After a frustrating 6 months on the sidelines due to financial restrictions, James Theodore returned to the Protyre Formula Renault BARC Championship at Oulton Park on Saturday, 28th May. Having originally planned to step up to the Formula Renault UK series for 2011, it soon became apparent that securing the huge budget required for the series was going to be unlikely. Therefore a rethink was necessary and the most f

The long road to attracting partners interested in supporting James whilst promoting their company and brand image has begun to bear fruit in the form of financial support allowing James to take part in 2 of the final 4 race weekends of the season. The break-through, confirmed only last week, when a sponsor came forward to assist securing a deal with a leading Formula Renault BARC team. The task is far from over thou

During the arduous task of attracting financial partners which would allow James to resume his racing career, it became obvious that he was not alone in his plight. Many talented and successful drivers have had to place their careers on pause for 2011, and not all because of lack of funding. There can be few families in the UK that have not been affected in some way from the effects of this disease, and if it wasn’t

Having reached the end of 2 fantastic years being supported solely by Liberty Properties Plc, we are now in the process of finding new support and partnerships in order that I can continue my racing career.  I have been overwhelmed by the number of teams that have approached with interest in me joining them for the new season, and thank them all very much.  As soon as we have secured the necessary funding/partnership

James Theodore (Telford) played no small part in helping his team mate win the BARC title challenge at Thruxton, and during the first of the weekend’s races he emerged as the dominant force, taking his third victory of the year with an outstanding drive, winning by almost 4 seconds clear of second, posting the fastest lap of the race on the way 1m12.882 seconds (116.37 mph) Championship leader Hale qualified his Fort