Motorsports Fabrication Technician
Offered At the following campus locations
Program Overview
The Motorsports Fabrication certificate program prepares students for an
entry level or apprenticeship position in a racing vehicle shop, custom shop,
or street rod shop fabricating related parts. The student will learn how to
identify types of metals, form various shapes, and identify types of fastening
methods for various applications. Students will also learn machining
methods as they apply to basic fabrication and the fabrication techniques
associated with carbon fiber race cars of the installation methods of fitting
body panels to IMCA style stock cars.
Course Overview
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|
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 2005 Body & Chassis Design&Fabricatio This course provides the student with the opportunity to design and fabricate the structural body and chassis of a racing car. Topics include: machine safety, stationary equipment, bend allowance, fasteners layout, parts fabrication, special fasteners, geometric functions, fabrication equipment safety, chassis design and layout, chassis parts fabrication, and the identification and proper selection of suspension components.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Advanced Race Car Suspension Development, ISBN 978-0936834054, $26.04
- Hands On Race Car Engineer, ISBN 978-0768008982, $50
2681 | 5 |
| *21 minimum semester hour credits required for certificate | |
