RySpec Racing School Mechanic Course

7 or 5 Month Mechanic Course

From April to October or May to September mechanic students will learn the ins and outs of racing with a championship winning team, giving them all the experience needed to seek out careers in motorsports once completing the RySpec Racing School Mechanic Course located right at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park!

The program will teach mechanics of any level on:

Racecar Shop Prep
Nut & Bolt Checks, alignments, corner balancing, fiberglass repair, welding, engine swaps, time tracking parts, and rebuild differentials.

Racecar Trackside Support
Maintaining car in-between sessions & races, step changes, fuel calculations, engine data and pit stops

Shop Classes
Intro to race cars, setup theory, aim data, shop safety, basic excel lessons,

Race Car Driving:
Yes that’s right students will drive our Subaru BRZ inorder to learn every aspect of racing!

No Pervious Racing Experiences Required and all tools are supplied!

Watch a quick video of our Crew Chief Alex Sowkey on his thoughts on racing!

Watch a quick video of our mechanic Albert Langlois Deshaies  on his thoughts on racing!

Career In Motorsports

Getting a career in motorsports is a unique challenge, while most careers require specific education, racing does not have a clear path for mechanics interested in turning the passion into a career. After completing this course the students will have a greater chance of employment in motorsports!

Racing is a very rewarding career, the camaraderie, results on track, the challenge, going to amazing tracks, working on amazing machinery and of course the memories it brings. However the flipside is that racing requires an intense amount of dedication, focus, hard labor, long nights and every weekend is different.

Racing is a team sport where every single crew member matters from the transport driver, fueler, tire cleaner, mechanic, engineer, coach and driver. Every single person on the crew has the exact same goal in mind, give the best car they can to give their driver the highest chance of wining, because of that racing as a career is incredibility different from regular mechanic jobs.

Watch a quick video of our Team Principal on his thoughts on racing!

Course Curriculum

  • We will cover the following individual courses in hands on workshops to teach students

    • Shop Safety

    • Basic Shop Prep (Nut/Bolts, Checklists)

    • Intro to Wiring

    • Advanced Motorsport Wiring

    • Alignments

    • Fiberglass Repair

    • Welding- Excel

    • Sheets

    • Aim Data

    • Intro To Car Wrapping - By Summit Wrap Studio

  • The following courses will be completed in the classroom

    • Racing Setup

    • Driving Basics

    • Wiring Basic’s

    • Alignment Basic’s

  • Students will prep all RySpec Racing School cars in-between events.

    • General Prep

    • Nut & Bolts

    • Fluids

    • Alignments

    • Monitoring Engine Data

    • Recording all services and checking

    • Fiberglass repairs (if required)

  • Students will participate in all RySpec Racing School events including the championship. Going to tracks like CTMP Grand Prix, Calabogie and Watkins Glen.

    Giving drivers support with the following.

    • Fuel Cars

    • Tire Pressures

    • Tire Temps

    • All fluid checks

    • Belting in drivers

    • Monitoring Engine Data

    • Setup Changes

  • Students will alternate with other to crew in our Pro Radical US Championship. Going to tracks like Laguna Seca, Cota, Road America, Toronto Indy, Barber etc

    Students will support with the following.

    • Fuel Cars

    • Tire Pressures

    • Tire Temps

    • All fluid checks

    • Belting in drivers

    • Monitoring Engine Data

    • Setup Changes

  • Yes that’s right drivers will learn to drive. While its not important for mechanics to be “race car drivers” it is important for them to understand racing is much as possible.

    To achieve this the students will race in Lucky Dog Racing, which is a club endurance series that does not require a race license. In our Subaru BRZ

    2 Races per weekend with 8h ea day. The students will learn the importance of teamwork at the shop and at the track, as they prep the BRZ for events and race together!

    https://ldracing.ca/ - for more info

  • Students will all alternate with each other the Crew Chief position, while there is typically only one crew chief on a team there will still be the Full time Crew Chief to supervise.

    The purpose of this exercise is to give everyone the opportunity to lead and to see different leadership types as each student swaps into the Crew Chief Role

  • The school will aid students in finding their first job in motorsports, from resume aid and connections in motorsports

Learn To Race!

Lucky Dog Racing

Lucky Dog Racing is a friendly club level endurance racing series with a mutli class grid of 20 - 30 cars. With 8 hours of racing that means mandatory pit stops for fuel and driver changes.

Racing Format:
Friday Practice
Saturday Race 1 - 8H
Sunday Race 2 - 8H

Car: 2017 Subaru BRZ

Drivers: 4 Drivers Per Race and 2 races per weekend!

Tracks:
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GP
Calabogie
Shannonville

Events:
10 Races
4 Weekends

The Mechanic’s will do one stint per race weekend, every student will have atleast 2 test days in the car before their first race weekend. Mechanic’s will get to experience the importance of all their shop prep right at their finger tips by racing our Subaru BRZ. All racing is a team sport but endurance racing especially, students will have to work with each other to perform pit stops, driver changes, coach each other all under the supervision of RySpec.

What a race weekend looks like!

Incar video from our Subaru BRZ racing at Calaobige

Cost

7 Month Racing Mechanic Course

Date: April - October

Price: $3,999.99

5 Month Racing Mechanic Course

Date: May - September

Price: $2,499.99

All students in the 5 month program can come to all the workshops that take place in April

Mechanic Racing Schools

Are mechanic racing schools worth it?

Team Principal Richard Yin at 19 years old, attended the 7 month Bridgestone Racing Academy Mechanic Course.

Now, at only 28 years of age, Richard has worked on everything from TCR & GT4 cars, to the top levels of GT3 & LMP3 racing. His journey has led him to Daytona, COTA, Laguna Seca and countless other legendary circuits in North America with championship wins.

”As I former graduate from a racing mechanic course, I am excited to bring a similar course back into the Canadian motorsport community.” - Richard Yin

The Car

Radical SR3 RSX

Ideal for novice to seasoned racing drivers alike, the Radical SR3 is the world's best selling race car for a reason.

The SR3 is available with either a 1340cc four-cylinder hand-built RPE racing engine, driven through a six-speed sequential gearbox with paddle shift and Quaife limited-slip differential.

The Radical continues to offer AiM’s solid-state technology including a suite of data options and technology to help Radical drivers be the fastest on the race track.

  • 0-60 in 3.1 sec

  • TOP SPEED 235 KM

  • POWER@FLYWHEEL 226 bhp

  • WEIGHT 1400 LB

  • POWER:WEIGHT 363 bhp/tonne

  • LATERAL FORCE 2.3 g

  • Auto blip Downshifts

  • Flat foot Upshifts

    Click Here for more photos of the Radical SR3

    Lap Times

  • CTMP Grand Prix 1:19.4 - RySpec’s Jake Cowden

  • Calabogie 2:00.9955 - RySpec’s Jake Cowden

FAQ

  • Yes, 14 years old

  • No, we will supply all tools. We only ask that students bring their own laptops to go over engine data, make notes and etc

  • No, This course is for anyone interested in racing!

  • No, This course is for anyone interested in racing!

  • Then we will let those students tackle more serious repairs and responsibilities !

  • No, in Lucky Dog Racing you do not require a road racing license

  • You liable for all damages on the Subaru BRZ, however since you’re a mechanic student you would just have to pay for parts. We have very good part suppliers to offer the parts at cost if this happens.

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