The Racing College of Virginia

PHCC Motorsports

Motorsports is a rapidly evolving field. The industry requires a workforce that is flexible and up to date on current and future technology.

Motorsports Technology at Patrick Henry Community College is the place to go for a full-service, hands-on education in high-performance racing engines and chassis fabrication.
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Award Winning Faculty

All faculty members that make up Patrick Henry Community College’s Motorsports Technology program have real-world racing experience that spans professional go-kart racing to the Sprint Cup Series. Instructors have built engines for Alan Kulwicki, Michael Waltrip Racing, Richard Childress at RCR Racing, Cale Yarborough and Osterlund Racing and many more.
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Cutting Edge Technology

PHCC Motorsports Technology students work with cutting-edge technologies including a Serdi Cylinder head valve seat and guide cutting machine, Mittler Pull Down Rig, Romer Arm by Hexagon Metrology and a complete line of HAAS machinery.
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Top Notch Facilities

PHCC Motorsports got its start after Arrington Manufacturing donated a 2,000 square foot engine building facility at Patriot Centre.

The current facility boasts ** square feet and houses cutting-edge technologies used by professional racing teams throughout the country.
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Hands On Training

The Patriots Race Team includes Bruce Anderson, who drives the No. 73 PHCC Late Model car, and motorsports students who built it from the ground up serving as his pit crew. Butch Hamlet, a Ridgeway, Va. resident who retired from Late Model Stock Car racing a few years ago, worked with students to transform his Late Model car into one worthy of winning road races.
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Real Results

PHCC motorsports graduates get great jobs! Many find their way to a variety of successful careers throughout the region including working for NASCAR, racing teams or machine shops. Students may also further their education by earning a four-year degree in mechanical engineering technology or related study (see Transfer). Read more to find out what Racing College graduates do after school.
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