Well it is that time of year again! It's the start of a new season and I cannot wait to get started with my new challenge - DTM for Team Futurecom-TME with Audi. I can't believe it has been eight months since my last race. GP2 finished at the beginning of September so I am desperate to get started.
The winter has been busy though and I have driven plenty of cars since the end of GP2. I took four weeks off from training and got hard back into it when we started looking at Champ Car. I went to the Champ Car races in the US and Australia before being announced as the reserve driver for RuSPORT in Mexico at the last round of the season. I also had several successful tests with RuSPORT and Forsythe Championship Racing too. But it was late December when DTM came up. I got a phone call from Dr Colin Kolles who asked if I'd be interested driving for his team in the series. The tests went well and here I am, on my way to Hockeheim to race in front of probably over 100,000 people!
When I first got into the Audi it was a strange feeling - not just because this car has a roof! You sit really far back and the vision seems bad with the roof and windscreen pillars and everything. Also you can't see your wheels; normally you can see when you lock-up and can exactly place the edge of the car. Really though the principals are the same and it just took a few laps to get used to it all. The Audi has very good down-force, grip and brakes well too. After a while it is just like any other racing car.
Testing has gone well and I have been happy with how I have performed with the 2005 Audi. I have had several days at a few different circuits. The real test will be this weekend though - that will show where everyone is so far. I always go out to do the best possible job and give 100% with the team and equipment that I have. We want to beat the other 2005 cars and if everything goes well then I think we could give the 2006 cars a surprise some days too.
![Adam Carroll - Team Futurecom-TME [Pic credit: Audi Motorsport]](http://pix.crash.net/thumbs/311966.jpg)
