Adam Blair (entrepreneur)

Adam Blair (born 23 October 1979) is a British Entrepreneur and former professional racing driver.^[1] He has business interests relating to speed camera detection and the avoidance of motoring offences, and markets headphones under the "PUMP Audio" and "OMG Audio" brands.

Early life

Adam was born in Dartford, Kent on 23 October 1979.^[2]

Racing

At the age of 11 Adam started racing karts which he did for 8 years until 1997^[3]

British Formula First and British Formula Ford

In 1998 at age 18 Adam moved on to British Formula First and then onto British Formula Ford in 1999.^[4]

British Formula 3 Championship, Class B

After 2 years racing in the British Formula Ford series Adam Moved to the British Formula Three Championship Class B where he raced 12 times in a Dallara F397 achieving 9th position with 87 points in 2001.^[5][6][7]

German Porsche Carrera Cup

In 2002 aged 23 Adam moved to the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany racing a Porsche 911 GT3 with a standing in 2002 of 16 with 21 points having raced in 9 races and finishing in pole position once. In 2003 he raced in 8 races finishing in 12th position with 41 points.^[8][9]

Business

Beat The Speed Trap

In 2004 Adam started "Beat The Speed Trap!" By 2007 BTST employed 12 full-time staff working out of a warehouse in St Pauls Cray, Kent.^[10] BTST and Talex sell a range of speed camera detector products. In 2008 BTST purchased its competitor, Talex, after the company had gone into administration.

Drive Protect

Drive Protect was founded in July 2008, purporting to provide a level of "legal protection" to avoid being prosecuted for motoring offences,^[10] in the form of "a legitimate means of being able to disprove or create legitimate doubt on whether or not the offence happened", in cases where there was insufficient evidence to prosecute. In 2012 a TV advert for Drive Protect attracted complaints for suggesting that drivers could avoid prosecution. The Advertising Standards Authority ruled the ad should be pulled saying: "We considered that although the ad was unlikely to encourage reckless behaviour, it could encourage some individuals to take risks they would otherwise not take because they believed that they could exceed some speed restrictions with impunity and could be seen to minimise the dangers of speeding."^[11]

PUMP Audio

In 2014 Adam launched PUMP Audio and OMG Audio. Both companies produce earphones which have been endorsed by Sammy Porter and Crissy Criss.^[12]

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