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Adam drove in the all new Interactive Sportscars Championship, the Japanese GT Championship, and won the Japanese POKKA Suzuka C-GT 1000k race.
The Interactive Sportscar Championship was a new concept created by series owner Dominic Chappell, sadly after much speculation the series only lasted only one race, after the demise of the Interactive Sportscars Championship, Adam was invited by Yokohama to drive in round 7 of the Japanese GT Championships driving a Porsche GT3-R at Sepang in Malaysia and finished 7th and the 1000k of Suzuka which he won driving a Porsche GT3 with 910 Racing. |
Interactive Sportscars Championship
The ISC Sportscars Championship consists of up to 12 teams, 48 drivers, 24 of the most powerful sports cars in the world and 75 minutes of non-stop live action, competing for the Championship title. The teams racing this year are Lotus, Porsche, Ferrari, Viper, Marcos, Stealth, Lister, Nissan and TVR.
ISC Sportscars race rules ensure that the competing cars remain in close proximity when racing, which will produce plenty of overtaking and top speed driving. This Championship is based on skill, determination and claiming valuable Championship points.
The races are designed to maximize entertainment value with qualifying races taking place on the circuit the day before the race itself to determine crucial grid positions. Drivers take part in an initial 40 minute qualifying session, following which the fastest 10 drivers will partake in a 30 minute shoot out of three flying laps. There will be a mandatory stop for fuel, tyre and driver change.
Initially the camera and data feeds from the cars will allow the terrestrial TV coverage to provide an enhanced broadcast showcasing interactive features. This interactivity will begin to come through by August of this year when all competing cars will be fitted with the same exclusive technology, creating a pipeline of content for an interactive transmission to allow viewers to become fully involved in the racing.
Each car will have 2 cameras with additional cameras placed in the pit lane, on the helicopters and around the track. With sufficient bandwidth you will be able to jump from car to car, listen to the conversation between the driver and his team, monitor the drivers' heart rate and watch the live dashboard display, including speed, gear selection and fluid temperatures to name but a few of the features available to the digital consumer.
You will be able to catch the ISC highlights programme on television after the 11 O'clock news every Tuesday following each race and on Thursday at midnight and later in the year on the ITV Sport Channel which will be available as part of a Sky Premier package.
Adam was driving for the Brookspeed team alongside Ex-F1 driver Tiff Needel, using a Dodge Viper GTS-R GT1, however for the opening round of the series the team would only field one car and Dave Clark was to be Adam's co-driver. For the Opening round of the Interactive Sportscars Championship at Donington Park, Adam would start the race from Pole Position in the #21 Brookspeed Viper, as the lights went green he built up a lead to pull clear of the field by 25 seconds before coming into hand over to Dave Clark who eventually bought the car home in 2nd place after an incident with the Lister of James Pickford / David Warnock on the very last lap, this was to be the one and only Interactive sportcars race. |
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The Interactive Sportscars Championship was a new concept to Motorsport, and the drivers and teams were to cash in on huge prize funds should they be successful. For example, at each event, the most successful teams ( based on finishing positions of their two cars ) will win the following sums: |
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These figures add up to an impressive total of £492 000 for the season, but it didn't stop there. The successful drivers in each race will receive the following prize sums: Both prize money scales are skewed towards overall success, thereby increasing the appeal of going for the win – which is worth more than double the second place prize money for the drivers. Sadly after the first race at Donington Park the Interactive Sportscars bosses were unable to come up with the prize funds or secure the rest of the Championship dates so Donington was the one and only ever Interactive Sportscar race. |
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After the demise of the Interactive Sportscars Championship, Adam sought a new challenge and looked at the ALL JAPAN GT CHAMPIONSHIPS in Japan and decided this is where he wanted to be to re-launch his career. " I was fortunate to be backed by Yokohama tyres who gave me a drive with 910 Racing at 'Special Stage Malaysia' in the JGTC Series of which I finished 7th". "910 Racing then asked me back again with the help of Yokohama to race at the 1000k Suzuka race, I did and won the C-GT race in a Porsche GT3 ". For more information on the JGTC Championship please visit the series official website www.supergt.net |
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