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James Gue
A former karting ace, Gue is the son of experienced sports car team owner, Michael Gue. James started racing in go karts in 1991, winning four Georgia state championships and capturing two national wins through 1998.
He competed in World Karting Championships in 1999 and 2000, one of only four Americans to qualify in the past 20 years. He took sixth place in North American Karting Championships in 1999 and also raced in the European Karting Championships in 1999 and 2000.
He moved up to cars in 2001 as a member of the Skip Barber Racing School scholarship team and also made his Rolex Series debut.
Gue continued branching into different forms of car racing in 2002 by running two races in the Formula Mazda National Series, as well as four races in the USF2000 Zetec Championship and one Rolex Series event. He continued in USF2000 in 2003 and drove a Group C/GTP car in two Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) events.
Last season Gue drove for Miracle Motorsports in ALMS competition in the LMP2 class - winning two races and finishing second in the championship.
| NAME: |
| James Gué |
| AGE: |
| 23 |
| BIRTHDATE: |
| December 30, 1981 |
| BIRTHPLACE: |
| New Haven, Connecticut |
| RESIDENCE: |
| Athens, Georgia |
| HEIGHT: |
| 5'7" |
| WEIGHT: |
| 140 lbs. |
| MARITAL STATUS: |
| Single |
| FAVORITE FOOD: |
| Pasta |
| FAVORITE DRINK: |
| Water |
| ROAD CAR: |
| Audi A4 |
| FIRST RACE: |
| Local go kart race in 1991 |
| FAVORITE TV SHOW: |
| The Simpsons |
| FAVORITE MOVIE: |
| Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels |
| FAVORITE BOOK: |
| Flat Out Flat Broke |
| FAVORITE ACTOR: |
| Johnny Depp |
| FAVORITE ACTRESS: |
| Penelope Cruz |
| FAVORITE MUSIC: |
| Techno/Trance |
| FAVORITE WEB SITE: |
| www.motorsport.com |
| FAVORITE OTHER SPORTS: |
| Cycling, Tennis, Running |
| BOYHOOD RACING IDOL: |
| Ayrton Senna |
| BEST HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECT: |
| Political Science |
| MOST RESPECTED RIVAL: |
| Ryan Briscoe |
| HOW DO YOU STAY FIT: |
| Working out, Cycling, Running |
| FAVORITE TRACK: |
| Road Atlanta, Mosport |
| LEAST FAVORITE TRACK: |
| Don't have one |
| FAVORITE CORNER: |
| Turn 2 Mosport |
| BEST RACE WATCHED: |
| Karting World Championships – Belgium 1999, Formula Super A |
| BEST RACE CONTESTED: |
| Karting World Championships – Belgium 1999 Formula A |
| BEST CAR DRIVEN: |
| Nissan R90C |
| WORST CAR DRIVEN: |
| Kia Rio |
| FAVORITE ROAD CAR: |
| Mercedes SL65 AMG |
| FIRST EVER ROAD CAR: |
| Alfa Romeo 164 |
| WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD: |
| My Father and brother |
| DO YOU HAVE ANY PRE-RACE HABITS THAT YOU USUALLY DO: |
| I always Stretch |
| WHO DESIGNED YOUR HELMET AND WHAT DOES IT REPRESENT: |
| I designed it, but no special significance. |
| IF YOU WERE NOT A RACING DRIVER, WHAT CAREER WOULD YOU HAVE PURSUED: |
| An entrepreneur of some sort, anything but a 9-5 job. |
| IF YOU COULD INVITE ANY FOUR PEOPLE (DEAD OR ALIVE) TO DINNER, WHO WOULD THEY BE: |
| Ross Brawn, Penelope Cruz, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Lance Armstrong |
| IF HOLLYWOOD MADE A MOVIE ABOUT YOU, WHO WOULD YOU WANT TO PLAY YOUR PART: |
| Johnny Depp |
| BEST MOMENT IN RACING: |
| Qualifying for the Karting World Championships: Belgium 1999. |
| WORST MOMENT IN RACING: |
| The engine breaking in Karting World Championships Final: Belgium 1999. |
| WORST CRASH: |
| Karting European Championships – Belgium 1999 |
| IF YOU COULD MAKE ONE CHANGE TO ROAD RULES, WHAT WOULD THAT BE: |
| Have a more stringent test for getting a license. |
| DO YOU HAVE ANY SUPERSTITIONS: |
| No |
| HOW DO YOU MOTIVATE YOURSELF BEFORE A RACE: |
| I don't need anything to motivate me before a race, I'm already motivated. |
| FAVORITE PRE-RACE MEAL: |
| Pasta |
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