I was very honoured to write and participate in some of Ross Bentley’s Speed Secrets programs over the past couple of weeks. Having recently returned to racing in what seemed like a lifetime (but was really only 18 months), I write and talk about all of the experiences that I’ve had returning to the sport.
Read MoreBefore March of this year, I had only turned a wheel in a race car once in eighteen months. Prior to that, I was in a race car once every other weekend, running all manner of classes, race types, and events. Upon returning this year, I’m now experiencing what it’s like to come back to a sport I truly love. Here are my thoughts
Read MoreAfter analysing the consumption of data videos on YouTube and on this website, it was clear that despite many videos being 10 minutes or more in length, people only watched, on average, 2-3 minutes of the videos themselves.
Read MoreWatch from James Colborn's in car camera live from the SCCA Majors Tour (Hoosier Super Tour) at Portland International Raceway (PIR). Live streaming will be available during Saturday qualifying (9:20am PST), Saturday Race 1 (1:10pm PST) and Sunday Race 2 (10:35m PST).
Read MoreRecording of #77 SE46 (T3) competing in the SCCA Majors Tour race at Thunderhill in April 2017. Race 2 coverage is now available to view.
Read More2016 was another fantastic year. I made a personal gain in how I drive, thanks to the coaching and support of my fantastic race friends, and I had some superb results.
Read MoreMoving from High Performance Driving Education (HPDE) events or lapping days to racing is, well, exhilarating! I personally believe that it was one of the best things I ever did to embrace my passion for driving and for self-development. This is a follow up from last week’s article from another racer's point of view
Read MoreAs a quick recap, I made the suggestion that when studying your own performance using data capture systems, you needed to use your own approach. I presented my personal formula: What was happening (what lap was faster); Why it was happening (which lap was faster or slower in a particular part of the track); and finally, How it was happening (what was the driver doing to make this happen).
Read MoreFor the purposes of this article (and next week’s, as the topic is so lengthy that we’re breaking it up into two), let’s take a look at that last sentence a little more, in particular the last few words “… as often as I can.” The challenge with coaching is that despite being worth every single penny, it’s expensive - something very few can do often, a number can do every now and again and, for many, something that may never be available to them.
Read MoreRead about the double win weekend for Spec E46 #7 at Portland International Raceway in August 2015. Full story, photographs and video from the race.
Read MoreThe phrase “to finish first, first you must finish” is by far the most important aspect of endurance racing. Without a diligent focus on the mechanical aspect of whether the racecar is mechanically equipped and prepared for an endurance race, there is little chance of competing for a win.
Read More2014 was another fantastic season. Once again, a season full of excitement, frustration, achievement and failure. From my 1st PRO3 win, to winning 3 of 4 endurance races to the launch of a new car class and being part of something brand new with the inception of Spec E46, 2014 was a superb year.
Read MoreFor some, winning a 30 minute race may seem trivial. For me, it was a personal goal that I’ve been striving to achieve for 40+ PRO3 races and the feeling was FANTASTIC! This is a short blog about how it felt and how it came about.
Read MoreDriving pushes our courage buttons in many ways. For some, it's close-proximity racing that creates an overwhelming sense of fear and something to shy away from. Others have anxiety over the financial consequences of racing and "driving with their pocket book" often rings true. There is some fear of being tagged, hit, or touched on track. Street driving indoctrinates us with the thought that ANY contact is bad. Truth be told, any contact is usually bad, especially if you strive for clean and safe racing, however, let's not confuse things. Contact on track for many drivers isn't about avoiding a trip to see the stewards. It's the belief that contact equals crashing and crashing at race speeds is really frightening.
Read MoreThe first race weekend for Spec E46 in the Pacific Northwest was an overwhelming success. The two Spec E46 racecars finishing first and second overall and the cars were as enjoyable to drive as everyone had hoped. The journey to this point, however, wasn’t quite as simple and there were times when we didn’t even think it was going to happen. Here is how it went down…
Read MoreEnter Spec E46, introduced to me during a conversation I was having with a good friend, Dan Rogers. We talked about the fact that the cost of the donor car was less than an E30 325i. We discussed race part availability and how it was plentiful (and on eBay!) and after dialogue with others it was estimated a soup to nuts ‘premium’ build would cost less than a mid-pack PRO3 race car. Financially it made sense to explore it.
Read MoreI’ve not met a club racer or gentleman driver who isn’t motivated by the sheer thrill and excitement that racing brings. Similarly, I haven’t met one who isn’t also driven by the fact that racing has tangible gauges of success.
Read MoreSo why, you might be thinking, would I ever think about jumping behind the wheel of a brand new race prepared car and competing in events where the driver next to you has 20 years experience, is obscenely fast and isn’t even 30 yet?
Read More2013 was an amazing, frustrating, embarrassing at times, enthralling and above all a magical season. From being in contention to win races, to desperately trying to keep up with the pack to schoolboy errors and finding I could drive well in nasty weather, 2013 had it all.
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