South African Formula One Championship build interest by padding the field with Formula 2 and Formula 5000 cars, but viewership was in a steady decline - not helped by a somewhat Byzantine points system. 1976 would see the start of the domination of South Africa's National Championship by Ian Scheckter. Indeed, had it not been for youthful exuberance Scheckter would have won the 1975 title. He won more races than Charlton, but Charlton was more consistent. Scheckter won the first four championship in a row for Lexington Racing before United Tobacco Company withdrew their teams (Lexington, Gunston and Texan). With Gunston returning in 1983, Scheckter
Adam Wilcox (racing driver) Adam Wilcox (racing driver) Adam Wilcox (born 26 June 1976) is a British racing driver. Adam Wilcox has been racing since he was eight years old and has won eight major championship titles. Starting in karting, by 1994 he became the 250cc FIA European Karting Champion which he sealed at the Osterichring in Austria and moved onto Car racing in 1995, driving a Formula Renault car with Haywood Racing finishing 4th in his first car racing season against some very experienced opposition. He went through the Junior ranks competing in the UK Formula Vauxhall Championship finishing runner-up in 1996 and