About Us

The principal of Race Engineering Services is James McCabe.

James is a trade qualified Senior Motor Mechanic who, after 6 years in the trade, returned to university where he completed a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering. On completion of these studies he gained employment as an engineer in the automotive industry. During this time he worked in many sectors including OE car manufacturing, OE tier one suppliers and the aftermarket. This period included exposure to damper design and manufacture. Following a 5 year stint as the Chief Engineer in a company specialising in the manufacture of high technology post harvest fruit handling equipment, James began his professional motor racing career with Brad Jones Racing in the V8 Supercar Championship in 2001 From then until now James has worked exclusively in the motor sport industry. During this period he has worked in the following areas

V8 Super car · Porsche Carrera Cup · Production Cars · Formula Ford · Rally · Hill climb · Sport sedans · Sports cars · Formula 3

The roles undertaken have varied from engineer to technical director / team manager

James is passionate about all forms of motorsport and in assisting teams and drivers to realise their optimum performance potential.