James Gilboy

James Gilboy

Staff Writer

James has written for The Drive since early 2017, focusing on the history and ongoing evolution of technology, transportation, and car culture. Be it powered by a battery, boiler, internal combustion or nuclear fission, he could probably tell you more about it than you’d care to hear.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Amateur racer in the 24 Hours of Lemons
  • Former ASE Student Certified mechanic
  • Also seen in Popular Science, MSN

EXPERIENCE

Having written about cars for various outlets since 2014, James has extensively covered every facet of the automotive world, bringing digestible depth to mass audiences. He’s as comfortable reporting on history and culture as he is business and technology, though his specialties are—without a doubt—his abilities to dig up offbeat history and understand the direction automotive culture is headed.

EDUCATION

Attended Front Range Community College from 2013-2018, where he studied business, ethics, and journalism before departing with ASE certification in automotive service.

Fun Fact

Lando Norris once rammed me off the track in Forza Motorsport before he reached F1.

NOTABLE WORK

Get latest from James Gilboy

Rolls-Royce News photo

The Infamous ‘Trolls Royce’ Is Being Sold

By James Gilboy / Published Jan 3, 2018

GM News photo

GM Patents Twincharged Engine With At Least 10:1 Compression

By James Gilboy / Published Dec 27, 2017

F1 photo

The 8 Biggest Formula 1 Controversies In 2017, Explained

By James Gilboy / Published Dec 26, 2017

Ferrari News photo

Lose Yourself in This Binaural Recording of Ferrari F1 Icons

By James Gilboy / Published Dec 19, 2017

Ferrari News photo

Holy Cow, There’s a Lancia Stratos for Sale in Texas

By James Gilboy / Published Dec 15, 2017

Zero Star Safety Rating Awarded for Fiat Punto by Euro NCAP

Zero Star Safety Rating Awarded for Fiat Punto by Euro NCAP

By James Gilboy / Published Dec 14, 2017

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Pepsi Orders 100 of Tesla’s Electric Semi Trucks

By James Gilboy / Published Dec 12, 2017

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Be Mesmerised by 10 Minutes of 2017 Nurburgring Crashes

By James Gilboy / Published Dec 12, 2017

Reports Say Sergey Sirotkin Preferred Over Robert Kubica

Reports Say Sergey Sirotkin Preferred Over Robert Kubica

By James Gilboy / Published Dec 12, 2017

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Listen To These Two DTM Icons Rev To Almost 12,000 RPM

By James Gilboy / Published Dec 10, 2017