Motorsports Chassis Technician
Offered At the following campus locations
Program Overview
The Motorsports Chassis Technician certificate program prepares students
for an entry level or apprenticeship position with a racing team helping
prepare a race car for proper chassis set up and minor repair at the race
track. The program includes identification of different chassis types and
construction methods, proper scale set up, weighing a race vehicle, and
making adjustments affecting weight distribution. The program also covers
front end geometry, shock testing, and spring rate testing related to vehicle
handling characteristics of different types of racing vehicles.
Course Overview
Course | Credit Hours |
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MSVT 1000 Intro-Motorspts & Race VehSysts This course provides an introduction to the Motorsports industry, teams, support industries, tools, precision measurement, shop safety basics, and track and transporter safety and basics. It also provides discussion of and practical work on race vehicle systems such as chassis design, suspension and steering, engines, ignition, cooling, lubrication, clutch, transmissions, drive axles and brakes.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Automotive Engines: Theory and Servicing, 7th ed., ISBN 978-0-135103838, $93.98
2674 | 3 |
MSVT 1020 Motorsports Machine Tool This course introduces the fundamental concepts and procedures necessary for the safe and efficient use of basic machine tools. There will be an emphasis on motorsports specific projects.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Automotive Engines: Theory and Servicing, 7th ed., ISBN 978-0-135103838, $93.98
2676 | 4 |
MSVT 1030 Motorsports Welding This course introduces welding techniques commonly used in motorsports including MIG and TIG welding, plasma cutting, welding of tubing and light gauge metals specific to motorsports..
Required textbooks and materials:
- Performance Welding Handbook, ISBN 978-0-7603-2172-0, $22.27
2677 | 3 |
MSVT 1050 Fabrication Techniques This course introduces basic welding, machining, metal fabrication techniques, and print reading used daily in the racing shop. This course furthers basic fabrication skills including tube bending, advanced welding techniques, and print reading. Students will be assigned a motorsports related fabrication project.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Performance Welding Handbook, ISBN 978-0-7603-2172-0, $22.27
2679 | 6 |
MSVT 2020 Race Car Preparation & Testing This course teaches the student the proper vehicle checks prior to a track session. Students will be trained in the proper system checks, transporter preparation, track side tool organization, transporter loading techniques and race track procedures. This course also addresses proper vehicle set up and geometry, vehicle corner weight scaling, all adjustment parameters, trackside adjustments and components changes, shock dynoing, and spring rating.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Performance Welding Handbook, ISBN 978-0-7603-2172-0, $22.27
- Racing Engine Builder's Handbook: How to Build WinningDrag, Circle Track, Marine, and Road Racing Engines, ISBN 978-1557884923, $22.54
2683 | 3 |
*20 minimum semester hour credits required for certificate | |