The whole system was designed and manufactured in house, pooling skills from the company's technical, marketing, production and engineering departments. The game featured Codemasters' ToCA 3 Honda 2006, racing Civic saloon cars that zoomed around the famous Brand's Hatch circuit. The Challenge - recording the fastest of three lap times - proved a popular respite from the hustle and bustle of the exhibition.
The quickest lap over the four day show won the £2500. Peter Theodorsson of Swedish company DJ In A Box triumphed in this feat, attaining a blistering Best Lap Time of 50.2 seconds, with Kevin Williams of UK based consultancy, KWP, a close runner up at 51.3 seconds.Another 5 Star showstopper attracting people onto the stand in droves was the transparent case, mocked up as an aquarium, complete with colourful calming environment and real fish,
Pioneer's new DVJ-1000 player was also on display - its first major UK viewing. 5 Star has worked closely with Pioneer to develop a state-of-the-art console system containing two twin DVJ-1000 DVD/CD decks, the latest Pioneer DJM-800 mixer, VSW-1video switcher and triple TFT 6.5 " display monitors.
(Jim Evans)
