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Old 28-03-08, 12:26 PM   #1
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Default It's not what you know, it's who you know!

Ok, I am in the poistion where I can take a total career change. One of my thoughts is to get involved in behind-the-scenes professional motorcycle racing (thinking small team BSB to start with, ultimately MotoGP).

Thinking of existing skills that I could transfer to something to do with motorbike racing, I quite like the idea of getting involved with the datalogging and corresponding data analysis side of things. But I have no idea where to find out about opportunities.

On the off chance does anyone have any 'leads' of whom I can speak to.

At the moment all I can do is to look up existing race teams and see if I can find a contact number. But if someone 'knows' someone that'd be a real bonus
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Old 28-03-08, 01:39 PM   #2
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Why not contact Bemsee, ask them and anyone that you know races? Always start with mates and family! Good Luck dude
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Old 28-03-08, 02:38 PM   #3
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Default Re: It's not what you know, it's who you know!

Blue the offer still stands to come and work as my butler.
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Old 28-03-08, 02:42 PM   #4
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Blue the offer still stands to come and work as my butler.
Thanks, I'll consider it, but what is the remuneration package like for losing all my dignity?!!?
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Old 28-03-08, 02:43 PM   #5
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Salary negotiable. (Or i can pay you in crashed bikes)
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Old 28-03-08, 03:34 PM   #6
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Dunno if theres a bike version of 'autosport' but that might be good place to start, I know cos I applied to Williams about 5 yrs to be one of there truckers, still waiting for reply, guess I didnt get the job then but why not contact all the teams you can and just pick everyones brains, the worst they can do is tell you get lost. good luck.
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Old 28-03-08, 03:39 PM   #7
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Blue you may be a little too old but I was browsing facebook the other day and something caught my eye. It was a Uni course in the technological aspect of racing etc. The lads who had attended the course, one is now working for Tech 3 Yamaha with Colin Edwards.

Will see if i can find anything, but its a uni course and you will probably look at it in the light I did, I can't afford not to work...
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Old 28-03-08, 04:08 PM   #8
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Thats really weird, I have been on facebook and google, lookin for the past 20 mins for it and had given up. I went onto Texas Holdem and there she was

http://www.motoeng.com/

Mebbe have a word with peeps from there?
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Old 28-03-08, 04:15 PM   #9
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Thats really weird, I have been on facebook and google, lookin for the past 20 mins for it and had given up. I went onto Texas Holdem and there she was

http://www.motoeng.com/

Mebbe have a word with peeps from there?
Cheers, I actually saw that linked in another thread a few days ago, interesting, but 3 years without income (worse still paying fees) and having to move to Wales in the HOPE you can one day get a job with a race team ..

I think it would be better to go for a top-down approach and if I find out that there is no way unless I have that on my CV, then it is a non starter
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Old 28-03-08, 04:18 PM   #10
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I know mate thats why i thought it was out of the question. Looks good though eyy
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