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Adma Carroll Signs for DTM |
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Tuesday, 17 April 2007 |
British youngster Adam Carroll has confirmed he will take part in one of the world’s toughest sports car championships - DTM.
Racing for Team Futurecom-TME alongside Vanina Ickx, Adam will make his DTM debut in the 2005 Audi A4 in the colours of sponsor Ethos Organics and Castrol-Edge.
Of the announcement Adam said, “I’m really looking forward to my first
race in DTM. Testing has been going well and I enjoy working with the
team. The first race next week at Hockenheim will be the real test to
see how competitive we are. I want to be running as high up the grid
as possible in the 2005 car. I just can’t wait to get racing.”
Adam has been a respected force in single-seater racing throughout his
career, with three wins in the GP2 series at some of toughest circuits
in the world; Imola, Monaco and Spa. In 2005 he was also part of the
BAR (now Honda F1) Young Driver programme and tested the F1 car
successfully on a number of occasions.
Team Principal Dr Colin Kolles said of the announcement, “Besides his
achievements in motor sport it should also be mentioned that Adam is a
strong character who fits in well with the team. With his experience,
he’ll surely help us to improve. We are all looking forward to a new
exciting season and enjoyable teamwork
The first event of the ten round series starts next weekend at
Hockenheim, (22 April). DTM also races in Italy, the Netherlands and
at Brands Hatch in the UK which will be Adam’s home race of the season,
(10 June).
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