Beth, Ryan and Oli were level 3 motorsport students from The College of West Anglia. They were selected to take part in one of the Student Motorsport projects after we learned of the fantastic work they were doing involving in a BMW Compact Cup car build at college. They started on our project in April 2013 as a mechanics working with Atech Motorsport testing and running BMW saloon race cars which are entered into club level saloon events in the UK.
This is a fantastic ongoing project as the students are given firsthand experience in motorsport, engaging in team operations, car preparation and development, accident repair including race car engineering, dynamics and data acquisition.
After working well with the team and improving his mechanic skills Ryan has been able to secure a role on the team and now helps in the development, preparation, maintenance, testing and running of the BMW saloon race cars which are entered into club level saloon events in the UK.
Beth after completing her studies at The College of West Anglia has now secured a place at university of Staffordshire studying Motorsport at degree level.
After working with Atech Oli went on to working part time with Excelr8 Motorsport and now works full time in the design and manufacture high-quality thermostatic valves for marine and industrial applications. Oli told us: "My work experience with Atech and Excelr8 has taught me how to work in a team under pressure and the importance of teamwork...if you don't pull together things can and will go wrong."
Oliver Gould-Musgrave told us: "Working with AJ Racing was a great experience, the team were friendly and helped me with my tasks. Not only was it an enjoyable experience, but I learnt more than I would have sitting at a computer. The best part for me was watching the telemetry from the car after a few laps and seeing how certain changes affected the way the car reacted to the driver’s motions."