Hi
I am 17 and already have 2 years of experience, currently i help out with a team by my house for free, they let me get hands on with the car and they are also teaching me theory side of things.
Yes in motorsport it is all about experience, i know many old F1 mechanics who have no qalifications but experience and they hired them.
there are people at my college doing motorsport, just watch F1 on the TV and they think they will become mechanics just from doing a course which in my opion is slight nothing to do with motrosport, i have spoke to some freinds who work at Mclaren and renault and i told them to ask about if my course would mean anything and they said i means Jack, it is better if you have it but they would rather experience.
I spent my first year just clearning cars and learning how an event works but now on a monday i help strip the engines, do the driveshafts by myself including, cleaning and putting back in the car but at race events i am in charge of the data side of things.
james
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