how to get into a race team?

[dany225f1]

does anyone know how to get into a race team? i've been a tech for for about 8 years, i've worked in garages mainly saa, renault, lamborghini and now rac but would love to have a go at a doing that sort of thing

[Racingdude009]

Unpaid work experince might be a good way of starting.

[E36GUY]

Autosport mag usually has a load of vacancies in it especially at this time of year

[caneswell]

Go to some race tracks on test days and get chatting to people. See if they need some help.

[sa_20v]

E36GUY said:

Autosport mag usually has a load of vacancies in it especially at this time of year

Yup, head over to http://www.autosport.com/directory/appointments.ht...

[bigburd]

Just applied to my local F1 team yesterday - also I understand a couple of others are looking for IT people. BUT it is a very close nit community so I don't hold too much hope.


Edit
Just realised you are a mechanical "tech" from some of your other threads....either way follow the advice from others, hone your skills but also become more diverse?

Try and find ways to "network" with other motorsport people (get away from the consumer market) F3/GT3 etc etc Get good recommendations of your work so maybe a word of mouth recommendation may fall in place

Ah one of my acquaintances has turned his back on F1 Teams - he's now on the FIA's books as a scrutineer

Edited by bigburd on Wednesday 6th February 20:45