🏳️ Ryan Roberson

Ryan Roberson is a club-level driver. His rating of 2,130 places him at the competitive amateur level; this means he raced regularly against professionals and semi-professionals in fields that formed real competitions, but remained outside the ranks of drivers who could win consistently among stronger fields. His entire recorded career, spanning twelve seasons from 2013 to 2024, took place in NASA Spec Miata racing, where he started 118 times, won 26 races, and finished on the podium 68 times. His average classified finish of 3.8 reflects a driver who typically ran at the front of his chosen series, but he has now retired from racing.[1]

Roberson's record against his regular rivals tells a consistent story of mixed fortunes among the mid-to-upper tier of the field. Against John Allen, the 2020 NASA Spec Miata champion and a FIA Bronze-rated driver rated 2,521, Roberson held a narrow edge across 79 shared races, finishing ahead 44 times and behind 35 times. He dominated lower-rated drivers; against John Poppenhouse, Andrew Sellers, and Will Dodd, his winning records were emphatic. Against peers rated closer to his own level, such as Bruce Myrehn and Dan Mount, he won convincingly but without dominance. His occasional victories over significantly stronger drivers, including six wins against Camden Gruber (the 2021 NASA Spec Miata champion) and five against Robert Noaker (a FIA Silver-rated multi-champion), represent isolated moments rather than a pattern of sustained competitiveness at that level. In his final season, 2024, Roberson failed to podium in six rounds and finished 66th, signalling a decline that preceded his retirement.