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ADC Racing will phoenix this year after a layoff due to financial and other constraints. Alex will be riding a Suzuki SV650 this year which we have tuned and modified ourselves from a standard road bike. Of course track time has been limited to one or two track days so we are not expecting miracles but are looking forward to getting better as the year goes on. We will of course continue to help and support Antony Porter in his endeavours this year as we. More news here as it arises.

02/03/2011...It lives...bike started and running on bored out throttle bodies. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\Just waiting for dynojet to get their finger out and we can dyno it.

13/03/2011...and it puts out 83+ BHP (at the rear wheel) so we are very happy. First race next weekend...watch this space.

21/03/2011...a second, a third a fourth and a sixth...Alex had amazing results and given the gearing was not quite right and we didn't have a sprocket to suit he did really well. After a 18 month layoff I think he did amazingly well and all congratulations are due to him.

02/05/2011...a strange day but partially successful. A new clutch fitted and tested but when he came to use it on practise morning it failed to disengage, so we spent practise stripping it down and could find nothing wrong? So we put it back together and it was fine but no qualifying time so off the back of the grid for all races, Such is the closeness of racing this year in the classes he runs that to score points in two races was an achievement and was almost like winning in a strange way. Due to the way the other class was run the chances of points from the back of the grid was an almost impossibility but he managed 7th in both races so almost their. These things happen in racing.