Our thanks to both drivers , Andrew Bentley & Simon Marsh for demonstrating the cars & giving passenger hot laps throughout both days.

We would also like to thank those who visited us at the show, all in all a successful positive weekend.

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With 2 cars on track the ADR3cn Honda K20 2 litre endurance sports car, & the ADR3 mce Suzuki Hyabusa powered car, we will be in Garage No.25 @ Brands Hatch circuit .

Both cars will be equipped to take passengers, with pilots Andrew Bentley & Simon Marsh offering the chance to sample the cars on track agility. 

Race 1 was halted on the warm up lap due to a sudden heavy downpour, the race being rescheduled to allow either the track to dry or the field to fit wet tyres.

On the restart the ADR3 of Andrew Bentley came in to the pits at the end of the warm up lap with a misfire, this was quickly traced, however this now meant we would start the race from the pit lane at the tail of the field, Andrew drove very well to carve through the field to achieve 5th place, & 2nd in class 0.5 sec behind the Ligier JS49, driven by Chris Lake.

Race 2, Andrew started in his finishing position from race 1 (5th), by lap 2 had passed the Ligier, & was closing in on the Radical of  Jon-paul Ivey, with the Jade of Steve Griffiths pulling out with mechanical issues, meant we were now in 3rd overall & again 1st in class !!.

in the BRSCC Open Sports car series at Rockingham Raceway last weekend 18/19 July, Andrew Bentley driving the factory Honda powered car winning the class in both races, with second place in class going to the new Duratec car in its first outing driven by Bob Scanlon.

Both cars ran faultlessly during the weekend, we are looking forward to the next round at Oulton Park on the 15th August.

Four times 750 formula champion Peter Bove clebrated his first win in his ADR 750 formula car, starting from 4th on the grid, Peter took the lead before ignition cut out, two laps running dropped him to second place 3.5 seconds behind the leader, Peter was able to restart the engine & took the lead into paddock hill bend at the start of the last lap.

" It was a great result in only 8 outings with the car & I'm sure that there is more to come" said Bove.

Our Congratulations go to Peter, & we all wish him every success for the rest of season.

drove the works ADR3 cn Honda powered car at Snetterton on June 13/09, qualifying a superb 1st in class & 2nd overall.

The race came with mixed emotions, holding second place with a comfortable margin going into coram on lap 6, our shiny new 1 piece OZ racing wheel, became a 2 piece wheel !!.

A stone? or something had lodged between the caliper & inner wheel & machined it perfectly in two, Leyton did well not to hit anything, but this did bring our almost certain class win to an abrupt end.

Bad luck indeed, but at least the ADR proved its worth.

THE ADR3 is now available with the Ford Duratec engine, the first car has been completed & is Destined to make its race debut at Kirkistown in Northern Ireland at the end of this month.

Mated to the 6 speed Hewland FTR gearbox the Dunnell racing engines supplied 2 litre is a compact lightweight unit, & producing 292 BHP, engines can be supplied from 220 BHP to over 300 BHP, making these engines ideally suited to trackday or  a very competitive sports racer in a 2 litre class.

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 Drove the works ADR3 cn car in the "BRSCC open sports car series" held at Brands Hatch on 9/10 May 2009, with a 23 entry grid qualified a very respectable 8th overall & second in class, & with an electrical misfire causing the engine cut out randomly.

Working on the car after Qualifying & with  thanks to Henry Nickless from Chiron cars, the cause was traced to a crank sensor plug.

With the car now running as it should we all looked forward to race on Sunday, Andrew got a good start only to collect a right rear puncture on lap 2, he then did an amazing job to bring the car home with a deflating rear tyre to finish in 12th place.

The Next round is at Donnington Park on the 6th June, we are looking forward to furthering this initial success.

Finally our special thanks go to RACEPARTS UK for their support in helping make this season get off to a flying start. 

The cars will compete in the popular Australian supersports series, both fitted with Holeshot Racing tuned engines, the blue car 1300 Suzuki hyabusa, & the white car fitted with a 1500 cc Suzuki hyabusa & MBE management system.

The cars flew from Heathrow on Sunday 5th April & will make their race debut at Wakefield Park Raceway, New South Wales on the 18 & 19 April.

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The Honda powered ADR3 ran the day without any problems, & Jack is now looking forward to racing the car at Kirkistown on the 28th March.

Autosport Technology is headed by Richard Asquith, he & his team bring a wealth of experience & expertise, and have sucessfully run both race & rally cars since the early 1970s.

The cars when not racing will divide their time between Richards workshops based near Brands Hatch in Kent & ADR. The considerable experience offered by Autosport Technology will assist ADR to further develop the car throughout the season & beyond.

2009 Driver Line Up.

Rob Croydon : Highly experienced sports car racer, Winner of the V de V European championship 2007.

Steve Barber : TVR Tuscans,  Karts & accomplished saloon racer.

John Finch : Lola s2000, Formula Atlantic, & Formula Ford, very quick with a wealth of experience.

??????? :  1 seat remaining if you would be interested to join the team call Adrian on : 01628-783030.

The first of 2 factory supported cars destined for both the UK SPEED endurance championship, & the European VdeV championship was put through its paces at Snetterton on tuesday 21 January.

The car was driven by 2 of our works drivers, Rob Croydon & Steve Barber, initial feedback from both was very positive & Rob Croydon Quotes :

" I am excited to be racing the ADR in both the V de V ( european) & the SPEED (UK) championships.

Obviously we have a new car & team for both championships with a very steep learning curve ahead of us, as we get the car both quick & reliable, but I hope my experience of winning the VdeV championship in 2007 will help us. Top 6 finishes in the first couple of races are our realistic immediate goals and I feel confident we can do that.

Indeed having now tested the car, I am confident the basics are there for a very quick package. "

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Our thanks to our 2 drivers who braved the conditions to give passenger rides, Leyton Clarke, & Phil Quaife.

A succesfull weekend means that we will run a 2 car factory supported campaign for 2009, in the UK VdeV, & selected european rounds. Click here for some photos.

The new car will be available in either CN1 or the new CN2 catagory for the 2009 UK series, the CN2 classs having controlled Mugen prepared Honda engines, & ecu, along with spec dampers, & brake components, making this new endurance class a more affordable level.

The track sport car fitted with the latest Mugen Honda FD2 K20 engine, ran faultlessly all day, & driven by Leyton Clarke was also the quickest car at the event.

The new car will be used to demonstrate the versatility of the ADR3 TS on all of the RMA Trackday events, the next outing is at Silverstone GP circuit on the 19th June.

This is the perfect read for an insight into the ADR3, one of the most competetive cars in its class today.

Click here for the full article.

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Click here for the November 2007 workshop gallery.

Dean Turnbaugh & his crew will be taking orders for both the ADR3 and ADR2 as well as offering Arrive and Drive Programs and ADR3 rentals.

Contact Details : Dean Turnbaugh Tel: 512 413 5359 or 512-261-1462.

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Team Legend Cars Motorsport went in to the championship with a 9-point lead in the series, and were hoping to at least maintain this, after mechanical maladies crept in days before the event. In a final shake down, a week before the event, their Hayabusa motor let go, and was only delivered the night before the event, and was in stock standard trim, with low compression pistons. Needless to say, the team was feeling a little down trodden.

After qualifying for the 8-lap sprint event, Grant put in a strong lap to put them 2nd on the grid, far higher than expected. The finishing order for the 8-lapper would dictate the grid for the feature event. In the sprint event, and after going at it, hammer & tong, Grant finished 2nd, only 2.5 secs behind the 3L V6 Nissan Shelby Can Am of Karl Zachau.

This put the team on the front row again for the feature event, a 1-hour endurance event. It was going to be a close fought affair, with Harry Costas in the Speads RS up to speed, as well as the Shelby V6 of Karl also flying. Grant hounded Karl for the first 15 laps, but got on the wrong side of some lapped traffic, and was punted off. This left Karl, and Harry more than 9 seconds up the road. Grant put in some blistering laps, and made up the deficit in only a hand full of laps. Grant took the lead on lap 21, and remained un-challenged for the remainder of the event. So the score card for Legend Cars Motorsport’s ADR3 reflects three outings… 3 wins!

Qualifying saw Grant Orbell put his Legend Cars ADR3 to the top of the lists, a second faster than the V6 Shelby Can Am’s of Pierre Brydges & Rob Wall.

An hour after its scheduled start time, with lights ablaze, the race started under safety car conditions, for the first two laps. When the safety car came into the pits, Grant blasted his car into an immediate lead, which grew at half – a –second – a – lap for the duration of the race.

One of the competitors was putting substantial amounts of oil on the circuit, and so, at 66% race duration, the organisers put the safety car out. Grant used this safety car period as an opportunity to pit for fuel. During this pit stop, the organisers felt the track was unsafe to continue, and so the chequered flag came out, with Grant still stuck in pit lane. Grant realised what was happening, and made his way up the pit lane, triggering the lap counter, and in doing so still managed to win the race by more than 30 seconds!

With Pole position, fastest lap (by well over a second!) and race win, Legend Cars extend their lead in the championship.

Qualifying saw Rui Campos put his Shelby Can-Am V6 on pole position, followed by Grant Orbell in his very quick ADR3, and third on the grid went to Harry Costas in his Spead RS.

The one hour race, held late in the afternoon, however, was an Orbell / ADR3 Affair, with Orbell pulling two to three seconds a lap. By mid race, he had lapped the entire field, and at race end was a further lap ahead of everyone! With overall win, class win and index of performance win, as well as fastest lap, it was an impressive début performance for the ADR3 in South Africa!

The team looks forward to the next round of the championship will be held at Kyalami, on the 24th of March 2007.