Motorsport is a notoriously difficult and expensive industry to break into, especially for aspiring drivers who require vast amounts of money to compete the further up the ladder they climb. Even becoming an engineer or a mechanic can prove a tricky path to follow, with a limited number of opportunities, and those chances are further limited by socio-economic factors. But Burnley College is aiming to change that.
Despite being located in the 11th most deprived area in England in 2019, it was named as the country’s highest achieving college the following year. At the heart of that success is a burgeoning Esports department, which has recently acquired two Formula 1 simulator rigs paid for by Burnley Football Club.
