| James Kaye | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | February 18, 1964 (England) |
| 2012 British Touring Car Championship | |
| Debut season | 1986 |
| Current team | WRC Developments with Barwell |
| Car no. | 46 |
| Previous series | |
| 1983-86, 1988 | Uniroyal Production Saloon Car Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 1992, 1994 1985 |
BTCC Independents' Cup Uniroyal Production Saloon Car Championship |
James Kaye (born 18 February 1964) is a British auto racing driver. He has been a stalwart competitor of Hondas in various championships since 1995, and has had 2 lengthy spells in the BTCC. After racing in the British National Production Saloon Championship with several championship in the late 80s and early 90s, he entered the BTCC as an independent in 1992, winning the independent title in his Toyota, and again in 1994. In 1993 he raced a semi-works Toyota for the Park Lane Racing team, ineligible for the Total Cup for Independents. In 1995 he was hired by Honda for their BTCC programme, racing there for 2 seasons.
He had an assortment of sports car drives for Honda from 1997–1999, returning to touring cars in the National Saloon Championship in 2000. The same cars were eligible for the newly-created Class B of the BTCC that year, and James was runner up in a Honda Accord. This was renamed the Production Class for 2001, and James again finished 2nd, before winning the Production Class title in 2002 for Synchro Motorsport, a team of Honda employees working in their spare time at the Honda factory in Swindon.
The team moved up to the Touring class of the BTCC for 2003, defined as an Independent team as they had no financial or technical backing, James classified as Independent runner-up and 14th overall. Remaining with Synchro, James was 11th overall in 2004 and 2005. He took his first series podium at Oulton Park in 2006 after 14 years of trying. For 2007 the team pulled out, leaving James without a drive.
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Personal Life:
James' Father Peter Kaye was a Hillclimb/Sprint driver, which was a great influence on James growing up. James is the oldest of 5 children, and his brother younger brother Richard Kaye, has also raced professionally. James is married and has 5 children.