Whilst side-lined from a full season of racing since 2010, an opportunity arose for James to complete a one-off weekend back at the wheel of a Formula Renault 2.0 machine with the vastly experienced Cliff Dempsey Racing team. Having had a successful time, and narrowly missing out on a superb podium after over a year out of the car, James built a good relationship with the team which grew over time. James explains 

After 14 years experience within motorsport as a racing driver I have been able to acquire an ARDS (Association of Racing Drivers School) Instructors licence through the Silverstone Racing School as detailed in a previous post. Having now held the licence for a period of 2 and a half years I have been able to share my driving knowledge and experience with a multitude of clients in various vehicles from Silverstone