Adam Macrow

{{Short description|Australian racing driver}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Adam Macrow

| image =

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| nationality = {{flagicon|AUS}} Australian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|11|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Melbourne

| death_date =

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| retired =

| related to = Peter Macrow (father)
Tim Macrow (brother)

| last series = V8 Supercar

| years active = 1996–09

| teams = John Faulkner Racing
Perkins Motorsport
Ford Performance Racing
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Britek Motorsport

Howard Racing

| starts = 20

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| fastest laps =

| best finish = 36th

| year = 2008

| prev series = Victorian Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford
Australian Drivers' Champ.
Development V8 Supercars

| prev series years = 1996
1997-2003
1999
2005-06

| titles = Australian Formula Ford
Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series

| title years = 1998
2006

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}}Adam Macrow (born 23 November 1978, in Victoria) is a professional race car driver.

In 1985, he started his motorsports career in karting. Over his time spent in karts, he won two national titles and ten Victorian titles. In 1995, he moved out of karts into Formula Vee, which was followed in 1996 by a move into Formula Ford. He won the National Championship in 1998. Macrow's Formula Ford title was the first title for the Australian manufacturer of Spectrum Cars, which have since run drivers such as Mark Winterbottom and John Martin.

In 1999, Macrow raced in Formula Holden, achieving a fourth-place finish in the series. In the same year, he started his career in V8 Supercars with Longhurst Racing, driving with Tony Longhurst in the Queensland 500 and Bathurst 1000. While this was a prize for winning the Australian Formula Ford Championship, it did not turn out well, with the pair retiring from both races.

In the following years, Macrow continued in his role as a co-driver for various teams. The highlight of his career came in 2005, achieving a fifth place at the Sandown 500 and a third place at the Bathurst 1000 for Triple Eight Race Engineering. In 2006, he continued this success, winning the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series in his first season in the competition, and winning eight out of the 18 races in the process. He stepped into the Team Kiwi Racing Falcon in 2007, after Paul Radisich was still recovering from an accident at Bathurst in 2006. For the Bathurst 1000 and Sandown 500 he raced the Ford Falcon BF of Britek Motorsport for the second year driving with Jason Bright.

Macrow's younger brother Tim, who also races, won the 2007 Australian Drivers' Championship.

He works as a driver coach for Borland Racing Developments and owns AMR Kartsport, which specialises in engine, chassis and driver development.

Racing record

= Karting career summary =

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!Season

!Series

!Position

1989

| align=left| J.C. Maddox Karting Trophy

| align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

1992

| align=left| Australian Karting Championship - Junior National Light

| align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

1995

| align=left| Australian Karting Championship - Junior International

| align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

=Racing career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Season

! Series

! Position

! Car

! Team

1996

| Victorian Formula Ford Championship

|align="center" | 4th

| Spectrum - Ford

| Stockman Auto Racing

1997

| Australian Formula Ford Championship

|align="center" | 8th

| Spectrum 06 Ford

| Team Arrow

1998

| Australian Formula Ford Championship

|align="center" style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

| Spectrum 06 Ford

| Team Arrow

1999

| Australian Drivers' Championship

|align="center" | 4th

| Reynard 95D Holden

| Stockman Auto Racing

2000

| Shell Championship Series

|align="center" | 49th

| Holden Commodore VT

| John Faulkner Racing

2001

| Shell Championship Series

|align="center" | 63rd

| Holden Commodore VX

| Perkins Engineering

rowspan=2| 2003

| V8 Supercar Championship Series

|align="center" | 53rd

| Ford Falcon BA

| Ford Performance Racing

Australian Formula Ford Championship

|align="center" | 11th

| Spectrum 06 Ford

| Just Cars Magazine

2004

| V8 Supercar Championship Series

|align="center" | 63rd

| Ford Falcon BA

| Ford Performance Racing

rowspan=2| 2005

| HPDC V8Supercar Series

|align="center" | 4th

|rowspan=2| Ford Falcon BA

| Howard Racing

V8 Supercar Championship Series

|align="center" | 39th

| Triple Eight Race Engineering

rowspan=2| 2006

| Fujitsu V8Supercar Series

|align="center" style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

|rowspan=2| Ford Falcon BA

| Howard Racing

V8 Supercar Championship Series

|align="center" | 60th

| Britek Motorsport

2008

| V8 Supercar Championship Series

|align="center" | 36th

| Ford BF Falcon

| Britek Motorsport

=Complete Bathurst 1000 results=

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Year

! No.

! Class

! Team

! Car

! Co-driver

! Position

! Laps

align="center"

! 1998

| 33

| 3E

|align="left"| Burwood Motorsport

|align="left"| Honda Civic

|align="left"| {{flagicon|Australia}} Allan Letcher
{{flagicon|Australia}} Cameron Edwards

| DNF

| 34

align="center"

! 1998

| 9

| OC

|align="left"| Longhurst Racing

|align="left"| Ford EL Falcon

|align="left"| {{flagicon|Australia}} Alan Jones

| DNF

| 58

align="center"

! 1999

| 25

|

|align="left"| Longhurst Racing

|align="left"| Ford AU Falcon

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Longhurst

| DNF

| 150

align="center"

! 2000

| 46

|

|align="left"| John Faulkner Racing

|align="left"| Holden VT Commodore

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} John Faulkner

| DNF

| 154

align="center"

! 2001

| 8

|

|align="left"| Perkins Engineering

|align="left"| Holden VX Commodore

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Luke Youlden

| DNF

| 85

align="center"

! 2003

| 5

|

|align="left"| Ford Performance Racing

|align="left"| Ford BA Falcon

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Darren Hossack

| DNF

| 63

align="center"

! 2004

| 5

|

|align="left"| Ford Performance Racing

|align="left"| Ford BA Falcon

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SUI}} Alain Menu

| DNF

| 43

align="center"

! 2005

| 88

|

|align="left"| Triple Eight Race Engineering

|align="left"| Ford BA Falcon

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Steven Ellery

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

| 161

align="center"

! 2006

| 25

|

|align="left"| Britek Motorsport

|align="left"| Ford BA Falcon

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Warren Luff

| DNF

| 102

align="center"

! 2007

| 25

|

|align="left"| Britek Motorsport

|align="left"| Ford BF Falcon

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bright

| DNF

| 149

align="center"

! 2008

| 25

|

|align="left"| Britek Motorsport

|align="left"| Ford BF Falcon

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bright

| 9th

| 161

References

  • Herald Sun 15 August 2003: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927230506/http://www.adammacrowracing.com/press/HS_150803.htm]
  • Michael Lynch — The Age 26 August 2003: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927230452/http://www.adammacrowracing.com/press/AGE_260803.htm]
  • Auto Action 13–19 August 2003: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927230444/http://www.adammacrowracing.com/press/AA_130803.htm]
  • Motor Racing Australia Issue No. 74: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927230437/http://www.adammacrowracing.com/press/MRA_0803.htm]
  • Conrod V8 - [http://www.conrod.com.au/stats/drprof.cgi?id=183]
  • V8 Supercars - [https://web.archive.org/web/20020928161349/http://www.v8supercar.com.au/]
  • Australian Formula Ford - [http://www.formulaford.com.au]