Autosport

COURSES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN MOTORSPORT

1 UNIVERSITY DEGREES

Time was when an education in motorsport consisted of helping your mate load his Formula Ford Dulon MP15 onto a trailer, then got left with the oily toolbox, stopwatch and pitboard while he pulled on his Les Leston overalls, open-face helmet and goggles and took to the track.

As with the whole of the motorsport industry, everything is now optimised to the nth degree and there are a host of courses available up and down the UK offering formal qualifications to those who want to forge a path in the sport.

One of the best-known seats of motorsport learning is Cranfield University, which has been prominent for its

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