Holtom victorious in American GT Series!
May 23, 2004 Holtom victorious in American GT Series! Control Microsystems SCADAPack Corvette driver Jim Holtom wins at Mosport MOSPORT ONTARIO - Ottawa racer Jim Holtom completed his clean sweep of the Victoria Day Weekend American GT Series event, by winning the first ever Canadian round of the AGT series. Holtom steered his Control Microsystems SCADAPack Corvette into Mosport's historic victory lane after a very entertaining race. "This was a very difficult race to win," Holtom said while on the top step of the podium. "Most of the credit should go to my Georgian Motorsports Team, who told me to stay out when it started to rain." The race, which started in dry conditions, saw Holtom take a commanding lead early, only to be brought back to the rest of the field when a full course yellow was displayed for a car that had spun and stopped in turn 1. "I had built up a good cushion over Charlie [Webster], but the yellow erased that lead." Shortly after going back to green flag racing, the rain came. "The rain started in turn 5 first, but the rest of the track was still fairly dry," Holtom said. "Then it became worse, and I wanted to stop for rain tires. The team told me to stay out, as they had been told by race control that the event would be shortened." Holtom sloshed his way around for several more laps, hoping to see the checkered flag each time he came down the front straight. "These cars on slicks in the rain are a real handful. I just tried to hang on. I don't think I have ever been so happy to see a checkered flag!" With the win, Holtom and his Control Microsystems SCADAPack Corvette completed a clean sweep of the weekend, and made history by being the first Canadian driver to win an AGT event. "This series has real potential. It is a series designed for the teams and drivers of these very popular tube framed, V8 powered GT cars. I hope that we will be able to do more AGT events this year." Control Microsystems Fast Facts; (www.controlmicrosystems.com). Founded in 1980, Control Microsystems Inc. (CMI) is a global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of hardware and software for infrastructure automation, remote monitoring and control, and SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition). The product line includes programmable logic controllers (PLCs), remote terminal units (RTUs), Modbus transmitters, telemetry, networking and communication hardware. A wide range of application specific software and development tools provides the ease of use and quality experience for the entire product line. American GT Challenge Fast Facts The American GT Challenge uses purpose built tube frame chassis cars, power by a V-8 & V-6 engine, with composite bodies, replicating series produced American touring or grand touring cars competing exclusively on Goodyear Racing Tires. For more information visit www.americangt.com