How can I become a (GT or TC) Mechanic? - Page 3

Jamesd · 20 Apr 2007, 15:21 (Ref:1896418)

Hi

I have been emailing them and they live near me and I am already agreed to help them out at every meeting at castle combe this year.

James

AU N EGL · 21 Apr 2007, 11:42 (Ref:1896945)

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Originally Posted by Jamesd

Hi

I have been emailing them and they live near me and I am already agreed to help them out at every meeting at castle combe this year.

James

Good Luck James.

Have you talked about helping them PREPARE for a race?? Preperation for each race takes a while. SO prior to each reace teams need lots of help too.

I dont know about other drivers / teams but it takes me 12 hours to prepare and go over my car with a fine tooth combe before each race weekend. That is when teams need the real help. Going to the races to help is the reward for helping in the shop back home.

Jamesd · 21 Apr 2007, 11:54 (Ref:1896958)

Hi

Thanks for that indormation, i have been chatting to them about it and I think I will be helping then out with the preperation.

James

Jamesd · 22 Apr 2007, 16:41 (Ref:1897804)

Hi

I was wondering if anybody know's of any good motorsport books which tells you about the setup of car's. I have seen this one:
Race Car Engineering and Mechanics by Van Valkenburgh, Paul
Does anybody have this and if yes is it any good.

Also i was wondering of there is any GT mechanics on here. If so how did you get to do that as i am intrested in GT.

James

inamo · 24 Apr 2007, 18:31 (Ref:1899517)

My advice would be to do a season with the team who are willing to help you this year. Learn as much as you can and for next year when you're more mobile and skilled approach some of the GT teams. I recall that you're not very old so take your time and learn as much as you can now - this will give you a better skill base for when you're older.

Jamesd · 24 Apr 2007, 18:42 (Ref:1899529)

Hi

I am only 16 and still at school and doing motorsport at college in september

AU N EGL · 25 Apr 2007, 13:25 (Ref:1900117)

James

I just got back from two days ( monday and tuesday ) of teaching young and some Gand Am cup drivers at VIR. My two young helpers spent 2 1/2 hours unloading the car, washing the car, putting it up on jack stands and taking off the wheels, plus unloading the trailer.

So being a race Mechanic is much more then AT THE TRACK.

Being a Mechanic at the track is either easy ( if you have great prep) or crunch time because something broke and needs to be fixed ASAP if not sooner.

Good Luck with your schooling.

Tom

Jamesd · 25 Apr 2007, 17:31 (Ref:1900311)

Hi

Thanks for that.

I so want to finish school and exams and go to college got 2 weeks left at school exams 22nd Mya-22nd June then college in sptember.

Also i got the next Castle combe meeting on may 7th really looking forward to it.

James

Jamesd · 7 May 2007, 19:25 (Ref:1908515)

Hi

Just got back form my second meeting at castle combe, it was very very wet. the first thing I learnt was to take more clothes and a towl, but it was a very good meeting espically being first out so had to be there very early and it was very quiet at that time. Overall it was a good day but better if it was not raining.

Got my next meeting at the end of this month at castle combe

james

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