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James Egozi is a 15 year old Formula 4 race car driver. Backed by Giovanni Minardi of the Minardi racing family, James is now racing for PHM. James is a mentally tough, rising star from Miami, Florida. He is currently living in Brescia, Italy and competing in the F4 Italian Championship while driving for PHM Racing. He started in the Kart racing series, winning multiple U.S. National Championships prior to moving to Europe where he won two European Championships in the World Series of Karting. James is a first-generation, self-taught racer who has overcome many challenges, including a broken femur at the age of 10. He started training at SPMI back in 2014 at just six years old. Today, he has his eyes set on Formula 1.
SHOW SPONSORS
American Collectors Insurance • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation
INSPIRATION
James’ family has been a main source of inspiration and support. So much so that they all packed up and moved to Italy where they now live, so James can race.
CHALLENGE
Packing up and moving his family to Europe was a challenge given his young age.
SPECIAL CAR
When James was 9 he had a Honda CRG Shifter kart.
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
10,000 Hours by Phyllis Lane
PARTING WORDS OF INSPIRATION
Work hard to make your goals a reality. Practice + Time = Destination
SHARE THE INSPIRATION
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