Novice mechanic 40yr old in East Lancashire

[Rajput Aqeel]

Hello PH.
How do you start your own or participate in Motor sports plus they're so many forms of motor sports, which one to participate in from enjoyment and finance perspective?

[Sebring440]

Rajput Aqeel said:

Hello PH.
How do you start your own or participate in Motor sports plus they're so many forms of motor sports, which one to participate in from enjoyment and finance perspective?

Don't understand your question.

Do you want to race, or are you looking for a job within motorsport?

[Rajput Aqeel]

As a Mechanic in a motor team

[andrewcliffe]

Help a friend out at first, if your a novice mechanic. Race teams want people who can work quickly and accurately on their own without much supervision.

[anonymous-user]

Find a local motor club or head up to Croft/Oulton Park on a club meeting and ask around. If you can find someone in a circuit championship it would save on your costs, a Formula Ford is pretty easy to work on and prepare/maintain at a circuit. Get some experience then ask some teams but you’ll have to do a fair bit of unpaid work first. There are some good books on competition car preparation that would be worth a read too.Try to find a copy of Simon McBeath’s book published by Haynes

[Rajput Aqeel]

pablo said:

Find a local motor club or head up to Croft/Oulton Park on a club meeting and ask around. If you can find someone in a circuit championship it would save on your costs, a Formula Ford is pretty easy to work on and prepare/maintain at a circuit. Get some experience then ask some teams but you’ll have to do a fair bit of unpaid work first. There are some good books on competition car preparation that would be worth a read too.Try to find a copy of Simon McBeath’s book published by Haynes

Thanks for the suggestion

[andrewcliffe]

for someone who said on Wednesday that they're "Overwhelmed with wires and hoses" when they open a bonnet, seeking employment as a motorsport mechanic is probably a step too far, too soon, unless its your own car or a friends. Start at the very bottom and work up. A motorsport team, regardless of size and professionalism, need people who know their stuff and can work quickly and accurately with limited tools and spares, in possibly inclement weather with a time deadline.