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The economic downturn of the late 1980s put a stop to that type
of work, so Andy became a manager with the RACV in road
service, as part of the team with the responsibility of training and
technical support for the club’s 230 patrolmen.
This lasted about eight years, and Andy reverted to his first love,
building racing cars.
‘Back then, I designed and manufactured the whole car. I built
everything from open-wheelers to prototype sports cars and
touring cars and several that were built for Asian and European
championships. These are cars that needed multi-million dollar
budgets to keep on the track.’
It’s now almost the turn of the century and Andy finds himself
back with a vehicle manufacturer for another four years working in
the experimental department. Andy Goodall Racing was still alive
and well.
In 2005, Andy Goodall Training became a fully fledged education
consultancy. He worked with schools, was an education
consultant and in a short time had established seven automotive
colleges.
Andy’s unique training style, a flexible blend of theory and
practice, has earned Andy Goodall Training and the Australian
Institute of Motorsport a special place in automotive education
after only a few years.
The completion and retention rate at his college is one of the
highest of any school in Australia. Students complete many
qualifications in a year, and while it’s not a large number
compared with most of the big colleges, his institute does not lose
any along the way.
The institute covers the entire automotive curriculum, but is best
known for its motorsport and automotive technology qualifications.
‘The students design and build all of our racing cars, and they
have just completed a huge project to turn a 25 year old truck
into a state-of-the-art motorsport transporter. Three racing cars
are currently in various stages of completion, two will be on the
track in Formula Vee events later this year, racing in both the New
South Wales and Victorian state championships and the national
championship and title.
‘Our education formula succeeds because, unlike other attempts
to run a motorsport college, we have current resources and our
own racing team. Our students produce cars that actually race,
so we are able to offer the total experience of engineering, engine
performance, building, racing and business management,’ Andy
says.
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