Raised in Burlington, Ontario and currently living in Miami, Florida, the 61 year-old Adam's decorated sports car racing career began in the late 1970s. After being hired to drive the factory-backed Group 44 team in the IMSA series in 1980, he and co-driver Bob Tullius piloted a Triumph TR-8 to victories at Mosport Road Atlanta, Road America and the Twelve Hours of Sebring. One of Adam's more memorable wins came at Mosport in 1983, when he and Tullius piloted a Jaguar GTP prototype to victory in a six-hour endurance race. In 1986 and 1987, Adam collected more victories competing in the Rothmans Porsche Cup and also won the Porsche Cup award in recognition of being one of the top Porsche drivers worldwide.
After spending some time out of motorsports Adam returned to racing, piloting the Champion Racing Porsche in 1994. Along with international sports car racing star Hans Stuck, he finished second at the Twelve Hours of Sebring in 1995, and scored a class victory with Stuck in 1996. In 1997, he placed second in class with Stuck and Thierry Boutsen in the 24 Hours of Daytona. He won the Daytona World Sports Car Enduro race in 2005, and still competes in select Historic Sports Car Racing events behind the wheel of an American Le Mans Series prototype Audi R8.
Since 1985, Adam has also worked as a broadcaster for various forms of motorsports. In addition to the American Le Mans Series, he has worked Formula 1, Champ Car World Series, Formula Atlantic and Trans Am Series races for networks such as CBS, NBC, ESPN, SPEED, CTV and CBC.
"My favourite is the American Le Mans Series. I suppose because I raced big sports cars, I still love them the best," Adam said of his many broadcasting assignments in the world of motorsports.
Confirmed to work ABC's two American Le Mans Series telecasts, Adam will also be a part of the Edmonton IndyCar Series broadcast team in July.
Via Lee Bailie / Mosport
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