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Motorsports Chassis Technician (MCB1)  Technical Certificate of Credit

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.

Entrance date: Each semester

Program Admission Requirements: Achievement of appropriate scores on the college's placement test.

Credits required for graduation: 19

Curriculum Outline (19 hours)
Occupational 19
MSVT 1000

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.

3
MSVT 1020

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.

4
MSVT 1030

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.

3
MSVT 1050
Prerequisite: MSVT 1030 Corequisite: MSVT 1000

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.

6
MSVT 2020
Prerequisite: MSVT 1000

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.

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