james nash, a race car driver from great britain, he is dashing it attracted. ould be the james bond of the next generation. we will talk a little bit of auto racing business. we will talk about that in a moment. happy birthday! thank you, nana send money to anyone's checking account with chase quickpay. all you need is an email address or mobile number. you're welcome. take a step forward and chase what matters. in the >>gary: we're chatting with the great james nash. he began kart racing 12 years ago at the age of 15. one of the top drivers in the world. he also does a little skydiving. >> i got into this a couple of years ago. we did british touring cars last year and we won that championships we moved on to the next step. >>gary: what is your favorite spot in the united states? >> i love lost vegas. >>gary: loss vegas did not scare you? >>gary: who do you travel with >> just my family at the moment. my parents are flying out tomorrow. >> it is not something you normally do, diving out of a normally get airplane. >>gary: what is more dangerous that were drivi

james nash is from the uk. >> we go around the world and we have missed out on this place for so longd it's the biggest area we should embrace. >> reporter: sonoma raceway is ideal for the touring car championship because it's a road-course with lots of twists and turns of these drivers don't do ovals recently i got to ride shotgun in one of these touring cars for a nerve-wrack, lap across the course. they don't seem to slow down for the turns. race organizers estimate around 25,000 people turned out today. more than they expected for the event's first spin here in the u.s. >> people have to learn about this race. i think it's very good to start at beautiful sonoma. >> reporter: next up for these drivers their cars and equipment will all be packed into the shipping containers and sent off to japan for their next race next month, but they are will be back here in sonoma for their circuit for the next two years. live this afternoon at the sonoma raceway. alex savidge, ktvu . >>> electric car owners plugged in today for one-of-a-kind car show in san francisco. hundreds of nissan leaf own