IMPARTING THE KNOWLEDGE

The University of Bolton’s National Centre for Motorsport Engineering is made up of a 16-person team of academic staff members, motorsport industry experts and racing professionals.

These include:

DR MARK BUSFIELD

The director of the NCME has 35 years of industry experience at all levels. He started as an apprentice mechanic/engineer, and progressed through to hold positions including workshop manager, production manager, project manager, team manager and sporting director. The teams he has worked with in motorsport include Nissan and SEAT in the British Touring Car Championship, Hyundai in World Rally, Chevrolet in World Touring Cars, and he has also worked with Ferrari in the World Endurance Championship and with Mclaren in GT racing.

DR JOHN CALDERBANK

Dr John Calderbank is a senior lecturer and currently the course leader for both courses offered by the NCME. He was formerly involved in motorsportindustry research and has been working in the academic sector since 1990. Dr Calderbank has been involved with the Formula Student scheme since 2003, and has led students competing in teams in the Formula Ford 1600 Northern Championship, the Formula Ford Festival, and the Walter Hayes Trophy – where he helped to win Class B in 2001, as well as take podiums at many events. He was also a member of the

Imeche Motorsports Committee from 2000-10.

TIM MULLIS

Tim Mullis is currently an NCME lecturer and a consultant with Keating Supercars. He brings more than 20 years’ experience in motorsport, and has worked for teams, constructors and suppliers in an extensive range of roles including data engineer, strategy engineer, race engineer and team manager. Mullis has worked with cars and drivers from karting to Formula 1, and also has experience of the European Le Mans Series, British GT and the Vdev series. He also continues to work as a consultant engineer.

STUART DONOHOE

Stuart Donohoe is currently a lecturer at the NCME. He has worked in sportscar racing for more than 10 years as a data engineer and more recently as a team manager. He has experience in the British and Spanish GT championships, Dutch Supercar Challenge, Britcar Endurance Championship, Creventic 24H series and the Le Mans 24 Hours. Donohoe also has over 10 years of experience in automotive powertrain engineering, most recently working as an engine performance development engineer for a leading British premium car manufacturer.