M
otorsport offers a career what this guide is all about; It has
of almost infinite variety
for those wishing to be
part of the excitement and passion.
Motorsport can involve working
outdoors, lots of travelling,
working long hours and weekends.
Still keen? Good! Because the
rewards can be great; not only are
the wages attractive, but being part
of a team and achieving success in
a high pressure sport such as ours
is the best feeling in the world.
You may think that a job in
Motorsport is only for the few. This
is not the case. There are nearly
40,000 people already employed in
Motorsport, and this number is
increasing rapidly, so new
opportunities arise all the time. Of
course, as with any industry, the
best companies will attract the best
employees, so if you want to be
part of them, work hard.
However, you will be amazed at the
wide variety of routes and methods
open to you to achieve your ambitions
in the motorsport industry. That is
Companies that have participated in
been developed by the Motorsport
Industry Association, in conjunction
with EMTA, and is a useful tool to
help you get a career in this exciting
and fast growing industry.
You will get to know more about
the industry that exists behind the
fast cars and the glamour. You will
also find out how several
motorsport people got to be
where they are today, and what
path they took. Adrian Reynard of
Reynard Motorsport and John
Moore of Alcon Components also
tell their stories, and their
companies are good examples of
employers in Motorsport.
You will see the wide variety of jobs
available in numerous different
areas, and that there is a lot more
to Motorsport than what you at
first might think. This guide is split
into three parts; Design
Engineering, Manufacturing
Engineering and an overview of
motorsport courses at leading
Universities and colleges in the UK.
the creation of this initial guide are:
Arrows F1, Renault F1, Jordan Grand
Prix, Reynard Motorsport, Prodrive,
M Sport, Cosworth Racing, Triple
Eight race Engineering, Xtrac, F1
Harness Systems, JS Motorsport,
and Goodridge.
The MIA is committed to the future
of the motorsport industry, and
therefore we are here to help you
where we can. Please visit
www.the-mia.com for more details
about education in motorsport
and anything else you want to
know about our industry. You can
even post your CV there, so click
on and find out more!
We hope that this guide will help
you find your path to a successful
career in motorsport, and we wish
you good luck in achieving your
ambitions. Go for it!
Chris Aylett
CEO
Motorsport Industry Association
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 I
got into motorsport because
it was the most important thing
in my life and I wanted to make
it happen more than anything else.
I didn’t know how but I decided I
just had to do it!
Although my natural subjects at
school were English, Geography,
Languages and Arty things I was
interested in practical mechanical
devices and curious to learn more.
The barriers were trying to master
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mathematics (which I never have)
and get inspired about theoretical
subjects, which I found dull.
I was drawn through all the dry
stuff by what I now recognise as
something called “destination
planning”. That is, I knew
where I wanted to go and this
defined the skills I needed to get
there. This occurred for me
prior to A-Levels and I recognise
I was lucky to have such strong
ideas about my future career
direction. I have only met a few
people in my life who relate that
they were as compelled as I felt
toward my future. This has
been a bit of an obsessive curse
as well as a blessing...
Actually gaining practical experience
was quite easy for me. My father had
gifted me with a good start - he was
an engineer, devoted much of his
time to me and I helped him build
trolleys and strip Mini engines at the
age of 13. When he disappeared on
a work assignment overseas for a
couple of years, it was down to me.
I found myself a Saturday job in a
local motorcycle shop. I worked for
nothing every Saturday. After 6
months I was paid 50p for the day
(1967). I retired from that job in
1970 earning £1 a day but my skills
were well established. I bought a
cheap off-road motorcycle for
£3 and played around rebuilding
and riding it.
Having failed to get into University
(only one D in Physics) I was
accepted as an apprentice at British
Leyland and attended Oxford
Polytechnic studying for an HND in
Mechanical Engineering. I designed
and built my own motorcycle for
sprinting in my father’s garage. I
competed locally and then
attempted to break some (easier)
World Land Speed Records. The
records were in an obscure category
but I did exceed them and have the
FIM Certificates as proof to this day.
Good for confidence building. A self-
certified World Land Speed Record
Holder at 19 years and boy was I
going to exploit that!
I started a Car Club at OxPoly and
arranged a trip to March
Engineering. I impressed the
Production Manager with my
motorcycle exploits and the
networking started - Bill Stone was
the man to get me into motor racing.
We set up in partnership some
moths later and Reynard Racing Cars
was born.
A guide like this was not around when
I entered the industry, but as I
mentioned earlier, I was luckier then
most with knowing what I wanted. I
hope that this guide helps you in
finding out what it is you want to do,
and this guide will show you there are
many careers to pursue in Motorsport.
Everybody needs the right
circumstances to provide the
opportunity. It is up to each one of
you to try to create the situation so
that you can stand out against the
rest. Differentiate yourself. Gather
the right experience that will reinforce
your ambitions. Be entrepreneurial.
Be proud to demonstrate the
achievements that will measure your
career. Just do it - your way.
Good luck, and never, never, never,
never give up.
Adrian Reynard
Chairman Reynard Motorsport
Adrian Reynard
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Name: Andrew Alessi (22)
Job Title: Assistant Design
Engineer, M-Sport
Responsibilities: Design of electrical
parts and other carbon pieces, and
overseeing their manufacture as well as
keeping all electrical wiring loom drawings
up to date. Production of workshop
manuals, and user guides to specific
programs. 3D modelling of electrical
components and any other CAD work that
is required by the electrical department.
Degree undertaken and
qualifications achieved: B.Sc. (Hons)
in Automotive Product Design, M.Sc. in
Computer Aided Product Development
What steps did you take to get in
your current position: I took my
education to as high a level as I could, as
well as having a strong interest in all motor
sports. Fortunately I knew a couple of
people who already worked at M-Sport,
one of whom was on my degree course at
University. I also made sure I was up to
date with the current CAD technology,
without which it would have been very
hard to fit in.
Motorsport Design Engineering
The fact that you are reading this
probably means that you already
have an interest in motorsport.
Maybe you are a spectator at races
or you watch on television. The
world-wide interest in motorsport
continues to grow year by year.
But have you ever wondered how
the cars are designed and built,
how they are tuned and developed
to go faster than the previous
models, how the teams run the cars
in the races. If so you are probably
as interested in the engineering
challenges as the racing itself. If you
are asking such questions perhaps
you also want to know how you
can get involved and what the
career opportunities exist.
At the very top of the motorsport
tree is Formula 1, where the teams
design, build, and develop their
own cars. This is the target for
many people involved in
motorsport and the examples of
careers in motorsport in this article
are based on those available within
an F1 team. However its should be
borne in mind that there are many
other career opportunities within
motorsport. These include the
lesser single seater classes that
range from Formula 3000, CART,
IRL, Formula 3 and down to junior
categories such as Formula Ford in
which teams run commercially
produced racecars. Then there are
the sportscar and GT racing,
touring car racing and rallying
categories, which at the top level
provide opportunities to work with
major manufacturers. Then there
is the mass of companies that
supply the motorsport industry
such racecar constructors, engine

Why did you choose the motorsport

industry: I like to work in a creative field
and wanted to be at the cutting edge of
technology. An advance could be enough
to win races.
I always wanted to have something in the
public eye for the satisfaction of thinking
to myself “I did that”. What better place
than on the television?

Advice you would give to youngsters

trying to get into Motorsport: Stick
with your education and get experience
while achieving your qualifications. Its
harder to get into motor sport with no
experience and no qualifications, than
it is to get in with qualifications and
no experience.

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manufacturers and builders, tyre
and transmission suppliers among
a host of others of systems,
products and components. Also
there are companies offering
testing and development services
to motorsport. All of
these organisations provide
opportunities for suitably talented
and determined individuals to
make their mark in motorsport.
So what is the role of
engineering in motorsport?
Although there are some who look
back and lament for a golden age
of motor racing, when its was a
‘sport’, it is an irrefutable fact that
engineering always has been a
central driving force in motorsport.
In the boom period for British
motorsport in the 1950s, following
World War 2, the technology and
techniques used in racing were
essentially the same as those
employed in the design and
manufacture of road going
passenger cars. In the intervening
50 years developments in the fields
of aerodynamics, computers,
electronics and materials among
many others have altered the
picture completely.
As with other industries the level of
technology in motorsport
engineering has changed to such a
degree that a race teams, and in
particular, one involved in Formula
1 is now more akin to a military
establishment than an automotive
garage. Indeed following the end
of the Cold War, the motorsport
industry has replaced the
aerospace and military technology
industries as a major recruiter of
science graduates. The level of
complexity of a modern day racecar
design and manufacture brought
about fundamental changes in the
industry. Until the 1980s, it was
not unusual for one man to design
a Formula 1 car, see the project
through to completion and then staff in order to design,
make the engineering decisions manufacture, develop and race a
necessary to run the car in the team of two cars in each of the 17
races. Due to the diversity of Grand Prix races. Ferrari is unique
technologies employed in the in Formula 1 in that it is the only
design, build and running of today team to design and manufacture
racecars, they are the products of its own chassis, engine and
a team of designers and engineers transmission. Until the entry of
who work to towards a common Toyota in 2002 every other F1 team
goal of producing the fastest and sourced its engine from another
most reliable car on the track. This manufacturer.
means that the number of
opportunities available within the While the Ferrari team may be an
industry is greater than ever before. extreme example of a motorsport
organisation, the average
As an example, in 2001 the FIA personnel roster of a Formula 1
Formula 1 World Championship team is around 250-300 people. It
winning Ferrari team employed 680 is interesting to note that the 30
Name: Anthony Ryan (28)
Job Title: Aerodynamicist, Renault F1
Responsibilities: Responsibilities include concept and CAD scheming of parts to be
wind tunnel tested, running of wind tunnel tests and subsequent data analysis. Also
conversion of wind tunnel run data to run track simulations for the assessment of
aerodynamic setup.
Degree undertaken and qualifications achieved: BSc Honours in general
engineering with a final year specialising in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. PhD
in vehicle aerodynamics.
What steps did you take to get in your current position: My first job after my
PhD was with Racing Technology Norfolk working on the Bentley Exp 8 Le Mans car.
After approximately 6 months at RTN an opportunity arose to move into F1 and was
grasped with both hands!
Advice you would give to youngsters trying to get into Motorsport: Persistence
with applications is undoubtedly required! Don’t necessarily set your sights on F1
immediately - working in other formulas (sportscars etc) can provide a very good
stepping-stone to F1 and the experience gained will be invaluable.
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 strong design office staff of teams
such as McLaren and Williams
would have constituted the
complete staff of some 1970s F1
teams.
So what do all these people do?
A Formula 1 team is unusual in that
it builds its own car as well as
racing it, this requires a large staff
with specialised experience and
skills. Thus an F1 team will have its
own CAD equipped design office,
its own research and development
department and facilities such as
a wind tunnel and dynamic test rig,
its own manufacturing facilities
including CNC multi-axis
machining equipment and
composite production and its own
race and test teams in addition to
the administrative staff required to
run the operation. Of a typical F1
team of 300 personnel, around
250 will be directly involved in the
engineering of the car through its
design, construction, development
and its being raced on the track.
What does a motorsport
engineer do?
The role of the engineer within a
motorsport organisation such as a
Formula 1 team encompasses a
wide range of responsibilities.
Below are three examples of the use
of engineering by an F1 team:
Design engineers see the design of
the car through from conceptual
discussions to the manufacture of
the finished car. They are
responsible for the design of major
items such as the carbonfibre
composite monocoque that forms
the main chassis structure, the
suspension systems, the
transmission and the electronic
and hydraulic systems required for
its operation, the cooling packages
for the engine and transmission,
the aerodynamic shaping of the
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Name: Charles Hodge (25)
Job Title: Design Engineer - Race Team,
Prodrive Ltd
Responsibilities: Detailed design of
racecar components and assemblies.
Degree undertaken and qualifications
achieved: B Eng. Automotive Engineering
What steps did you take to get in your current position:
• Learnt as many practical skills as possible by carrying out projects in my own time
(e.g. restoring a vintage Land Rover).
• Read everything I could get my hands on about motorsport technology.
• Build experience by joining local Motor club, and helping run and service rallycars for
other members. Go to race meetings / rallies with “eyes & ears open”
• Build & run my own rallycar, designing and making the components I couldn’t afford
to buy.
• Did an industrial placement year to gain experience
Why did you choose the motorsport industry: As the projects I would be working
on would be measured against the opposition on the race track or rally stage - winning
being the clearest indication of how well you’ve done.
• I wanted to work in a professional, dynamic team environment
• The motorsport industry is renowned for applying new technologies and delivering
projects on far tighter time-scales than any other industry, and as such regularly offers
new and varied challenges to the people who work in it.
Advice you would give to youngsters trying to get into Motorsport: At school
level, taking part in Formula Schools or the Greenpower events would be an excellent
challenge, and probably a more enjoyable learning environment than “normal” lessons!
• For engineers, a solid engineering degree plus an active role in Formula student (an
ideal opportunity to gain relevant experience) would provide a good combination of
academic and practical skills.
• Be relentless in building up as much practical experience as possible outside your
formal education. Be it helping at club level race teams, as a competitor, or running the
University karting team etc.
• The basics are the same as most professions, employers want good qualifications
from people who are keen, reliable, positive minded etc. The difference will be you’re
ability to perform well as part of a team, and how much effort you’re prepared to
contribute.
bodywork and wings among a host one of the most rewarding aspects
of other design projects of the design engineering process.
The design of a racecar is defined Working closely with the design
by a set of regulations aimed at department are the research and
limiting performance within development engineers. The work
limits of safety for competitors of the R&D department can an
and spectators. Optimising often does encompass the
performance within these limits is development and evaluation of
one of the greatest challenges faced new techniques and materials but
by the design team and when is also concerned with the refining
proven on the track by success is and optimisation of existing
technologies. For example,
reducing the external dimensions
and weight of a transmission case,
reducing friction and increasing
stiffness in suspension
installations, optimising the
efficiency of the aerodynamics of
the car.
After the car is built the race
engineering department gets to
work on it. The race engineers are
responsible for unleashing the
performance potential of the car.
To do this they must work closely
with the design and R&D
departments but more importantly
with the driver. Technical
interpretation is one of the key skills
of a race engineer. This being the
ability to understand the feedback
from the driver and the computer
data acquisition systems, interpret
the information and come up with
changes to improve the
performance of the car.
What are the requirements for a
career in motorsport engineering?
In addition to determination and
dedication a good degree pass in a
Name: Julian Baharie (28)
Job Title: Assistant Design Engineer,
M-Sport
Responsibilities: 3D Modelling of all
components for the Focus WRC, managing
& maintenance of the CAD systems.
Work experiences: General Engineering Apprenticeship,followed by work as a
Mechanical Fitter and Engineering Technician on Ship propulsion and gas transmission
systems. I joined M-Sport in 1999.
What steps did you take to get in your current position: Checking the specialised
press (e.g Autosport Magazine) every week for suitable openings
Advice you would give to youngsters trying to get into Motorsport: Never give
in, always have a persistent attitude. It took me 5 years to get a position within the
motorsport industry. Go as academically high as you possibly can.
relevant subject is essential, as is F1 teams, and many other
evident from the case studies motorsport organisations, typically
accompanying this article. require experience before taking on
Although a wide number of staff but for a graduate fresh out
universities offer courses in related of college this may be a challenge
sciences and engineering there has however many teams operate work
recently been an increasing trend placement schemes which allow
in universities offering specialised them to assess the potential of
motorsport engineering courses personnel before employing them.
some of which may offer practical
experience through participation in What are the rewards?
the Formula Student competition In addition to a competitive salary,
in the UK and similar competitions a career in motorsport engineering
in other countries. also provides opportunities to work
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 with cutting edge technologies and
techniques and offers the scope
for the development of
new technologies. Motorsport
engineering also allows individuals to
specialise in particular aspects of
engineering outside the scope of
regular industries and to develop and
refine ideas faster due to the
competitive nature of the sport. Last
but not least, a career in motorsport
engineering provides the opportunity
to compete with like minded
organisations and, if successful, to
be a part of a winning team.
Name: Matt Morris (27)
Job Title: Event Support Engineer - World Rally Championship, Cosworth Racing
Responsibilities: ‘In car’ mapping, performance improvement and day to day engine
logistics.
Degree undertaken and qualifications achieved: BEng (Hons) in Mechanical
Engineering - 2:1
Work experiences: Worked 15 months at Perkins Engines, Peterborough in the
Performance and Development department. This was my placement during my
Mechanical Engineering Degree.
What steps did you take to get in your current position: Applied to Cosworth
through their Graduate Recruitment Scheme. I spent the first 18 months on the Cosworth
Graduate Training Scheme. I then worked as a design and development engineer within
the Formula 1 project before moving to my current position.

What are the prospects?

The UK is the centre of the
international motorsport industry;
winning racing organisations
Name: Simon Cumberpatch (26)
throughout the world use the cars,
(pictured left)
components, products and services
supplied by it. It is an industry that Job Title: Design Engineer, Triple
employs 150,000 of which 30,000 Eight Race Engineering
are involved in engineering. Truly
Responsibilities: Mechanical
there are opportunities here like no
design and data analysis at race
other place in the world.
weekends for two cars

Degree undertaken and

qualifications achieved: BEng.
Name: Perry Cohn (34) Mechanical Engineering

Job Title: Senior Design Engineer, Jordan What steps did you take to get in
your current position: Writing to lots
Responsibilities: Liaison with Honda regarding engine installation and the design of
of companies within motorsport for
the oil and water systems. summer work etc. I eventually found work
out of motorsport, but in a design and
Degree undertaken and qualifications achieved: BEng in Mechanical Engineering,
development environment, which helped
MSc in Composite materials
me to get into motorsport later.
Work experiences:
Advice you would give to youngsters
Designer and team manager of University entry into Shell Mileage Marathon, for three
years. trying to get into Motorsport: Read
Designer on Sheep Shearing Robot lots of magazines on race engineering and
Designer for Clive Sinclair technology. Try to get involved whilst still
Race mechanic on Formula Renault and F3000 teams studying - anything to get a foot in the
Designer at McLaren door. Study hard - not just doing the work
given, try to actually understand what is
Installations Engineer at Stewart GP/Jaguar Racing
happening and try to relate it to a racecar
What steps did you take to get in your current position: It was a matter of situation. Never lose focus of where you
want to get to. Listen to people with
persevering until I got into design at McLaren.
experience. Learn from your mistakes.
Advice you would give to youngsters trying to get into Motorsport: Never give
up, and don’t be afraid to be different. Good advice for life, not just motorsport!

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 I
was born in Surrey England in
1933 and brought up in
Yorkshire. Left Grammar
School at 16 to work as a trainee
at a local Austin distributor which
increased the already great interest
in cars. At 18 joined the Royal Air
Force, qualified as a Navigator (in
Winnipeg), returning to the U.K.
for squadron duties. It was in this
period that the idea of building a
race car evolved and in 1955
started racing the first of four self-
built sports racing cars to the 750
& 1172 formulae of the 750 Motor
Club. The last of which, the
Warwick Mkll, was quite innovative
in that two bodies were used
enabling the car to take part in
Monoposto races as well as 1172.
In 1964, joined up with Richard
Groves Racing to help prepare and
drive a series of ex-works Austin
Healey Sprites in International long
distance races -not without
success. This period of activity
ended in 1970 when pressure of
work prohibited car preparation
and demanded attendance at F1
and Sports car races on business.
John B. Moore
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In 1956, joined Automotive
Products as a trainee
draughtsman, in the aircraft
landing gear division, attending
Technical College for ONC & HNC,
moving to the embryonic racing
equipment department two years
later. Shortly afterwards, under
supervision, designed the first
diaphragm spring, sintered metal
racing clutch range -which in
essence, is still in use today.
Progressed to lead the racing
equipment design section and then
moved to the Brake Division for
two years as one of the Chief
Product Engineers.
In 1968 was appointed manager of
A.P. Racing and led the
development of this business into
a strong position in Formula 1 with
the majority of teams using A.P.
brakes and all of them using A. P.
clutches, and with the added
benefit of moving the business
from loss into profit.
1974: moved to the Clutch
Division progressing to Chief
Engineer. Four years later was
asked to return to A.P. Racing as
General Manager. The advent of
turbo-charged F1 engines
considerably increased the loading
on both clutches and brakes and
forced the development of these
components and their materials.
In 1983 an offer to become
Managing Director of Alexander
Controls Ltd. a solenoid valve
manufacturer was accepted. A year
later, as a diversification, the first
Alcon brakes were designed,
produced and supplied (to Audi).
By 1991, the diversification had
grown in size to the point where it
needed to be split from its parent
and so Alcon Components Limited
was formed as a subsidiary of the
Concentric Group. As Alcon
progressed, it developed a
reputation for service and product
innovation. Its 12 piston brake
calipers being typical of the forward
thinking approach. Alcon’s strong
position in the U.S. market became
supported by Alcon USA.
At the end of 1998, handed over as
Managing Director to Alistair
Fergusson and at the same time
participated in buying the company
from the Concentric Group.
Looking back on my career, I feel
that I was fortunate to be in the right
place at the right time (and to have
a father who occasionally pushed
me when it was needed). I had a
‘feel’ for mechanical things, helped
as a child by a Mecano set and later,
a bicycle which I rebuilt and
developed into a useful sports bike.
I had a great enthusiasm for cars
and driving and when I realised that
the 750 M.C. provided a means for
the impecunious of getting on to a
racing track, I had to do it. ‘Special
building’ in the fifties and sixties was
the foundation on which the UK
Motorsport Industry was built. For
me, it taught me many skills and I
was pleased that each ‘special’ was
better than its predecessor. It also
taught me to be focused (single
minded), so that almost everything
was secondary to working on ‘the
car’. This determination was to help
when it came to building a business
-and brought the results.
It was helpful as a component
engineer, to have racing experience
in that the design objectives
John were
B. Moore
clearer, drivers’ feedback was
understandable and the teams had
confidence in my suggestions.
Perhaps this guide will inspire you to
get a career in Motorsport and will
help you to get into the right places
at the right time. Alcon, whilst not
always flush with vacancies, like any
other Motorsport business, is
constantly on the look out for
inspired engineers that have what it
takes to be a success. With all the
resources and programmes available
today, there is no reason why that
should not be you. Good Luck!
John B. Moore,
Founder & Director of Alcon
Components Limited
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 Motorsport Manufacturing
It has been estimated that UK
motorsport industry employs
around 150,000 people, many
of whom are involved in
manufacturing. For the right
individual, good career opportunities
exist within the industry, which plays
a crucial role in maintaining the
British dominance of motorsport.
The fact that between 1983 and
1998 every FIA Formula 1
Constructors Championship world
championship was won by a British
built car and that seven of the
twelve teams aiming to take part
in the 2002 Formula 1 World
Championship are based in the
Britain is a reflection of the pre-
eminence of the UK motorsport
industry. But a similar situation
also exists outside of Formula 1.
From the novice racing categories
upwards, a majority of the key
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players are British based. The
market leading Formula Ford car,
the Van Diemen, is built in Britain.
Since the mid-1990s Formula 3 has
been dominated by Italian built
Dallara cars but before this time
British constructors such as Ralt
and Reynard played a major role.
Indeed Ralt is aiming to make a
comeback to the class in 2002. The
UK company Lola builds the
Formula 3000 spec chassis and
across the Atlantic the CART
Champcar series is dominated by
British built Lola and Reynard cars.
For the design and build of its 2002
Le Mans prototype sports car the
General Motors Cadillac brand
motorsport managers assigned the
project to a British company.
And the British dominance is not
limited to cars alone. Cosworth
Racing, which designed and built
the 1994 F1 world championship
winning Ford engine and Ilmor
Engineering which designed and
built the 1998 and 1999 F1 title
winning Mercedes Benz engines are
also British companies and there
are numerous other competition
engine builders in the UK,
Almost without exception all of
these teams, car and engine
builders are located within the UK’s
Motorsport Valley. This is an area
centred on the Silverstone race
circuit but also within a 130 mile
(210 kilometre) radius of virtually
every product and service necessary
for the design and production of a
racing car – from humble nuts and
bolts to brakes to fuel cells to space
age materials. Located within
Motor Racing Valley is a network
of companies that supply the UK
motor sport industry with such
 BRM. The venture was intended to
Name: Kevin Berry (29)
promote British technology and
Job Title: Race Engineer, Triple Eight Race ingenuity, qualities that had been
Engineering well demonstrated during World
War II. Although the BRM project
Responsibilities: Management of one race was initially a failure it was the
car. This includes: defining setup at factory,
forerunner of a number of more
working with the driver at the track to develop
set-up, data acquisition and analysis, mechanical design work and component and successful efforts. Vanwall became
system rig testing. the first British winner of the
Formula 1 constructors
Degree undertaken and qualifications achieved: BEng Mechanical Engineering championship in 1958, and was
Work experiences: Mechanic / engineer on F2000 & Vauxhall Lotus race cars. Training promptly followed by Cooper,
road car develoment engineers in evaluation techniques.
BRM and Lotus. A dominance of
racing car construction was
What steps did you take to get in your current position: Gain as much experience established that continues to this
as possible, Organise a C.V. that really sells my strongest points. day.
Advice you would give to youngsters trying to get into Motorsport: Get some At the top levels of motorsport,
experience at whatever level you can. Get a good Engineering degree and focus on relevant such as Formula 1 teams and
areas. E.g. Design, mechanics, materials, CAE, Vehicle Dynamics. commercial racecar constructors,
many of the manufacturing
products and services which places governing body of motorsport. processes including metal
them within a few hours drive of Thirty years ago he was one of the
fabrication, machining, composite
the customer. original partners in March, a
production and suchlike are carried
company that introduced a whole
A concentration of facilities such out in-house. The budgets available
new approach to the manufacture
as this exists nowhere else in the
and marketing of racing cars.
world. This is one of the primary
March, however was simply a
reasons for the UK’s central Name: Alex Brown (20)
tradition it can be argued that had
position in the world’s motor
its roots in the immediate post war Job Title: Apprentice, Renault F1
racing industry and the assertion of
period of the late 1940s and the
FIA president Max Mosley’s that: Responsibilities: To produce machined
early 1950s.
parts for the Formula 1 Car.
“The existence of a whole
In the 1950s when the Formula 1
infrastructure of companies with Levels attained: 12 GCSEs; ‘A’ level - 3
world championship began, Grand
motor racing as their core business passes; ‘AS’ level - 1 pass
Prix cars were made in Italy and
means that anyone who wants to set
painted red. In response and in a Work experiences: Mechanic at fathers
up a team has to come to Britain.”
spirit of national endeavour a car dealership; 1 week at TWR Arrows F1
Mosley speaks with authority and number of British companies came
What steps did you take to get in
not only as the president of the together to build a challenger, the
your current position: Applied to
motorsports companies for a sponsorship
through University. After an interview I was
told about the Modern Apprenticeship and
decided that this was more me. So applied
for interviews again with this in mind.

Advice you would give to youngsters

trying to get into Motorsport: ‘A’ levels
can be good for college course but the
apprenticeship gives me the real skills that
are needed. Previous practical work and
good knowledge of materials and the
business goes down well in the interview.

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 to a Formula 1 team allow them to host of outside suppliers and sub- design and manufacture of complete
maintain manufacturing facilities contractors. These companies offer systems and career prospects within
which include CNC multi-axis a range of services from machining, this wider sector are better simply
machining equipment, composite to material treatments, to because of the larger number of
production departments complete component fabrication, to the companies involved.
with autoclave curing facilities and
in-house treatment and coating
capabilities. There are career
openings within these organisations,
and other race teams involved in
classes such as Formula 3, touring
car racing, sportscar racing and
rallying, but the relatively small
number of them can make for limited
opportunities. However the
technologies involved in modern
motorsport are so diverse and
sophisticated that these
organisations are also reliant on a

A prime example of one of these

Name: Spencer Ford (28) companies is Xtrac Motorsport
Transmissions. Since the 1980s it
Job Title: Production Engineer, Xtrac Ltd has been a leading supplier of
gearboxes, differentials, gears, and
Responsibilities: To provide manufacturing advice and support to the design engineers.
I then create routings and design tooling to manufacture their designs. driveshafts to teams, constructors
and manufacturers involved in
Courses followed: BTEC HNC in Mechanical & Manufacturing. many classes of motorsport. It
supplies gearbox internals, gears
Work experiences: Apprenticeship in manual & CNC in the aerospace environment,
followed by programming, setting & operating CNC milling & turning machines. Applied and driveline components to
for a position within the drawing office as a production engineer 2 years ago. During several Formula 1 teams including
my time as an apprentice I won four prizes for my work in manufacturing competition. BAR, Jaguar, McLaren and
Williams, its designs and supplies
What steps did you take to get in your current position: Starting work in aerospace gearboxes and internals for the
helped a lot, as the technology is similar. I then developed contact with people in the Reynard cars running in the CART
industry.
Champcar series, it supplies the
Why did you choose the motorsport industry: I have always being interested in spec gearboxes for the Indy Racing
cars and watched motor racing on TV from the age of 10. Once my Dad took me to my League, the German DTM series
first motor race at the aged of 12, I was hooked and was very keen to work within an and the British Touring Car
area that was effectively my hobby. Championship, it also supplies
gearboxes for sports car racing
Advice you would give to youngsters trying to get into Motorsport: I think it
depends on which route you take from school, I can only give advice on how I achieved
teams including the factory
my aims. The aerospace industry has always been closely linked with motorsport and I Bentley and Cadillac cars and for
found the training and knowledge that I gained in this environment was invaluable. I a number of World Rally
spent 6 years at technical college during my apprenticeship and working for my second Championship teams including
employer and this set me in good stead for the future by backing my practical skills with the works Ford cars.
academic knowledge. I also built a Kit car, which allowed me to lean other skills and However Xtrac is just one of more
gain additional knowledge. Not only from a practical viewpoint but from a design aspect
than a hundred companies offering
where a designed and manufactured a number of parts for the car. This continued for
a number of years as I continued to developed the car. I think it is also helpful to learn specialist skills. Other examples are
about what goes on in the industry by reading associated magazines such as Autosport AP Racing which manufactures
and Race Tech. and supplies braking components
and clutches, Docking which

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Name: Ben Brown (21)
Job Title: Welder/Fabricator, Arrows F1
Responsibilities: Weld and Fabricate
components for the F1 car.
Levels attained: Motorsport Modern
Apprenticeship
What steps did you take to get in
your current position: A friend found
out about the course from writing off to
F1 teams. I then applied for a course at
Rycotewood college.
Advice you would give to youngsters
trying to get into Motorsport: Be
prepared for lots of hard work and
pressure. Motorsport needs total
commitment because there are many late
nights and long hours involved.
fabricates and supplies radiators,
DPS which manufacturers
and supplies advanced
composite components, Dynamic
Suspensions which manufactures
and supplies suspensions dampers,
Good Fabrications which makes
and supplies exhaust systems,
Goodridge which manufactures
and supplies hoses and fitting,
Premier which manufactures and
supplies fuel cells and system
components, SPA Design which
manufactures and supplies a range
of products that include on board
fire extinguishers and aerofoils,
Willans which makes and supplies
safety harness systems and Zeus
which carries out casting and
foundry work.
What are the requirements
for a career in motorsport
manufacturing?
As in any career determination and
dedication are required. The level
of entry into manufacturing can be
Name: Craig Irvine (18)
Job Title: Modern Apprentice/Machinist, Reynard Motorsport Ltd
Responsibilities: Manual machinist
Work experiences: Alan Docking F3 Race team; two weeks work experience;
BTCC Vauxhall - half a season
determined by educational
achievements. A degree in a
relevant subject is very useful, but
as is evident from the case studies
accompanying this article, not
essential. BTEC, NVQ, A-level and
GCSE results will likely be taken
into account but practical
experience and, perhaps even an
apprenticeship, in which aptitude
and skill were proven can count as
much as qualifications.
F1 teams, and many other
motorsport organisations, typically
require experience before taking on
staff but for a graduate fresh out
of college this may be a challenge
however many teams operate work
placement schemes which allow
them to assess the potential of
personnel before employing them.
What are the rewards?
In addition to that of a
competitive salary, a career
in motorsport manufacturing also
provides opportunities to work with

What steps did you take to get in your current position: Wrote lots of
letters to race teams to see who would be interested.

Name: Ben Cairns (21)

Job Title: Apprentice Fabricator/welder, Reynard
Responsibilities: TIG weld components
Levels attained: GNVQ Advanced Engineering
What steps did you take to get in your current position: Applied to
companies via my college, who do alot of Motorsport courses.

Advice you would give to youngsters trying to get into Motorsport:

Show enthusiasm and a knowledge of motorsport.

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 Name: Ian Jones (20) (pictured right)
Job Title: Motorsports Manufacturing Apprentice - Fabrication, Arrows F1 Team
Responsibilities: Fabricate and weld all relevant components on an F1 car.
Pressure testing water/oil systems.

Work experiences: Four years practical work experience working as a mechanic

for a Kawasaki main dealer

What steps did you take to get in your current position: Applied to many
colleges and universities running motorsports course. Then applied to many racing
teams/companies for a position as an apprentice.

Advice you would give to youngsters trying to get into Motorsport: The
motorsport industry is accessible to anyone with a big ambition, and positive mental
Name: Robert Wheldon (19)
attitude. He who dares, wins!
Job Title: Apprentice Race Mechanic, J.S.
Motorsports

cutting edge technologies and
techniques and offers the scope for
the development of new
technologies. Like Motorsport
engineering, manufacturing also
allows individuals to specialise in
particular aspects of manufacturing
outside the scope of regular industries
and to develop and refine ideas faster
due to the provides the opportunity
to compete with like minded
organisations and if successful to be
a part of a winning team.
What are the prospects?
The UK is the centre of the
international motorsport industry;
winning racing organisations
throughout the world uses the
cars, components, products and
servicessupplied by it. With
an employment pool of 150,000
people truly there are
opportunities here like no other
place in the world.
Responsibilities: Day to day running of
the Alfa 117 touring cars.
What steps did you take to get in
your current position: Wrote out my
CV and sent off to most motorsport
companies in the surrounding area. Also
went to some race meetings handing out
my CV, where I got an interview with J.S.M
and got my current job.
Advice you would give to youngsters
trying to get into Motorsport: Think
about whether or not it is really what you
want to do - it isn’t as glamorous as it
sounds and can involve long working
hours. If it is what you want to do, don’t
be put off by not getting the first job you
apply for, its not the easiest industry to
get into.

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Name: Lee Stevinson (17)
Job Title: Apprentice Race Mechanic, Jordan Grand Prix
Responsibilities: Machine shop. Name: Jane Shaen Carter (20)
What steps did you take to get in your current position: I did my work experience (pictured left)
at Jordan Grand Prix for 3 weeks but went on to do approximately 10 weeks. They wrote Job Title: Harness Technician, F1
me a letter offering me a job if I got my GCSE results and I did and got the job. Systems
Why did you choose the motorsport industry: I have worked in a normal car
Responsibilities: Hand assembly
garage and found it boring. So I thought that the motorsport industry would be more
of wiring harnesses and assemblies
exciting and different.
to high quality standards.
Advice you would give to youngsters trying to get into Motorsport: I would tell
Levels attained: GCSE
youngsters trying to get into motorsport that they should do it for work experience for
school to get their ‘foot in the door’. In school half-term and summer holidays ask the Other qualifications/
company if you can do some free work for them, getting your face recognised around
programmes: In-house training
the factory. When you have finished school, enquire what to do to apply for the job.
What steps did you take to get
in your current position: Job
centre and sent in my CV and
covernote. Passed first interview and
selection interviews.

Advice you would give to

youngsters trying to get into
Motorsport: Do not give up;
academic qualifications are not
everything; you need determination;
a strong desire to do your best;
practical skills and an interest in
motorsport because of the long
hours required.

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 Pole Position with a Brunel University degree
Brunel University has a great
tradition of producing engineering
graduates who go on to work in
performance engineering
applications such as motorsport.
The new programme of study in
Motorsport Engineering has grown
out of this experience. The BEng
(Hons) and MEng courses aim to
produce graduates who have a
rigorous and traditional academic
education coupled with a well-
developed appreciation of the
highly competitive and commercial
nature of this specialist and fast-
moving industry.
Course content concentrates on
the fundamental mechanical
engineering subjects such as maths
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and engineering science, but with
the focus always on the application
of knowledge in the motorsport
field. Existing courses in Mechanical
Engineering at Brunel are accredited
by the IMechE and this course has
been designed to meet their
requirements for accreditation.
However, this does not mean that
it is all theory. Students will have
the opportunity to take part in the
Formula Student competition. The
Brunel Racing team has been
involved in the competition from
its start in the UK and has won two
first prizes.
Brunel also has a long history of
providing ‘sandwich’ courses. The
BEng (Hons) course can be
undertaken in three years, or four
with a one-year placement in
industry. The MEng can be
completed in four years, or five
with a placement. Brunel students
have worked with companies such
as Lotus, Reynard, Gordon
Spooner, Prodrive, Jaguar, Ford,
Brunel Racing 2001
Thermograph of a combustion chamber
Rover, Visteon and TVR. Learning
about the business is thus
complimented by highly prized
experience, which makes Brunel
graduates attractive not only to
recruiters in motorsport but all
areas of industry and commerce.
Some of our students also enter
research. The Department of
Mechanical Engineering was
awarded a 5 in the 2001 Research
Assessment Exercise, making it one
of the top departments in the
country. Areas of research relevant
to motorsport include IC engine
development, complex and
composite materials and
processing technologies.
The courses are challenging and
entry to the course requires
strength in maths and physics.
However, for those without the
prerequisite qualifications an
alternative route may be available
through Brunel’s Foundations of
Engineering programme.
More information can be obtained
on the website:
www.brunel.ac.uk/courses/ug/
M/MSPTENG.shtml
Ask specific questions by email to:
me-ug-admissions@brunel.ac.uk
or call us on 01895 203211
Cambridge University
1. Education
A four year masters degree course in
engineering (MEng) and a separate
Manufacturing Engineering degree
option (final 2 years).
The aim of the first two years of the
MEng is:
• To develop a sound
understanding of the
fundamentals of engineering
science across a broad range of
engineering disciplines;
• To acquire basic skills in
modelling and analysis and the
ability to solve straight forward
technical problems;
• To acquire basic design skills and
the ability to create simple
engineering designs using a multi-
disciplinary approach;
• To develop an awareness of the
international role of the engineer,
and the responsibilities of
engineers in economic, social and
environmental matters;
• To develop practical skills and the
ability to conduct and evaluate
experiments;
• To create and evaluate computer
software;
• To develop communication
skills, both oral and written;
• To develop co-operative skills
through group and teamwork
activities;
• To acquire basic study skills, and
to develop independence of
learning;
• To develop a responsible and
professional attitude.
In the third and fourth years the
students will:
• specialise in considerable depth
in a chosen area of engineering;
• acquire up-to-date knowledge
and understanding of theory and
practice in a chosen area of
engineering, in an atmosphere
informed by research;
• continue to develop skills in
modelling, analysis and problem-
solving;
• develop creativity, synthesis and
design skills, and the ability to
create engineering design
solutions;
• design and evaluate experiments
and computer software;
• continue to develop
communication, teamwork,
management and leadership
skills;
• develop an awareness of the
international role of the engineer;
• develop the facility for
independent learning, open-
mindedness, and the spirit of
critical enquiry;
• develop the ability to tackle
unforeseen technical and
management demands, and to
apply new technologies in novel
situations with confidence and
competence;
• develop their full potential as
innovators and future leaders in
industry, the professions, public
service, academic teaching and
research.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
studentships by research in all
branches of engineering, including
motorsport related subjects.
There are no special course relating
to the motorsport sector but of the
250 or so final year students
typically 10-20 carry out final year
projects (for 50% of final year
credit) in automotive related areas.
2. Research
Projects undertaken in engine related
research used to be restricted to
emission measurement and emission
control and have been confined to one
particular international company.
A spin-off company, Cambustion Ltd,
is now a significant supplier of high-
frequency engine emissions
equipment. New research (joint with
the Control Engineering Group) is
aiming to produce enhanced robust
engine control algorithms.
Other research activities embrace
active suspensions, engine control
algorithms, in-car speech
recognition, lubrication and gears,
composites, opto-electronics, in-
car electronics, aerodynamics
(both experimental and
computational) and vehicle-
pavement interaction.
Research undertaken is confined to
these area and the undergraduate
courses focus on these aspects of
automotive engineering courses.
Contact: Dr M D MacLeod
Tel: (44) (0) 1223 332 623
Position: Director of Research
Fax: (44) (0) 1223 332 662
E-mail address:
director-of-researching.cam.ac.uk
Website:
http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/
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 The Clemson University Motorsports Program
The Clemson Motorsports program
was initiated in June of 1994, and
formally announced in November of
1994. Numerous projects have been
undertaken with NHRA,
Professional Sports Car Racing, and
NASCAR Winston Cup race teams
in the areas of aerodynamics,
simulation, vehicle kinematics,
vehicle dynamics and data
acquisition. This research is done by
graduate and undergraduate
students, directed by faculty
members from mechanical
engineering, marketing,
management, and
communications. By 2001, 38
Masters or PhD students, 7
undergraduates, and a Fullbright
scholar have passed through this
exciting program; 17 of which were
quickly grabbed by NASCAR
Winston Cup, Busch Grand
National or Championship Auto
Racing teams. Another 50+ students
are currently pursuing their degrees.
The Clemson Motorsports
Program is unique in that in
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addition to the faculty professors,
a full time Institute Director and
a full time Industry Liaison
are continuously pursuing
opportunities for motorsports
related research projects and
student activities and placements
within the motor racing industry.
Clemson’s Motorsports Program is
about education with a purpose.
Student learning is combined with
the practical application of this
knowledge. This includes the active
transfer of knowledge and
technology between the university
and professionals in motorsports
and automotive related fields.
Clemson’s mission is to assist
manufacturers, suppliers and race
teams with engineering skills,
utilizing the latest technological
tools and methods. The Clemson
Motorsports Engineering students
follow a traditional curriculum in
mechanical engineering, with
added emphasis on vehicle
dynamics, aerodynamics,
structural analysis and
experimentation (test planning and
methodology, data acquisition and
analysis), and engine performance.
The goal of Clemson’s
Motorsports Program is for each
graduate student to complete a
project as a consulting engineer
with a specific team or company.
Highly qualified undergraduates
having excellent academic
engineering credentials, a strong
work ethic, and a passion for
motorsports, are invited to assist
our graduate students in research,
or on specific projects. As part of
the Bachelor of Science mechanical
engineering program, students can
pursue an emphasis in Automotive
Engineering during their junior and
senior years, while participating in
numerous extracurricular
motorsports activities at any time.
This option is open to any
undergraduate mechanical
engineering student. However as a
result of the great demand for this
program, the extracurricular
activities are sometimes limited.
Motor Sport at Coventry University
A career in motorsport can start in
many different ways, but for
someone aiming to work in the
engineering of the next generation
of competition vehicles, a degree
course at Coventry University is a
good place to start. Coventry has a
proud tradition of producing high
quality graduate engineers who are
in demand from Industry, with
many going on to achieve success
with British motorsport teams. Our
degree course in Motorsport
Engineering builds on that tradition,
applying educational best practice
to the competitive rigours which the
sport places on young engineers. It
is specifically aimed at highly
motivated, practically-minded
students who are determined to be
at the forefront of technology and
who enjoy the focus of competition.
Students will study advanced
materials and new manufacturing
technologies, use the lastest
industry-standard computer
software for optimising
performance, and get the chance
to join one of our own race teams.
We can also offer the opportunity
to work alongside some of the
most successful engineers in
Motorsport, through our
scholarship and training schemes.
Our extensive in-house facilities
include wind tunnels, engine test
labs, fluid dynamics labs,
manufacturing labs, component
testing labs, design studios,
computer-aided-engineering
suites, workshops and race team
build areas.
Our teaching staff are
experienced and enthusiastic
about motorsport, having been
involved in designing, building
and competing themselves. Our
range of contacts in the sport and
its surrounding industry is
extensive, and this in turn helps
students build their own network
of contacts.
For us this course is the logical
development of a long history in
automotive engineering which few
rival institutions can match. For you
it could be the start of an exciting
career at the forefront of technology.
The University’s entry into the
Formula Student competition
began in 2000, and continued in
2001 with a novel chassis design
which caught the eye of the judges
and the media alike. The team is
fast building a reputation for
innovation and challenging
conventional thinking.
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 Career Acceleration at Cranfield
Cranfield University has worked
with leading motorsport teams
for many years. Its wind tunnels,
composites laboratory, engine
test beds, vehicle dynamics and
CFD groups support motorsport
companies in their pursuit of
excellence. Additionally, the
Cranfield Impact Centre not
only evaluates competition
vehicles’ structures it develops
microelectronics systems for
racing cars.
Since October 2000 Cranfield has
been running a postgraduate
course dedicated to motorsport
engineering and management. The
MSc seeks to develop students with
first degrees such as mechanical
engineering for a career in
motorsport. Career paths beyond
the MSc include race engineering,
competition vehicle design, sales
and technical management.
Funded through an EPSRC
initiative the Cranfield MSc
programme represents a
partnership between academia and
the motorsport sector. The course
is managed through a steering
committee that is chaired by Sir
Jackie Stewart OBE and includes
Cranfield’s visiting professor
Adrian Reynard and former
Cranfield student Pat Symonds of
Benetton. The BRDC, MIA, AMRA
and the MSA all support the
Cranfield Motorsport initiative.
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Students undertake a series of
modules taught by academics and
motorsport practitioners including
Sir Jackie Stewart and Jane Gilham
of Xtrac. Modules cover motorsport
materials, electronics, structures,
computing, aerodynamics, CFD,
power train, vehicle dynamics and
the business side of motorsport.
Students interact with Cranfield’s
associate drivers such as Michael
Mallock and Rick Pearson.
The group design project is
supported by Prodrive. The group
projects embrace the key
components of the course
including project and financial
management as well as technical
issues such as design engineering,
materials’ selection and
manufacturing. The students work
in teams, making presentations of
their design work to an audience
comprised of motorsport figures.
Companies often support
individual thesis projects. Last
year’s projects were backed by:
• Nissan Motorsport
• Reynard
• Pilbeam
• Dallara
• Zip
• Promatecme
• Team Avanti
• Alan Docking Racing
• Rowan Racing
• RML
• Prodrive
• K-Tech
Thesis projects ranged from race
engineering to materials selection,
aerodynamics and CFD
evaluations.
Cranfield attracts a number of
motorsport professionals who
undertake the MSc on a part-time
basis or attend individual modules
for specific training purposes.
Currently Cranfield has students
from Prodrive, AP Racing and BAR.
Numbers on the full-time course are
restricted to around 20 per year so
graduates have a genuine chance of
securing employment at the end of
their MSc in September. Cranfield’s
first cohort of postgraduate
motorsport students completed
their MSc programmes in September
2001. Already many are going onto
careers with leading companies
such as BAR, McLaren, Prodrive,
Xtrac, Performance Friction, Team
Avanti, Carlin, GTEC, Maxsym,
Pilbeam and Reynard.
There are funding opportunities such
as EPSRC MTP Studentships and
MSA Scholarships. Competition for
the limited number of awards is high.
Full-time students compete for
trophies and prizes awarded by Sir
Jackie Stewart, Adrian Reynard,
Prodrive and the BRDC.
More information on the Cranfield
MSc Motorsport Engineering
and Management is available
on the web at:
www.motorsport.cranfield.ac.uk
You can email:
motorsport@cranfield.ac.uk
or call the Cranfield Motorsport
Group hotline on:
+44 (0) 1234 754902
Motorsports Engineering Education at Durham
Durham is England’s third oldest
university, with excellent research,
teaching and leisure facilities.
The Durham degree is designed to
provide an unusually broad
engineering education that prepares
graduates to meet the challenges of
almost any engineering career
including motorsports engineering.
Durham graduates include Peter
Elleray ( Chief Engineer on the
Bentley Le Mans programme) and
Anthony Ryan ( Aerodynamicist
with Renault F1 ).
Many of the innovations in race car
engineering have come from
external sources such as the
aerospace industry and that is one
reason why we do not offer a
specifically motorsports degree
option but instead provide an
education within a wider
engineering context. Course
options that have a direct relevance
to motorsport include
aerodynamics, structural analysis,
control, electronics, information
systems and dynamics. Members
of the teaching staff have direct
experience of race car R&D
including F1, sports cars and
Champ cars. For many of our
students the high point of their
course is the final year project. This
is an individual project chosen by
the student to match his/her
selected final year course options.
For students looking forward to a
career in motorsport the project
provides an opportunity to
demonstrate their potential and, in
many cases, to interact with a
racing car manufacturer or team.
Our industrial partners have
included Arrows, Lola, Reynard
and TWR and some recent project
topics have included :-
• The aerodynamic
characteristics of a BTCC car
• Statistical techniques for the
optimisation of race car
aerodynamics
• Advanced laptime
performance simulation
• Wind tunnel telemetry system
• F1 front wing development
At the time of writing plans are well
developed to provide summer
vacation placements with an
F1team. It is anticipated that up to
three places will be available and
these will be offered to students on
the M.Eng. course who are
completing their second year of
study. A student who performs
particularly well during the
placement may be offered the
opportunity to experience a full
year working with the team
between the third and fourth years
of their course.
Two degree options are available;
a 4-year M.Eng. degree and a
3-year B.Eng. Typical entry grades
for the M.Eng. course are AAB/
ABB at GCE ‘A’ level or equivalent
grades from other international
or national examinations. Further
details of our courses are available
from our web site at
www.dur.ac.uk/engineering
Automotive technology is not
limited to our undergraduate
courses. Applications are welcome
from UK, EU and international
students wishing to embark upon
higher degrees by research. M.Sc.
and Ph.D. students have access to
excellent facilities including our new
40% scale automotive wind tunnel
and advanced software for many
relevant disciplines including CFD,
structural analysis, control systems
and design. Further information on
automotive research may be found
at www.dur.ac.uk/car
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 Motor sports opportunities at Farnborough
College of Technology
Farnborough College of
Technology has a strong record of
success within the area of
Automotive Engineering, offering
students the opportunity to
develop their knowledge and skills
in preparation for careers in the
motor industry. Motor Sports is
one of the key areas of interest and
in response to growing demand the
College now offers two courses
which are specifically focused on
the Motor Sports Industry.
Our new Foundation Degree in
Automotive Engineering with
Motor Sports is one of the first of
its kind and has attracted students
from both the UK and abroad.
This two-year degree course
provides students with a
professional education and
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training programme in Automotive teaching and practical hands on
Engineering and is specifically experience with the emphasis very
designed for those with an interest much on the Motor Sports side of
in Motor Sports. The programme the industry.
covers a wide range of areas
including design, vehicle In addition to a wide range of
aerodynamics, advanced contacts with the Automotive
engineering technology, materials Industry, the College owns a racing
and quality assurance. A major mini and connections with a
component of the course is a 15- successful MG racing team. One
week work placement where of our lecturers, John Devine runs
students can put their knowledge two saloon cars in the MGOC
into practice and gain experience Championship, which consists of
of the realities of the workplace. 12 races a year, at such famous
circuits as Silverstone, Brands
Over the years, the college has Hatch, and Donnington Park. As
established strong relationships with part of the College involvement, the
a wide range of contacts within the cars are often seen in the workshop
motor industry. Our students take where students have a chance for
advantage of these links throughout some hands on training. Students
the course, visiting vehicle and are also often to be seen cheering
component manufacturers, spending the team on at race meetings
time on work around the country.
placements and
becoming involved Some past students have
with racing teams. progressed into Formula 1, and
On successful one of our Automotive Students,
completion of the Aaron Stroud, recently embarked
two year Foundation on a career in professional
Degree students motorsports. He has completed
have the knowledge successful test drives of a Formula
and experience to Renault racing car at Silverstone,
obtain placements Donnington Park and Snetterton
in industry or can go race circuits. Aaron’s ambition is
on to further study to become a Formula 1 racing
to gain a BSc driver within five years.
Honours degree.
For further information on
Motor sports or Automotive
For younger
Engineering Courses please
students, we run a
contact Farnborough College of
National Diploma
Technology, Boundary Road,
in Motor Sports.
Farnborough, Hants GU14 6SB.
This two-year
course is aimed at Tel: 01252 407040
16 year olds and e mail: info@farn-ct.ac.uk
provides a mixture check out the website:
of classroom http://www.farn-ct.ac.uk
Automotive Engineering with
Motorsport at Hertfordshire
The University of Hertfordshire has a great Motorsport
pedigree - in teaching, sandwich placements, Formula
Student and job placement. A final year student from
“I have known that Engineering was ‘my thing’ from an early age
& I determined to work in Motorsport. The opportunity to work
at Vic Lee Racing straight out of University was not to be missed.
To be part of a team that competes in the British Touring Car
Championship has been a dream come true. I owe most of my
accomplishments to gaining a balance between academic
qualifications and practical experience. Motorsport is a tough career
that requires a great deal of dedication but the atmosphere,
adrenaline rush and daily challenges make it the most fantastic
buzz you just can’t get anywhere else!”
Claire Timms, from East Sussex, graduated in 2001 with a 2:1
Honours degree and now works for as a Data Analyst Project
Engineer for Vic Lee Racing Ltd.
2001 has just been placed with Jordan Formula 1 and
testimonies from other recent students include:
“The degree course at the University of Hertfordshire provided an
excellent grounding in the theoretical and practical side of
engineering. The course also enabled me to spend a placement year
at TVR Engineering Ltd.
My final year project was as part of the Formula Student Team,
helping to design the chassis. This gave me a valuable chance to
apply all I had learned. This project is also a great way to learn to
work as part of a real team.
If I were choosing my University again, I would have no hesitation
in choosing Hertfordshire once more. It has excellent facilities and
keen staff who will help you become whatever you want to be.”
Nick Brown from Essex who graduated in 1999 with a first-
class Honours and now works for British American Racing.

Getting the Balance Right
In its course design the University
works hard to get the balance
right between academic and
practical study. The aim is to
enable you to graduate as a well-
rounded engineer, able to
demonstrate good presentation
and team skills alongside your
engineering knowledge.
The Motorsport industry expects
the highest standards in practical
and academic engineering and UH
can provide this. The faculty is
proud of its achievements in
Formula student listed below:
UH Motorsport Pedigree in
Formula Student
• UK/European Class 1 Winners
2000
• 4th Best UK team in 2001 with
£1000 in prizes
• 5th Overall in Formula SAE
Australia 2001 - Melbourne
Australia
UH students in 2001 achieved a
maximum 100% mark from the UK
design judges for their engineering
drawings. In Australia the UH
team scored 144/150 for their centre houses 1600 study places
design presentation and 73.5/75 and includes 800 computer
for their business plan workstations. It is open seven days
presentation. Overall the UH a week, 24 hours a day to enable
team came second in the ‘static’ late night completion of
events which also included costing assignments! Close to both St.
and manufacturing feasibility. Albans and London, UH combines
This provides great evidence of the the best of campus life with the
ability of UH students to convenience of the city.
effectively communicate their
For further information please
work and experience.
contact:
Studying at UH Admissions Office
Should you chose to study at University of Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire the location is College Lane, Hatfield,
excellent. The Hatfield campus is Herts AL10 9AB
large and self-contained, including Tel: 01707 284800
accommodation, playing fields, Fax: 01707 284870
sports facilities, teaching and social email: admissions@herts.ac.uk
areas. The new learning resource http://www.feis.herts.ac.uk
Courses on offer include:
• MEng Automotive Engineering - 4 yrs full-time, 5 years sandwich
• BEng Honours Automotive Engineering - 3 yrs full-time, 4 years
sandwich
• BSc Honours Automotive Technology with Management - 3 yrs
full-time, 4 years sandwich
Both the MEng and BEng schemes have Motorsport options and
students can apply for a final year project as part of the Formula
Student team.

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 Motorsports Vehicle Dynamics
at Kingston University
Rationale behind the
course
There is a growing need for race
engineers who can communicate
effectively with their engineers and
race mechanics in order to maximise
the driveability of a vehicle. A large
number of existing race engineers
have good practical experience.
However, few of these have a
theoretical deep knowledge of how
changes to a particular system will
impact on the overall vehicle
dynamics. The rationale is to
develop a new breed of well-
educated race engineers that can
make informed judgements leading
to faster development times,
improved products and maximising
the potential of a vehicle at all levels
within the industry.
Aim
The aim of this Masters Degree is to
arm the race engineer with a practical
and theoretical understanding of the
principles and issues that give
motorsport vehicles a competitive
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advantage. The MSc programme
will consist of deep-knowledge
motorsport vehicle modules,
practical race car set up, evaluation
and driver testing modules and an
individual project module. The long-
term view is that the motorsport
industry would recognise this course
as a qualification required for race
engineer positions.
Perceived Market
This MSc is primarily (though not
exclusively) designed to fully
prepare anyone who wishes to
pursue a career as a race engineer/
vehicle test driver. The MSc will
provide a suitable balance of
practical and theoretical study into
the static and dynamic handling
characteristics of motorsport
vehicles. It will also provide an
insight to the latest technical
advancements in vehicle dynamics.
Involvement from Lotus
Lotus cars would deliver the driver
training element of the Degree and
race-car preparation at Hethel. The
driver training and individual
project will provide the students
with an opportunity to use their
knowledge in an applied way, there
by providing a total experience
from underpinning theory through
analysis, practical set-up and
personal driver experience.
Structure of the course
The MSc consists of 12 modules
with 8 being taught and the other
4 would be in the form of an
individual project.
• Powertrain
• Chassis Characteristics and
Suspension Systems including
simulation
• Data Acquisition
• Motorsport Vehicle Structures
and Dynamics
• Electronic Control Systems
• Race car Aerodynamics
• Practical Race Car preparation
and Driver Training – (2
Modules)
• Individual project (4 Modules)
Practical elements
• Computerised wheel alignment
• Suspension kinematics &
compliance measurement
• Damper construction,
measurement & testing
• Pit lane set-up techniques
• Fully active suspension systems
• ‘One on one’ driver training
• ‘One on one’ race car set-up
• Anti-roll bar, rear wing and
damper settings as well as tyre
compounds will be evaluted on
the Exige
Anyone interested in more details
should contact Paul Brandon on
+44 (0)2085 478779.
Motorsports Opportunities
at The University of Leeds
The School of Mechanical
Engineering at The University of
Leeds has had a very strong
involvement in motorsport since its
Formula SAE programme was
initiated in 1995. In 1997 Leeds
University became the first
European team to enter the
Formula SAE competition which
takes place in Detroit every year and
has competed in the competition
ever since, building a new race car
every year, figure 1. It has also
competed in Formula Student since
its the formation in 1998 and has
been involved in the organisation of
the event since its conception. In
2001 the team ventured even further
afield to Australia.
Figure 1 - The Leeds 2001 car
competing at Formula SAE, Detroit
Recent results include the following
overall placings:
• 5 th Formula SAE 2000 (125
teams competed)
• 13th Formula SAE 2001 (125
teams competed)
• 3rd Formula Student 2001 (25
teams competed)
• 3rd Formula SAE Australia (18
teams competed)
In addition the team has won more
than 20 individual prizes and prize
money in excess of £10,000.
The Formula Student programme is
linked very closely to the Mechanical
and Automotive Engineering
courses at Leeds. Undergraduate
courses available include a 4 year
MEng degree and a 3 year BEng
degree in both mechanical and
automotive engineering.
First and second year students have
the opportunity to join the
Formula Car Team and get
involved with the design of
components, manufacture of the
vehicle and testing, driving and
competing with the vehicle on a
voluntary basis.
Third year students involved with
the project are able to complete a
major engineering project based on
the car which will give them
responsibility for the design and or
analysis of a vehicle system.
Examples of previous projects
include ‘design and analysis of the
vehicle’s drive-train’ and ‘vehicle
handling prediction through
vehicle dynamics simulation’.
Fourth year students work in
project teams which manage the
design, manufacture, testing and
competition phases of the project.
Current teams include Chassis,
Engine, Manufacturing and
Electronics. It is these teams
responsibility to deliver a tested
and developed race car
every year in time for
the Formula SAE
competition
which takes
place in May.
Figure 2 -
This allows A finite element
less than 5 model to analyse
the Leeds 2001
months from chassis’ stiffness
conception of
the car to the first road test, a
demanding but achievable goal.
Additionally an Automotive MSc
programme is available at Leeds for
post graduate students. Again the
Figure 4 -
ADAMS model
of the Leeds 2001
race car used for
handling predictions
major project for this course can
be based upon the Formula Car.
All major projects are worth between
25 and 33% of a year’s marks
depending on the year and course.
Students on all courses have the
Figure 3 -
CFD results showing
airflow around the
Leeds 2001
race car
freedom to choose automotive
engineering modules on subjects
such as ‘vehicle design’ and ‘vehicle
dynamics’ which relate directly to
motorsport engineering. Recently a
new double module has been taught
called ‘Race Car Chassis Engineering’
which gives an overview of the
fundamentals of race car design,
development and analysis. Students
use ‘state of the art’ software to
analysis, chassis performance using
finite element analysis (FEA) figure 2,
to predict aerodynamic performance
using computational fluid dynamics
(CFD) figure 3, and to conduct
vehicle dynamics handling
predictions using ADAMS, figure 4.
Contact information:
School of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Leeds
Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT
Taught Courses information.
Tel: 0113 233 2149,
E-mail:
ug-admissions@leeds.ac.uk
Website:
www.mech-eng.leeds.ac.uk
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 Motorsport at Oxford Brookes University
Oxfordshire is at the heart of the
Motorsport Valley: six of the eleven
Formula One Teams in last year’s
championship reside within 35
miles of Banbury, along with nearly
all the British Touring Car
Championship Teams. As a result,
Oxford Brookes University has a
long history of working closely with
the Motorsport Industry. It was a
founder member of the
Oxfordshire Motorsport Forum set
up to address skills shortages at the
design engineer and craft level. The
BEng(Hons)/MEng in Automotive
Engineering, which has a strong
Motorsport bias, was developed
with the support of many of these
teams to address the shortages at
the graduate designer level.
The course is currently sponsored
by four major local companies:
TWR, Reynard Motorsport,
Renault F1 (formerly Benetton
F1), and Prodrive. These
sponsored places offer students
the opportunity to undertake
work placements with the
sponsoring companies during the
Christmas, Easter and Summer
vacations in their first and second
years, along with a sandwich year.
This is a marvellous induction
Benetton F1 offer
sponsorship places on the
BEng(Hons)/MEng in
Automotive Engineering.
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into the world of motorsport
engineering, and most students
are offered permanent positions
with the companies at the end of
their course.
The course is accredited by the
Institution of Mechanical
Engineers for CEng status under
the Engineering Council’s SARTOR
3 requirements. The companies
who helped in the development of
the programme felt that it was
important that the qualification
had the highest form of
accreditation from the IMechE.
The curriculum of the course has a
strong mechanical engineering
emphasis, with specialism in
motorsport engineering topics
such as Aerodynamics, Chassis
Engineering, Power Train
Engineering, Advanced Materials
and Joining, and Motorsport
Engineering Management in the
Final Year. However, there is also a
strong practical basis to the course:
students in the first year work on
Formula Ford single seaters, taking
them apart and learning about
preparation and set up, and
students in second and final year
design modules undertake projects
as part of the University’s Formula
Student entry. This work is further
enhanced by input from its Visiting
Professor in Motorsport Design, Dr
Adrian Reynard.
The course also has
strong links with
the Motorsport
Industry through
its placement
programme.
The School of Adrian Reynard, an
alumnae of Brookes,
Engineering has a is also Visiting
d e d i c a t e d Professor in
Placements Officer Motorsport Design.
who provides excellent support for
students with CV writing and
interview techniques. The following
companies have taken placement
students from Oxford Brookes:
Arrows F1, Benetton F1,
MacLaren, BMW, Prodrive,
Reynard Motorsport, Williams, AP
Racing, Spax Performance, Ray
Mallock Racing, Aston Martin,
Nissan Technical Centre Europe,
Historic Motorsports, DPS
Composites, TWR Engines, Delphi
Automotive Systems, Tyron Gerber
Rallying, Triumph Motorcycles,
Jaguar Cars, Caterham Cars,
Integral Powertrain, and Millbrook.
Oxford Brookes has links with a
number of other providers offering
programmes in Motorsport
Engineering. Rycotewood College in
Thame, another member of the
Oxfordshire Motorsport Forum,
offer a Modern Apprenticeship in
Motorsport Engineering, and
Brooklands College in Surrey deliver
an HND in Motorsport Engineering
under franchise from
Oxford Brookes.
Brookes is now
working with these
colleges and the
Motorsport Industry
Association to
establish a New
Technology Institute
for Motorsport at its
campus in Wheatley.
Rycotewood College
As a specialist College that
concentrates on vocational skill
training, Rycotewood has a high
and long-standing reputation with
employers throughout the UK.
The many students the College has
trained have been able to find good
jobs in their chosen or related
occupations and, more often than
not, have been successful in gaining
well-paid employment because
they have studied at Rycotewood.
Rycotewood College is renowned
for its expertise in specialist training
for the furniture and engineering
industries. The subjects that are
taught offer design combined with
manufacture. This is a particular
unique feature of the College as is
the range of levels of specialist
courses that span Level 1 to Level
4. The concentration of teaching
and learning in two integrated
subject areas is a particular
trademark of the College because
to many industries it denotes that
tutors have themselves learned
their craft in the workplace.
The College has been operating for
over 65 years and has built up over
this time a strong portfolio of
companies with whom close
working relationships have been
established. Having the benefit of
knowing what the companies want
for the training of the existing and
prospective employees often makes
Rycotewood College a first choice
for many employers who are
seeking specialist training.
An example of the workforce
specialist training the College helped
develop is the Advanced Modern
Apprenticeship (MA) Engineering for
Motorsport. The first cohort of the
MA scheme to have been placed in
the College are now completing their
training. It is understood from
feedback from the industry that the
training has been beneficial to both
the trainees and employers.
Rycotewood was selected by the
Oxfordshire Motorsport Forum in
conjunction with the Oxfordshire
TEC (now Learning & Skills
Council) to run the modern
apprenticeship programmes for the
motorsport companies in
Oxfordshire and the southeast of
England. Since then the College
has worked closely with the MIA to
take this initiative forward to the
wider motorsport area.
Modern Apprenticeship
Scheme
Rycotewood now offer employed
students a Foundation or an
Advanced Modern Apprenticeship;
the former being an 18-month
programme with progression
opportunities to the AMA and the
AMA being a 48-month
programme. Further progression
will be available in the future
through the foundation vocational
degree course.
As the number of places for the
modern apprenticeship is limited
to the jobs available within the
industry, there are a number of
students leaving school unable to
immediately obtain a work
placement. Rycotewood therefore
offer a VCE in Advanced
Engineering (Motorsport) for these
students. A number have already
progressed to F1 companies and to
other motorsport related
industries. Those who are not able
to fulfill their immediate ambition
are available to meet the
requirements of the many
engineering companies that are
unable to obtain trained staff
within the area.
Composite Materials
The existing programme offered to
part-time and full-time motorsport
students at Rycotewood is based
on fabrication and welding plus
general automotive engineering. In
the last year a pathway offering an
introduction to composite
materials has been introduced. In
discussion with the Formula 1
companies it was clear that,
although the students still required
fabrication and welding as part of
their curriculum, the emphasis was
moving more to carbon fibre
composite materials and a request
was made for Rycotewood to
provide a far more comprehensive
programme incorporating the
theory and practice related to these
materials. An industry standard
composites centre will be available
at the College from March 2002 to
meet the growing needs for
specialist training in this area.
Industrial and Other
Contacts
Rycotewood currently works with
the majority of the F1 teams
including Arrows, Renault F1,
Reynard, BAR and Jordan plus rally
companies such as Prodrive. In
addition, Rycotewood is a member
of the Motorsport Industries
Association and the Institute of
Motor Industry.
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 Tresham Drives into Motorsport
As the need for skilled employees
in the Motorsport Industry
continues to grow, Tresham
Institute is offering a new course to
become a Race Technician.
“The programme is the first of its
kind in the country – students can
earn and learn at the same time and
on completion they will have an NVQ
Level 2 not to mention excellent
career prospects,” explained Jim
Harrod Programme Manager.
Past students have gone into full time
employment with Triple 8,
Performance Racing and West-Tec
Racing. There are currently 25 students
on the programme, which can be
joined at any time during the year.
Tresham is ideally located in the
heart of, “Motorsport Valley”,
Northamptonshire. The workshop
where students work on cars has
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been designed to simulate a live track
environment, to make the learning
experience as real as possible.
Nick Whitlam past student said,
“The training we received was
practical and really prepared me
for a job with a racing team – early
on in the course we were working
on competition cars and we had
the chance to work with other
racing teams so I had a good
understanding of what I was
getting into.”
The course continues to go from
strength to strength, the demand for a Nick Whitlam
career in this exciting industry is high
and by the end of the year Tresham For more information contact at
expect to have doubled their Tresham Institute Suzanne Rollins
recruitment. Tresham are only too on 01536 413387
pleased to provide this
much needed skilled
workforce to the
Motorsport Industry.
Motorsport at Swansea Institute of Higher Education
Swansea Institute started the
worlds first BEng degree
programme in Motorsport
Engineering and Design in 1998
although it had been involved in
motorsport since 1993. In 1996
SITD, the Institute race team, won
the national Privilege Insurance GT
championship with one of their
two Darrian GT cars. In recognition
of the success of the new
programme the Institute was
awarded the prestigious Service
Industry award by the MIA in 1999.
The programme aims to give
students wishing to enter the
motorsport engineering industry a
broad range of expertise in the
design, analysis, development and
operation of the competition car
and its sub-systems.
A strong practical and analytical
design theme runs throughout the
programme with students
becoming involved in race car
design and build project
throughout the programme. As an
example, first and second year
design projects involve students
designing and building cars for
Formula Student, Special GT,
HSCC , Formula 750 and Locost
championships. CAD is
introduced into the first year with
Autocad and then is
developed throughout the
course with solid
modelling and FEA using
Ideas. With Rally GB
running in Wales, with
numerous race teams and
companies providing
placements and work
experience opportunities,
and with nearby Pembrey
circuit enabling racing car
test exercises students are
able to experience the
realities of motorsport
engineering at first hand.
The first students to
graduate from the
programme in 2001 have
taken posts in the top companies
in the industry including AP Racing,
Ascari, Hawtal Whiting, Pi
Research and Prodrive and with a
number having the luxury of more
than one job offer to decide from.
For those without suitable degree
level entry qualifications the
programme is supported by the
Foundation level entry and also by
the HND in Motorsport
Engineering which, with its six week
work placement period, puts
students into some of the top
teams and companies in the
country.
For those wishing to be involved in
the motorsport industry in a
managerial and logistics role the
Institute offers the BSc and HND
in Motorsport Management.
To obtain further information or
to arrange a visit to the Institute
contact:
Roger Dowden
Swansea Institute
Mount Pleasant
Swansea SA1 6ED
Tel./Fax: 01792 481168
email: r.dowden@sihe.ac.uk
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Motorsport Courses
Listed below are universities and colleges involved in Motorsport engineering.
Contact them direct for details of courses, entry requirements and opportunities
to study for a career in this exciting industry.
Brooklands College
Motorsport Engineering
Heath Road
Weybridge
Surrey KT13 8TT
Tel: 01932 797 755
Fax: 01932 797 804
Email: bmarshall@brooklands.ac.uk
Web: www.brooklands.ac.uk
Contact: Brian Marshall
Brunel University
Mechanical Engineering Department
Uxbridge
Middx UB9 3PH
Tel: 01895 274000
Fax: 01895 256392
Email: marko.tirovic@brunel.ac.uk
Web: www.brunel.ac.uk
Contact: Dr Marko Tirovic
Clemson University
242 Fluor Daniel Building
P O Box 345709
Clemson
SC 29634-5709
Tel: 864 656 6339
Fax: 864 656 6338
Email: donrice@clemson.edu
Web:
www.clemson.edu/research/brooks
Contact: Don Rice
Coventry University
School of Engineering
Priory Street
Coventry CV1 5FB
Tel: 024 7688 8681
Fax: 024 7688 8272
Email: genenq.eng@coventry.ac.uk
Web: www.coventry.ac.uk
Contact: Colin Haywood
Cranfield University
Building 61
Cranfield
Bedfordshire MK43 OAL
Tel: 01234 754 185
Fax: 01234 754 273
Email: motorsport@cranfield.ac.uk
Web:
www.motorsport.cranfield.ac.uk
Contact: Dr Jeffrey R Alcock
Euromotor/University of
Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
West Midlands B15 2TT
Tel: 0121 414 3695
Fax: 0121 414 7151
Email: euromotor@bham.ac.uk
Web: www.euromotor.org
Contact: Cedric Ashley
Farnborough College of
Technology
Boundary Road
Farnborough
Hants GU14 6SB
Tel: 01252 407 115
Fax: 01252 407 101
Email: c.aldridge@farn-ct.ac.uk
Web: www.farn-ct.ac.uk
Contact: Chris Aldridge
Henley Centre for Automotive
Studies
Greenlands
Henley-On-Thames
Berkshire RG6 3AU
Tel: 01491 571 454
Fax: 01491 418 868
Email: martinb@henley.ac.uk
Contact: Martin Beck-Burridge
Kingston University
Friars Avenue
Roehampton Vale
London SW15 3DW
Tel: 020 8547 8779
Fax: 020 8547 7992
Email: eng@kingston.ac.uk
Web: www.kingston.ac.uk
Contact: Paul Brandon
Milton Keynes College
Leadenhall
Shaffron Way
Milton Keynes
Bucks MK6 4LP
Tel: 01908 684444
Fax: 01908 684399
Email: eddie.bonner@mkcollege.ac.uk
Web: www.mkcollege.ac.uk
Contact: Eddie Bonner
Myerscough College
Myerscough Hall
Bilsborrow
Preston
Lancashire PR3 0RY
Tel: 01995 642 222
Fax: 01995 642 333
Email: motorsports@myerscough.ac.uk
Web: www.myerscough.ac.uk
Contact: Lance Butters
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane
Headington
Oxford OX3 OBP
Tel: 01865 483 500
Fax: 01865 483 637
Email: engineering@brookes.ac.uk
Web: www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/
engineering
Contact: Denise Morrey
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Rycotewood College University of Cambridge
Priest End Dept of Engineering
Thame Mill Lane
Oxfordshire OX9 2AF Cambridge CB2 1RX
Tel: 01844 212 501 Tel: 01223 766 141
Fax: 01844 264 407 Fax: 01223 338 076
Email: enquiries@rycote.ac.uk Email:
Web: www.rycote.ac.uk ifm-inst-group@eng.cam.ac.uk
Contact: Tony Smart Web: www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/ig
Contact: Bill Bainbridge
Swansea Institute of Higher
Education University of Central Lancashire
Mount Pleasant Kirkham Building
Swansea Kirkham Street
West Glamorgan SA1 6ED Preston
Tel: 01792 481 166 Lancashire PR1 2HE
Fax: 01792 481 168 Tel: 01772 893 320
Email: r.dowden@sihe.ac.uk Fax: 01772 892 915
Web: www.sihe.ac.uk Email: jacalderbank@uclan.ac.uk
Contact: Roger Dowden Web: www.uclan.co.uk
Contact: John Calderbank
Technology Innovation Centre (TIC)
Millenium Point University of Derby
Curzon Street Kedleston Road
Digbeth Derby DE22 1GB
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University of Durham
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University of Herfordshire
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University of Leeds
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Leeds LS2 9JT
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University of Sheffield
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University of Westminster
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Waltham Forest College
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Warwickshire College
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