drb5

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does anyone know if you can get a traing course on motor race engineering or the likes, that you can do from home? i'd really like to be able to start modding performance cars as a job, but i can't get the time to go to a college or university to do it, so a home one would be ideal. even if it was basic stuff, i wouldn't care, at least it's a bit of paper to say i'm qualified in something to the above description. i'm sure someone must know something???


thanks

paulr

without the practical experience i doubt its worth anything.my bro is a formula one engineer,strated at the bottom and worked up.
Home study.....dont even waste your time.

drb5

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it's only because i have to do it without the years and years of experience to help me. don't get me wrong, it's not as though i know sweet FA about motor mechanics, but i want to be confident enough in taking on a job i've never done before....if you get where i'm coming from?

Steve Lawson

It about being in the right place at the right time unfortunately.Most Race engineering courses are aimed at youngsters and probably only 10% of them actually get a job working in their chosen profession.

As far as I know the only place doing courses is Brooklands college in Surrey but dont quote me(I had a lad working with me on work experience who was there)

Not to upset you but I was asked to help support a Paris/Dakar Raid next year at the weekend so like I say its just about luck.

It might be worth joining a local motorsport club though and if you are handy with the spanners some of the other members will let you help out.But dont expect to be paid :O

Steve

john_s

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Myerscough College near Preston do a motorsport course, but i don't think they do it as a home study type course.

John.

sti-04!!

He does have the practical experience & he does know what he is talking about so cut drb5 a little bit a slack

Stephen (A guy that really does know what he is talking about)

Ps keep the thread to the question Drb5 has asked

Steve Lawson

I'm sorry but who has said he doesnt know what he is talking about?I certainly didnt!And I can't see that anyone else has.

Thought I actually gave some useful advice lol.

Steve

Sith

Hi Steve,
Seems someone's a little over protective there. Ahhh Bless.

Leslie

As Paulr said, you need the basic ability to use spanners etc with a bit of finesse and then get a job with a team and learn the specialised bits as you go. A keen attitude will help as much as anything.

Les

drb5

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pmsl at stephen

with helping out with some people that are doing some kind of motorsports, i totally agree. it does make sense to do this and no experience is better than hands on, but i've tried. these guys usually have a full time job too and to get to wherever in a decent time and back again would be murder. i'm 20 miles north of glasgow and not a lot of guys near to me do this sort of thing. there is 3 scoobs that do rallying and the nearest one isn't interested and the others are a bit far........am gonna make a point of askin mind you i'll look into the colleges that are mentioned earlier though. thanks
any more?

Scoobychick

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There's two pages of ads for Engineering courses relating to motorsport in this weeks Motorsport News featuring:

Bolton Institute
Myerscough College
Brunel University
Cranfield University (Postgrad courses)

You could post on the 'Co-driver/Drivers/Service Crew wanted/available' section on www.BritishRally.co.uk?

drb5

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thanks

drb5

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anyone else?

i'm just waiting on a couple of replies from the above places