James wants to hear from YOU! - the Fanzone is your opportunity to get involved.
Email your views, comments, questions and photos to info@pickspeed.com and they could appear on this very page.

5 October
Hi James
What a fab weekend for you, not quite the result we were all hoping for you in the last race, but still a good result.Our hearts missed a beat on that overtaking move unfortunate to get pushed off. Still dads smile looked very large on the telly. Have good winter and hope to see you next season.
Dave and Dan Devon
3 October
Another top result to round off a good year. Look forward to the same in 2006 and have a good winter
Jamie
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30 September
Hi James Pickford
I´m a motorsport fan from Portugal. You are a champion driver. I like your style driving. You will win many championships and you will a greats records in future!!!!! You are a great driver. Good luck for your career and for your family.
Best Regards
Anabela
25 September
hi james
you did really well at silverstone. We all saw you on the podium. Me and LJ got our picture taken with your trophey at the winnabago. Very good luck for Brands, hopefully i will see you there.
Jade
21 September
Hi mate, Great drive last weekend lets hope for more of that at brands see u there
jamie
www.jpemotorsport.fotopic.net


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19 September
Congratulations at the Weekend for your second place. Watched on Motors TV and it looked really good. Well done!!!!!!!
Nick
3 September 2005
Dear James,
Hi, My name is Nick Woods a nd I am a big race fan of yours from down here in Dorset, Please could you kindly let me know if there is any possibility at all of receiving any signed team photos of you, I would be most grateful. Wishing you all the very best and every success, and hoping to hear from you soon, Many thanks from fan,
NICK WOODS

Hi Nick,
No problem, we are putting a photo signed by the whole team in the post for you today. Hope you like it.
Kind Regards
James
31 August 2005
Message for James
I was at knockhill at the weekend and endured the atrocious weather for some spectacular racing. Before the rains came and just before you went for a visit to the sandpit with no steering, I managed to get this shot of you showing some of your stunt driving skills, just thought you might like a copy, I think it's a nice shot, it is compressed for e-mail, the original is 2gb



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All the best
Steve
24 August 2005
well done pikky for your for your first podium. i think you did really well holding of more expirenced drivers. so everyone out there give pikky a round of a plause!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Levi cooke-macclesfield
16 August 2005
Huge congratulations on your podium. Really sorry for the delay with the photos but here
they are hope you like them and see u at knockhill!!!
Jamie
www.jpemotorsport.fotopic.net


15 August 2005
James,
I have been following your progress since 2002, when you were giving "hotlaps" in ABT's Golf Diesel at Castle Coombe!! Congrats on the great result at Snetterton last weekend, hope you
really crack BTCC!
Cheers
Nick Danks
10 August 2005
Hi James
Just watched the racing on sky you and dad must have been so pleased, We knew you would get there. Well done mate all the best for more podiums.
Dave and Daniel Devon
9 August 2005
hi james
you drove very well watched you on tv well done on geting your podeum im well impressed. hope to see you before the end of the season
your best fan jack
8 August 2005
Dear James
I am Nick Ponting (14) and currently race in karts. This weekend I have been offered a drive in The Ginetta Junior Championship at Pembrey as I am looking to move up to the Ginetta's Next Season. I have accepted the offer but have never driven Pembrey Before. We are not going to be alone, an instructor who races in The AVO Ginetta Championship is going to be there with us but just wanted some of you re ideas about the track and about how i should prepare????
Look foward to hearing from you
Nick

Hi Nick,
Of course the best way to get to grips with a new track is to drive round it(!), i.e. a testing session or by participating in a track day. However, I appreciate that often lack of time or funds can prevent this from being possible. So...

Firstly, if you haven't already done so, it may be helpful to refer to a map of the circuit (ref. www.barc.net/pembrey.htm) to at least familiarise yourself with the names of the corners.

Pembrey is a very quick track. You need to focus on one corner in particular: Brooklands Hairpin. Brooklands leads onto a very long straight, so its important to be fast out of the corner to ensure that you carry maximum speed down the straight. After Brooklands, there is a right kink (Woodlands) which should be taken flat. Woodlands is followed by Honda which is a very quick right hand corner, again this leads into a very long straight at the end of which is a tight hairpin right (Hatchets). Break late into this corner, but be careful not to outbreak yourself. Be sure to be fast out of hatchets.

Finally, you should get the most out of the instructor that is going to be with you by making sure that you ask him lots of questions and take full advantage of his knowledge. Obviously, its quite hard to give advice over an email, but I hope this is what you were looking for and is of some help!

Good Luck!
James
8 August 2005
Well done James! The podium looks good on you :-)
Good luck with the next races.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards
Marieke Teunissen
7 August 2005
Hi James
I heard about your 2ND!!!!!!!!!. And I wanted to cangradulate you. We were out wen you touck it. And we are relying on kerrie to send us a replay of the race.When I herd I fell bacwards with happynes.
FELLING GREAT
FROM
MINI JAMES
20 July 2005
Hello,
My name is Mitchell. I am 17 years old. I'm from Holland. I like everyting with racing cars and do competition with my rc-cars. Last year I was club champion. One of my other hobbies is collecting die-cast race models and autographs. And that is my question, will you please send me your autograph?
Thank you very much.
Greatings from Holland.
Mitchell van den Heuvel

Hi Mitchell,
A photograph signed by all three of the 2005 SEAT British Touring Car drivers is on its way in the post to you. Good luck with your collection!
Kind Regards
James
6 July 2005
Hi
i own a Seat Leon and love the look of the Seat race car, is there any chance i can get a hold of old parts that arent wanted after races?
Thanks for your time,
Darren

Hi Darren,
I have made enquiries regarding old race parts and have been informed by the team that no parts can be released. After each race meeting all redundant parts return to the SEAT workshop and remain "in quarantine". This is to prevent the design of parts from potentially being scrutinised by "the competition". So unfortunately I can't help you out on that one, but its always worth an ask!
Cheers
James
20 June 2005
Hi Guys
I have finally dried out!!! was a bit wet especially going to the car it sunk
here are the photos from the weekend for you
see u at croft
Jamie Peters-Ennis

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16 June 2005
From all of us here at Silk FM we wish you all the best for the weekend and of course for the rest of the season!It's great to see a local lad doing so well!
Mat - Presenter 106.9 Silk FM
15 June 2005
Hi James
it's your number 1 fan. Hope you do really well at oulton park this weekend, I will be there with my dad and the boys cheering you on. Good luck and I will see you there,
Jade Cooke
6 June 2005
Hi James,
Hope all is well, Great to see you in the thick of it as usual apart from the race 2 hiccup!!!.
See you at Oulton
Jamie Peters-Ennis

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12 May 2005
Hi James
We would like to say thank-you for taking time to talk to us at Thruxton during your busy schedule. All the best for the rest of the season and future, hope to see you soon somewhere.
Dave & Daniel, Devon

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2 May 2005
Hey mate,
Hope you had a nice Birthday on Saturday and cracking drive yesterday you certainly know how to pedal one of those fast!!!!
 
Here are the snaps for your website. Look forward to seeing you at brands i will try and get to see you but without a pass it will be hard to get past security!!!
Jamie Peters-Ennis

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2 May 2005
Hi,
This is my selection of James related goodies from Thruxton yesterday.
Graeme Bateman

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2 May 2005
Hi James
Let's all give u a round of applause now because there are no racers out there who are better than u. Nobody in the british touring cars are as good as u. Nobody in the british touring cars even stand a chance.                                                          
Levi, aged 10
2 April 2005
To James
You did well at weekend. I watched all your races on t.v and thought you did really well.
Jade, aged 7
26 April 2005
Hi James
Happy Birthday for saturday - hope you have a great weekend  GOODLUCK
Lynda + Dave, Macclesfield
24 April 2005
Hello James
My name is Liam and I would love it if I could be a driver when I grow up. I like to play football as well and my Dad says this will help with getting fit. How fit do you have to be to be a racing driver. What football team do you support? How old were you when you started driving?
Liam, aged 9

Hi Liam
It's great to hear that you want to be a racing driver when you grow up. Like many drivers, I started my racing career in karts when I was 13 and progressed from there. I would recommend karting as a starting point for any young aspiring driver.

Maintaining a high level of fitness is important to any driver, and is something I've been focusing on this year. Three races on one day is hard work and takes a lot of stamina, especially as it can get pretty hot in the car! I have got a personal trainer who advises me on my fitness and diet regime and when I go to the gym I make sure I combine cardiovascular work, e.g. running on the treadmill, with upper body strength.

And finally, I am a huge Manchester United fan and have been for many years, although unfortunately I don't get to see them play as often as I would like. C'mon the Reds!
James