racing experience like Hideki Noda and Takuya Kurosawa.

Ex-Motorcycle GP World Champion Wayne Gardner adds to
the buzz of the series. This year there are a number of young European drivers competing along side Adam in the JGTC.

Drivers such as Sebastien Philippe (2000 All-Japan F3 Champion), Andre Couto (2000 Macao F3 winner), Jeremie Dufour (ex-Allows F1 test driver) and Dominik Schwager (ex-International F3000 driver). You can also find the names of drivers from most top racing series in Japan competing as well. Drivers like Keiichi Tsuchiya, (one of the country's most popular drivers) as well as main contenders in the Formula Nippon Championship such as Satoshi Motoyama (1998 Formula Nippon Champion) Michael Krumm, Masami Kageyama and Juichi Wakisaka as well as Adam's famous Japanese co-driver ex-Indycar driver Hideshi Matsuda. Last years GT500 category runner up Ralph Firman is now driving for Jordan Grand Prix in Formula One.

Part of the appeal to the JGTC is the variety of car models participating in the series. There are currently 15 different models competing.
The lineup of flagship Japanese GT cars includes the Toyota Supra, Nissan Skyline GT-R and Honda NSX. Also present are familiar world-renowned models such as the McLaren F1 GTR, Ferrari 360 Modena, Mosler MT900R, Lamborghini Diablo, Chrysler Viper and the Porsche 996GT3-RS as driven by Adam in this years JGTC championships.

[Click on the image to learn about Adam's 2002 GT300 machine]

The series has two different categories, and a car competes against other cars in the same category at each event. The categories are GT500 (approximately 500 HP) and GT300 (approximately 300 HP). The sleek stylish bodywork and radiant decals covering the chassis fail to undermine the peak performance of the machines.

Although cars of the JGTC are modified greatly from the original assembly line model, each must be in full compliance with the technical regulations drafted for the series. It is these technical regulations that maintain equilibrium among the competing cars' performance and thus ensure that the battles are close through every lap of every race. Each car is required to maintain a minimum weight and that its engine be fitted with an air restrictor. These measures allow strict control of performance and keep the field close together. Additionally, for each class, cars that qualify in the top three positions for each race, cars that finish in the top three positions of each race, and the car timing the fastest lap during each race are each required to carry a handicap weight in the next race. Every consideration is carefully taken to facilitate exciting slipstream battles before the crowd and ensure that spectators never leave disappointed. As a consequence of these measures, there is keen competition in the qualifying sessions of every round, with only a 1sec separating more than 10 cars fighting for the pole in the GT500 class. In the race as well, from start to checker flag, fans witness cars challenging side-by-side and nose-to-tail in every lap.

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3 MAR	16	Sat	JOINT TEST DAY		TI Circuit AIDA	The circuits that host the races are spread out to 6 places in Japan and cover all the fans across the country. The "JAPAN GT RACE MALAYSIAN ROUND", which was held for two consecutive years in Sepang International Circuit, will be held as one round of the championship series from the year of 2002. It is the first time in the history that one round of the championship series be held outside of Japan, and great developments for the future in the Asian area is expected.
	17	Sun
	31	Sun	JOINT TEST DAY		FUJI SPEEDWAY
4 APR	1	Mon
	11	Thu	JOINT TEST DAY		TI Circuit AIDA
	12	Fri	2002 AUTOBACS JGTC Round 1 GT CHAMPIONSHIP in TI [Click here for a RACE REPORT]	Practice
	13	Sat		Qualify
	14	Sun		Final
	24	Wed	JOINT TEST DAY		SPORTSLAND SUGO
	25	Thu
5 MAY	2	Thu	2002 AUTOBACS JGTC Round 2 ALL JAPAN FUJI GT RACE [Click here for a RACE REPORT]	Practice	FUJI SPEEDWAY
	3	Fri		Qualify
	4	Sat		Final
	24	Fri	2002 AUTOBACS JGTC Round 3 SUGO GT CHAMPIONSHIP [Click here for a RACE REPORT]	Practice	SPORTSLAND SUGO
	25	Sat		Qualify
	26	Sun		Final
6 JUN	21	Fri	2002 AUTOBACS JGTC Round 4 JAPAN GT RACE MALAYSIAN ROUND [Click here for a RACE REPORT]	Practice	SEPANG CIRCUIT
	22	Sat		Qualify
	23	Sun		Final
7 JUL	25	Thu	JOINT TEST DAY		FUJI SPEEDWAY
	26	Fri	2002 AUTOBACS JGTC Round 5 JAPAN SPECIAL GT CUP [Click here for a RACE REPORT]	Practice
	27	Sat		Qualify
	28	Sun		Final
8 AUG	16	Fri	JOINT TEST DAY		TWIN RING MOTEGI
	17	Sat
9 SEP	13	Fri	2002 AUTOBACS JGTC Round 6 MOTEGI GT CHAMPION RACE [Click here for a RACE REPORT]	Practice	TWIN RING MOTEGI
	14	Sat		Qualify
	15	Sun		Final
	26	Thu	JOINT TEST DAY		CP MINE CIRCUIT
	27	Fri
	30	Mon	JOINT TEST DAY		SUZUKA CIRCUIT
10 OCT	1	Tue
	25	Fri	2002 AUTOBACS JGTC Round 7 CP MINE GT RACE [Click here for a RACE REPORT]	Practice	CP MINE CIRCUIT
	26	Sat		Qualify
	27	Sun		Final
11 NOV	15	Fri	2002 AUTOBACS JGTC Round 8 SUZUKA GT300km [Click here for a RACE REPORT]	Practice	SUZUKA CIRCUIT
	16	Sat		Qualify
	17	Sun		Final