Another fantastic and busy day in the office with Essential Racing! Today we had look at the condition of a used clutch (slight wear!!) and replaced the system prior to ...[more]

While some colleges and universities are busy seeking approval of their Student Motorsport Challenge projects, we’re in the Essential Racing workshop converting a couple of cars to complete our 160+ ...[more]

Last week we learned of some awful news, one of our motorsport friends Bridgwater & Taunton College Motorsport workshop was devastated by the deliberate starting of a fire. We’re truly ...[more]

Are you looking to gain experience in a particular area of the motorsport industry? What is it that you are interested in learning? We’re at the starting line ready to ...[more]

Recently we were contacted by Kalie, a motorsport marshal who wanted to share us a clip from her interview with Mercedes. In the interview, Kalie talks about how she got ...[more]

Even with restrictions covering much of the world, 2021 will still provide opportunities for students and educators to take another step in motorsport. Here’s what Student Motorsport has coming up ...[more]

Are you interested in and aiming for a career working in high-end motorsport such as Formula 1? Here we have a 45-minute podcast from Employment 4 Students interviewing Tim Silvey ...[more]

Yessss! Season 3 of the iRacing Vertex Stock Car Cup starts tonight! Our own James Harvey will be racing in the #40 Xfinity Nascar Camry. You can watch the live ...[more]

We’ve seen many student teams sharing and showing appreciation of the sponsorship arrangements they’ve made during their projects and builds in preparation for 2021. What sponsorship support have you been ...[more]

F1 in Schools Primary Class is here, we think it’s great to get pupils engaged in STEM and motorsport based competitions from an early age. Aside from the design, manufacturing ...[more]

Motorsport Days Live Virtual day 1 is over! Did you tune in? What stood out for you and what will you be watching tomorrow? I particularly enjoyed the sessions on ...[more]

Did you know that you can study eSports from September 2021? The University of Staffordshire and West Suffolk College have both introduced esports courses. The degree course focussed on the ...[more]

Have you volunteered, been on a work experience placement or even worked withing the motorsport industry recently? We want to hear how you got the experience, and what you gained ...[more]

Do you have any involvement in motorsport media, be it at a school, college or university level or perhaps professionally? What role do you carry out and what does a ...[more]

For those of you who have been lucky enough to work either with a school, college or university racing team, or perhaps a professional team we want to hear from ...[more]

Many of you will be well aware that SolidWorks is a solid modelling computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE) computer program that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. Have you ...[more]

Have you seen the news that both Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have both formed Extreme E racing teams? Why do you think that already successful racing drivers have decided ...[more]

Racing teams across the global motorsport industry operate within a wide variety and range of series, whether its a college or a Formula 1 racing team what things make a ...[more]

What are the most important trends to look out for in eSports within the motorsport industry?

Experience in the motorsport industry and the job you are interested in, no matter how you achieve it is vital for a career in the industry, it’s an essential stepping ...[more]

Does anyone know just how diverse and wide-ranging student competitions in the motorsport and engineering industry are? What competitions are you involved in or have you heard about, for example, ...[more]