Jim Hamblin is a racing driver who last raced in PCA Club Racing. Hamblin has recorded 3 wins and 7 podiums from 9 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,199 ranks Hamblin 25383th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2014-05-31 | Watkins Glen International GT4 | DNF | −86 |
| 2014-05-31 | Watkins Glen International GT4 | P3 | +55 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +149 | Road Atlanta 2004 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +130 | Sebring International Raceway 2005 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +126 | Watkins Glen International 2005 | PCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +90 | Lime Rock Park 2011 | PCA Club Racing | P2 |
| +74 | Lime Rock Park 2011 | PCA Club Racing | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −32 | 1,398 | |
| 2011 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +195 | 1,430 | |
| 2005 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | +86 | 1,234 | |
| 2004 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −201 | 1,149 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Colin Mazzola | 1,983 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇬🇧 Scott James | 1,943 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Michael Iapaluccio | 1,508 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Charles Boyer | 1,281 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Andy Jenks | 1,104 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Eric Myers | 883 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Laurence Jitts | 648 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Claudio KaempfHigher-rated | 1,848 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25,373 | 🏳️ Russell J Ruedisueli | SCCA Majors | 1,200 |
| 25,374 | 🏳️ Will Augustine | SCCA Regionals | 1,200 |
| 25,375 | 🏳️ Allen Noveck | PCA Club Racing | 1,199 |
| 25,376 | 🏳️ Bryan McCormick | NASA | 1,199 |
| 25,377 | 🏳️ Cody Hayhurst | SCCA Regionals | 1,199 |
| 25,378 | 🏳️ Doug Obermeyer | SVRA | 1,199 |
| 25,379 | 🇦🇷 Emiliano González | TC Pista Mouras | 1,199 |
| 25,380 | 🏳️ Garrett Walz | NASA | 1,199 |
| 25,381 | 🏳️ Jason Isley | SCCA Regionals | 1,199 |
| 25,382 | 🏳️ Jesse Reiherzer | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,199 |
| 25,383 | 🏳️ Jim Hamblin | PCA Club Racing | 1,199 |
| 25,384 | 🏳️ John Bonnett | PCA Club Racing | 1,199 |
| 25,385 | 🇦🇷 Leonardo Palotini | TC Pista Mouras | 1,199 |
| 25,386 | 🏳️ Mark Wheatley | SCCA Regionals | 1,199 |
| 25,387 | 🏳️ Michael J Lapp | PCA Club Racing | 1,199 |
| 25,388 | 🏳️ Peter H Collins | PCA Club Racing | 1,199 |
| 25,389 | 🇦🇷 Ramiro Castillo | TC Pista Mouras | 1,199 |
| 25,390 | 🏳️ Raymond Zisa | SVRA | 1,199 |
| 25,391 | 🏳️ Roger Lai | PCA Club Racing | 1,199 |
| 25,392 | 🏳️ Shannon J Ivey | PCA Club Racing | 1,199 |
| 25,393 | 🏳️ T James Marshall | PCA Club Racing | 1,199 |
Jim Hamblin is a club-level racer, with a rating of 1,228 placing him in the developing to early club racing band. His competitive record is sparse; across ten years from 2004 to 2014, he started only nine races, all in PCA Club Racing. He won three of those races and finished on the podium in seven, giving him an average finishing position of first place among classified starts. However, this exceptional average reflects a very small sample of nine races rather than sustained performance against a deep field.[1]
Hamblin's head-to-head record shows mixed strength. He finished ahead of Scott James, a semi-professional driver with a rating of 2,469, in all three shared races between them, and beat Colin Mazzola three times as well. He also defeated Claudio Kaempf, a three-time PCA Club Racing champion, on one occasion. Against Charles Boyer, however, he finished behind in all three races. His most recent activity came in 2014, when he competed in two rounds of PCA Club Racing and finished 21st, ending his career in that year. The small number of starts and the length of time since his last race make it difficult to assess his capabilities against contemporary fields.