Autosport International, Europe’s largest dedicated motorsport trade show, will host a focused Careers in Motorsport area showcasing the diversity of careers and opportunities available for the next generation of Adrian Neweys and Ross Brawns.
Taking place on 9-12 January 2014 at Birmingham’s NEC, Autosport International was in 2013 visited by 28,000 motorsport professionals and more than 600 leading manufacturers and suppliers covering all areas of motorsport.
In the UK, motorsport is a significant contributor to the UK economy and the centrally located Motorsport Valley is home to over 3,500 companies and 40,000 jobs, including 25,000 engineers. The show provides budding engineers the opportunity to network with prospective employers and discuss the latest technology in the sector.
Over all four days, a dedicated Careers in Motorsport area will host a number of universities, colleges and specialist training providers, all of which will be able to offer advice on how to find a route into the industry.
Alumni from the University of Bolton will be available to discuss a number of success stories to date including Keating Supercars. CEO, Tony Keating will show his new creation, the Keating Bolt, ahead of its participation in a land speed record later in 2014. In addition, the University will discuss its new Centre for Advanced Performance Engineering (CAPE) and partnership with Team RLR MSport – the centre is the first of its kind in the country to have an in-house and fully-functioning race team on a University campus.
Professor George Holmes, University of Bolton Vice Chancellor commented, “We’re very excited to be taking CAPE to an exhibition that brings the world of motorsport together, fans and professionals alike love Autosport International.”
On the show’s dedicated trade days, Thursday and Friday, the world’s largest student motorsport event, Formula Student, run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers will be available to discuss the proven training ground for the next generation of world-class engineers.
The weekend will give school-aged attendees in the new Festival Zone the opportunity to find out about motorsport in education with GreenPower, F1 in Schools and Land Rover 4×4 in Schools Technology Challenges all available to talk about their initiatives and give young people a taste of what it takes to become an engineer.
“Motorsport offers an array of opportunities for those looking to progress a career in anything from driving to engineering as well as marketing and design. This event offers attendees the chance to network under one roof to further investigate the possibilities with the motorsport and high performance technology industry,” said Ian France, Autosport International Show Director.
For those looking to progress a career on television, Motors TV, the motoring television channel, will be offering two lucky competition winners the chance to become its next commentator and presenter, covering the British GT Championship in 2014.
Student and trade tickets are available from £26, with discounts for group bookings. To register call +44 (0)845 218 6012, or visit the new www.autosportinternational.com.
