Tools for Racing Away: English for Motorsport

Tools for Racing Away is Marco Pastorino’s English for Motorsport course. An opportunity to cast YOUR gaze beyond our borders! The secrets of Racing English and more: a course created to give you all the tools to race abroad. Learn Racing English, communicate with engineers, mechanics and fans, prove yourself in the situations you will find: from the plane to the restaurant, from sport scrutineering to briefing with engineers, from reading the Road Book to weather information, and so on imagining. Classes take place individually with your instructor, choose together with him when to carry it out in complete freedom.

 


 

Marco Pastorino: with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic of Turin, he is a protagonist in 1993 in Finland coordinating the ride of a young Mäkinen to 4th place in the Great Jyvaskyla Race! From there a long career in roles of increasing responsibility, in logistics, in team coordination, up to Team Management for Mitsubishi in the 2005 WRC, for Team MINI X-Raid in all editions of the Dakar from 2007 to the present, for several top teams in the most demanding endurance races on the track. Unforgettable successes such as Pole at the 2017 Nurburgring 24 Hours, 5 Dakar victories, 2 Pikes Peak wins, are now joined by an exciting new cooperation with Vittorio Caneva School.

The “Tools for Racing Away” Online Course includes:

  • More than 6 hours of lectures with Marco Pastorino
  • Course type: individual course
  • How it works: organize the course in 1, 2 or 3 appointments
  • Where: online
  • When: upon request, subject to availability

Additional details

Who it’s for: ideal course for navigators with all levels of experience. Course with a high rate of customization. Price: €650.00 + VAT | Request registration

The Contents of the Online Course “Tools for Racing Away”

The online course Tools for Racing Away

This course will provide you with the tools to delve into the secrets of the English language, long the mistress of Motorsport, and make YOUR trip abroad for races more enjoyable and effective . You will also be taught how to interface with engineers and mechanics in English and how to handle communication in difficult emergency conditions. And, that’s the beauty, you can do it whenever you want, wherever you are. Course topics are tailored to the needs of the student. In addition to the expertise and experience that will be transferred to you by our instructor, you will find tutorials, videos and multimedia tools. All topics are explained in Italian and translation into Motorsport-specific English is provided, with a focus on typical Rally situations. Each word is pronounced in the manner most appropriate to the type of use and the student is asked to repeat to master the correct intonation. In addition to videos of actual Motorsport communication situations, written exercises complete the training. Specific topics:

  • Basic logistics
  • Papers
  • Technique of the car
  • Racing clothing
  • Sports aspects
  • Description of the road and weather
  • Road book and notes
  • Colloquial slang
  • Communication with engineers
  • Set-up and adjustments
  • Emergency Communication

The Tools for Racing Away Course includes:

  • Certificate of Participation
  • Online platform course lasting about 6 hours divisible into up to 3 lectures of 2 hours each
  • Personal instructor for 1-to-1 lesson
  • Teaching materials used (more than 120 slides, videos, tutorials)

How to book

  • Fill out the registration form found at this link selecting the course you are interested in
  • You will be promptly contacted by our staff who will provide you with all the information you need to finalize your reservation.

Participation requirements

The following requirements must be met to participate in this course:

  • having correctly completed the booking process
  • If available, bring a cameracar (on board) with audio of your race notes.

For any requests for further information, please contact us through the dedicated page.

Access the registration form. You will be contacted by our staff who will follow up with you to finalize the course dates and complete the booking.

Tools for Racing Away

Marco Pastorino’s English for Motorsport course that helps you get the most out of your racing abroad.