Biography
James having grown up around Racing, being family friends with Derek Bell MBE it was obvious the racing bug would infect him! So, he started Karting has been racing on and off since he was 17 years old in addition he spent 10 years managing his best friend, FIA GT World Champion and Le Mans winner Justin Bell.
In the past eight years, James has been actively rebuilding his racing career. In 2013 & 14 he raced in the Radical SR1 Championship finishing 2nd in the Championship in 2014. In 2015 following a chance meeting with Feathers Motorsport team owner Simon Rose, James started racing for the team and in 2015 he won the AMOC Intermarque Drivers Championship for Feathers Motorsport in their Porsche 968CS.
In 2016 he also raced for Century in the Ginetta Supercup gaining a pole and 6 podiums out of six races. James has also campaigned the Feathers Motorsport historic Ginetta G10 at Goodwood and various events across Europe with much success with wins, poles and fastest laps with the highlight being an overall win at the 2017 Pau Historic Grand Prix.
2019 saw Feathers moving into modern Sportscar racing with a Ginetta G55 GT4 car with much success in the AMOC GT Challenge with a pole and win in the first two races. So, a step into GT Challenge for a one off at Donington Park in 2019 with podium finishes has wetted the team’s appetite for a full campaign in 2020.
2020 brought much success finishing 2nd in the GTH Championship.
2020 Season
| Meeting | Qualification | Race Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
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GT Cup 2020 Season GTH Class (Snetterton) |
P2, P1 |
P4, P1, P2, DNF |
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GT Cup 2020 Season GTH Class (Silverstone GP) |
P2, P2 |
P1*, P2, P3*, P3* |
* Fastest Lap |
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GT Cup 2020 Season GTH Class (Donington GP) |
P2, W/D |
P3, W/D, W/D, W/D |
W/D - CAR WITHDRAWN: GEARBOX |
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GT Cup 2020 Season GTH Class (Brands Hatch) |
P2, P3 |
P2, P3, P1, P1 |
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GT Cup 2020 Season GTH Class (Donington National) |
P5, P4 |
P4, P3, P3, P4 |
GT CUP 2020 GTH Championship - 2nd Place Overall
2019 Season
| Meeting | Qualification | Race Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Goodwood Members Meeting |
P8 |
DNF |
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AMOC GT Challenge (Brands Hatch) |
P1 |
P1 |
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AMOC GT Challenge (Oulton Park) |
P1 |
P1 |
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AMOC GT Challenge (Snetterton 300) |
P4 |
P6 |
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GT Cup Donington Park (Sprint Race) |
P2 |
P2 |
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GT Cup Donington Park (Endurance Race) |
P2 |
P4 |
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GT Cup Donington Park (Endurance Race) |
- |
P3 |
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Historic Endurance Estoril Race 1 |
P2 |
DNF |
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Historic Endurance Estoril Race 2 |
P40 |
P2 |
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Historic Endurance Portimao Race 1 |
P7 |
P3 |
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Historic Endurance Protimao Race 2 |
P3 |
P3 |
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2018 Season
| Meeting | Qualification | Race Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Citroen C1 24 Hours |
P8 |
P24 |
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AMOC Intermarque |
P4 |
P3 |
Fastest Lap - P1 In Class |
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AMOC Intermarque |
P2 |
P2 |
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Citroen C1 24 Hours |
P4 |
P2 |
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Historic Endurance Estoril Race 1 (Ginetta G10) |
P2 |
P2 |
1st In Class |
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Historic Ednurance Estoril Race 2 (Ginetta G10) |
P2 |
P1 |