James Drought · #26 — Mini GP Racer

A racer worth backing

Started on dirt.
Built for tarmac.
Fighting for wins
Three Countries
One lap at a time.

James has raced since he was five — climbing the New Zealand motocross rankings before taking that speed to the track. Now he runs the 110cc Mini GP class across NZ, Australia and, in 2026, China.

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On track

The record
so far

Back-to-back podiums in the Ohvale Australia Cup and runner-up in the national Pirelli Mini GP Series — with his first World Super Cup, in China, coming up.

James Drought on the podium — On the box

9

Years old

3

Mini GP podiums

2nd

Pirelli Mini GP · NZ

3

Countries · NZ AU CN

2026 results

Mini GP · 110cc

Date	Event	Location	Finish
2026	Ohvale Australia Cup · Round 2 MotoMini Cup · Newcastle	NSW, Australia	2nd
2026	Ohvale Australia Cup · Round 1 MotoMini Cup	Melbourne, Australia	2nd
2025	National Pirelli Mini GP Series New Zealand · overall	New Zealand	2nd

The international season

Upcoming · 2026

When	Event	Location	Series
Aug	Ohvale Australia Cup · Round 3	Adelaide, Australia	Aus Cup
Aug	Ohvale Guangzhou World Super Cup First time on the world stage	Guangzhou, China	World
Sep	Ohvale Australia Cup · Round 4	Queensland, Australia	Aus Cup
Oct	Ohvale Australia Cup · Final Round	Port Melbourne, Australia	Aus Cup

The story

Born
to race

James has been racing since he was five — first on dirt in motocross, climbing the New Zealand national rankings and earning a National Sportsmanship Award along the way.

Now he's taken that speed to tarmac. Today he races the 110cc Mini GP class across New Zealand and Australia — and, in 2026, China — as the only Kiwi at this level in his age group. Every lap is a step toward one goal: a world title.

But racing at this level takes a team. That's where you come in.