Richard James is a racing driver who last raced in NASA Spec MX-5 for R.S.James Creative. James has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,179 ranks James 15032th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2021-04-18 | Buttonwillow CW#13 · Spec MX-5 | P7 | −36 |
| 2021-04-18 | Buttonwillow CW#13 · Spec MX-5 | P8 | −78 |
| 2021-04-17 | Buttonwillow CW#13 · Spec MX-5 | P8 | −58 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ▸NASA Spec MX-5 | R.S.James Creative | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −171 | 1,179 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Bryson Morris | 4,034 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Alex Berg | 2,021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Andrew Clos | 1,433 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Todd Launchbaugh | 1,364 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Mike Travers | 1,298 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Adam J. Gonzalez | 1,243 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Ricardo Arruda | 953 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
Richard James competed in NASA Spec MX-5 racing in 2021, completing three starts for R.S.James Creative without recording a podium finish. His average finishing position across those three races was seventh, with a best result of tenth in his final outing. The field included Silver-graded professional Bryson Morris, whom James consistently finished behind, and former champion Alex Berg, against whom he also struggled to compete. James finished ahead of drivers such as Wesley Mollno and Adam J. Gonzalez in isolated instances, though his head-to-head records against the broader group of rivals showed consistent losses.[1]
This was a brief amateur racing career spanning a single season with minimal competitive success in a spec series that sits at the base level of organized motorsport. James has since retired from active competition.[2]