Myerscough Motorsports win first round of Off-Road Championships
The Myerscough College Motorsports team were triumphant in the first round of the Northern Off-Road Club Championships over the weekend.
Myerscough had an entry into this round with Myerscough College Motorsports Course Tutor Pat Masters driving the College prepared RS 200, and the team came first in class. The car had been prepared by National Certificate and National Diploma in Motorsports students at the College and five of these students accompanied Pat and fellow Course tutor Stuart Ward to the meeting held near Lincoln at Wickenby airfield. The car was driven over a very rough two mile circuit and completed ten laps to finish the meeting first in class.
Pat said of the terrain, “It was the roughest ground I have ever driven over, some of it you could not even walk over!”.
Round two of the championship is on April 22nd at Stainby and the team are now preparing for the next stage. More details about the events can be found at www.norc.co.uk
Belinda Cookson, FE Motorsports Coordinator said “It was a great achievement for the staff and students to be first in class on the first event of the season. The students worked hard in their own time to prepare the car under the guidance of Motorsports staff. Round two should provide more hands on experience for the students and hopefully another trophy for the Motorsports team’s collection!”
The photo shows (top left to right) Myerscough College Motorsports students Tom Hill and Matt Griffin, Course Tutor Pat Masters, students Richard Coates, Sam Rosamon and Peter Read and Course Tutor Stuart Ward with the RS 200. Also shown are the trophy that the team won and the students working on the vehicle.
Myerscough College offers a selection of Further and Higher Education courses and is excellently equipped with 7 motorsports workshops and a fleet of racing cars with the latest motor vehicle technology. Students regularly take part in rallying events and develop a firm foundation of practical skills and the relevant technical knowledge in motor vehicles to enable them to progress in the industry. Employment prospects are superb with many students progressing on to exciting careers as Technicians and Mechanics, or in data analysis and logistics roles, with the many motorsports teams based in the UK.
