Priestley alumnus Ashley Higham is working on championship motorsport in the US
Priestley College says former student Ashley Higham is now a race engineer with Wayne Taylor Racing in Indiana, after studying at the college and graduating with a first-class master’s degree in Motorsport Engineering.
Priestley College has highlighted the career of alumnus Ashley Higham, who is now a race engineer with Wayne Taylor Racing in Brownsburg, Indiana. The college says he is working with a championship-winning sports car team that competes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Lamborghini Super Trofeo series.
The feature says Higham studied at Priestley before going on to the University of Central Lancashire, where he completed a first-class master’s degree with honours in Motorsport Engineering. It also says his route into the industry has included design, systems and race engineering work.
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