In 2011, and now with the time do so, Adams fulfilled a long term ambition and entered the Finke Desert Race in Australia's Northern Territory near Alice Springs.
In 2014, Adams' son Declyn finished 3rd in the Australian Under-16 Championship at the Pinjar Park Speedway in Perth, Western Australia, emulating his father's first Australian U/16 podium finish in 1983 in Mildura.